HomeMy WebLinkAboutR2016-026A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
REGARDING THE PROPOSED SITE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION AND USE
OF THE UNDERWOOD SUBSTATION LOCATED IN THE C.W. BYERLY SURVEY,
ABSTRACT NO. A1458A, GENERALLY WEST OF I35 WEST AND AT THE
INTERSECTION OF UNDERWOOD RD. AND FM 2449, IN THE CITY OF DENTON,
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING LOCATED IN THE SERVICE TERRITORY OF
DENTON MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Denton Municipal Electric ("DME"), the City of Denton's electric
department, has previously announced that in order to serve future load and needs of its customers
the necessity exists for the construction, expansion and use of a substation, the Underwood
Substation, located in the C.W. Byerly Survey, Abstract Number A1458A, generally west of I35
West and at the intersection of Underwood Rd and FM 2449, in the City of Denton, Denton
County, Texas; being located in the certificated service territory of DME; and
WHEREAS, DME has diligently examined a number of possible locations in the southwest
part of the City, in order to determine an appropriate site for the construction, expansion and use
of the substation; and it has considered the impact on homeowners, any displacement of residents,
the cost of easements, transmission and distribution line construction costs, engineering factors,
and other relevant factors to the extent reasonably possible; and
WHEREAS, DME staff then conducted an open house, with advanced notices being mailed
to landowners who own property within five -hundred (500) feet of the potential substation sites,
in order to inform the public regarding the sites for the proposed construction, expansion and use
of the Underwood Substation, and receive public input on the same; and
WHEREAS, after the open house, the City's Public Utility Board ("PUB"), during a
regularly scheduled open meeting, on July 25, 2016, held a public hearing to allow further public
input before making a recommendation to the City Council for the construction of the Underwood
Substation; and
WHEREAS, the PUB, after considering any and all public comment and the
recommendations of DME staff, recommended to City Council by a vote of 6-0 that the attached
site option map, be selected as the site for the location and construction of the Underwood
Substation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after considering all of the facts and circumstances, is of the
opinion, and the City Council finds, that attached site option map location is a feasible site option
for the location and construction of the Underwood Substation; NOW, THEREFORE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The City Council approves the site depicted upon the site map attached
hereto, as the site for location and construction of Denton Municipal Electric's Underwood
Substation; and the same is depicted as the site shown on the attached map marked as Exhibit "I"
which is incorporated by reference herein, and accordingly directs DME to acquire the site so
designated, in substantial compliance with that tract of land which is shown on the attached map.
SECTION 2. 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 '—
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
By:
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ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
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CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
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