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ORD 2025-07 Water/Wastewate Fee TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 2025-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS AMENDING SUBSECTION (i), "ANNUAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE CHARGE," OF SECTION A1.014, "WATER AND WASTEWATER FEES FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1," WITHIN APPENDIX A, "FEE SCHEDULE," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, TO ADOPT A MONTHLY SURCHARGE APPLICABLE TO CONNECTIONS IN THE TROPHY CLUB PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 IN ORDER TO PAY THE PID PORTION OF MUD1 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET AND DEBT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025; PROVIDING A SAVINGS AND REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club (the "Town") is a home rule municipality acting under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, fees imposed by the Town are adopted and codified in Appendix A, "Fee Schedule," of the Code of Ordinances, Town of Trophy Club, Texas (the "Code"); and WHEREAS, Appendix A, "Fee Schedule," Section A1 .014 of the Code contains fees for public works for the Trophy Club Public Improvement District No. 1 ("PIO"), including fees for meters utilized within the PIO; and WHEREAS, the Town is the owner and/or operator of a water and sewer system designed to serve present and future inhabitants of the PIO (the "Town System"); and WHEREAS, under the Amended and Restated Contract for Wholesale Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Services and Water And Wastewater Operational Services between the Town and Trophy Club Municipal Utility District No. 1 dated April 15, 2014 (the "Contract"), the Trophy Club Municipal Utility District No. 1 ("MUD1 ") has agreed to provide the Town with wholesale water and wastewater services and with operations services related to the Town System within the boundaries of the PIO "Property", as that term is defined in the Contract; and WHEREAS, Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of Article VII of the Contract require the Town to ORDINANCE NO. 2025-07 PAGE2 charge a fee to the residents of the PIO for the "Annual Capital Improvements and Maintenance Charge" due to MUD1; and WHEREAS, MUD1 has issued debt; therefore, pursuant to the Contract, the Town has determined it appropriate to adopt the fee set forth below in accordance with the provision of the Contract providing for an Annual Capital Improvements and Maintenance Charge in order to impose the fee required to fund the PID's percentage share of the MUD1 Operations and Maintenance budget and debt for calendar year 2025; and WHEREAS, the Town Council hereby finds that the amendment of Section A1.014 of the Town's Fee Schedule to adopt the Annual Capital Improvements and Maintenance Charge in the form of a flat monthly fee as further specified herein meets the Town's contractual obligations pursuant to the Contract and serves the best interests of the Town. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF PREMISES The above and foregoing premises are true and correct and are incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 2. AMENDMENT Subsection (i), "Annual capital improvements and maintenance charge" of Section A1.014, "Water and wastewater fees for Public Improvement District No. 1," of Appendix A, "Fee Schedule," of the Town of Trophy Club Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows, and all other fees and provisions of Section A1.014 not specifically amended hereby shall remain in full force and effect: "(i) Annual capital improvements and maintenance charge: $8.27 (monthly fee per connection)" SECTION 3. SAVINGS AND REPEALER This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other ordinances of the Town affecting fees and shall not repeal any of the provisions of such ordinances except in those instances where provisions of those ordinances are in direct conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance; whether such ordinances are codified or uncodified, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the Town of Trophy Club, codified or uncodified, not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any complaint, action, cause of action or claim which prior to the effective date of this Ordinance has been initiated or has arisen under or pursuant ORDINANCENO. 2025-07 PAGE3 to such repealed ordinance(s) shall continue to be governed by the provisions of that ordinance and for that purpose the ordinance shall be deemed to remain and continue in full force and effect. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this Ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 5. ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross and enroll this Ordinance. SECTION 6. PENALTY It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Ordinance, and any person violating or failing to comply with any provision of this Ordinance shall be fined, upon conviction, not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. SECTION 7. PUBLICATION The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to publish the caption of this Ordinance in the official newspaper of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, as required by Section 3.16 of the Charter of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas. SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its date of publication in accordance with Section 3.16 of the Charter of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, this 10th day of February 2025. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-07 PAGE4 0A. I OF T RONC� Jea el/ny, :yor 12. - 4.6 (co ATTEST: O\ (o Tammy Dixon, wn S r ary APPROVED TO AS FORM: Dean g 'a, Attorrfey