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ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E2001„02041„COA„R3„CVÐ ¹  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<` AßÐ ‘á  Ðó óÓ  ÓÌÌÓ  ÓThis€is€a€suit€brought€by€the€City€of€Ô_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô,€seeking€a€declaration€that€Hamilton€CountyÐ xÈ ÐWastewater€and€Wastewater€Treatment€Authority€is€required€to€arbitrate€a€dispute€between€them€inÐ d´ Ðconnection€with€the€City€annexing€certain€property€served€by€the€Authority.€€The€complaint€alsoÐ P  Ðsought€a€declaration€that€in€the€event€the€City€prevails€the€Authority€would€not€be€entitled€toÐ <Œ Ðprosecute€a€suit€to€condemn€and€re„acquire€the€facilities€in€question.€€The€Trial€Judge€found€in€favorÐ (x Ðof€the€City€on€both€issues€and€the€Authority€appeals.€€We€affirm€in€part€and€vacate€in€part.Ð d ÐÔ#†¼,4»XXy¨Ù#ÔÔ‡Xy¨X»¼,4ÔÌò òà@™™ìàTenn.R.App.P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€Affirmed€in€Part;Ô#†¼,4»XXy¨#ÔÔ‡Xy¨X»¼,4ԈРì< Ðà@®®ìàVacated€in€Part€and€Remandedó óˆÐ Ø( ÐÔ#†¼,4»XXy¨Ê#ÔÔ‡Xy¨X»¼,4ÔÌòòÔ#†¼,4»àXy¨i #ÔÔ‡Xy¨X.¼,4ÔHouston€M.€Goddard,€P.J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòHerschel€P.€Franksóó€andÐ ° ÐòòD.€Michael€Swiney,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð œì ÐÌJohn€R.€Anderson€and€Harry€R.€Cash,€Chattanooga,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Hamilton€CountyÐ t Ä ÐWater€and€Wastewater€Treatment€AuthorityÐ `!°  ÐÌSam€D.€Elliott,€Chattanooga,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellee,€City€of€Ô_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô,€Tennessee€Ð 8#ˆ" ÐÌÌò òà@66'ìàOPINIONó óÔ#†¼,4»XXy¨¯ #ÔÔ‡Xy¨X»¼,4ԈРü%L!% ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼,4»XXy¨ #ÔÔ€Xy¨X»¼,4ÔÌà  àIn€this€appeal€the€City€seeks€an€order€compelling€the€Authority€to€arbitrate€a€dispute€arisingÐ À($( Ðin€connection€with€the€Cityððs€annexing€certain€property€which€as€to€waste€water€treatment€was€servedÐ ¬)ü$) Ðby€the€Authority.€€The€complaint€insists€that€T.C.A.€6„51„111(b)€entitles€them€to€arbitration€of€theÐ ˜*è%* Ðdispute.Ð „+Ô&+ Ðâ âÐ p,À',ý Ðà  àThe€complaint€also€seeks€a€declaratory€judgment€declaring€that€in€the€event€the€City€prevailsÐ ° Ðâ âand€is€entitled€to€service,€maintain€and€own€the€waste€water€facilities€pursuant€to€the€aforesaid€CodeÐ œì ÐSection€the€Authority€would€not€be€entitled€to€prosecute€a€suit€to€condemn€and€re„acquire€theÐ ˆØ Ðfacilities€in€question.Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àThe€Trial€Court€found€both€issues€in€favor€of€the€City,€resulting€in€the€Authorityððs€appeal,Ð L œ Ðwherein€they€raise€the€following€two€issues:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°Òò òà@ttìàòòSTATEMENT€OF€THE€ISSUESóóˆÐ  ` ÐÌÓ€ (5h83ÓÝ"‚ 3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚ 3£„ÝÔ25hÔÚ  ÚIÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 Ø àÝ  ÝTHE€TRIAL€COURT€ERRED€IN€HOLDING€THAT€ðð€òò6„51„111óóÐ è 8  ÐCONTROLS€AND€THAT€HAMILTON€COUNTY€WATER€ANDÐ Ô$  ÐWASTEWATER€TREATMENT€AUTHORITY€SHOULD€BEÐ À  ÐCOMPELLED€TO€SUBMIT€TO€ARBITRATION€PURSUANT€TOÐ ¬ü  ÐòòT.C.A.