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I I I 105 MINtJl'ES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARalS, TEXAS, NCJIM1BER 19, 1979 PRESENT: Mayor John A. Hansen Council Members Ted Breihan Fobert L. Cavazos Bob Hyatt Berry R. Jarres Kenneth E. Sutton Gilbert G. Tenorio City Manager City Attorney City Secretcuy Director of Public l-brks Director of Finance A. C. Gonzalez BaIbara Jean Edwards Doriss Hambrick FayKotcMski Earl Williams Also Present: John Dennison, Dusty Rhodes, Kenneth Long, Jack B:ryum, Gordon 'Ihanpson, Don Laine, Jerri Martin, Jeff Watkins, Larry Carlson, Terry Foberts, Wayne M:lore, Evelyn Honea, John Stokes, John Stokes, Jr., and others. The Mayor called the rreeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Mayor introduced an ordinance having the following caption: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARalS, TEXAS, 1\MENDING SECTION 30-27, ENTITLED "RATES" OF DIVISION 2 ,ENTITLED "WATER SERVICE" OF CHAPTER 30, ENTITLED ''WATER AND SEWERS AND SE.WM:;E DISPOSJ\L" OF THE roDE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY BY INCREASING THE RATES CHARGED FOR THE FIRST 2,000 GALlONS OF WATER USAGE OR LESS, SEl'TING ONE RATE PER TOOUSAND GALlONS FOR THE NElcr' 8,000 GALLONS AND NUl'HER RATE PER TOOUSAND GALIONS FOR ALL ADDITIONAL GALIONS, ProVIDING THAT MULTIPLE mELLING UNITS SERVED UNDER ONE WATER Mm'ER SHALL BE BILLED ON THE BJlSIS OF THE AVERAGE WATER USAGE PER DWELLING AND ProVIDING FOR 'lW) SCHEDULES OF RATES, ONE FOR URBAN CUS'IOMERS (OW-l) AND ONE FOR RURAL CUS'IOMERS (1*-1); BY 1\MENDING SECTION 30-35, ENTITLED "RATES" OF DIVISION 3, ENrITLED "SWER SERVICE" OF CHJ\PTER 30, ENrITLED ''WATER AND SEWERS AND SE.WM:;E DISPOSJ\L" OF THE OODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY BY INCREASING THE RATES CHARGES FOR THE FIRST 2,000 GALlONS OF WATER USAGE OR LESS, SETTING ONE RATE FOR THE NEXT 6,000 GALLONS OF WATER USAGE AND ProvIDING THAT THERE BE NO ADDITIONAL CHAR:;E FOR SmER SERVICES FOR WATER USAGE IN EXCESS OF 8,000 GALIONS, ProvrDING THAT MULTIPLE DWELLING UNITS SERVED UNDER ONE WATER METER SHALL BE BILLED ON THE BJlSIS OF THE AVERAGE WATER USAGE PER mELLING AND ProvIDING FOR 'lW) SCHEDULES OF RATES, ONE FOR RESIDENTIAL CUS'lUolERS (SR-1) AND ONE FOR CXH1ERCIAL AND INlXJSTRIAL CUSTOMERS (SC-l); AND DECLIIRING AN EFFECI'IVE DATE. Mr. Cavazos moved the ordinance be aj:pIDved on second reading. There was no seoond to the motion. Mr. Jarres moved to arrend the ordinance to substitute rate schedules presented by City Staff in a report made to the Council at a "",Ii<: session held prior to the special meeting and to approve the ordinance on second reading. Those proposed rate schedules are attached and made a part of these minutes and labeled exhibits "A". Mr. Cavazos seconded the motion. Council discussed the arrendJrents which "",uld eliminate the decaying water rates, bill rnulti-fa:ni.ly dwellings on a per dwelling basis at a 90% occupancy and giving a discount of 50% until July 1, and would bill Southwest Texas State University sewer service at the full rate less a 31% discount for two years fran the effective date of the ordinance or until new rate schedules were adopted, whichever actioo carre first. Mayor Hansen moved to amend sewer rate schedules SC-l in the paragraph on rate to add the following wording which is indicated by quotation marks. The monthly bill for Southwest Texas State University "and all other self water supplying wastewater customers" shall be computed by applying the comnercial and industrial sewage rate (SC-ll to the total number of gallons of water usage for the month and by discounting that resulting amount by 31%. Mr. James seconded the motion to amend. Council discussed the equitability of giving multi-family dwellings and Southwest Texas State University discounts as included in the rate schedules. Mr. Tenorio said "if in essence this rate is going to create econanic and financial disaster to either the University or apartment owners, then that burden of proof should be laid with those entities and that should be proven at the next meeting". Mr. Tenorio moved to anend the rate schedules to apply a 100% billing factor for all users of City water and sewer services, but leaving in the .9 apartment billing factor. Mayor Hansen