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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCILOF OF - ! TEXAS
ELECTRICREGARDING THE PROPOSED SITE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION AND USE
OF AN POWER ••1 ''!LINE GENERALLY
ROUTED SOUTH ON BERNARD STREET S• OF DRIVE
HEADED EAST ON ! TO THE LOCUSTSUBSTATION
CARROLL BOULEVARD, IN THE CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND
PART OF DENTON MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC'S SERVICE TERRITORY; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE D.
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 an electric power transmission line
(the `Eagle to Locust Transmission Line"), routed generally south on Bernard Street south of Eagle
Drive, then east on W. Collins Street to the Locust Substation east of S. Carroll Boulevard, in the
City of Denton, Denton County, Texas (also referred to below as the `Blue Route"), and the same
being located in the certificated service territory of DME; and
WHEREAS, DME has diligently examined a number of possible routes in the west part of
the City, in order to determine an appropriate site for the construction, expansion and use of the
Eagle to Locust Transmission Line; 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 (March 23, 2017), 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 routes for the proposed
construction, expansion and use of the Eagle to Locust Transmission Line, 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 6-0 that the `Blue
Route" be selected as the site for the location and construction of the Eagle to Locust Transmission
Line; and
WHEREAS, after the open houses, the City Council, during a regularly scheduled open
meeting, on May 23, 2017, held a public hearing to allow further public input before making a
decision for location of the construction of the Eagle to Locust Transmission Line; 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 `Blue Route,"
routed generally south on Bernard Street south of Eagle Drive, then east on W. Collins Street to
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the Locust Substation east of S. Carroll Boulevard, in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas,
is a feasible route option for the location and construction of the Eagle to Locust Transmission
Line; NOW, THEREFORE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The City Council approves the "Blue Route," routed generally south on
Bernard Street south of Eagle Drive, then east on W. Collins Street to the Locust Substation east
of S. Carroll Boulevard, 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 to Locust Transmission Line and accordingly directs DME to acquire the property
rights to the route 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 , 2017.
CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
By -,,,4
1' OVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY