From
Ron McCuller
Title
Ordinance amending the FY 2013/214 Water Wastewater Operating Fund Budget for Cedar Hill Water Settlement
Presenter
Ron McCuller, Public Works Director
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Last summer, we discovered that our water system was connected to the Cedar Hill Water system near Tangle ridge Golf Course. Heretofore, we were unaware of this connection which was apparently done in 2006 at the time of an adjacent subdivision development. We engaged our Water Master Plan consultants, Freese & Nichols, Inc. to study this situation and try to determine, as accurately as possible the volume of water exchanged between the systems. Because Cedar Hill is largely at a much higher elevation, it is apparent that he flow could only be one-way...from Cedar Hill into Grand Prairie's system.
After considerable dialogue between the cities, we settled with a payment of $3,013,446.00 to Cedar Hill. Accordingly, it is necessary to adjust the Water/Wastewater Budget to recognize this payment.
Financial Consideration
Funding for the settlement is available by approving an ordinance transferring and appropriating from the unobligated fund balance in the Water Wastewater Budget in the amount of $3,013,446.
Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE FY 2013/2014 WATER WASTEWATER BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING AND APPROPRIATING $3,013,446.00 FROM THE UNOBLIGATED FUND BALANCE IN THE WATER WASTEWATER FUND FOR THE WATER SETTLEMENT PAYMENT IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE PAYMENT TO CEDAR HILL.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE FY 2013/2014 Water/Wastewater Operating Fund be amended by transferring and appropriating $3,013,446 from the unobligated fund balance in the Water/Wastewater Operating Fund to recognize payment.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2014.