€ðð€6„51„111(b).óó݃ 3£„±ÝŒÐ˜è Ø X Ø X  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚ 3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚ 3£zÝÔ25hÔÚ  ÚIIÚ  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0 Ø àÝ  ÝTHE€TRIAL€COURT€ERRED€IN€HOLDING€THAT€THEÐ l¼ ÐAUTHORITY€DID€NOT€HAVE€THE€RIGHT€TO€ACQUIRE€THEÐ X¨ ÐFACILITIES€THROUGH€EMINENT€DOMAIN€PURSUANT€TO€Ýƒ 3£z§ÝŒÐD”Ø X Ø X  ÐŒÝ  Ýà Ø à68„221„610(a).Ð 0€ Ðó óÌÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àThe€facts€necessary€for€resolution€of€this€dispute€are€succinctly€stated€in€the€Authorityððs€briefÐ X Ðas€follows:Ð ôD ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°Òà@tt!ìàòòò òSTATEMENT€OF€FACTSóóó óˆÐ Ì ÐÌÌà Ø àThis€case€involves€a€dispute€between€the€City€of€Ô_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô€(hereinafterÐ à Ðð ðÔ_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ôðð)€and€the€Hamilton€County€Water€and€Wastewater€AuthorityÐ |Ì Ð(hereinafter€ð ðAuthorityðð)€over€the€ownership€and€control€of€certain€of€theÐ h¸ ÐAuthorityððs€sewer€facilities€located€in€Hamilton€County€in€the€Ô_ÔOoltewahÔ_ÔÐ T ¤ Ðcommunity€of€Hamilton€County,€Tennessee.€€The€facts€in€this€care€are€largelyÐ @! Ðundisputed.Ð ,"|  ÐÌà Ø àThe€sewer€facilities€at€issue€were€constructed€and€installed€by€bothÐ $T" ÐHamilton€County€and€the€Authority.€€Prior€to€the€establishment€of€the€AuthorityÐ ð$@ # Ðin€1993,€sewers€in€the€unincorporated€areas€of€Hamilton€County€were€built€andÐ Ü%,!$ Ðmaintained€by€the€County.€€In€1994,€the€Countyððs€sewer€facilities€were€transferredÐ È&"% Ðto€the€Authority.€€Thereafter,€the€Authority€maintained€the€existing€ð ðCountyððÐ ´'#& Ðsewer€facilities€and€built€new€facilities€in€the€unincorporated€areas€of€HamiltonÐ  (ð#' ÐCounty.Ð Œ)Ü$( Ðâ âÐ x*È%) Ðà Ø àAmong€the€sewer€facilities€built€and€maintained€by€the€Authority€after€itsÐ ° Ðâ âestablishment€in€1993€were€certain€facilities€in€the€Ô_ÔOoltewahÔ_Ô€community€ofÐ œì Ðnorthern€Hamilton€County.€€In€April,€2000,€Ô_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô€annexed€the€area€in€whichÐ ˆØ Ðsome€of€the€sewer€facilities€built€and€maintained€by€the€Authority€were€installed.€Ð tÄ ÐÔ_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô€claims€that€it€has€the€right€to€perform€or€provide€municipal€and€utilityÐ `° Ðfunctions€in€the€annexed€areas€by€the€powers€granted€to€it€under€òòT.C.A.€ðð6„51„111óó,Ð L œ Ða€statute€enacted€in€1955.€€The€Authority€contends€that€the€facilities€in€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðannexed€area€are€within€the€Authorityððs€ð ðservice€areaðð€and€that€no€municipalityÐ $ t Ðhas€the€right,€statutory€or€otherwise,€to€take€facilities€within€the€AuthorityððsÐ  ` Ðservice€area€pursuant€to€òòT.C.A.€ðð68„221„601,€et€seq.,óó€and€òòT.C.A.€ðððð5„6„120óó€andÐ ü L  Ðòò205.