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Regular Council Meeting September 14, 2020 Page 4 DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND REQUIRING DELIVERY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY AND THE ACSC'S LEGAL COUNSEL. Mr. Anderson explained that in late March, Atmos filed a rate increase requesting 141.2 million dollars in additional revenues, and later the request was reduced to 136.3 million dollars. Mr. Anderson said 98.7 million dollars of the 136.3 million applied to cities that make up the Atmos Cities Steering Committee. Mr. Anderson further explained that negotiations between Atmos and ACSC resulted in an 8.7 million dollars reduction in requested revenues by Atmos. He said if the City rejects the RRM increase, Atmos will appeal to the Railroad Commission and the City residents may end up paying higher rates. He further said if the City ignores the matter, Atmos might implement the settlement or they could still appeal to the Railroad Commission. Mr. Anderson said it was recommended to approve the negotiated settlement. Council Member Pilgrim inquired if there would be an increase. Mr. Anderson said typical residential customers would see a monthly increase of $5.15 and typical commercial customers would see a monthly increase of $15.48. Council Member Hughes wanted to know how long this increase would be good. Mr. Anderson said he believed they could come back every year, if justified. Council Member Hughes wanted to know when the increase would take place and Mr. Path said it would take place December 1. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council member Pilgrim and seconded by Council Member Hughes. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 12. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2020-035: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, EXTENDING THE MAYOR'S DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND ORDER DATED MARCH 19, 2020, AS EXTENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2020-011 AND BY ORDINANCE NOS. 2020-014, 2020-017, 2020-023, AND 2020- 030 FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Attorney Stephanie Harris said when this item was first taken to City Council, staff was extending the declaration every thirty days, then sixty days and CoVid was not done. She recommended an extension of one -hundred twenty days. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Hughes and seconded by Council Member Knox. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 13. Discuss and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2020-036: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT TO SANITATION SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF COLLECTING AND/OR TRANSPORTING SOLID WASTE FROM COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS,