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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL January 18, 1978 A Special Meeting of the City Council was held on January 18, 1978 at 5:15 P.M. Mayor James M. Brunette called the meeting to order with the following Councilmen present: George Fisher, Jr., Michael Malone, David Philley, Walter F. Williams and Raymond Wunsch. Also present were Acting City Manager H. C. Greene, City Attorney T. K. Haynes and Acting City Clerk Joe N. McCollum. Mayor Brunette called the meeting-to order stating the first item of business was to consider a request from the Airport Advisory Board. Bruce Carr, representing the Board, addressed the Council and explained Metro Airlines efforts before the Civil Aeronautical Board to become a certificated carrier and to expand its Paris route. He urged the Council to support Metro Airlines in its endeavor and to help in presenting justification of the certificate. Councilman Wunsch made a motion to authorize support of Metro Airlines to become a certificated carrier and to expand its Paris route. The motion was seconded by Councilman Fisher. City Attorney. Haynes advised the Council that this action could involve injoining Metro and appearing before the Civil Aeronautical Board in Washington, D.C. Understanding this the question was called for and the motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nays. Authority to participate with some 67 other Texas cities served by Texas Power and Light Co. as an intervener in the rate case pending and in the hiring of a consultant by the cities was considered. Mayor Brunette stated there appeared to be some confusion as to whether the authorization had been approved or not and it should be settled if Paris is to participate. ' Councilman Malone asked who would pay the fee of the Touche -Ross consulting firm engagedto file information pertinent to the rate increase. Mayor Brunette advised. that T.P. &L. would pay for it if we are part of the Texas Municipal League cities effort. Coucilman Malone said he did not feel the consultant could be objective if T.P. &L. pays for it and that he objected to the way the rate increase had been handled. Travis King, District Manager of TP &L advised that the law states that the utility company must pay for reasonable expenses incurred by cities in matters such as this.