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WHEREAS, the City of Denton's electric department, Denton Municipal Electric
DME"), has previously announced that in order to serve future load and needs of its customers
the necessity exists for the location and construction of a substation in the area along both the
east and west sides of Bernard St. between Eagle Drive to the north and Collins Street to the south
in DME's certificated service territory ("911 Bernard St. site" a/k/a "Green site"); and
WHEREAS, DME staff then conducted multiple open house meetings., with advanced
notices being mailed to landowners who own property within 500 feet of the potential sites, in
order to inform the public regarding the sites for the proposed location and construction of the
Eagle Substation and to receive public input on the same; and
WHEREAS, after the last open house, the City's Public Utility Board (" PUB"), during
a regularly scheduled open meeting, held a public hearing to allow further public input before
making a recommendation to the City Council for the location and construction of the Eagle
Substation; and
WHEREAS, the PUB, after considering all public comment and the recommendations
of DME staff, b y a v o t e o f 6 - 1, recommended to City Council that the " 911 Bernard St.
site" be selected as the site for the location and construction of the Eagle Substation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after considering all of the facts and circumstances, is
of the opinion, and the City Council finds, that the Collins Street/Bernard Street ("blue site"),
sh1 uld be removed from consideration; NOW,THEREFORE,
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The City Council removes the Collins Street /Bernard Street from further
consideration as the site for location and construction of Denton Municipal Electric's Eagle
Substation and directs DME to continue to consider the remaining sites and further to consider the
use of appropriate alternate substation technology for use at any site.
SECTION The recitals set forth in the preamble to this resolution are incorporated
in, and are made a part of this resolution for all purposes.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 20 day of October, 2015,
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CHRIS WAT 'T'S, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CTTY SECRETARY
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