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~~ ~ ~~ TUESDAY JULY 22, 1980 before Council and presented this firm's report on its study of the City's water pollution control (sewage treatment) plant and the need for expanding same, recommending that the City proceed rapidly toward considering the enlarging of the plant to an interim 8mgd capacity and, eventually, perhaps to l2mgd capacity to accommodate increasing load upon the plant. Council received the report for consideration. Upon recommendation of Wiley & Wilson, Consulting Engineers, after their reviewing of bids recently received for the proposed expansion of the City's water treatment plant, Council unanimously accepted the bid of English Construction Company, Inc., Altavista, Virginia, in the amount of $2,087,000.00, to expand said water treatment plant as a phase of the ongoing UDAG water project program. Mr. John J. A. Sanders, Sr., and his son, Mr. John J. A. Sanders, Jr., appeared before Council with regard to the application of the City's electric tariffs to some of their properties located within the City, this matter being similar to that about which Mr. Sanders, Sr., appeared before Council on January 27, 1976, except that in recent instances the Messrs. Sanders apparently have not elected one of the two options available to them under these tariffs for metering and billing purposes or are contending that some of their properties, used as apartments, are not subject thereto. After some discussion, Council, reaffirming a prior action, declared that the terms and conditions of the City's electric tariffs shall be adhered to by all customers receiving electric service from the City. Upon recommendation of City Manager Edmonds, as incorporated in his memorandum report (entitled, "Proposed Increase in Water and Sewer Rates") hereinafter made a part of these