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City Council Meeting August 13, 2001 Page 7 Mill Road and the map shows future streets coming off Pine Mill and going north and south. When future development plats are received this thoroughfare plan map can be referred to. This is the process of taking a picture, looking for opportunity, and putting in place the policies as to how you can effectively work the private sector as growth occurs. Mr. Mickey said Mr. Murphy's concerns are recommendations for fine tuning certain land uses. Mr. Mickey said that some of these concerns can be incorporated in the map and he will explain why some can be and some cannot be revised. He further indicated that city council needs to have a plan that they want to announce to the public as future development. Mr. Mickey pointed out that the concerns are not a maj or rethinking of the entire area. It is a fine tuning in specific areas and this is an important step. The plan is a result of public discussion, public meetings and a lot of thought. But the final result is not etched in stone and the city council can update it. It was the consensus of the City Council that Mr. Mickey should make the needed update to the Comprehensive Zoning and Land Use Plan. City Attorney Schenk announced that the next item on the agenda was an ordinance to implement a settlement on a proposed gas distribution rate increase by TXU. He said the City Council previously considered an ordinance or resolution suspending the implementation of that rate increase until such a time as a group of cities (Paris included) could review it with the consultant and approach the Railroad Commission regarding the settlement on this matter. City Attorney Schenk advised that a settlement has been reached that significantly decreased the rate proposal by a little less than one-half. He said more importantly, the impact on the residential and commercial customers is more than that. On an average the proposed rate increase would have increased the residential rate by $1. 81 a month. The net increase as proposed under this settlement will be only $0.41 a month. City Attorney Schenk said the commercial rate increase would have been $11.56 and the net impact was $0.05 per month.