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, ' . . > - 3 - On and after the annexation date, the City will provide to the District the same fire protection services as are provided in other areas of the City, subjec~ to the ongoing direction and control of the City Council and the City Manager. The existing Fire District mill levy will be replaced by the City's mill levy. There will be no difference in ~ervices received by the residents of the District following anne~ation. 2. Parks: Lis~ed on Exhibit "District Parks" a~e the various parks, park facilities, open spaces, and pedes- trian, jogging, and other trails owned by the District, hereaf- ter referred to as the "District parks and trails". On and after the annexation date, the City will own, operate, and maintain the District parks and trails on the same terms and conditions, and up to the same standards and level of service, as the City owns, operates, and maintains similar parks, trails, and facilities in other areas of the City. The open space identified on Exhibit "Open Space" will not be maintained but rather will be left in the existing natural state. For five years after the annexation date, reductions in services, operation, or maintenance of the District parks and trails shall be only in connection with sys- tem-wide reductions which treat the District's paths and trails equitably with the other parks, trails and facilities owned or operated by the City. Thereafter, any such reduction(s) shall only be made following a public hearing held by the City Council. 3. Public Works: The City's Public Works De- partment presently operates and maintains the City waterworks, sewer plant and facilities, roads, and other City infrastructure. On and after the annexation date, those facilities and functions will be made available to the District's residents by the City, on the same basis and for the same rates and charges as they are made available to other similarlY situated City residents. These facilities and functions include, without limitation, the fol- lowing, recognizing that there are significant deficiencies in the existing infrastructure of the District. The City is not ob- ligated to improve or upgrade any existing facility, street, road, drainage improvement or other structure, except as is ex- plicitly set forth herein. a. Water: The District's residents current- ly receive domestic water pursuant to a contract with the Ute Wa- ter Conservancy District (the "ute Contract"). The ute Contract will remain in effect pursuant to its terms after the annexation date. On and after the annexation date, the City will continue to bill for domestic water service, provide maintenance, and oper- ate the system in accordance witn the District's existing practice (so long as consistent with City practicers) in the rest of the City), and the Ute Contract, in the name of the District. Revenues associated with the water system will not be separately maintained in the name of the Di5trict, but will be commingled and . :md