FORT BEND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA REQUEST FORM RETURN TO: AGENDA COORD.-COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE DATE SUBMITTED: August 22, 2000 COURT AGENDA DATE: August 29, 2000 SUBMITTED BY: Mandi Bronsell DEPARTMENT: County Judge 341-8607 PHONE NO.: AGENDA ITEM # I-j I' SUMMARY OF ITEM: Adopt Order setting public hearing on a petition for the creation of FBC Levee Improvement District No. 15 for September 19, 2000. RENEWAL CONTRACT/AGREEMENT: Yes () No (x) LIST SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ATTACHED: Request from Vinson & Elkins. FINANCIAL SUMMARY: BUDGETED ITEM: Yes () fund No () ANNUALIZED DOLLARS: N/A ( ) Funding Source: agcy Object Ori!:inal Form Submitted CC with back up: yes (x)Auditor yes (x)Budget Officer yes (x)County Attorney yes (x)Purchasing Agent yes (x )County Clerk OneTime () Recurring ( ) N/A 0 COMMENTS: with back up to County Judge's Office: Yes (x) (281-341-3774) (281-344-3954) (281-341-4557) (281-341-8642) (281-341-8697) yes yes yes yes (x) (x) (x) (x) Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. Pet. Pet. Pet. Pet. 1 (281-342-0587) 2 (281-403-8009) 3 (281-242-9060) 4 (281-980-9077) Instructions for submitting an Agenda Request: 1. 2. 3. Completely fill out agenda form, incomplete forms will not be processed. Fax or inter-office copies of agenda form with all back up information by Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. to the departments listed above. All original back-up must be received ID the County Judges Office by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. RECOMMENDATION \0- 1)-\)0 I ACTION REQUESTED: ORDER SETTING HEARING ON A PETITION TO CREATE A LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FORT BEND § § § WHEREAS, the Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, has been presented a petition (heremafter referred to as the "Petition") requesting creation of a levee lffiprovement district to be known as Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No 15, under the authonty of Article XVI, Section 59, Texas Constitution and Chapter 57, Texas Water Code, as amended, which Petition ISattached hereto as Exhibit" A", and WHEREAS, Chapter 57 of the Texas Water Code confers JunsdlctlOn on the County Judge and Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas to create such levee Improvement dlstnct, and WHEREAS, it appears to the Commissioners Court that such PetitIOn ISm proper form and has been properly executed by the owners of at least a maJonty of the acreage wlthm the proposed district and is accompamed by a depoSit of Fifty Dollars ($50 00) as reqUired by Chapter 57, Texas Water Code and has been properly presented to the Court, and it further appears that the Commissioners Court ISauthonzed and required pursuant to Chapter 57, Texas Water Code to adopt an order at this time scheduling a hearmg on such Petition, and WHEREAS, It IShereby found, determined and declared by the Commissioners Court that this meeting of the Court ISopen to the pubhc as required by law and that notice has been given of the hour, date, place and purpose of thiS meeting as requlfed by law, IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED by the County Judge and Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas SectIOn 1 That the foregomg reCitals are, and the same are hereby found to be, true and correct SectIOn 2 That a heanng shall be held and conducted on the PetitIOn to create Fort Bend County Levee Improvement Dlstnct No 15 at 1 00 pm, on September 19, 2000, which date is fifteen (15) or more days but not more than thirty (30) days from the date of thiS Order, at a regular meetmg of the Commissioners Court to be held on such date m the Commissioners Court Room at 301 Jackson, 7th Floor, Richmond, Texas 77469 SectIOn 3 That the County Clerk shall issue notice of such hearmg and shall post same or cause the same to be posted at five (5) public places m Fort Bend County at least ten (10) days before the date of the heanng, one (1) copy of such notice being posted at the Fort Bend County Courthouse door and the remaming four (4) copies of such notice being posted Within the boundaries of the proposed levee improvement district Such notice shall state that the Petition has C \W!NDOWS\TEMP'IWORD·PETITION DOC been filed, shall include a statement of the PetitIOn's general purpose, and shall mform all persons concerned of the time and place of such heanng and of their right to appear at such heanng to contend for or contest the creatIOn of the proposed dlstnct and to offer testimony pertinent to any Issue presented Section 4 That the County Clerk shall mati notice of such heanng or cause the same to be matled to the Executive Director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation CommisSion 10 Austin, Texas Such notice shall state that the Petition has been filed, shall include a statement of the PetitIOn's general purpose, and shall mform the Executive Director of the time and place of the hearing Section 5 That a copy of the Order shall be recorded 10 the mmutes of this Court PASSED AND ADOPTED thiS 29th day of August, 2000 s Adolphus, County Judge ATTEST D~~ \\iiI$