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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16592t_ • ` 77 ORDINANCE NO. 16,592 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF LITTLE ROCK WATER TO THE CITY OF SHANNON HILLS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock hereby approves a contract between the Little Rock Municipal Water Works and the City of Shannon Hills for the sale of Little Rock water to Shannon Hills, under the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement attached as Exhibit A to this Ordinance. SECTION 2. The contract shall specifically include the following terms, covenants and conditions: I. Term of the Agreement. a. The initial term of this Agreement shall be one (1) year and shall commence on the date of the Engineer's Certificate. b. If Shannon Hills completes a connection with Little Rock sewer within one year of the date of execution of this Agreement, to the satisfaction of the City of Little Rock, and Shannon Hills has taken all other steps necessary to comply with local, state and federal environmental requirements, this Agreement shall extend for a term of twenty (20) years from the date of the Engineer's Certificate. In such case this Agreement shall be renewable automatically for successive twenty (20) year periods unless terminated by either party. Notice of termination shall be given in writing one year prior to the end of the term or any renewal term; provided, however, that if the current sources of water for the Water Works prove inadequate for any reason whatsoever, then, in such event, this Agreement may be terminated by the Water Works giving Shannon Hills two years notice of intent to terminate. • • 78 II. Covenants and Conditions: a. Shannon Hills covenants and agrees that it 1 will not sell, supply or deliver water, 2 either directly or indirectly, to any person 3 or customer outside the city limits of 4 Shannon Hills in efect on the date of this 5 Agreement, without prior written approval of 6 the Water Works and the Little Rock Board of Directors. 7 b. Shannon Hills covenants and agrees that it 8 will not, without prior written approval of 9 the Water Works, sell water to any person, or 10 connect to Shannon Hills' water system any 11 customer whose average daily consumption exceeds five percent (5%) of the volume of 12 water required, at the time of such sale or 13 connection, to supply all of Shannon Hills' 14 customers at the time of peak consumption of 15 the Shannon Hills water system. C. Shannon Hills further agrees that it will not 16 resell the water purchased pursuant to this 17 Agreement to any improvement district located 18 outside the city limits of Shannon Hills, or 19 any other water association or municipality 20 without prior written approval of the Water Works and the Little Rock Board of Directors. 21 d. Shannon Hills further agrees to restrict its 22 area growth by annexation to twenty percent 23 (20 %) of its extraterritorial planning area 24 for the first five (5) years of this 25 Agreement; up to fifty percent (50 %) for the second five (5) years; and one hundred 26 percent (100 %) after ten (10) years. 27 e. Shannon Hills covenants and agrees to comply 28 and to remain in compliance with all 29 applicable laws, rules and regulations of the 30 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and 31 Ecology, and the City of Little Rock 32 regarding the discharge and disposal of 33 wastewater. 34 SECTION 3. Emergency Clause: The City of Shannon Hills 35 has experienced water shortages in its current supply and it 36 is deemed necessary to immediately authorize the connection 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 of Shannon Hillso Little Rock water. Therefore an emergency V is declared to exist, and this ordinance, being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare, shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its approval. PASSED: February 9, 1994 •• CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: THOMAS M. CARP PER CITY ATTORNEY o-�j C -3 � � w� ■w � w w � w w■ w w� w 80 This Agreement is entered into this day of 199_, between the City of Little Rock, Arkansas ( "Little Rock ") as trustee for the use and benefit of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works, and the City of Shannon Hills ( "Shannon Hills "). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Little Rock is a city of the first class, and the Board of Commissioners of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works operates the Little Rock Municipal Water Works (the "Water Works "); and WHEREAS, Shannon Hills is a city of the second class and is interested in buying water from the Water Works to serve the needs of its customers; and WHEREAS, the Water Works is interested in selling water to Shannon Hills under the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, by Resolution No. 8,995 adopted September 7, 1993, approved the sale of water to Shannon Hills by agreement in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney; and WHEREAS, a major inducement for Little Rock to authorize the Water Works to sell water to the City of Shannon Hills is Shannon Hills, agreement to limit its growth by annexation within its own extraterritorial planning area and not to annex into the City of Little Rock's extraterritorial area; and WHEREAS, Little Rock is aware of existing enforcement action by the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology (herein called "ADPC &E ") concerning the existing sewer treatment facility currently servicing Shannon Hills. EXHIBIT • • Consequently the term of this Agreement is structured in such a manner as to require Shannon Hills to resolve its effluent discharge problems and to tie on to Little Rock sewer within the