€óóÐ è 8  ÐÌà Ø àDuring€the€annexation€process€in€1997,€Ô_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô€approved€a€plan€ofÐ À  Ðservices€to€provide€the€residents€of€the€annexed€area€with€information€on€whatÐ ¬ü  Ðservices€Ô_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô€would€provide€to€the€annexed€area.€€The€plan€of€servicesÐ ˜è  Ðprovided€to€residents€of€the€annexed€area€provided€that€Ô_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô€wouldÐ „Ô  Ðsubsidize€the€rate€for€sewer€customers€in€the€annexed€area€in€order€to€equal€theÐ pÀ ÐÔ_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô€sewer€rate.€€It€did€not€provide€a€time€limit€for€how€long€the€subsidyÐ \¬ Ðwould€be€provided,€nor€did€it€provide€that€Ô_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô€would€take€over€ownershipÐ H˜ Ðand€control€of€the€facilities.Ð 4„ ÐÌà Ø àThe€Authority€continually€provided€sewer€service€to€the€annexed€area€bothÐ  \ Ðbefore€and€after€the€annexation.€In€fact,€the€Authority€still€provides€sewer€serviceÐ øH Ðto€the€annexed€area.€€The€Authority€also€provided€sewer€service€to€at€least€oneÐ ä4 Ðbusiness€which€was€located€in€Ô_ÔCollegedaleÔ_Ô€prior€to€the€annexation.Ð Ð  ÐÌà Ø àOn€August€2,€2000,€the€Hamilton€County€Board€of€Commissioners€passedÐ ¨ø ÐResolution€Number€800„9€to€set€out€in€writing€the€Authorityððs€service€area.€€OnÐ ”ä Ðthe€same€date,€the€Authorityððs€Board€of€Commissioners€passed€ResolutionÐ €Ð ÐNumber€800„1€to€ratify,€confirm€and€accept€the€service€area€established€by€theÐ l¼ ÐHamilton€County€Board€of€Commissionersðð€Resolution€Number€800„9.€€TheÐ X ¨ ÐAuthorityððs€Resolution€was€passed€to€put€in€writing€what€the€Authorityððs€serviceÐ D!” Ðarea€was€in€light€of€the€publicity€surrounding€the€issue€of€urban€growth.Ð 0"€  Ðà Ø àÌÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àThe€resolution€of€this€dispute€requires€that€we€examine€certain€statutes€touching€on€theÐ $X" Ðsubject€and€determine€which€are€applicable€to€the€case€presented.€€Construction€of€the€Statute€is€aÐ ô$D # Ðquestion€of€law,€and€our€review€is€òòde€novoóó€without€any€presumption€accorded€the€determination€ofÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€Trial€Court.€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àThe€City€relies€on,€as€heretofore€noted,€T.C.A.€6„51„111(b),€which€provides€the€following:Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°Òò ò6-51-111.€Municipal€property€and€servicesó ó.€.€.€.€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ l+¼&* Ðà Ø à(b)€€Subject€to€such€exclusive€right,€any€such€matters€upon€which€theÐ ° Ðrespective€parties€are€not€in€agreement€in€writing€within€sixty€(60)€days€after€theÐ œì Ðoperative€date€of€such€annexation€shall€be€settled€by€arbitration€with€the€laws€ofÐ ˆØ Ðarbitration€of€the€state€of€Tennessee€effective€at€the€time€of€submission€to€theÐ tÄ Ðarbitrators,€and€ðð€29-5-101(2)€shall€not€apply€to€any€arbitration€arising€under€thisÐ `° Ðpart€and€ðð€6-51-301.€The€award€so€rendered€shall€be€transmitted€to€the€chanceryÐ L œ Ðcourt€of€the€county€in€which€the€annexing€municipality€is€situated,€and€thereuponÐ 8 ˆ Ðshall€be€subject€to€review€in€accordance€with€ðððð€29-5-113€-€29-5-115€andÐ $ t Ð29-5-118.