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Home My WebLink About1978-05-24 Special Meeting! � $ 3 t. � �. G [ t � l CITY OF GR.APEVINE, TEXAS � � � EMERGENCY AGENDA � SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING � WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1978 AT 4:00 P.M. �� COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN STREET � + a � I. CALL TO ORDER � II. INVOCATION - Councilman Doil Dalton �� Y III. OLD BUSINESS G � � A. City Council to consider a resolution � suspending Texas Power & Light rate � increase request for a period of 30 ` days . s � � � { - B. City Council to consider the second � reading of an ordinance relative to � Texas Power & Light rate increase � request. � 4 � IV. ADJOURNMENT � � � �IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S. , AS AMENDED : � BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR � ' SESSION, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS � PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 22ND DAY OF MAY, 1978 � AT 3 : 30 P.M. � � � � � � M SHIRLEY A STRONG � CITY SEC ARY � � r � i � � � � {; � � € i � � # � � � � � � � � � � � S � � � 4, � � [ #; 5TA2E �F TEXAS � COUNTY OF TARR.ANT � CITY OF GRAPEVINE X 2he City Council af the City af Grapevine rnet in speci.ai session on this the 24th day of May, 1978 at 4:00 P.M. with �° the following members present to-wit: ' ; William D, Tate Mayor � Daua.d Florence Mayar Pro tem Larry Ol.iver Councilman Dail Daltan Councilman William Shafer Councilman Charles Dunn Councilman constituting a quoruum with Councilman Charles Gideon absent, with the following city staff inembers present; Jim Hancock City Manager Bob Hart Administrative Asst. Shiarley Armstrong City Secretary with City Attorney Jahn Boyle absent. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayc►r Tate. INVOC..ATION Councilman Doil Dalton delivered the Invocatian. : RES4LUTION - SUSPENDING TP&L RATES � � 2he first ozder of business was for the City Council to ccansider J a resolution suspending Texas Fower & Light rate increase re- quest for a period of 3C? days. The City Manager explained that in January, 1978 the Council had passed a resolution suspending the proposed TP&L rates for a period af 120 days, (ending on May 26, 1978) . He advised that sinee that time, the Public Utility Cornmission had progosed to grant an increa�e in revenues to TP&L in the approximate amount of $4� mil2ion. He further advised tMat the Touche-Ross & ' Company study (in w�nich the City o:E Grapevine particpated) had recammer�ded an increase in revenues of approxxmately $35 million. The City Manager then acknawledged that the Council either needed to pass a resalution suspending the rates for an additional 3(� days, or pass the oacdinance on secand reading which wcauld appxove a rate ir�crease of $35 million. ' The City Secretary explained the cc►nterits of the propr�sed resolution. After a short discussion in which Mr. Gary Johnson, TP&L representative partici.pated, Councilman Florence made a mation to adopt the resoiutian suspendin9 TP&L rates for an ° additional 30 days. The motion was seconded by Counca.lman Dalton and failed by the following vote: Ayes; Florence, Dalton Nays; Tate, Sht�3►f e r� Dunn & Q 1 ive r Absent: Gideon � � � 1 , � � � ORDINANCE TP&L RATES. 2ND READING { The City Secretary read the capt�on of the proposed ordinance. i Councilman Dunn made a motion to adopt the ordinance on second � reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oliver and pre- � vailed by the following vote: 1 �� Ayes: Tate, Oliver, Florence, Dunn, Shafer Nays: Dalton ; Absent: Gideon 1 � f � ORDINANCE NO. �� AN ORDINANCE APPROVING RATE SCH�DULES TO BE CHARGED '� BY TEXAS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY IN THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR AN ERFECTIVE DATE ROR SUCH RATE SCHEDULES, AND PROVIDING CONDITIONS � UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES MAY BE CHEII�TGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN. There being no further business to come before the Council, ; Councilman Florence made a motion to adjourn. Themotion was ; seconded by Councilman Oliver and all present voted aye. , � A � � P SSED AND A.PPROVED on this the da of , 1978. � ; Mayo r ; ATTEST: j � . � � � City Sec ta , :� 1 i a , :1 i i ; .; � ' � � ; � 1 1 I { i � i :, � I � � i �