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100 MINUTES
OIL AND GAS ADVISORY COMMIT E
May 7, 1991
PRESENT: Gene Carter, Industry Representative
Ray Cardenas, Public Representative
Margaret Moss, Public Representative
Donald Lewis, Industry Representative
Andy Carson, Public Representative
Linda Newsom, Industry Representative
Jerry Gallagher, Alternate Industry Representative
James Conn, Petroleum Superintendent
Alison Gallaway, Assistant City Attorney
Chairman Carter declared a quorum present, called the
meeting to order and asked for consideration of the minutes for
the January 21, 1991 meeting. A motion by Mr. Lewis to approve
them as submitted was unanimously approved.
Mr. Carter called for Mr. Conn to report on a staff plan to
convert the Department of Petroleum Inspection into the Division
of Oil and Gas as a function of the Fire Department. Mr . Conn
said the Mercer report recommended the department be mergedwith
another department because of its small size. He said the name
change would correspond with the name of the Oil and Gas Advisory
Committee and reflect that inspections were only a part of the
staff ' s duties. He added that the merger would provide a source
of support from a large budget department and facilitate joint
exercises for the Fire Department Haz-Mat Response team with the
Corpus Christi Area Oil Spill Control Association. Mrs . Moss
asked if there would be any detrimental effects from the merger
and Mr. Conn said there should be none. On a motion by Mr.
Lewis, seconded by Mr. Cardenas , the committee unanimously
recommended the change.
Mr. Conn reported on the passage of a bill designating the
Texas General Land office as the lead agency for oil spill
response. He said the bill authorized a two cent per barrel tax
on crude oil transfers at marine docks to finance a state spill
response program. He said the federal government had just passed
a similar five cent per barrel tax for the same purpose and the
combined taxes would generate approximately ten million dollars
annually in the Corpus Christi areas . He reported that he and
Bill Hennings had just met with officials of the General Land
Office and they stated local government and industry would need
to continue providing all oil spill response. He said the
federal government did not plan to provide any response either. `
Mr. Carter asked for an update on the proposed City Code oil
well bond and insurance amendments and Mr. Conn stated they would
be submitted to Council jointly with the amendment request for
the merger. Mr. Conn advised the Committee that bids were
currently being solicited by the Materials Management Department
to have the Texas Coastal Petroleum of Oklahoma, Incorporated
wells plugged. He said the successor company or their surety may
submit a token bid to plug the wells. -"
On a motion by Mr. Carson, seconded by Mr. Lewis, the
meeting was adjourned at 2: 25 p.m. and the Committee toured the
Corpus Christi Area Oil Spill Control Associations facilities.
SCANNED