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23-R-35 Water CCn Transfer GVSUD to SchertzRESOLUTION NO.23-R-35 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE WATER CCN TRANSFER FROM GREEN VALLEY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, Green Valley Special Utility District ("GVSUD") provides retail water service under water CCN No. 10646, issued by the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("PUC") to certain areas in and about Comal County and Guadalupe County, as generally depicted in Exhibit A; WHEREAS, the City of Schertz ("Schertz") provides retail water service under water CCN No. 10645, issued by the PUC, for the provision of retail water to certain areas in and about Bexar County, Coma] County, and Guadalupe County, as generally depicted in Exhibit B; WHEREAS, the boundaries of the GVSUD water CCN and the Schertz water CCN are adjacent to one another in various areas; WHEREAS, TEXAS MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, LLC., a Texas limited liability company (the "Developer") has requested that GVSUD transfer approximately 22.16 acres of its water CCN located within Comal County, located near the intersection of FM 482 and Hubertus Rd. depicted in Exhibit C (the "Property') to Schertz, so that Schertz might provide retail water services to the Property; WHEREAS, the Property is being developed by Developer and is identified as PIDs#401272, 401273, 75237, 75375 and 75246, Comal County Appraisal District records, and depicted in Exhibit D, and is currently undeveloped; WHEREAS, GVSUD and Schertz are amenable to altering the boundaries of then respective water CCNs by transferring the portion of the Property contained within the boundaries of the GVSUD CCN to the Schertz CCN so that the Property is removed from the GVSUD water CCN and added to the Schertz water CCN; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT: Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement to transfer the water CCN from GVSUD to Schertz as attached in Exhibit 1 ("Water CCN Transfer Agreement'). Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the City Council. Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein. Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision. Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it is so resolved. PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 4' day of April, 2023. CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS - elle� R Gu ' ez, Mayor ATTL T: r Sheila Edmondson, City e retary Exhibit 1 WATER CCN TRANSFER AGREEMENT This Water CCN TRANSFER AGREEMENT is entered into this day of , 2023 (this "Agreement"), by and among GREEN VALLEY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT, a special utility district created pursuant to chapter 65 of the Texas Water Code ("GVSUD"), CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS a municipality ("Schertz"), and TEXAS MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL, LLC., a Texas limited liability company (the "Developer," and, together with GVSUD and Schertz, the "Parties"), in connection with the boundary lines of the water Certificates of Convenience and Necessity ("CCNs") held by GVSUD and Schertz for the provision of retail public service pursuant to the Texas Water Code ("TWC"). RECITALS: WHEREAS, GVSUD provides retail water service under water CCN No. 10646, issued by the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("PUC") to certain areas in and about Comal County and Guadalupe County, as generally depicted in Exhibit A; WHEREAS, Schertz provides retail water service under water CCN No. 10645, issued by the PUC, for the provision of retail water to certain areas in and about Bexar County, Comal County, and Guadalupe County, as generally depicted in Exhibit B; WHEREAS, the boundaries of the GVSUD water CCN and the Schertz water CCN are adjacent to one another in various areas; WHEREAS, Developer has requested that GVSUD transfer approximately 22.16 acres of its water CCN located within Comal County along the border with Comal County, located near the intersection of FM 482 and Hubertus Rd. depicted in Exhibit C (the "Property') to Schertz, so that Schertz might provide retail water services to the Property; WHEREAS, the Property is being developed by Developer and is identified as PIDs#401272, 401273, 75237, 75375 and 75246, Coma] County Appraisal District records, and depicted in Exhibit D, and is currently undeveloped; and WHEREAS, GVSUD and Schertz are amenable to altering the boundaries of their respective water CCNs by transferring the portion of the Property contained within the boundaries of the GVSUD CCN to Schertz so that the Property is removed from the GVSUD water CCN and added to the Schertz water CCN. NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows: AGREEMENT: Water CCN 1. The Parties hereby incorporate by this reference the recitals set forth above in this Agreement. 2. In accordance with Section 13.248 of the Texas Water Code, but at all times subject to the approval of the PUC and the United States Department of Agricultural (the "USDA"), GVSUD and Schertz hereby agree to the modification of the respective boundaries of GVSUD's water CCN No. 10646 to transfer the Property from GVSUD's CCN No. 10646 to Schertz's CCN No. 10645. 3: In accordance with Section 13.248 of the Texas Water Code, but at all times subject to the approval of the PUC and the USDA, Schertz hereby agrees to the expansion and modification of the boundaries of its CCN No. 10645 to include the Property and assume all statutory and regulatory obligations with regard to the provision of retail public water service to the Property, such area to be transferred from GVSUD's CCN No. 10646 to the area to be encompassed within Schertz's CCN No. 10645. 