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MINUTES
OIL AND GAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday,April 22,2009 @ 10:30 am.
City Council Chambers, City Hall
1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi,Texas 78401 RECEIVED
PRESENT: John Cantu,Chairman, Industry Representative
this Huff, Public Representative OCT 0 8 2009
Glenn Cooper, Industry Representative
Robert Powell,Public Representative CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
Fisher,Alternate Public Representative
OTHERS PRESENT: Ricardo Guzman, Petroleum Superintendent; Elizabeth Hundley, Assistant City
Attorney;Eric Leuenberger,Cinco Natural Resources Corporation.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Gretchen Arnold,Public Representative;Charlie Jacobs, Industry Representative;
Chet Freeman,Alternate Industry Representative
Chairman John Cantu called the meeting to order and asked if the committee could skip to Item BI
approval of the minutes and asked if all had reviewed the minutes for the meeting held on October 1,
2008. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Mr.Tom Fisher, seconded by Mr.Glen Cooper and
the minutes were unanimously approved.
Chairman John Cantu welcomed Robert Powell to the Oil and Gas Advisory Committee and asked that all
present introduce themselves. Chairman John Cantu asked for nominations for Chairman and Vice
Chairman. Mr. Glenn Cooper nominated Mr.John Cantu for Chairman,seconded by Mr.Tom Fisher and
Mr.Tom Fisher nominated Ms. Gretchen Arnold for Vice Chairman,seconded by Mr.Glenn Cooper. All
were in favor of the nominations and they were unanimously elected.
Chairman John Cantu read item IV for approval of absences from the meeting of October 1, 2009 and
asked staff who they were and if staff knew the reason for their absences. He asked if this item should be
tabled until all of those absent were present to speak on their behalf. Mr. Tom Fisher also asked if the
Committee could excuse all those absent since this is a new item for the Committee and from this meeting
forward be more scrutinizing in granting excuses. Ms. Hundley agreed and left it up to the Committee.
Mr. Ricardo Guzman stated Mr. Glenn Cooper, Ms. Gretchen Arnold, and Mr. Charlie Jacobs were
absent. Mr. Cooper stated he was out due to work schedule conflicts and Mr.Guzman stated Ms.Arnold
was absent for the same reason.Mr.Tom Fisher made a motion to excuse all absences,Mr.Glenn Cooper
seconded, and the absences were unanimously excused.
Chairman John Cantu asked for public comments and there were none.
Chairman John Cantu asked for presentations and there were none.
Chairman John Cantu introduced the next item to discuss, consider and make recommendation to City
Council, on a request by Cinco Natural Resources Corporation for a waiver to exceed the maximum
dimensions of a well structure. A picture of the existing well structure was provided. Discussion
followed on the purpose of the structure and on a motion by Mr. Torn Fisher, seconded by Mr. Glenn
Cooper, the committee unanimously agreed that the application for a waiver to exceed the maximum
dimensions of a well structure as stated be recommended for approval by the City Council as applied for.
Chairman John Cantu suggested further discussion of possible ordinance amendments be presented at the
next meeting.
On a motion by Mr.Tom Fisher,seconded by Mr. Glenn Cooper,the meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
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