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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1982 - 7:00 P.M.
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Stephenville,
Texas, was called to order by the Mayor Pro Tem with the following members
present:
Mayor Pro Tem G. A. Swindle Councilman Charles Riggins
Councilman John E. Pollan Councilman Ray Reynolds
Councilman William G. Brede
and with the following members absent: Mayor Joe F. Cummings, Councilmen
Raymond Anderson, E. W. Ferguson, and David Clayton.
City Administrator Kurt J. Ackermann, City Secretary Joyce Pemberton,
City Attorney Joseph Chandler, Director of Finance Charlene Young, Director
of Public Works R. Y. Gann and others were present.
ITEM I: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 5, 1982.
Councilman Pollan moved that the minutes of the regular meeting of
the City Council held on the 5th day of October, 1982, be approved as
written. Councilman Riggins seconde.d the motion. The motion carried
by the following vote:
AYES: All members present voted aye.
NOES: None.
ITEM II: CONSIDER BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF T- HANGARS AT CLARK FIELD.
-- Mayor Pro Tem Swindle, with the consent of the Council, appointed
Councilmen Ray Reynolds, chairman, Charles Riggins, and John Pollan as
a committee to tabulate and study the bids received for the construction
of T- hangars at Clark Field. Said committee to report and make recommend-
ations at the next regular meeting.
FROM MRS. MAXINE DAMERON TO
Mrs. Maxine Dameron presented a request to close and purchase twenty-
five (25') feet of West Swan St.in Block 8 of the South Side Addition,
which is adjacent to her mobile home park. Mrs. Dameron presently owns
Lots 5, 6, 7, and 8, Block 8, South Side Addition.
Director of Public Works R. Y. Gann advised the Council of a 12"
water line in Swan St. and another line in Second St.
After discussion, Councilman Riggins moved to turn this over to the
Planning & Zoning Commission and the Traffic Study Committee for study
and recommendations. Councilman Brede seconded the motion. The motion
carried by the following vote:
AYES: All members present voted aye.
NOES: None
REGARDING LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
The Committee appointed to examine and study the rate request from
Lone Star Gas Company made their report and recommended a 1.9% increase
for Lone Star Gas Co. as opposed to the 3.5% requested in August, 1982.
Mr. J. W. Beck, local manager of Lone Star Gas Col, reviewed the
rate request originally submitted and the alternate recommendation from
the Council Committee.
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After some discussion, Councilman Pollan moved that the City Council
adopt the ordinance determining the rates to be those recommended by the
committee which would be the revised alternate rate of $4..00 raised from
$3.00. Councilman Reynolds seconded the motion. The motion carried by
the following vote:
AYES: All members present voted aye.
NOES: None
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING THE GENERAL SERVICE RATE
TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS IN THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY
TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE CHANGED,
ADJUSTED, AND AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR SURCHARGE: AND PROVIDING FOR
A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES.
Entire ordinance in Minute Book L
ITEM V: ANNUAL TOURISM REPORT FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Mr. Billy Mobley, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce pre-
sented the annual Tourism Development Report from the Chamber of
Commerce. (Copy on file in City Secretary's office).
ITEM VI: CONSIDER FINAL PLAT FOR DALE AVENUE NORTH SUBDIVISION,
PHASE II.
This item was removed from the agenda prior to the council meeting
due to the incompletion of the final plat.
There being no other business to come before the Council, the
meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
ATTEST:
ty Secretary
G. A. Swindle, Mayor Pro Tem