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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, HELD AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF SAID CITY ON THE 25TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY, A. D 1969
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, it has been shown to the Council ~n a recommen-
dation and resolution by the Public Utilities
Board, based upon a study by the C~ty of Dallas
and certain hydrological studies of the water-
shed yields and the Master Plan of the water
distribution and production systems, ~ndlcatlng
that the safe drouth y~eld of Garza-L~ttle Elm
Reservoir w~ll be completely utilized before
1975, requiring the construction of an add~t~on-
al water supply reservoir, as an absolute necess-
ity, and
WHEREAS, construction of a reservoir of th~s size normally
requires ten years from planning stages to the
full reservoir, allowing a reasonable period for
rainfall and runoff to fill the structure upon
completion, ~t ~s essential that engineering
studies and planning on such reservoir, to be
known as Aubrey Reservoir, beg~n ~n the current
f~scal year ~f the C~ty ~s to avoid unnecessary
r~sk of a water shortage by year 1980, and
WHEREAS, the C~ty of Dallas requested the Corps of Engin-
eers to ~nclude in their fiscal year 1970 budget,
planning money for Aubrey Reservoir, an authoriz-
ed project pursuant to provisions of House Docu-
ment 276 an,d Section II of Public Law 89-298 of
the 89th Congress, and
WHEREAS, the orderly progress of the Dallas Long Range
Water Plan includes the C~ty of Denton, and ~s
considered essential and of h~ghest priority to
the growth and progress of the City of Denton as
well as of Dallas, and
WHEREAS, the City of Dallas and the C~ty of Denton believe
that ~t is ~n the mutual interest of each party
to develop the water resources of the Elm Fork,
and particularly the proposed Aubrey Reservoir,
and have ent~ed into an agreement executed by
action of the City Councils of the C~ty of Dallas
and the City of Denton on November 19, 1962, ~n
which the parties agreed to cooperate to prosecute
a program of construction for Aubrey Reservoir,
and
WB~REAS, the City of Dallas and the C~ty of Denton are
pol~t~¢al subdivisions" pursuant to Article 8280-9,
Section II (e), Vernon's Annotated ClVll Statutes
as amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg.), and
WHEREAS, the C~ty of Dallas and the C~ty of Denton desire to
make application to the Texas Water R~ghts Commiss-
ion for designation as the Cooperating Local Sponsors
of the Aubrey Reservoir Pmoject, pursuant to Section
24 of Article 8280-9, Vernon's Annotated Clvll Statutes
as amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg ), NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
SECTION I
That the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to f~le an Application with the Texas
Water R~ghts Commission in cooperation w~th the
C~ty of Dallas, Texas, pursuant to the contract
and agreement between the C~ty of Dallas and
the City of Denton mentioned heretofore, for
designation as the Cooperating Local Sponsors of
the Aubrey Reservoir Project
SECTION II
That th~s Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon ~ts passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this 25th day of February, A D 1969
fZE~E MARTIN, MAYOR
ATTEST '?
BRO(71<S HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPRO/V~ED AS T.O LEGAL FORM
JAC/IC~/FQ. BARTON, CITY ATTORNEY
OF DENTON, TEXAS