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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor,
From: Mark T
Date: April
Subject: P. O.
City Council, and City Manager
Sokolow, City Attorney I~~,,,~ ~-
15, 2009
No. 5998; Council Meeting April 21, 2009
Attached is P. O. No. 5998 maintaining the rates to be charged
by Texas Gas Service for gas service for customers in the City of
Port Arthur, Texas; finding that the meeting complies with the Open
Meetings Act; and declaring an effective date for this Ordinance.
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cc: Dan Lawton
THE LAWTON LAW FIRM
Texas Gas Service
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THE LAWTON LAW FIRM
701 Baxos Suite 500 • Austin, Texas 78701 • 51?/322-0019 • Fax: i 1?/334-6619
April 8, 2009
Senf Via E-mail
Mr. D. E. Sosa
City Manager-City of Groves
3947 Lincoln
Groves, TX 77619
Mr. James Black
City Attorney --City of Groves
P.O. Box 3286
Port Arthur, TX 77643
Mr. Chris Duque
City Manager-City of Nederland
P.O. Box 967
Nederland, TX 77627
Mr. Steve Fitzgibbons
City Manager-City of Port Arthur
P.O. Box 1089
Port Arthur,'I7C 77641-1089
Mr. Andre Wimer
City Manager-City of Port Neches
634 Ave C
Port Nec-hes, TX 77651
Re: TGS 2009 Rate Filing
Gentlemen:
Mr. Richazd Hughes
City Attorney -City of Nederland
3120 Central Mall Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77642
Mazk T. Sokolow
City Attorney -City of Port Arthur
P.O. Box 1089
Port Arthur, TX 77640
Mr. Pete Steele
City Attorney -City of Port Neches
3120 Central Mall Dr.
Port Arthur, Texas 77642
On April 1, 2009, the Cities of Groves, Nederland, and Port Neches received Texas Gas
Service's ("TGS") annual filing for a rate change in the South Jefferson County service azea.
The Company states that it is entitled to a rate increase, but that the cost of regulatory review
outweighs the authorized increase. As such, the Company is requesting that the current rates
remain in effect.
The Company's filing complies with the requirements for an annual filing set out in the
Cities' Cost of Service Adjustment clause and we recommend that the curtent base rates for TGS
remain the same.
Attached is a resolution approving TGS's request to maintain the current rates. Afrer
passage, the resolution should be delivered to the TGS representative in your azea.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
Daniel J. Lawton
P. O. No. 5998
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE MAINTAINING THE RATES TO BE
CHARGED BY TEXAS GAS SERVICE FOR GAS SERVICE
FOR CIISTOMERS IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHIIR,
TEXAS; FINDING THAT THE MEETING COMPLIES
WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, on or about April 1, 2009, Texas Gas Service
("TGS" or "Company") filed a Statement of Intent with the City
Secretary in Port Arthur, Texas stating that a small increase in
base rates is warranted but proposing that there be no change in
base rates for the South Jefferson County Service Area; and
WHEREAS, TGS states that the rate increase warranted does
not justify the expense of regulatory review; and
WHEREAS, TGS states that there are no new tariffs to submit
or to approve; and
WHEREAS, the City consulted the Lawton Law Firm, P.C.
regarding TGS's request to maintain the current rates; and
WHEREAS, the Lawton Law Firm, P.C. states that the
Company's application complies with the requirements of TGS's
Cost of Service Adjustment clause and recommends approval of the
Company's filing for no increase in rates.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COIINCIL OF THS
CITY OF PORT ARTHIIR:
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Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble
are true and correct.
Section 2. That TGS's request to maintain current rates
for the Company in the South Jefferson County Service Area is
approved.
Section 3. That the meeting at which this resolution
was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance
with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be effective
immediately on passage.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of
A.D., 2009, at a Council Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor ,
City Council ,
NOES:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY MANAGER
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