Res 2025-095 approving an agreement with the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) for the installation of equipment on City of San Marcos property to facilitate automatic meter readings of the city’s regulated meters

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shall be borne solely by the EAA.After the first year of this Agreement,COSM assumes ownership of the meter and is solely responsible for any future replacement costs of the meter and for meter maintenance, if any. 6. CONSIDERATION. In consideration for participation in the EAA's AMRP and for allowing the installation of Automated Meter Reading Equipment, the EAA agrees to perform yearly and monthly groundwater use reporting for COSM and will consider all reporting requirements under COSM's withdrawal permits to be met on a yearly basis while this Agreement is in effect. COSM will remain responsible for all other permit requirements. 7. CONTROL OF THE AUTOMATED METER READING EQUIPMENT. During the term of this Agreement, COSM retains all rights to COSM Property, and the right to enter COSM Property at any time, for any reason, provided that such use and access by COSM does not unreasonably interfere with the rights conveyed to the EAA under this Agreement. All rights granted to the EAA herein shall be considered a license from COSM to conduct authorized activities subject to the conditions contained herein. 8. ACCESS TO THE AUTOMATED METER READING EQUIPMENT AND THE COSM PROPERTY. During the term of this Agreement, except for emergencies, COSM authorizes the EAA, its contractors, subcontractors, agents, or employees to enter COSM Property during normal business hours and to access the EAA's Automated Meter Reading Equipment for the purpose of conducting the activities authorized under Paragraph 9 of this Agreement. 9. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. A. The EAA, its contractors, subcontractors, agents, or employees may conduct the following specific activities on COSM Property: accessing, installing, using, monitoring, repairing, and maintaining the Automated Meter Reading Equipment. B. The EAA, its contractors, subcontractors, agents, or employees will take steps to ensure that its activities do not interfere with the safety or operations of COSM. The EAA will make all efforts to provide verbal notification to the Agreement Coordinator, no less than 24 hours prior to accessing COSM Property for installation, use, monitoring, repair, or maintenance activities. However, in the event that verbal notification is not possible prior to accessing COSM Property, the EAA will provide verbal notice of EAA activities as soon as practical prior to accessing COSM Property. Upon request of COSM, the EAA shall provide a written report summarizing its activities on COSM Property, including the names of all EAA contractors, subcontractors, agents, or employees conducting such activities. C. Nothing provided herein shall authorize the storage of personal property by the EAA on COSM Property unless separately approved by COSM. D. The activities authorized in this paragraph will begin on or after the 24th day of Page 3 of 7