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Ordinance No. 14,999 ORDINANCE NO. 14,999 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR AND 65/100 DOLLARS ($85,154.65) TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR THE ANNUAL FEE FOR THE CITY'S WATER SYSTEM; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. ************************************************************************************* WHEREAS,the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality("TCEQ")has established fees for service provided by it to public water systems; and WHEREAS,the purpose of this fee is to provide the following: ➢ scheduling the analysis of drinking water for chemical content; ➢ collecting of samples of drinking water for analysis of chemical content; ➢ reviewing system data for evaluation of system waivers; ➢ inspecting public water systems; ➢ reviewing plans for new systems and major improvements to existing systems;and ➢ providing technical assistance as needed;and WHEREAS, the fees for services to the drinking water system are assessed annually and due January 1 of each year pursuant to 30 T.A.C. §290.51;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 payment in the amount of EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR AND 65,100 DOLLARS ($85,154.65) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the annual fee for the City's water system. Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change order involving a decrease or an increase in the amount authorized in Section I 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°o) 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 from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the a vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown this the 13"day of January,2022. NDON CAPETILLO, Mayor AM Q � �o�•�pYT0y1�,y a a• ANGELA CKSON City e • ^J' APPROVED AS TO FORM: r= OF TREVOR FANN G, Interim City Attorney R:\Karen Anderson.ORDINANCES\2022\2022.01.13 TCEQWaterAnnua1Fees.docx