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1979-11-20 CC PacketPHONE 481-5581 C*!y of Sthlake WCountry Living Is At Its Best'' P.O. BOX 868 SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS 76092 MARTIN R. HAWK, Mayor SAM SPARGER, Mayor Pro Tem LOUISE MORRISON, Councilwoman SANDRA L. LeGRAND, City Secretary A. C. URBANOSKY, Councilman LLOYD LATTA, Councilman SHARI MASSEY, Councilwoman November 15, 1979 Dear Council Members & Department Heads, The City of Southlake needs to update its long-term Capital Improvements Program. I am soliciting from each of you, and will shortly ask our citizens for, suggestions as to Capital improvement needs; ie, fire protection facilities and equipment, city building facilities, water systems improvements, etc. Some capital improvements can be budgeted on a yearly basis and others may require financing by a bond issue. It is my desire that we develop a thorough plan, responsive to the needs of our people. For that reason, I ask that you give this your priority attention. I ask that your inputs to me be structured by city function, be time phased (indicate sequence or year needed), and be prioritized. I ask that you provide your inputs to me no later than 30 November so that I can plan an early December Council work session. I will be available for discussion with anyone who has questions. I ask that you consider the pros and cons of putting those projects approved by Council on the ballot in April either in general referendum format or as a bond package. I look forward to your advice and suggestions. Thank you, City of Southlake 4 Mayor Pat Hawk MRH/me Lone Star Gas Company a:.. 301 S. Harwood Street • Dallas, Texas 75201 NEAL HALL Vice President Dear Mayor: During the past several days we have received numerous comments and questions from city officials regarding the entire gas light issue. We sincerely hope that this letter will clarify the situation. On November 9, 1978 President Carter signed into law the Power- plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978. Section 402 of that act directed the Economic Regulatory Administration (ERA) of the Department of Energy (DOE) to prohibit by rule, by May 8, 1979, any local distri- bution company from supplying gas for use in outdoor lighting. After receiving public comments, DOE published its final rules on gas lights. These rules appear on pages 27606-27611 of the May 10, 1979, issue of the Federal Register and include provisions for customers to apply for exemptions from the general prohibitions. In response to many comments, including those of Lone Star, ERA delegated the full responsibility and authority of the Secretary of DOE with regard to natural gas outdoor lighting . to the appro- priate State regulatory authorities . . .The Governor of each state was asked to recommend the appropriate regulatory authority. Attached is a copy of Governor Clements' letter of August 16, 1979, to the Department of Energy in which he clearly identified cities in Texas as being the appropriate regulatory authority for incorporated areas. We have never believed that use of all gas outdoor lighting is wasteful. To the contrary, hundreds of customers have told us their gas lights are essential to their safety and security. Fortunately, the law and the DOE rules provide each citizen the right to seek an exemption under several criteria. As the designated appropriate regulatory author- ity, your municipality now has the authority to establish exemption procedures and to grant requests for exceptions. In view of the rule that ERA may rescind your delegated authority for non-compliance with "any substantial provision of Section 402 of that Act," customers are left with the possibility of having to apply to the ERA in Washington, D. C., unless municipalities place into ef- fect the necessary procedures for administering the program at the local level. J i 1' e\!4yY, t~3 1 T OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR.STATE CAPITOL GOVERNOR AUSTIN, TEXAS 73711 August 16, 1979 Mr. Howard Perry Director of Regulatory-Assistance Of Lice of Utility Systems Economic Regulatory Administration Department of Energy Washington, D.C. 20461 Dear Mr. Perry: In compliance with the "Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978" P.L. 95-620, Sec. 402), and the rules promulgated thereunder, and pursuant to the Texas "Public Utility Regulatory Act" (TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. Art. 1446c, Sec. 19), I hereby designate the Railroad Com- mission of Texas as the regulatory authority for the Federal Act for all unincorporated areas within Texas. Further, pursuant to the statutes cited above, I designate each duly incorporated municipality within the State of Texas as the regulatory authority for the Federal Act for its respective jurisdiction. Sincerely, l ll 6 c William P. Clements, Jr. Covernor oL Texas WPC:mf c, of 7F-YAQ VAS UTILI(Itb TryAS Page 2 Although the number of