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78 Regular Meeting June 24, 1985 Page 4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, DENYING A RATE INCREASE REQUEST OF THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY IN SAID CITY; DETER- MINING REASONABLE RATES; PROVIDING FOR SCHEDULES, SEVERABILITY AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Mr. Coddington moved for adoption of the Ordinance on emergency and Mayor Craddock seconded the motion. Mayor Craddock stated that the adoption of this Ordinance would be in conformity with the P.U.C. ruling on the matter. The City Manager stated that the adoption of this Ordinance would be pro forma on the part of the Council since the rate increase request of L.C.R.A. had already been decided by the Commission. He further stated that the $35,000,000 rate increase request by L.C.R.A. had not only been denied by the P.U.C. but that L.C.R.A.'s rates had even been reduced by the P.U.C., which decision, to his knowledge, is being appealed. Mayor Craddock stated that she was pleased that the P.U.C. adopted in large measure the recommendations that were made by the cities of San Saba, Kerr- ville and San Marcos, and further stated that those cities had worked very diligently to oppose the rate increase request sought by L.C.R.A. The Council then voted unanimously for adoption of the Ordinance on emergency. Mayor Craddock introduced for consideration adoption of an Ordinance on emergency, the caption of which was read as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, DELETING SECTION 10-3 OF ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY; AMENDING SECTION 10-38 OF ARTICLE III THEREOF TO ADOPT THE 1976 EDITION OF THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE; AMENDING SECTION 10-39(a) OF ARTICLE III THEREOF TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; AMENDING SECTION 10-39(c} OF ARTICLE III THEREOF REGARDING THE EXTENT OF THE APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE III PROVISIONS; AMENDING SECTION 10-41 OF ARTICLE III THEREOF TO DELETE THE PRESENT AMENDMENT OF SECTION 16.75 OF THE 1970 EDITION OF THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE FOUND IN SAID SECTION 10-41 AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR AMENDMENTS TO THE 1976 EDITION OF THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE REGARDING THE STORAGE, SALE, DISCHARGE AND MANUFACTURE OF FIREWORKS; RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANS- PORTATION, PARKING AND GARAGING OF TANK VEHICLES¡ RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSPORTATION, PARKING AND GARAGING OF MOTOR VEHICLES CONTAINING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS OR OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS OR NATURAL GAS PRODUCTS, OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS¡ DESIGNATION, MARKING AND ENFORCEMENT OF NO PARKING REGULATIONS IN FIRE LARES; DELETING SECTIONS 10-43, 10-44 AND 10-45 OF ARTICLE III THEREOF; AMENDING SECTIONS 10-46 AND 10-47 OF ARTICLE III THEREOF TO PROVIDE THAT TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND OTHER DANGEROUS ARTICLES BY MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL COMPLY WITH DE- PARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS; RENUMBERING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF SAID CHAPTER OF SAID CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDI- NANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Mr. Farr moved for adoption of the Ordinance on emergency and Mr. Guerra seconded the motion. Mr. Coddington stated that he thought this Ordinance had been adopted at the previous meeting of the Council. The City Attorney stated that the Ordinance was passed on first reading at the previous City Council meeting but that