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MEMO
To: Mayor, City Council & City Manager
From: Mark T. Sokolow, City Attorney /~ ~
Subject: P. O. No. 5304 - December 17, 2002 Council Meeting
Date: December 12, 2002
Attached is P. O. 5304 pertaining to the rate increase
requested by Southern Union Gas. There will be an executive
session on prospective litigation with Southern Union Gas.
Exhibit "B" will be presented and discussed at the meeting.
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Attachment
cc: Leslie McMahen, Director of Public Works
Rebecca Underhill, Director of Finance
WHEREAS,
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WHEREAS,
P. O. No. 5304
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE REQUESTED RATE
INCREASE OF SOUTHEP.N UNION GAS
Southern Union Gas has filed a request to increase
Per Ordinance No. 02-60, the City suspended these new
rate for a period of at least ninety (90) days and ordered that
documents and information be provided as delineated in the attached
Exhibit "A" to this Ordinance by December 10, 2002.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAI~ BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
TEXAS:
That the facts and opinions in the preamble are
OF PORT ARTHUR,
Section 1.
true and correct.
Section 2.
That the City herein acts on the requested rate
increase and ancillary issues as delineated in Exhibit "B".
Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Ordinance be
spread upon the Minutes of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this __ day of
, A.D., 2002, at a Regular Meeting of the city
Texas, by the following vote:
Council of the City of Port Arthur,
AYES: Mayor
Councilmembers
;
NOES:
ATTEST:
MAYOR
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY MANAGER
EXHIBIT "A"
(a)
EXHIBIT
Tariff Schedules and a copy of any contracts to
supply or transport gas to customers in Port Arthur
since the last rate case
(b) Copies of all Resolutions or Ordinances approving
the Rate or Tariff Schedules.
(c) Copies of all Railroad Commission Orders approving
the Rate Schedules.
(d) Amount of monies that have been paid by all
customers in excess of rates or tariffs that were
approved by the City of Port Arthur by Resolution
or Ordinance or approved by an order of the
Railroad Commission.
(e) Volume of gas sold and the amount of revenue
received by any wholly owned affiliate, subsidiary
or related company, i.e., Mercado, to the
residences, businesses or customers in Port Arthur.
(f) Amount of franchise fees paid with a delineation of
any revenue from Southern Union Gas, Mercado or any
other wholly owned affiliate, subsidiary or related
company that was excluded from these calculations
as it pertains to gas and ancillary services
delivered to the residences, businesses and
customers in the City.
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(g) Any and all complaints or favorable comments by
members of the public as to the quality of service
of Southern Union Gas.
(h) Documentation which shows that Southern Union Gas
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(j)
(k)
complied with Rule 7.315(c) (9) of Title 16 of the
Texas Administrative Code when it made its tariff
filings with the Railroad Commission. This would
include documentation that it was in compliance
with the City Ordinance or the City Charter when it
raised the rates or filed the tariffs.
Documentation as to the calculations of the
"hypothetical marketer-price sales to transport
customers", as delineated in the April 26, 2001
letter of Andre' Bouchard of Southern Union Gas.
This would include, but not be limited to, all
periods of time that this was calculated for,
number of customers, volume of usage and names of
major customers.
Documentation as to the calculation of
miscellaneous "other gas services revenue" as
Andre'
delineated in the April 26, 2001 letter of
Bouchard of Southern Union Gas.
Impact of the consumers if there is a delay in the
implementation of the new rates.
(1) Historical impact of the weather clause and how it will
be impacted by the new tariffs.
(m) Volume of Gas per year that is sold by Southern Union
Gas to any residence, business or customer in the
extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City, with
information on the rates charged, Gas revenues
obtained, and other Gas services revenue.
(n) Information concerning the test year that was used by
Southern Union Gas to evaluate or project their
prospective revenue as stated in their November 5, 2002
rate filinG.
EXHIBIT "B"
TO BE DISCUSSED AT MEETING