Ordinance No. 13,647ORDINANCE NO. 13,647
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED
SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE AND 30/100
DOLLARS ($172,351.30) TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY FOR THE ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED WATER QUALITY FEES FOR
THE CITY'S FOUR (4) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ") in response to the
Clean Water Act has established a program to assess the quality of the river basins of the State; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 818 requires the TCEQ to recover the reasonable cost of the assessment
program from wastewater treatment permit holders and water rights holders; and
WHEREAS, the Consolidated Water Quality Fees are assessed annually each October 31" and
imposed on each person holding a permit under the V.T.C.A., Water Code, §§26.001, et seq.; NOW
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby authorizes the
payment in the amount of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
FIFTY-ONE AND 30/100 DOLLARS ($172,351.30) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
for the Annual Consolidated Water Quality Fees for the City's four (4) Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change
involving a decrease or an increase in amount authorized in Section 1 hereinabove of FIFTY
THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or less; however, the original contract price may
not be increased by more than twenty-five percent (25%) or decreased by more than twenty-five percent
(25%) without the consent of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to such decrease.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative v to f the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 20`x' day of November, 2017. An
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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JG14ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., it Attorney
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