first year of this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements and conditions contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The term of this Agreement shall be as follows: a. The initial term of this Agreement shall be one (1) year and shall commence on the date of the Engineer's Certificate. b. If Shannon Hills completes a connection with Little Rock sewer within one year of the date of execution of this Agreement, to the satisfaction of the City of Little Rock, and Shannon Hills has taken all other steps necessary to comply with local, state I and federal environmental requirements, this Agreement shall extend for a term of twenty (20) years from the date of the Engineer's Certificate. In such case this Agreement shall be renewable automatically for successive twenty (20) year periods unless terminated by either party. Notice of termination shall be given in writing one year prior to the end of the term or any renewal term; provided, however, that if the current sources of water for the Water Works prove inadequate for any reason whatsoever, then, in such event, this Agreement may be terminated by the Water Works giving Shannon Hills two years notice of intent to terminate. 2. Subject to all of the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Water Works agrees to sell and Shannon Hills agrees to buy for distribution by Shannon Hills, a minimum of one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons of potable water per day at the pressure and quantity available from the Water Works commencing on the date of execution of the Engineer's final inspection certifying completion of construction of the twelve -inch line and meter station, and 2 E C5 M M M M the disconnection of the emergency connection, described in Paragraph 6 herein. It is specifically understood and agreed that the said one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons of water per day is a minimum and that Shannon Hills will pay the Water Works for that amount of water regardless of whether Shannon Hills actually uses, or takes delivery of, the entire one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons each day. The maximum amount of water sold pursuant to this Agreement is seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000) gallons per day. The term "day" as used herein shall mean the twenty -four (24) hour period ending at midnight. 3. Shannon Hills agrees to pay for said water, solely from its water system revenues, at a contract rate of a minimum monthly charge of $ plus $0.42 per 100 cubic feet in excess of 3,000,000 gallons per month for the first year of this Agreement, and for each succeeding year, beginning on the anniversary date of this Agreement, at the rate for meter size and quantity of water consumed paid by outside city customers of the Water Works as fixed by the Little Rock Board of Directors. It is expressly agreed that Shannon Hills' obligations to pay for water pursuant to this Agreement are special obligations payable solely from revenues derived from the operation of its water system and Shannon Hills shall not be obligated in any manner to make any payments from its general, or any other, revenues. 4. Promptly after the first day of each month, the Water Works shall submit an itemized monthly statement to Shannon Hills for water delivered during the previous calendar month. The statement shall be based upon flow meter readings 3 :J Q'! I conducted by the Water Works; however, in the event of flow meter malfunction, the Water Works may estimate the reading based upon a comparable preceding period. Shannon Hills shall remit payment for water to the Water Works on or before the tenth (10th) day of the month in which the statement is submitted. If Shannon Hills does not remit payment on or before the tenth (10th) day of the month, a penalty equal to ten percent (10 %) of the total payment amount due shall be added to such payment, and if not paid on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month in which the statement is submitted, the Water Works may discontinue delivery of water to Shannon Hills and may continue to deny delivery to Shannon Hills until it pays the amount due. 5. The water sold pursuant to the Agreement shall be delivered to Shannon Hills within the City of Little Rock at the following point of delivery and others hereinafter established by the parties (the "point of delivery"): intersection of the Pulaski County, Saline County line at Sardis Road. 6. Shannon Hills shall, at its expense, construct a twelve -inch line (the "twelve- inch,line") from the Water Works' existing twelve -inch line in Sardis Road to the point of delivery and obtain easements therefor. Shannon Hills shall purchase a site for and construct, at its expense, a meter station at the point of delivery containing a flow meter and other necessary equipment required by and acceptable to the Water Works. Moreover, Shannon Hills shall disconnect the emergency connection with the Sardis Water Association. The parties also agree that the design and 4 83 V _-71 C-7 materials to be used by Shannon Hills in the construction of the twelve -inch line and meter station shall conform to specifications of the Water Works. Upon completion of construction, Shannon Hills shall convey to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas for the use and benefit of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works the meter station, twelve -inch line and easements and right of way easements. Shannon Hills covenants and agrees that its water system shall be designed and constructed to maintain adequate storage for all its customer needs, including, but not limited to, peak customer demands, fire flows and interruption of supply. 