0842ORDINANCE NO. 842
OFi:ICIAI. RECOED
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS FINDING,
AFTER REASONABLE NOTICE AND HEARING, THAT TXU GAS
DISTRIBUT1ON'S RATES AND CHARGES WITHIN THE CITY SHOULD
BE CHANGED; DETERMINING .lUST AND REASONABLE RATES;
ADOPTING GENERAL SERVICE RATES INCLUDING RATE
ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE
CHARGES TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES AND TRANSPORTATION OF
NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
CLISTOMERS; PROVIDING FOR RECOVERY OF RATE CASE EXPENSES;
PRESERVING REGULATORY RIGHTS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake ("City"), acting as a regulatory authority, has
previously suspended the effective date of TXU Gas Distribution's ("Company") application to
increase rates in thc City in order to study the reasonableness of that application;
WHEREAS, the City or a consultant retained by the City evaluated the merits of the
Company's application;
WHEREAS, the City in a reasonably noticed public hearing considered the Company's
application;
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the Company's rates within the City should be
changed and that the Company's application should be ~anted, in part, and denied, in part;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. On March 1, 2002, TXU Gas Distribution, a division of TXU Gas
Company ("Company") filed with the Governing Body of this municipality a Statement of Intent
to Change Residential, Commercial and Industrial Rates charged to consumers within this
municipality. Also filed was the Tariff for Gas Service in the North Texas Metroplex
Distribution System ("Tariff for Gas Service") and the supporting Cost of Service Schedules
("Schedules").
SECTION 2. That the existing rates and charges of TXU Gas Distribution are hereby
lbund, ailer reasonable notice and hearing, to be unreasonable and shall be changed as
hereinafter ordered. The changed rates resulting from this Ordinance are hereby determined to
be.just and reasonable rates to be observed and in force within the City.
SECTION 3. The Company has agreed to modify the rates proposed in its Statement of
Intent and the modified rates are reflected in the revised Tad ff for Gas Service attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
SECTION 4. The maximum general service rates for sales and transportation of natural
gas rendered to residential, commercial and industrial consumers within the city limits of
Southlake, Texas by TXU Gas Distribution, a division of TXU Gas Company, a Texas
corporation, its successors and assigns, are hereby fixed and approved as set forth in the revised
Tariff for Gas Service attached hereto as Exhibit A. The rates reflected in the attached Rate
Schedules entitled Residential Service, Commercial Service, Industrial Sales, Industrial
Transportation and Industrial Sales & Transportation are found to be reasonable. Nothing
contained herein shall limit the right of industrial and transportation customers with competitive
options to negotiate rates with the Company that differ from approved tariffs.
SECTION 5. All electric generation customers are included as industrial Transportation
customers under the applicable transportation rate schedule.
SECTION 6. The Rate Adjustment and Surcharge Provisions set forth in the revised
Tariff for Gas Service attached hereto as Exhibit A and entitled Gas Cost Adjustment, and Tax
Adjustment, are approved.
SECTION 7. The Company shall have the right to collect such reasonable charges as are
necessary to conduct its business and to carry out its reasonable roles and regulations. Such
miscellaneous service charges are identified in Rate Schedules 9001 through 9008 of the
attached revised Tariff for Gas Service.
SECTION 8. Cities' rate case expenses are found to be reasonable and shall be
reimbursed by the Company. The Company is authorized to recover the rate case expenses
reimbursed to Cities and the Company's rate case expenses, up to the amount agreed to, through
a per Mcr surcharge as set forth in the Rider entitled Surcharges in the attached revised Tariff for
Gas Service.
SECTION 9. The aforesaid rate schedules and riders herein approved shall be effective
for bills rcndered on or after February 1,2003.
SECTION 10. The rates set forth in this Ordinance may be changed and amended by
either the City or Company in any other mariner provided by law. Service hereunder is subject to
the orders of regulatory bodies having jurisdiction, and to the Company's Rules and Regulations
currently on file with the City.
SECTION 11. Unless otherwise noted herein, other than TXU Gas Distribution (a named
party), no person or entity has been admitted as a party to this rate proceeding.
SECTION 12. It is hereby found and determined that said meeting at which this
ordinance was passed was open to the public, as required by Texas law, and that advance public
notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given.
SECTION 13. This Ordinance shall be served on TXU Gas Distribution by U.S. Mail to
the Company's authorized representative, Autry Warren, Rates Manager, TXU Business
Services, 1601 Bryan Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-3411.
SECTION 14. Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be construed now or hereafter
in limiting or modifying, in any manner, the right and power of the City under law to regulate the
rates and charges of TXU Gas Distribution.
SECTION 15. All ordinances, resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with this
Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such conflict. Examples of such ordinances or
resolutions that are deemed repealed are all ordinances or resolutions concerning Military Rates-
N, Cost of Service Adjustments, Plant Investment Cost Adjustments, and Weather Normalization
Adjustments. To the extent Public Authority Rates, Commercial Contract Rates or Military
Rates-N are in effect in the city those rates are specifically repealed as they are now- a part of the
Commercial rates and are calculated in accordance with the revenue requirement for Commercial
customers.
SECTION 16. The rate schedules included in the Tariff for Gas Service supercede and
replace all other tariffed services provided by TXU Gas Distribution except as expressly
contained within the Tariff for Gas Service.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 1st reading the ~ [ ~day of ,~o,.aaa~',/ , 2003.
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 2nd reading the ~ day of ~ebm ar~, 2003.