€€Ð  ` ÐÌÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àThe€Authority€relies€upon€portions€of€T.C.A.€5„6„120€and€5„6„205€to€the€following€effect:Ð è 8  ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°Òà Ø àò ò5-6-120.€Transfer€of€duties€to€water€and€wastewater€treatmentÐ À  Ðauthorities.ó 󀄄€(a)€(1)€€The€duties€of€the€county€executive€in€regard€to€any€petitionÐ ¬ü  Ðfiled€pursuant€to€title€7,€chapter€82,€are€transferred€to€the€water€and€wastewaterÐ œì  Ðtreatment€authority€board€under€title€68,€chapter€221,€part€6€in€any€county€whichÐ ˆØ  Ðhas€created€such€authority.€Such€petitions€may€be€granted€if€the€board€determinesÐ tÄ Ðin€its€sole€discretion€that€the€public€convenience€and€necessity€require€the€same.Ð `° ÐThe€general€assembly€enacts€this€section€as€a€statement€of€its€intent€that€thisÐ Lœ Ðsection€is€a€clarification€of€title€68,€chapter€221,€part€6.€€From€and€after€theÐ 8ˆ Ðcreation€of€a€water€and€wastewater€treatment€authority€and€the€establishment€ofÐ $t Ðits€service€area,€the€authority€shall€be€the€sole€and€exclusive€provider€of€itsÐ ` Ðauthorized€services€in€its€service€area.€The€designated€service€area€for€anyÐ üL Ðparticular€function€or€service€shall€not€include€any€area€located€within€theÐ è8 Ðboundaries€of€another€governmental€entity€providing€the€same€function€or€serviceÐ Ô$ Ðon€the€date€the€service€area€is€established.€€Different€service€areas€may€beÐ À Ðestablished€for€different€functions€or€services.€The€authority€may€cede€all€or€anyÐ ¬ü Ðportion€of€its€functions€or€service€area€to€another€governmental€entity€upon€theÐ ˜è Ðboard€determining€in€its€sole€discretion€that€the€public€convenience€and€necessityÐ „Ô Ðrequire€the€same.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà Ø à.€.€.€.Ð H!˜ ÐÌà Ø à(b)€€The€authority€granted€in€this€section€shall€prevail€over€any€otherÐ  #p! Ðprovision€of€the€law€to€the€contrary€for€all€water€and€wastewater€service€providersÐ  $\" Ðproposing€to€provide€such€services€in€the€service€area€of€the€authority.€€Any€cityÐ ø$H # Ðproposing€to€provide€such€services€in€the€service€area€of€the€authority€shall€haveÐ ä%4!$ Ðauthorization€to€do€so€only€by€filing€a€petition€in€the€manner€established€by€thisÐ Ð& "% Ðsection€and€receiving€a€cession€by€the€authority.Ð ¼' #& ÐÌò òà Ø à5-6-205.€Effect€on€private€and€other€acts.ó 󀄄€(a)€€Any€provision€of€law,Ð ”)ä$( Ðprivate€act€or€general€act€of€local€application€in€conflict€with€any€provision€of€thisÐ „*Ô%) Ðchapter€and€chapters€1€and€5€of€this€title€is€hereby€repealed.€€Ð p+À&* ЇÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àThe€Authority€insists€that€the€latter€statutes€repeal€the€ones€relied€upon€by€the€City€and€theÐ ° Ðarbitration€provision€is€superceded.€€€Ð œì ÐÌà  àThe€general€rule€of€statutory€construction€set€out€in€òòÔ_ÔCroninÔ_Ô€v.€Howeóó,€906€S.W.2d€910,€912Ð tÄ Ð(Tenn.