4. GVSUD shall be responsible for preparing and filing the application to obtain the PUC's approval of the CCN transfer of the Property between Schertz and GVSUD, subject to Developer's obligation to reimburse GVSUD for all reasonable costs associated with the processing of such PUC application. The Developer shall also be responsible for hiring a third party -vendor to prepare hard copy maps with supporting electronic metadata for the Property that satisfies the Texas Water Code and PUC rules. The Parties hereto agree to cooperate and coordinate in seeking PUC approvals contemplated under this Agreement. 5. GVSUD shall be responsible for obtaining consent from the USDA for the CCN transfer of the Property between GVSUD and Schertz. 6. The Developer agrees to pay all the expenses of GVSUD in connection with this transfer, including, but not limited to, the following as may be applicable: a. PUC administrative fees, if any; b. fees associated with preparing hard copy maps and electronic maps with supporting electronic metadata for the Property filed in connection with the PUC application; and c. all reasonable legal and consulting costs associated with preparation and processing of the PUC CCN transfer agreement application and verifying the accuracy of the mapping and supporting metadata. 7. Schertz and GVSUD agree that no compensation shall be due and owing between Schertz and GVSUD in conjunction with such transfer as no real or personal property of either party is being affected by such transfer. 8. Schertz shall not commence providing retail water services for compensation to the Developer or any retail customer on the Property until the PUC has authorized the CCN transfer of the Property between Schertz and GVSUD. 9. Schertz shall not approve any documents indicating that Schertz is the retail water services provider prior to the PUC authorizing the CCN transfer of the Property between Schertz and GVSUD. Contingent upon USDA's approval for the CCN transfer of the Property between GVSUD and Schertz and upon PUC's approval of the CCN transfer of the Property between Schertz and GVSUD, Developer hereby agrees to pay GVSUD within thirty (30) days after the latter of 1) approval by the USDA or 2) PUC's issuance of a final order or other non -appealable finding, transferring the Property into the City of Schertz's water CCN No. 10645, Forty Four Thousand Three Hundred Twenty and 00/100 ($44,320.00). 10. Schertz agrees that, upon approval of the revision to its CCN boundaries by the PUC to remove the Property presently within the boundaries of GVSUD's CCN No. 10646, GVSUD shall have no further obligation to provide retail water service to the Property, and that, upon PUC inclusion of the Property within the boundaries of Schertz's CCN No. 10645, Schertz shall be solely responsible for the provision of retail water service to any owner or occupant of, or customers on, the Property under such terms and condition as are allowed under its CCN and any applicable governmental statutes and regulations. General Provisions 1. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED, CONSTRUED, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. ALL ACTS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED TO BE PERFORMED HEREUNDER ARE PERFORMABLE IN COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IT IS AGREED THAT ANY CIVIL ACTION BROUGHT TO ENFORCE OR CONSTRUE THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS HEREOF OR TO ENJOIN OR REQUIRE THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY ACT IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SITTING IN COMAL COUNTY, TEXAS. IT IS AGREED THAT ANY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ACTION BROUGHT TO ENFORCE OR CONSTRUE THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS HEREOF OR TO ENJOIN OR REQUIRE THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY ACT IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, 4869-0726-6123, v. 4 SHALL BE BROUGHT AT THE PUC OR ITS SUCCESSOR AGENCY. 2. Severability. In the event one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. 3. Unintended Omission. If any punctuation, word, clause; sentence, or provision necessary to give meaning, validity or effect to any other word, clause, sentence, or provision appearing in this Agreement shall be omitted here from, then it is hereby declared that such omission was unintentional and that the omitted punctuation, word, clause, sentence, or provision shall be supplied by inference. 4. Amendment, This Agreement shall not be amended or terminate except by an instrument signed by all parties to this Agreement. 5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement reflects the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings of the parties in connection herewith. 6. Multinle Counterparts, This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall be construed as one and the same instrument. 4869-0726-6123, v. 4 IN WITNESS WHEREREOF, the Parries have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. GREEN VALLEY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT, a special utility district created pursuant to chapter 65 of the Texas Water Code I0 David P. Allen CITY OF SCHERTZ, a Texas municipality By: Name: Title: TEXAS MULTIFAMILY CAPITAL a Texas limited liability company 10 Title: Exhibit A 4869-0726-6123, v. 4 Exhibit B 4869-0726-6123, v. 4 Legend C3==. 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