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Ord 066-94 5/3/1994 ORDINANCE NO. (0Q - (14 A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, SUSPENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROPOSED REVISIONS OF RATES AND SCHEDULES OF LONE STAR GAS COMPANY WITHIN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS FOR 90 DAYS FROM AND AFTER MAY 27, 1994; PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF EXISTING RATES WITHIN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. WHEREAS, on April 21, 1994, Lone Star Gas Company filed with the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, a Statement of Intent and Petition for Authority to change rates and schedules for natural gas service provided by Lone Star Gas Company within the corporate limits of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas; and, WHEREAS, Lone Star Gas Company proposes that the effective date for the proposed increase in rates and schedules for natural gas service be May 27, 1994; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, is of the opinion: 1) that the necessity of acquiring and considering the evidence attendant to such proposed increase by Lone Star Gas Company cannot be met prior to May 27, 1994; 2) that adequate time is not present to schedule and develop the required public hearing on the application prior to May 27, 1994; 3) that the time necessary for deliberation of the evidence and public comment by the City Council is insufficient; and, WHEREAS, by reason of all of the foregoing, the City Council is of the opinion that the proposed effective date should be suspended pursuant to Article 1446e, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, at Section 5.08 (d) for ninety (90) days from and after May 27, 1994. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Article 1446e, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas at Section 5.08 (d) , the effective date of the proposed revisions of rates and schedules of Lone Star Gas Company for natural gas service within the City of Wichita Falls, r Texas, be and the same is hereby suspended for ninety (90) days from and after May 27, 1994. The purpose of such suspension is to provide adequate time in which to provide and develop a full public hearing on the proposed rate increases, acquire and develop all evidence on such proposal, and deliberate the result arising out of such evidence and testimony. SECTION 2. That the rates in existence and authorized on April 21, 1994, for natural gas service within the corporate limits of the City of Wichita Falls be, and the same are hereby continued in full force and effect during the same period of suspension of the proposed revision in rates until final determination of such application by the City Council of this City. SECTION 3. The operation of Section 5.08 of Article 1446e demands immediate reaction by the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and the same does create a public emergency and imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter requirement that no ordinance shall become effective until the lapse of thirty (30) days thereafter; the City Council having therefore found an emergency and necessity to exist and having called for the suspension of such Charter requirement, does hereby declare that it shall become effective from and after its passage on this 3rd day of May, 1994. SECTION 4. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law and that public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 3rd day of May, 1994. M A Y O ATTEST: c; City Clerk l ORDINANCE NO.65-94 Affidavit Ifi ORDINANCE MAKING AN AP- L1 LLLLL�' davit of Publication AP- PROPRIATION IN THE GEN- ERAL FUND FOR AD- DITIONAL GRANT REVENUE FROM THE TEXAS DEPART- MENT OF HE CITv THE STATE OF TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE Ad 569061 MANAGER TO EXECUTE COUNTY OF WICHITA CONTRACT ACCEPTING SAME ORDINANCE NO.66-94 Here)I ORDINANCE OF THE CITY 2nd June COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS,I On this day of SUSPENDING THE EFFEC- TIVE DATE OF PROPOSED 1994 REVISIONS OF RATES AND SCHEDULES OF LONE STAR A.D. personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority GAS COMPANY WITHIN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS FOR Da r i c e Ming bookkeeper 90 DAYS FROM AND AFTER P MAY 27, 1994; PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF ; for the Times Publishing Company of Wichita Falls, publishers of the Wichita Falls EXISTING RATES WITHIN THE CITY OF WICHITA Times/Record News, a newspaper published at Wichita Falls in Wichita County, FALLS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;AND FINDING Texas, and upon being duly sworn by me, on oath states that the attached AND DETERMINING THAT p g y y THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS DI5 advertisement is a true and correct copy of advertising published CUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY in one ( 1 ) issues thereof on the following dates: LAW. ORDINANCE NO.67-94 ORDINANCE WAIVING SEC- May 29 , 1994 TION 27-20 OF THE CODE OF " ORDINANCES WITH RE- SPECT ^� TO PLACING A SIDE- '� -- ` WALK-ALONG THE SOUTH f SIDE OF QUINCY ROAD AND THE WEST SIDE OF HAM- MOND ROAD,ADJACENT TO Bookkeeper for Times Publishing Company THE NORTH AND EAST LINES OF LOT B,BLOCK 1,SUMMIT .a . . . .. of Wichita Falls VIEW ESTATES SECTION 1 i„ �F ORDINANCE NO.68-94 =a: ,:., m ORDINANCE WAIVING SEC- Y`s•T'.," ?' TION 32.139 OF THE CODE OF ` Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day and year first above written: ORDINANCES WITH RE- V, -* SPECT TO DETENTION RE- vi,L 5-17..9.-3 QUIREMENTS FOR LOTS 6 �- IT THROUGH 9,THORNTON AD- DITION ORDINANCE NO.69.94 ORDINANCE ADDING SEC- -- - • TION 32-46 TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROHIBITING VEHICLES IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF THE CITY'S SEC- ONDARY RESERVOIR; FIND- ING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCES WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS RE- QUIRED BY LAW; PROVID- ING FOR PUBLICATION;AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE ORDINANCE NO.70.94 . ORDINANCE OF THE CITY - COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,TEXAS,AP- PROPRIATING 830,000 IN FUNDING RECEIVED FROM • THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE EMERGENCY MANAGE- : MENT ASSISTANCE PRO- GRAM;' FINDING AND DE- TERMINING THAT THE - MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - AS REQUIRED BY LAW. ORDINANCE NO.71.94 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 20-7 OF CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY IN- CREASING THE PENALTY • FOR THOSE PERSONS IL- LEGALLY DEPOSITING TRASH, GLASS, DEBRIS, ETC.,ON CITY STREETS,AL- LEYS OR PUBLIC LANDS; ,t,t FINDING AND DETERMIN- ING THAT THE MEETING AT ; WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN - TO THE PUBLIC AS RE- QUIRED BY LAW.