AqOR
ATTEST:
CITY SEC~TARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
C~T',' AT~~
DATE: ~- C/-O ~
ADOPTED: ~k~c/~O 3
EFFECTIVE: ~'- '7~0 3
INVOICE
Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
400 W.7th Street Invoice Number: 223258621
FORT WORTH,TX 76102
(817)390-7761 Invoice Date: 1/19/03
Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms: Net due in 21 days
Due Date: 1/31/03
Bill To: PO Number:
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
1400 MAIN ST Order Number: 22325862
STE 440 Sales Rep: 073
SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-7604 Description: NOTICE OF PUBLI
Publication Date: 1/19/03
Description Location Col Depth Linage MU Rate Amount
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HE NOT ' mem I CIty Secret. I 7i) 70 LINE $7.09 $496.30
Nodes r iiv n
hi City • Southlake,
Sales Discount Texas, that a publle ($402.50)
on Rngis6 be held
rt.ary 4, 2003,
at 8:00 p.m. or Im-
mediately following
the Work Session,
during the Regular
City Council Meeting Net Amount: ($711.20)
to be held in the City
Council Chambers of
Town Hall, 1400 Main
Street, Southlake, D r} - �n
Texas. lE J
Purpose of the public
hearing is to consider
the second reading of
the following ordi-
nance: r
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CITY OF SOUTH- ..
v
LAKE, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO.
842
AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEX-
OFFICE OF CITY SECRETARY
AS FINDING,AFTER
REASONABLE NO-
TICE AND HEARING
THAT TXU GAS
j
DISTRIBUTION'S
RATES AND
• CHARGES WITHIN
THE STATE OF TEXAS THE CITY SHOULD
TERMININGED'JUST
County of Tarrant AND REASONABLE
RATES; ADOPTING
GENERAL SERVICE
Before me,a Notary Public ii RATES INCLUDING nd State, this day personally appeared KAREN WILLIAMS, Bid and Legal Coordinator
RATE ADJUSTMENT
for the Star-Telegram,publisi M OVISIOLANEOUSm, Inc. at Fort Worth, in Tarrant County,Texas;and who,after being duly sworn, did depose and say
that the attached clipping of TOR BEE CHARGEDublished in the bove named paper on the listed dates: BIDS&LEGALS DEPT. STAR TELEGRAM
(B 1 7) 390-71 82. FOR SALES AND
TRANSPORTATION
OF NATURAL GAS
TCOMMERCIAL AND Signed
INDUSTRIAL CUS-
INGM FOIE REOCOV-
SUBSCRIBED AND SWOR1s ERY OF RATE CASES Monday, Febru , 003.
EXPENSES; PRE-
SERVING REGULA-
TORY
F
E CITY;RIGHTS
Notary Public
ING FOR REPEAL OF
CONFLICTING OR-
ESFOR PRO-
VIDING
EFFECTIVE DATE c ' r"`.. CHRISTY L. HOLLAND
Cityof Southlake ,�;i
Thank You For You LO µarwelly .:
.1••' MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
P.O. Box 901051 Customer Name: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice Number: 223258621
Invoice Amount: ($711.20)
PO Number:
Amount Enclosed: $
INVOICE
Star-Telegram Customer ID: CIT57
400 W.7th Street Invoice Number: I12008/223941081
FORT WORTH,TX 76102
(817)390-7761 Invoice Date 2/9/03
Federal Tax ID 22-3148254 Terms: DUE UPON RECEPT
Due Date: 02/28/03
Bill To: CITY OF SOUTHLAKE PO Number
1400 MAIN ST STE 440
SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-7604 Sales Rep: 073
Description ORDINANCE AD ,
Publication Dates: 2/7—2/9/03
Description Location Col Depth Linage MU Rate Amount
SOUTHLAKE ORDIN`842 13580 1 X 54 54 LINE 120.34 $43.74
Legal illimilliNotices ,
CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF
SOU OF
THLAKE TEX-
AS FINDING,AFTER
REASONABLE NO-
TICE AND HEARING
DTIiSTRIBUTION'TXU S
RATESAND
I THE CITY SHOULD
BE CHANGED; DE-
TERMINING JUST
AND REASONABLERAT ,
GENERAL SERVICE
RATES INCLUDING
RAPROVISIONSTMANDD
SERVICE CHARGES
TO BE CHARGED
• FOR ATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS OF NATURAL GAS
County of Tarrant TRESIDENTIAL,AND
INDUSTRIAL CUS-
Before me,a NotaryPublic in NGM IO A RECo - State,this Y $_ day personally appeared KAREN WILLIAMS, Bid and Legal Coordinator
for the Star-Telegram, EXP N ESTE CASE Inc.at Fort Worth,in Tarrant County,Texas;and who,after beingdulysworn,did depose and
gr , publish= SERVING SI IEGULq_ p say
that the attached clipping of a TORY RIGHTS OF shed in the bove named paper on the listed dates: BIDS 8L CEGALS DEPT. STAR TELEGRAM
(817) 390-7182. THE CITY; PROVID-
ING FOR REPEAL OF
CONFLICTING OR-
DINANCES. 1 ^
PRO-
VIDING W (lJ•�/-
EFFTIVEODATE N ;ned
PASSED AND AP-
PROVED FEB Tuesday, Septe Apr 3,2003.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN RUARY zoos DUR-
ING THE REGULAR
CITY COUNCIL
MAYOR: Rick Stacy ,otary Public
ATTEST: Lori Farwell,
City Secretary I
tY-ket CHRISTY L.HOLLAND
• MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
,... 1 JULY 31,2004
Remit To: Star-Telegram Customer ID C1T57
P.O. Box 901051 Customer Name: . CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
FORT WORTH, TX 76101-2051 Invoice Number: 112008/223941081
Invoice Amount: $ 43.74
PO Number
Amount Enclosed: $