currently affected industrial and commer- cial customers is quite small, we estimate that approximately 170,000 residential customers will be affected when their prohibition date of January 1, 1982 arrives. Based upon comments already received from our customers, we believe a large percentage will be seeking these exemptions. Each of Lone Star's managers has been fully briefed on this subject and can provide you with additional information. If he or she has not already contacted you, they will, of course, be most pleased to work with you for the benefit of our customers and your citizens. Very truly yours, Nea Hal NH:re Attachment CITY OF SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTtUNr OCTOBER 1979 Honorable Mayor and City Council: Police Department Report for the month of October 1979 Tickets issued in September 186 Tickets issued in October 206 Persons in jail in September 14 Persons in jail in October 11 Traffic accidents in September 12 Traffic accidents in October 11 Burglaries investigated in September 3 Burglaries investigated in October 2 Approximate total value taken in burglaries in October 2200.00 Approximate total value recovered in burglaries in October 00 m fts investigated in September 1 rh.efts investigated in October 1 Approximate total value taken in thefts in October 850.00 Approximate total value recovered in thefts in October 00 Number of calls in September 1056 Number of calls in October 1196 Speedometer reading on Unit # 9 76 Ford )50,027 Speedometer reading on Unit # 11 78 Ford )95,163 Speedometer reading on Unit # 12 78 Ford)92,302 Miles driven in September 9,344 Miles driven in October 9,481 Respectfully ubmitted, C. D. Caddy Chief of Police SOI PTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTHal T CDG/cdw n i5 n S z o C)o Z o DG7 Z r Z n INCLUDES RESERVES ICKETS 16 17 61 22 60 206 OF CALLS 143 231 221 234 128 2391196 OF ARRESTS 3 3 2 9 CCIDENTS 1 l 2 3 3 11 URGLARIES 2 2 HEFTS 1 1 ILES DRIVEN 42 1501 1234 2356 481 2165 9481 OURS WORKED 170 168 175 158 48 176 1044 RESERVES TICKETS ACCIDENTS ARRESTS I OURS 140 RKED MILES DRIVE~l ANDERSON 19 1 1 53 282 X ROGGINS 11 I 42 311 CFT,T,Y I 7 I MEMRY 47 I I WATER DEPARTMENT REPORT Month of October 1979 Gallons Pumped previous month 10,100,000 Gallons sold previous month 9,2970000 New Taps installed for month r Meters changed out 4 Line repairs: Materials Machine Rental Other repairs J Water SupeVintendent TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Persons SUBJECT: Southlake Fire Department Monthly Report For Month of October, 1979 A. Responses:Of Cal 1. Structure Fires--------------------------------------------------------------- 0 2. Grass Fires------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3. Auto & Truck Fires------------------------------------------------------------ 0 4. Auto or Truck Accident - Stand-by (Fire & Rescue Unit)3 5. Mutual-Aid for City of Grapevine---------------------------------------------- 0 6. Mutual-Aid for City of Colleyville-------------------------------------------- 0 7. Mutual-Aid for City of Keller------------------------------------------------- 0 8. Mutual-Aid to other Cities---------------------------------------------------- 0 9. Calls in Tarrant County (outside city limits 0 10. Calls in Denton County (outside city limits)0 11. False Alarms in City---------------------------------------------------------- 1 12. Rescue Unit Calls------------------------------------------------------------- 6 A'. Heart attack--610 S Kimball. Petty residence B. 2013 Florence Rd (injured person). C. Possible heart attack--134 W. Jelico Circle D. Franco residence--821 S Pay tonville Ave (scorpin sting). E. Slayton residence--122 Jelico Circle (bleeding ulcer). F. 1000 Vista Trail--Turkel residence (acute asmatic attack). 13. Miscelaneous Alarms----------------------------------------------------------- A. Bomb threat - Carroll High School B. Aircraft (hang glider) crash. Behind Couch's Grocery, FM 1938. C. Trash trailer fire - Cullum residence - Casey Court Dr. special 14. Structure fire - Trophy Club isting B. Total Emergency Calls For the Month of October 17-calls L. Man Hours Expended:Number of 1- 1. On Emergency Calls 119 2. Meetings ( 4 For Month) Average Men Per Meeting------------------------------ 90 3. Special Training Sessions or Drills 0 4. Any Extra Man Hrs. on Maintenance(other than normal Maint.time)48 D. Total Man Hours Expended For Month October 257 E. Firefighters Responding and Number of Times Responding for Month--October-------- Chief Steele .14 J. Vann . 8 Asst. Chief Bradley 7 C. Bell 5 Capt. Dodson . 5 A. Epps . . 4 Capt. Brown 15 J. Joyce 3 Lt. Jones 10 J. Harstbn 5 Lt. Boyer 2 M. Pirtle . 1 G. Fuller 15 J. Sullivan . 3 D. Brown . 12 T. Bryant . 2 C. Jones . 4 W. Winchester . 1 L. Russell 10 B. Roper 3 E. Reed 4 P. Cunningham . 4 R. Martin 6 R. Bridgewater 2 Bobby Jones 10 Respectfully submitted, R.Steele Fire Chief SOUTHEAKE E=IRE DEPARTMENT