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<br />REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
<br />CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, JANUARY 12, 1970
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<br />Present:
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<br />Mayor
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<br />Ellis Serur
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<br />Councilmen:
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<br />Emmie Craddock, Ph.D.
<br />Frank Contreras, jr.
<br />Ronald J. Dannelley
<br />Luciano H. Flores
<br />Hollis W. Smith
<br />Jerry Zavesky
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<br />City Manager
<br />City Secretary
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<br />Richard G. Bean
<br />Dorothy O. Worrell
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<br />Visitors:
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<br />Mrs. C.D. Marshall, Ross King, R.J. Uhr,
<br />Sam Cathcart, jr., Harris M. Koch, M. Aguirre,
<br />J.O. Schuyler, Peter Rodriguez, Jim Burwell,
<br />Dr, Nilon Tallant, Herman Korff, Bob Barton,
<br />Jerri Martin, Charles Martin, Lanny Cravy,
<br />Bill Thrasher, Homer -Bud" Hamilton, jr.
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<br />The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
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<br />Minutes of the December 22, 1969 meeting, and of the Public
<br />Hearing and meeting, January 8, 1970, were approved as presented,
<br />On motion of Mr. Smith and second of Dr. Craddock.
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<br />R.J. Uhr, District Manager ofPenzoil United Gas ~ompany, came
<br />before the Council to request passage OT an ord1nance authorizing
<br />an increase in rates. He agreed orally to a slightly revised
<br />version OT an ordinance requested in January, 1969. The Mayor
<br />moved approval of an ordinance with the follciwing caption:'
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<br />AN ORDINANGEDETERMININGANDFIX~NG THEMAlIMUM SCHED-
<br />ULES OF ,RATES TO BEGHARGED BY PENZOIL UNITED, INC. IN
<br />THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS"FOR ,NATURAL GAS AND NAT-
<br />URAL GAS SERVICE FURNISHED BY ITIO RESIDENTIAL AND COMM-
<br />ERCIAL CONSUMERS, CONTAINING DEFINITIONS, FIXING THE -
<br />EFFECTIVE DATES OF GAS RATES PRESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE,
<br />MAKING MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND REPEALING ALL ORDINAN-
<br />CES IN CONFLICT
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<br />Mr. Dannelley seconded the motion.
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<br />Dr. Craddock sai.dshe wished to go on,' record as having personal
<br />reservations about the ordinance, since the surtax clause, as
<br />recommended by the study committee, had not been inserted; and,
<br />secondly, that if a request for change in rates should be made
<br />in the future.. she fel tthere should be a ,more equitable distribut-
<br />10n between residential, commercial and industrial consumers.
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<br />Mr. Contreras stated that it was with reluctance that he would
<br />approve the ordinance, because 1ndustrial consumers were not to
<br />share in the increased rates.
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<br />The question being called for, the following vote was recorded:
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<br />NAY: None
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<br />AYE: Craddock, Contreras, Dannelley, Flores, Serur,
<br />Smith, Zavesky
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<br />The Mayor declared the ordinance passed ~n first reading.
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