€1995),€is€to€this€effect:Ð `° ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°Òà Ø àA€construction€which€places€one€statute€in€conflict€with€another€must€beÐ 8 ˆ Ðavoided;€therefore,€we€must€resolve€any€possible€conflict€between€statutes€in€favorÐ $ t Ðof€each€other,€so€as€to€provide€a€harmonious€operation€of€the€laws.€òòState€By€andÐ  ` ÐThrough€Ô_ÔPierottiÔ_Ô€ex€rel.€Boone€v.€Ô_ÔSundquistÔ_Ôóó,€884€S.W.2d€438,€444€(Tenn.€1994).Ð ü L  ÐIn€the€event€two€acts€conflict€and€cannot€be€reconciled,€the€prior€act€will€beÐ è 8  Ðrepealed€or€amended€by€implication€to€the€extent€of€the€inconsistency€between€theÐ Ô$  Ðtwo,€because€the€Legislature€is€presumed€to€have€knowledge€of€its€priorÐ À  Ðenactments€and€to€know€the€state€of€the€law€at€the€time€it€passes€legislation.Ð ¬ü  ÐòòWilson€v.€Johnson€Countyóó,€879€S.W.2d€at€809.€Repeals€by€implication€are€notÐ ˜è  Ðfavored,€however,€and€will€be€recognized€only€when€no€fair€and€reasonableÐ „Ô  Ðconstruction€will€permit€the€statutes€to€stand€together.€Id.€€€Ð pÀ ÐÌÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àThe€parties€in€their€briefs€address€the€question€of€which€statute€was€last€passed.€€It€appearsÐ H˜ Ðthat€as€to€the€conflicting€provisions€of€the€statutes€above€set€out,€the€ones€relied€upon€by€theÐ 4„ ÐAuthority„„T.C.A.€5„6„120(a)(1)€was€passed€last.€€An€amendment€to€the€statute€relied€upon€by€theÐ  p ÐCity,€T.C.A.€6„51„111(b),€was€passed€subsequent€to€any€amendment€to€the€statutes€relied€upon€by€Ð  \ Ðthe€Authority.€€The€City€cites€us€to€the€case€of€òòÔ_ÔRedmonÔ_Ô€v.€Ô_ÔLeFevreÔ_Ôóó,€503€S.W.2d€97€(Tenn.€1973),Ð øH Ðwherein€the€Court€held€that€the€passage€of€an€amendment€to€a€statute€has€the€effect€of€re„enactingÐ ä4 Ðthe€entire€statute€as€of€the€effective€date€of€the€amendment.€€This€might€be€true€where€statutes,€asÐ Ð  Ðoften€is€the€case,€are€stricken€in€their€entirety€and€an€amendment€enacted€by€re„enacting€the€originalÐ ¼  Ðstatute,€including€the€amendment.€€We€doubt,€however,€this€case€is€applicable€because€theÐ ¨ø Ðamendment€subsequent€to€the€statutes€relied€upon€by€the€Authority€merely€added€a€subsectionÐ ”ä Ðunrelated€to€the€issue€we€have€before€us.€€In€this€regard€we€also€wonder€whether€the€codification€ofÐ €Ð Ðthe€statute€relied€upon€by€the€City€at€the€beginning€of€the€ensuing€legislative€year€would€serve€to€re„Ð l¼ Ðenact€the€statute€as€amended€in€its€entirety.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àWe€do€not€believe,€however,€it€is€necessary€to€resolve€this€question€to€dispose€of€the€principalÐ 0"€  Ðissue€in€dispute.€€We€say€this€because€the€language€contained€in€T.C.A.€5„6„120(a)(1),€aboveÐ #l! Ðreferenced,€is€only€applicable€to€areas€which€have€been€designated.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àIt€is€undisputed€that€no€specific€designation€of€a€service€area€had€been€made€as€of€theÐ à%0!$ Ðeffective€date€of€the€Cityððs€annexation.€€Indeed,€the€Authority€attempted€subsequently„„on€AugustÐ Ì&"% Ð2,€2000„„to€designate€the€area.€The€Authority€argues,€however,€that€the€installation€of€its€equipmentÐ ¸'#& Ðserved€to€designate€its€service€area.