7. Shannon Hills agrees that it will take delivery of said water at the point of delivery at a time or times each day to be designated by the Water Works, it being the intent of the parties that Shannon Hills shall take delivery, if required by the Water Works, during off -peak periods; as used herein "off- peak" shall mean the period of time each day between midnight and 10:00 a.m. and between 8:00 p.m. and midnight. 8. In the event the Water Works determines it necessary or advisable by reason of.an emergency, or routine operation, maintenance, repair or replacement of any part of the Water Works' facilities, the Water Works shall have the right and option to restrict delivery to Shannon Hills. In the event the Water Works determines that consumption by Shannon Hills hinders the Water Works' effective distribution pressures or endangers in any manner the service to the Water Works, customers, or in the event the Water Works deems it necessary or advisable for any reason, the Water Works shall have the 5 M 0--)/ C'0 right and option to restrict delivery to Shannon Hills, either by reducing flow at the point of delivery or requesting Shannon Hills to implement controlled consumption. 9. Shannon Hills hereby indemnifies, releases and forever discharges Little Rock and the Water Works and waives any right of or claim for damages of any kind or nature whatsoever under this Agreement arising out of or resulting from water quality, inadequate pressure, or restriction, interruption or stoppage of the flow of water for any reason whatsoever, including, but not limited to, negligence of the Water Works. Shannon Hills shall save Little Rock and the Water Works harmless from any damage to person or property as a result of the performance of this Agreement by the Water Works or its agents and employees. All loss or damage to Shannon Hills or its water users and customers arising out of earthquake, flood, fire, acts of God or pollution of the Water works' facilities shall be sustained by Shannon Hills. 10. The parties agree that the Water Works does not guarantee to provide any certain water pressure and that the transfer of title to water delivered pursuant to this Agreement is subject to all the terms and conditions contained herein. Moreover, the providing of any certain water pressure during the term of this Agreement shall not be construed as a guarantee that any certain water pressure will be provided at any future time during the term of this Agreement. 11. Shannon Hills hereby relinquishes all of its right, title and interest in and to water service to customers located within the city limits of the City of Little Rock. 0 o- -71 C -q 11 0 Upon written notice by the Water Works, Shannon Hills shall discontinue water service to its customers located within the city limits of the City of Little Rock (the "Transferred Customers "), and assign to the Water Works all of Shannon Hills' rights to sell and furnish water to the Transferred Customers. a. Shannon Hills, upon the execution of this Agreement, shall provide the Water Works with a list of all of the Transferred Customers on the date of this Agreement and agrees to immediately notify the Water Works of any change in the Transferred Customers from the date of this Agreement until the date of the Engineer's Certificate. Shannon Hills and the Water Works will jointly notify the Transferred Customers that: (i) Shannon Hills' distribution system located within the city limits of the City of Little Rock is being transferred to the Water Works; (ii) Transferred Customers shall become customers of the Water Works and shall be required to execute customer contracts with the Water Works in order to obtain water service; and (iii) Due to the differences in water pressure, it will be necessary for the Transferred Customers to install a pressure reduction valve at the customer's cost. b. Upon written notice by the Water Works, Shannon Hills shall assign to the Water Works all customer deposits of the Transferred Customers and the Water Works shall refund to the Transferred Customers all deposits received from Shannon Hills in excess of the amount required by the Water Works. c. The parties acknowledge that this is not an agreement to sell customers. d. Shannon Hills agrees to indemnify and hold the Water works harmless from any and all demands, claims, actions, causes of action and damages, including attorneys' fees, in connection with or resulting from or arising out of the Water Works' disconnection of the Transferred Customers from Shannon Hills' water distribution system pursuant to this Agreement. Shannon Hills covenants that 7 S ,49 �- D • • 87 it will reimburse the Water Works for, or pay over to the Water Works, all sums of money that the Water Works shall pay or become liable to pay by reason of any such claim, and will make such payments to the Water Works as soon as the Water Works shall become liable therefor, whether or not the Water Works shall have paid out such sums or any part thereof. If for any reason Shannon Hills fails to defend any such claim, the Water Works shall have the right to adjust, settle, or compromise any such claim, after notice to Shannon Hills, and the right of the Water Works to indemnification under this Agreement shall extend to any money paid by the Water Works in settlement or compromise of any such claim, after such notice. 