HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 8/17/1967AUG 1 7 196
August 17, 1967
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING:
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 4:30 o'clock p.m. in the regular meeting
place in the City Hall, the following members thereof being present to -wit:
Mayor W. D. Rogers, Jr., and Councilmen James H. Granberry, Jack Kastman, Ray J. Diekemper, Jr.,
and W. E. Medlock, City Attorney Fred 0. Senter, Jr., City Manager W. R. Blackwell, Assistant Ci
Manager Robert Wilson and City Secretary -Treasurer Lavenia Lowe.
Absent: None
This meeting was called for the purpose of discussion of employment of a public utility consulta
to make a study of Pioneer Natural Gas Company's proposal for a gas rate increase averaging 11�%
67-26-253-703 Motion by Councilman Granberry, seconded by Councilman Kastman, motion carried, Mayor Rogers and
(1) Councilmen Granberry, Kastman, Diekemper and Medlock voting Yea, none voting Nay, that the City
Council employ a utility consultant firm to make investigation to determine whether or not the
requested llk% increase in gas rates of Pioneer Natural Gas Company is justified.
67-26-253-704 Motion by Councilman Granberry, seconded by Councilman Kastman, motion carried, Mayor Rogers and
(2) Councilmen Granberry, Kastman, Diekemper and Medlock voting Yea, none voting Nay, to request
Pioneer Natural Gas Company to grant the City of Lubbock a 90 day extention of time from August
22, 1967, until November 22, 1967, in connection with their request for increase in gas rates.
67-26-253-705 Motion by Councilman Granberry, seconded by Councilman Kastman, motion carried, Mayor Rogers and
(3) Councilmen Granberry, Kastman, Diekemper and Medlock voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize t
employment of Martin Bennett Consulting Engineer of Washington, D. C. to make a study of the
records of Pioneer Natural Gas Company to determine whether or not an llk% increase in gas rates
for the City of Lubbock is justified. Mayor Rogers is hereby authorized to enter into contract
for this survey, upon approval of the contract by the City Council.
It was unanimously agreed by the City Council that all other cities in the West Texas Distributi
System of the Pioneer Natural Gas Company be invited to join with the City of Lubbock in this
study of the records of Pioneer Natural Gas Company; participation in the cost to be on a pro
rata basis, determined by the number of water meters the individual cities have. This participa
tion to be on a voluntary basis of each community.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION, THE CITY COUNCIL ADJRNED FROM SPECIAL
MEETING, AUGUST 17, 1967. r1 '
W. D. ROGERS,-'13� Mayor
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LAMNIA LOWE, City Secretary -Treasurer
READ AND APPROVED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF September,
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LAVENIA LOWE, City Secretary -Treasurer