€€We,€however,€are€not€impressed€with€this€argument.€€As€pointedÐ ¤(ô#' Ðout€by€the€brief€of€the€City,€Websterððs€New€Collegiate€Dictionary€(1974),€defines€the€wordÐ )à$( Ðð ðdesignateðð€as€follows:Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* ÐÒ€°ÒÒ€°Òà Ø àThe€word€ð ðdesignateðð€means€1(a)€ð ðto€point€out€the€locationðð;€(b)€toÐ ° Ðindicate;€(c)€to€distinguish€as€to€class;€(d)€specify,€stipulate;€2.€to€call€by€aÐ œì Ðdistinctive€title,€term€or€expression;€3.€ð ðto€indicate€and€set€apart€for€a€specificÐ ˆØ Ðpurpose,€office€or€duty;ðð€4.€Denote.€€Websterððs€New€Collegiate€Dictionary€(1974),Ð tÄ Ðs.v.€ð ðdesignate.ððÐ `° ÐÌÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àIn€òòState€v.€Mayor,€Etc.,€of€City€of€Red€Lodgeóó,€83€P.€642€(Mont.€1905),€the€Montana€SupremeÐ 8 ˆ ÐCourt€defined€ð ðdesignateðð€as€follows:Ð $ t ÐÌÒ€°ÒÒ€°ÒThe€term€ð ðdesignateðð€is€defined€as€follows:€ð ðTo€mark€out€and€make€known;€toÐ ü L  Ðpoint€out;€to€name;€to€indicate;€to€show;€to€distinguish€by€mark€or€description;€toÐ è 8  Ðspecify;€to€call€by€a€distinctive€title;€to€indicate€or€set€apart€for€a€purpose€or€duty.ðð€Ð Ô$  ÐWebsterððs€International€Dictionary.Ð À  ÐÌÒ°€ÒÒ°€Òà  àMoreover,€any€number€of€cases€of€similar€import€may€be€found€in€òòWords€and€Phrasesóó,€Vol.Ð ˜è  Ð12,€page€415.Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àWe€conclude€in€light€of€the€foregoing€definitions€that€it€was€incumbent€upon€the€Authority€Ð \¬ Ðto€take€some€formal€action,€as€it€subsequently€did,€to€designate€its€service€area.€€We€say€this€becauseÐ H˜ Ðit€would€be€rather€burdensome€for€the€City€to€otherwise€identify€the€service€area.€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àWe€accordingly€find€as€to€the€first€issue€that€because€the€Authority€did€not€designate€a€serviceÐ  \ Ðarea,€the€Statute€it€relies€upon€is€inapplicable.Ð øH ÐÌà  àAs€to€the€question€of€the€right€of€the€Authority€to€condemn€the€water€sewage€treatment€inÐ Ð  Ðquestion,€we€decline€to€entertain€this€issue€as€it€may€be€that€upon€arbitration€the€matter€would€beÐ ¼  Ðresolved€to€the€satisfaction€of€the€Authority.€€It€does€seem€to€us,€however,€that€if€the€Authority€canÐ ¨ø Ðcondemn€that€the€City€would€also€be€entitled€to€condemn€and€condemnation€proceedings€betweenÐ ”ä Ðthe€two€entities€might€go€on€indefinitely.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àIn€our€view€it€is€appropriate€to€affirm€the€Trial€Court€as€to€the€first€issue€and€to€vacate€theÐ X ¨ Ðjudgment€of€the€Trial€Court€relative€to€the€question€of€condemnation.€€We€remand€the€case€for€suchÐ D!” Ðfurther€proceedings,€if€any,€as€may€be€necessary.€€Costs€of€appeal€are€adjudged€against€HamiltonÐ 0"€  ÐCounty€Water€and€Wastewater€Treatment€Authority,€and€its€surety.Ð #l! ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_________________________________________Ð Ì&"% Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àHOUSTON€M.€GODDARD,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÐ ¸'#& ÐÌ