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WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines the aforesaid project should be conducted pursuant to and assessments levied under the authority granted to the City by Subchapter D of Chapter 402 of the Texas Local Government Code; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the following definitions shall apply to this ordinance: "Benefitted Property" shall mean a lot or tract to which sanitary sewer service is made available pursuant to the project. "Project" shall mean sanitary sewer system improvements, as that term is defined herein, to provide sanitary sewer service to property owners and properties located in subdivisions generally described as the Cope Addition, Suburban Estates Addition, Golden Acre Addition, and certain tracts in the E. Crow Survey along Meadowlark Street, Mockingbird Street, Cope Street, Pine Mill Road, Thomas Drive, and Welch Circle, within the City Limits of the City of Paris, Texas, the same consisting of approximately 7,967 linear feet, more or less, of eight (8) inch diameter PVC sanitary sewer line and appurtenances, as said project is further described as to its location and construction by the maps, plans, and specifications prepared for said project as instructed and directed by the City Council by Hayter Engineering, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference. "Sewer System Improvements'" shall mean the laying of mains, laterals, and extensions and all appliances and necessary adjuncts required for the sanitary disposal of excreta and offal from the area in which the improvements are made as described herein, but shall not include off-site mains, laterals, and extensions and appliances and adjuncts necessary to connect the improvements to the City's existing sewer system. "The 'Act' or 'State Law" shall mean and refer to Subchapter D of Chapter 402 of the Texas Local Government Code, including any and all amendments thereto. "Cost of Improvement" shall include engineering expenses, fiscal fees, and other expenses incident to the construction of improvements to the sanitary sewer system pursuant to the project, as the aforesaid project is described herein. Section 3. That the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, having reviewed proposed plans and specification, having received input from the general public, having received petitions from interested and affected citizens, and having found and determined that the provision of sanitary sewer service is a necessary and proper service provided by municipalities in general and the City of Paris -3-