Res 090-2010 8/3/2010 RESOLUTION NO. 90-2010
Resolution in Support of the Community Center System
WHEREAS, Texas is the fastest growing state in our nation, representing the
second largest population;
WHEREAS, the success, vitality and security of every Texas community
depends on the good health and productivity of its citizens;
WHEREAS, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities describes the challenges faced by nearly one in ten families affected by
intellectual and developmental disabilities;
WHEREAS, the U.S. Surgeon General reports that one in five people will have a
mental illness in any given year that, if left untreated, can lead to lost productivity,
unsuccessful relationships, and significant dysfunction and continuing effect on children
in their care;
WHEREAS, studies consistently reaffirm our experience that adults and youth
with serious mental illness who do not receive mental health care are twice as likely to
spend time in jails and prisons and a high percentage of youth placed on probation are
in need of inental health care;
WHEREAS, an independent evaluation of the Crisis Services Redesign
conducted by Texas A& M University found that direct and measurable reductions in
the cost of services (including reduced hospitalization) completely covers the cost of the
state's investment in the mental health crisis response system;
WHEREAS, Texas utilizes the foundation of locally governed Community
Centers of Texas to manage and deliver services across all 254 counties of our great
state for one of the lowest funded disability service systems in the nation;
WHEREAS, the Community Centers of Texas touch the lives of more than
400,000 Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness and
substance use disorders each year;
WHEREAS, the Community Centers of Texas strengthen and support our
communities by delivering services that focus on recovery and self-determination to
vulnerable populations;
WHEREAS, Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Centers is locally controlled by a
Board of Trustees comprised of dedicated volunteers, appointed by the 19
Commissioners' Courts and the City of Wichita Falls and through this local governance
structure has developed and managed a valued, accountable system of public services
for the citizens of Archer, Baylor, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hardeman,
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Haskell, Jack, King, Knox, Montague, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger,
Wise and Young Counties;
WHEREAS, Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Centers provides oversight,
manages, and delivers community-based services for more than seven thousand
(7,000) Texans each year;
WHEREAS, in serving this vital function Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Centers
locally employs more than 270 professionals, direct service specialists and
administrative personnel, engages a network of private providers and interacts with
numerous local businesses for operational support;
WHEREAS, Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Centers is instrumental in creating
and maintaining strong collaborative partnerships throughout the community on behalf
of Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness and substance
use disorders and their loved ones; and
WHEREAS, Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Centers serves as a catalyst for
drawing resources to our community for the purpose of creating an integrated local
service delivery system and defrays costs that would otherwise be a burden on local
government by leveraging local, state and federal funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS THAT:
We support and recognize the locally governed Community Center as the most
effective and cost efficient means to manage and deliver services for Texans with
intellectual and developmental disabilities, serious mental illness and substance use
disorders.
We call on our Texas leaders to maintain their investment in community-based
services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness and
substance use disorders, particularly in an economic environment that creates an
increased demand on public systems.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 3` day of August, 2010.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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ADDENDUM TO OIL AND GAS LEASE
Attached to that certain Oil and Gas Lease dated , by and between the City of
Wichita Falls, as Lessor, and Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., as Lessee.
The following terms and conditions will be incorporated into this Oil and Gas Lease and if there is
a conflict between these terms and conditions from the printed Lease form the terms and conditions
within this Addendum will govern.
1. There will be no use of the surface without the express written consent of the Lessor.
2. Without the express permission from Lessor, Lessee will use no water from Lessor's surface.
3. The royalty payable to the Lessor upon production shall be 20°/o. If a Lease is granted to the
Lessee within the next calendar year and within one half (1/2) mile of this Lease tract, having a
royalty higher than 20%, the Lessee will pay the higher royalty amount to the Lessor.
4. If at the end of the primary term, a part but not all of the land covered by this lease, on a surface
acreage basis, is not included within a unit or units in accordance with the other provisions
hereof, this lease shall terminate as to such part, or parts, of the land lying outside such unit or
units, unless this lease is perpetuated as to such land outside such unit or units by operations
conducted thereon or by the production of oil, gas or other minerals, or by such operations and
such production in accordance with the provisions hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this lease, this lease shall expire as to all rights which lie deeper than 100 feet below
the stratigraphic equivalent of the deepest depth drilled in any well on the Leased Premises or on
lands unitized or pooled therewith during the primary term of this lease.
5. This lease is limited to oil and gas, including all substances produced as by products therewith,
including but not limited to sulfur.
6. The City of Wichita Falis does not grant a general warranty but will defend title against defects
arising by, through and under the City of Wichita Falls.
Signed for ldentification purposes: