1980-03-17 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTESfl
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON
MARCH 17, 1980, AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL, 2335 N. TEXAS 'AVENUE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
The meeting was called to order with the following present:
Mayor Tom Reid
Councilman Dennis Frauenberger
Councilman Charles R. Mack
Councilwoman Fran Coppinger
Councilman Morris S. Wilson
City Manager William E. Wolff
. City Attorney Bobby J. Williams
City Secretary Dorothy Cook
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:
Public Hearing on the request of Entex, Inc. to change large volume customer rates
in the City of Pearland.
PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK FOR THE PROPOSED REQUEST:
Mr. Howard E. Bell, Vice President and Texas Coast Division Manager of Entex, Inc.
appeared before the City Council. He advised that approximately 10 large volume
customers would be affected by this requested increase and this adjustment would
not affect the residential and small commercial rate schedules.
PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST THE PROPOSED REQUEST:
None
QUESTON AND ANSWER PERIOD:
Councilman Wilson asked Mr. Bell to name the companies involved in this rate change.
Mr. Bell advised that the American Rice Growers Association, Silver Maples, Salem
who Village, Houston Pipe Line Company, Gaido Lingle Company and Maloney Crawford
and two schools would be affected by this change.
--� City Attorney Bobby Williams advised that this public hearing was necessary to comply
with the provisions of the Charter and that Ordiance No. 330, passed by the City
Council on June 28, 1976 provided that rates for consumers using more than 150,000
cubic feet in any month and that the rate schedule for the large volume customers
could be adjusted or superseded at the discretion of Entex.
ADJOURN:
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this Jd y of ,
A.D., 1980
Mayor
ATTEST:
City. Si;retaxy
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