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970 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL April 25, 1977 A special meeting of the City Council was held on April 25, 1977 at 7:-00 P. M. Mayor James M. Brunette called the meeting to order with the following Councilmen present: -- George Fisher, Jr., David Philley, Michael Malone, David Philley, Walter F. Williams, and Raymond Wunsch. Also present were City Ptanager K. R. Sweatt, City Attorney T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk H. C. Greene. City Judge Cedric Townsend administered the oath of office to Councilman David Philley, Mr. Philley having been absent at the charter called meeting on April 13, 1977. Mayor Brunette announced that the purpose of the special meeting was for the intro- duction of annexation ordinance for a portion of the Morningside Estates Addition. Annexation Ordinance: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF 27.68 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, °WHICH IS LESS THAN TEN PER CENT (10 %) OF THE TERRITORY INCLUDED WITHIN ITS PRESENT CITY LIMITS, WHICH SAID TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING ZONING FOR SAID TERRITORY." was presented. Mayor Brunette advised that no action was necessary on the annexation ordinance. Mayor Brunette declared the public hearing open and continued on the request of Texas Power & Light Company for a rate increase. Mayor Brunette called for any comments from citizens present in the audience, and Mr. Leon Williams appeared before the Council submitting petitions against the rate in- crease as follows: TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PARIS: " WE, the undersigned citizens of the City of Paris Texas, and customers of Texas Power & Light Co., want to protest the 34% increase in electric utility rates requested by Texas Power & Light Co., since this would amount to an increase in electric utility bills for the citizens of Paris in the amount of $3,827,000, and an average increase for -each residential customer in the City of Paris of $93.13 per year." One hundred sixty -six names appeared on the petitions. City Attorney Haynes presented a report of his and Director of Finance Greene's attendance in Waco on April 15, 1977 conducted by Touche -Ross, consultants employed to study the Texas Power & tight Company rate increase request.. City Manager Sweatt reported on his meeting with the Public Utility Commission on this date, April 25, 1977, and their decision to grant Texas Power & Light Company '—' a rate increase which would generate $58,242,508.00, and advised that. the Public Utility Commission had given guidelines on the construction of a rate book, such rate book to be presented within 20 days from date. Resolution No. 1803, resolving that Texas Power & Light Company is entitled to a rate increase in revenues amounting to $58,242,508.00 and granting the rate increase effective immediately and to be reflected on bills rendered after May 31, 1977, was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Wunsch and seconded by Councilman Williams for the adoption of the resolution. A poll of the Council showed '5 ayes, 1 nay, Coun- cilman Malone voting nay.