HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution No. 273-06 07-11-2006 • RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS
N0.273-06
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION OF DTX
ASSOCIATES TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR A MUNICIPAL SETTING
DESIGNATION AT 6612 BRENTWOOD STAIR RD., FORT
WORTH, TEXAS
WHEREAS, Chapter 361, Subchapter W, of the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act
authorizes the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to certify Municipal
Setting Designations for properties upon receipt and approval of a properly submitted
application to TCEQ; and
WHEREAS, as a part of the application to TCEQ for a Municipal Setting
Designation, the applicant is required to provide documentation that the application is
supported by: (1) the city council of the municipality in which the Site is located, (2) the
city council of each municipality with a boundary located not more than one-half mile
from the Site, (3) the city council of each municipality that owns or operates a
groundwater supply well located not more than five miles from the Site, and (4) the
governing body of each retail public utility, as defined by Section 13.002, Texas Water
Code, that owns or operates a groundwater supply well located not more than five miles
from the Site; and
WHEREAS, DTX Associates (Applicant) filed an application with the City of
Fort Worth, Texas, for the issuance of a Municipal Setting Designation ordinance for the
property located at 6612 Brentwood Stair Rd., Fort Worth, Texas, more fully described in
Exhibit "A" (the "MSD Site"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth approved Applicant's application and
adopted a Municipal Setting Designation ordinance for the MSD Site on November 29,
2005; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills owns and operates one or more public
supply wells located within five miles of the MSD Site; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has appeared before the City Council of the City of
Richland Hills and represented and presented expert engineering reports indicating that it
is extremely unlikely that contamination from the MSD site would negatively impact the
public water supply or public supply wells of Richland Hills, and poses no appreciable
threat to such public water supply or public supply wells;
WHEREAS, following the issuance of a supporting resolution by each
municipality and retail public utility for which approval is required, Applicant will
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• submit to TCEQ an application for certification of a Municipal Setting Designation for
the Site pursuant to Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 361, Subchapter W:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
Supports Applicant's application to the TCEQ for certification of a Municipal Setting
Designation for the Site.
Passed and a~roved by the City Council of the City of Richland Hills,
Texas, on this the 11 day of July 2006.
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Kim utter, City Secretary
• APPROVE A TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Tim G. Sralla, rty Attorney
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