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REGULAR MEETING - CITY COUNCIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE OF MEETING:

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME OF MEETING:

7:00 P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ROLL CALL was answered by Flora Braly, Lynn Fisher, Ron McCormick, Charles Vogt, Mayor Robert Zap, City Manager Glen Hackler, City Secretary Kitty F. Bristow, City Attorney Tim Mason/Martin Muncy

 

INVOCATION:  Robert Zap

PRESS:

GUESTS:  Charlene R. McBride, Charles Spence, Scott Wallace, Bo Griffin,  Bert Lopez, Bud Jones, Johnny King, Sara Copeland, Misa Gomez

 

 

 

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CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED:

A.         Minutes, January 22, 2009

B.         Bills paid through February 5,2009

C.         Travel Requests

·         Kitty Bristow, TMRS Seminar “Funding, Investments, and Legislation”, March 1-3, 2009, Austin, TX

·         Lt. Ronny McCarver & Sgt. Tim Fulks, InCode Connect 2009, Feb. 9-12, 2009, Austin, TX

·         Bert Lopez, Annual Water School, Corpus Christi, TX., March 1-6, 2009, Austin, TX

D.         Resolution for Treasury Signatures

 

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Charlene McBride and Charles Spence, representing the U.S. Census, presented information about the 2010 census.

 

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The Council considered bids for a 2009 regular cab, long-bed pickup for the utilities department.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Council ACCEPTS the low bid from Sewell Ford for a 2009 regular cab, long-bed pickup for $16,123.05 noting the price is about 6% less than the lowest local bid from Stanley Ford at $17,092.30.

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MINUTES OF:

 

REGULAR MEETING - CITY COUNCIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE OF MEETING:

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME OF MEETING:

7:00 P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Council considered the purchase of a 29 cu. yd. refuse body from Equipment Southwest, Inc., as priced from the TASB Buyboard under a cooperative purchasing agreement.

 

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The Council APPROVES up to $84,708 for the purchase of a 29 cu. yd. refuse body from Equipment Southwest, Inc. to modify a City sanitation truck.  The body will be purchased through the TASB Buyboard.

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The Council discussed the TX. Gas Service Company’s rate request and possible settlement.  City Manager Hackler and Johnny King, TX Gas Service Co., provided information about the possible settlement.

 

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TX Gas Service Co.

 

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The Council ADOPTS Ordinance #1431, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Andrews, Texas, (“City”) approving a settlement agreement between the city and Texas Gas Service (“TGS” or “the company”) regarding the company’s statement of intent to increase gas rates in all cities in the TGS Permian Service area; declaring existing rates to be unreasonable; adopting tariffs that reflect rate adjustments consistent with the settlement agreement and finding the rates to be set by the attached tariffs to be just and reasonable; adopting a savings clause; determining that this ordinance was passed in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act; declaring an effective date; and requiring delivery of this ordinance to the company and legal counsel and declaring an emergency.

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MINUTES OF:

 

REGULAR MEETING - CITY COUNCIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE OF MEETING:

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME OF MEETING:

7:00 P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Council APPROVES the settlement terms outlined below:

  • Base rate revenue increase of $680K
  • Total revenue increase of $725K
  • No COSA
  • Moving uncollectible gas cost to the cost of gas, not in the base rate
  • Segregating the capital structure and cost of capital (will allow TGS to file for rate increases via GRIP to recover specific capital investment)
  • Return on equity – 10%;Rate of Return – 8%
  • Base customer charges:

Residential - $10; commercial - $15, industrial - $50; governmental - $20

  • Single block volumetric charge
  • Rates to take effect on or after 3/1/09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City Manager’s Report:

  • TxDOT: Work Schedule and district engineer changes
  • Water rights follow-up
  • OC: Future staffing @ABTC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:15 P.M.

 

 

 

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                 Robert Zap, Mayor

ATTEST:

 

 

 

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Kitty F. Bristow

City Secretary