12. Upon written notice by the Water Works after the date of the Engineer's Certificate, Shannon Hills shall convey to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas for the use and benefit of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works, all property owned by Shannon Hills located within the city limits of the City of Little Rock including, but not limited to, real property, easements, right of way easements, pipelines, meters, flow meters, meter stations, and all appurtenant equipment and accessories, free and clear of all claims, liens and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever (the °Conveyance"). Shannon Hills hereby covenants that the conveyance will not violate any obligation indenture, ordinance, covenant or contract to which Shannon Hills is a party. Shannon Hills hereby further covenants that the property conveyed is not subject to any note, indenture, mortgage, conditional sales agreement, loan agreement, charge, lien or encumbrance. Shannon Hills hereby indemnifies and holds Little Rock and the Water Works harmless from any and all demands, claims, actions, causes of action and damages, including attorneys' fees, arising out of or in any 14 88 way connected with the Conveyance or the property conveyed thereby. 13. This Agreement and the rights hereunder shall not be assigned or transferred by Shannon Hills, but shall be binding upon the successors of either party. 14. Shannon Hills covenants and agrees to pay any and all taxes levied by the United States, the State of Arkansas, the County of Pulaski County, the City of Little Rock, and any other governmental entity, on the sale of water to Shannon Hills. 15. The provision of water service under this Agreement is specifically conditioned upon compliance by Shannon Hills with the following covenants: a. Shannon Hills covenants and agrees that it will not sell, supply or deliver water, either directly, or indirectly, to any person or customer outside the city limits of Shannon Hills in effect on the date of this Agreement, without ,prior written approval of the Water Works and the Little Rock Board of Directors. b. Shannon Hills covenants and agrees that it will not, without prior written approval of the Water Works, sell water to any person, or connect to Shannon Hills' water system any customer whose average daily consumption exceeds five percent (5 %) of the volume of water required, at the time of such sale or connection, to supply all of Shannon Hills' customers at the time of peak consumption of the Shannon Hills water system. c. Shannon Hills further agrees that it will not resell the water purchased pursuant to this Agreement to any improvement district located outside the city limits of Shannon Hills, or any other water association or municipality without prior written approval of the Water Works and the Little Rock Board of Directors. d. Shannon Hills further agrees to restrict its area growth by annexation to twenty percent (20 %) of its extraterritorial planning area for the first five (5) years of this Agreement; up to fifty percent (50 %) for the second five (5) years; and one hundred percent (100 %) after ten r7 0 '7) 042 0 0 (10) years. Shannon Hills extraterritorial area is described in Exhibit "A" to this Agreement. e. Shannon Hills covenants and agrees to comply and to remain in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology, and the City of Little Rock regarding the discharge and disposal of wastewater. 16. Water service may be terminated if Shannon Hills fails to fully comply with all of the terms and provisions stated herein. Termination of water service may occur only after actual notice is given of the nature of the breach. 17. All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, as follows: If to the Water Works: Little Rock Municipal Water Works Post Office Box 1789 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Attention: Water Works Manager If to Little Rock: City of Little Rock City Hall, 500 W. Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Attention: City Manager If to Shannon Hills: Shannon Hills Water Department 10000 High Road East Mabelvale, Arkansas 72103 Attention: Manager and City of Shannon Hills 10401 High Road East Shannon Hills, Arkansas 72103 Attention: Mayor 18. Shannon Hills agrees to abide by the rules and regulations published from time to time by the Board of Commissioners of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works concerning the consumption of water; and the rules and regulations published from time to time by the Arkansas 10 • • Department of Health concerning operation, maintenance and protection of public water supplies. The Water Works shall have the right if it deems necessary or appropriate to inspect all individual tie -ons to the Shannon Hills water system. 19. The parties recognize that furnishing potable water is a governmental function and this Agreement shall be performed by the parties hereto in their governmental capacity. 20. The parties agree that in the event any term or provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and this Agreement shall be construed as if not containing the particular provision or provisions held to be invalid. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement. Attest: ecre ary Attest: City Clerk Attest: City Recorder-Treasurer BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS LITTLE ROCK MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS Chairman CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Mayor CITY OF SHANNON HILLS Mayor 11 90 (' C}i Im Exhibit "A" -;Page 1 h N o n + 1 V� ] V L j O C l uU a• f lV 0 U 7 O V F h u V > W . 41 4 u p W_ Y U W b C F ^ D V ~ T W Y b W T u e ¢ o e b h tl c i l n n - K W • O ti 1 J G b 1 O ,O O T •1 O � V � V1 b `OO • U F ^ h .• _ V O •� i.. O .4 Q V'UO N N r N Y.. N rN t> O 0 a :I •• •• U ^• O 1 U a `••� .. c N V . b .d�L = U •. ^.. b 4 2 R U W J 4 N IT W ¢ ¢ N O O 4 41 4 N a r • a Y ¢ 0 b L� b r u T' •� le Y•� L 4 b r u o -. li Y 4 L V•L`' ¢ 4 m 4 t V l v D R V F� 11 C % ; U r ' . > Nx Y 4..n Nrll Y N 7 a9 Fix - U7 NU � Y N l •n 72 NN O V - O O O ' CG O O l• SSS O G - O V U 4 ' G C + T O L N> O O W n 2 � W M N U :. 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