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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1990-039 RESOLUTION NO. 90-39 WHEREAS, the Tarrant County Mayors' Council has recommended the institution of litigation against the City of Fort Worth in order to preserve the rights of the wholesale customer cities to challenge the imposition by the City of Fort Worth of new charges for water and wastewater service; and WHEREAS, the Mayors' Council steering committee appointed to manage the litigation and negotiations with the City of Fort Worth has requested that cities desiring to participate in the litigation formally authorize their inclusion; and, WHEREAS, the Mayors' Council steering committee has requested that participating cities authorize the financing of the joint effort by assessments based on the amount of treated water supplied and wastewater received by the City of Fort Worth during the year 1989; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: Section 1. THAT Staples, Foster & Hampton, Attorneys, are hereby authorized to include the City of North Richland Hills, Texas as a party plaintiff in litigation to be instituted against the City of Fort Worth challenging the attempt by that city to charge its own impact fees to customer cities. Section 2. THAT the Tarrant County Mayors' Council and its steering committee appointed to deal with Fort Worth's impact fee charges are hereby authorized to proceed with the employment and payment of consultants and to negotiate with Fort Worth and to take all steps necessary to ensure that charges made to customer cities are fair and equitable. Section 3. THAT the City of North Richalnd Hills agrees to pay to the City of North Richland Hills, as trustee for the Mayors' Council steering committee, an assessment based on the City's water supplied and wastewater received by the City of Fort Worth in 1989. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 27th day of August, 1990. CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ATTEST: ~_L~~ ommy Br n, yor