15-R-49 - Supporting CLVGC Project in WIlson CountyRESOLUTION NO. 15 -R -49
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS SUPPORTING THE CIBOLO VALLEY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CORPORATION PROJECT IN WILSON COUNTY AND
ITS INCLUSION IN THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD'S
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS (REGION L) REGIONAL WATER
PLANNING AREA'S REGIONAL WATER PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz is a member city of the Cibolo Valley Local
Government Corporation ( "CVLGC "); and
WHEREAS, CVLGC is a local government corporation, created and existing under the
provisions of Subchapter D of Chapter 431, Texas Transportation Code, as amended, and
Chapter 394, Texas Local Government Code and has and may exercise all of the rights, powers,
privileges, authority, and functions given by the general laws of the State of Texas to non - profit
corporations incorporated under the Act including, without limitation, the Texas Non - Profit
Corporation Act, Chapter 22, Texas Business Organizations Code; and
WHEREAS, CVLGC is charged with seeking new water development projects for the
cities of Schertz and Cibolo; and
WHEREAS, CVLGC identified and is investigating the feasibility of a groundwater
development project in Wilson County; and
WHEREAS, the Wilson County Project is located within the 21 1/2 county planning area
of the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Area ( "Region L ") of the Texas Water
Development Board; and
WHEREAS, CVLGC has developed a plan to produce water out of the Carrizo /Wilcox
formations in Wilson County for delivery to its member; and
WHEREAS, CVLGC presented its projected project to Region L for inclusion in the
planning group's 2016 Initially Prepared Plan to determine Potentially Feasible Water
Management Strategies; and
WHEREAS, Region L voted to include the CVLGC project for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City, with a population of 43,083, encourages Region L to continue its
inclusion of the CVLGC project for all proper planning purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City does not believe that the CVLGC should be treated differently
from a planning perspective as other similarly situated projects considered "limited" under the
Texas Water Development Board's modeled available groundwater; and
WHEREAS, the City supports the continued inclusion of the CVLGC project for all
Region L planning purposes.
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Section 1. The recitals contained in the preamble of this Resolution are determined to be
true and correct and are hereby adopted as a part of this Resolution.
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immt�iiately upon adoption hereof.
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PASSED AND APPROVED thq, — dayy�f 2015.
ATTEST:
City - Secretary
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