Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Amending and Restating Ordinance No. 2024-12-107 that Amended and Restated Ordinance No. 2024-06-046 that Enacted a Temporary Cessation on Any New Water or Wastewater Utility Line Connections, the Approval or Issuance of Any New Water Meters, or the Creation of Any New Retail Utility Service Accounts for Properties Located Outside the City's Incorporated Limits but Within the City of McKinney's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and/or Certificates of Convenience and Necessity Areas
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2.1: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance of the city)
MEETING DATE: April 21, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Public Works / City Attorney's Office
CONTACT: Michael Quint, Executive Director of Development Services
Ryan Gillingham, PE, Director of Public Works
Mark Houser, City Attorney
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approve the proposed ordinance.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Staff is proposing to extend the duration of the temporary cessation on all water or wastewater utility line connections, the approval or issuance of any water meters, or the creation of any new retail utility service accounts for properties located i) outside the City's incorporated limits but within the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction ("ETJ") and ii) outside of the City's incorporated limits but within the City's water or wastewater Certificates of Convenience and Necessity ("CCN"). Ordinance No. 2024-06-046, the ordinance that established the cessation, was valid through July 1, 2025. This expiration date was extended to July 1, 2026, by Ordinance No. 2025-05-032.
* The City's water and wastewater CCN decertification petition to the Public Utility Commission of the State of Texas ("PUC") is still ongoing. A hearing with the State Office of Administrative Hearings is scheduled in May 2026, and a final decision from the PUC is anticipated in Fall 2026. As a result, staff...
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