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RESOLUTION
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IN THE CITY OF DENTON,DENTON COUNTY,AND PART OF DENTON
MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC'S SERVICE TERRITORY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
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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 Eagle Substation,
in the general area of the southeastern corner of W. Eagle Dr. and Bernard St, in the City of Denton,
Denton County, Texas (also referred to below as the "Orange Site"), and the same being located
in the certificated service territory of DME; and
WHEREAS, DME has diligently examined a number of possible locations in the southwest
central 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 two open houses (May 20, 2015 and July 23,
2015), 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 Eagle Substation, and receive public input on the
same; 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 6-1 that the "Orange
Site", be selected as the site for the location and construction of the Eagle Substation; and
WHEREAS, after the open houses, the City Council, during a regularly scheduled open
meeting, on October 20, 2015, held a public hearing to allow further public input before making a
recommendation to the City Council for the construction of the Eagle Substation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after considering all of the facts, circumstances and the
recommendation of the PUB, is of the opinion, and the City Council finds, that the "Orange Site",
located in the general area of the southeastern corner of W. Eagle Dr. and Bernard St, in the City
of Denton, Denton County, Texas, is a feasible site option for the location and construction of the
Eagle Substation, NOW, THEREFORE
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SECTION 1. The City Council approves the "Orange Site", located in the general area of
the southeastern corner of W. Eagle Dr. and Bernard St, in the City of Denton, Denton County,
Texas, and depicted on the attached site map marked as Exhibit "I", as the site for the location and
construction of Denton Municipal Electric's Eagle Substation and accordingly directs DME to
acquire the property rights to the site so designated, in substantial compliance with what is depicted
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 day of 2016.
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JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
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