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Special City Council Meeting
January 29, 1976
5'00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT' Mayor Holt; Councilmen Adams, Bell, Bravenec, Dozier, Halter;
City Manager Bardell; City Planner Mayo; Planning Assistant
Longley; Administrative Secretary Moss
MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilman Gardner
VISITORS PRESENT: See guest register.
Agenda Item No. 1--_~Consideration of recommendations of Utility Rate Advisory
Committee.
Councilman Dozier summarized the consultations of the Rate Advisory Committee and
outlined their recommendations.
Councilman Dozier enumerated the Committee's objections to the proposed utility
contract.
Councilman Bravenec stated his objections to the proposed contract. Councilman
Bravenec further suggested that the proposed contract be turned down without further
delay.
Mayor Holt stated that he agreed with all of the objections raised and that these
syould be recorded and formally presented to the City of Bryan, but that Bryan
should be given a period of approximately two weeks in which to respond and propose
an acceptable contract.
Councilman Dozier moved that the proposed contract from Bryan be rejected and that
the Council request from Bryan a new proposal containing competitive rates and terms
and that representatives of the Cities of Bryan and College Station meet immediately
to attempt to resolve the stated differences. Under no circumstances should such
negotiations exceed a period of fourteen days, and that if the City of Bryan could
not offer competitive rates and terms, the City of College Station should begin
immediate negotiations with Gulf States Utilities..
Councilman Bell seconded the motion and requested that the Council's objections to
the proposal be sent in letter form to the Mayor and City Council of Bryan, and
presented to the public through the news media.
The motion was passed unanimously.
The Council determined to reconvene the Utility Rate Subcommittee on the following
day, Friday, January 30 at 2:00 P.M. in order to draft a letter to the City of
Bryan refusing the proposed contract.
Agenda Item No. 2 -- Adjourn.
Councilman Bell moved that the meeting be adjourned.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Halter and unanimously approved.
The meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST
City Secretary
APPROVED