HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 03 04 Certification of Resolution No. R2025-13CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD
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March 4, 2025
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Keith L. Wall
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
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CNP Tower 19a' Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
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Jamie Mauldin
Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1900
Austin, Texas 78701
Re: City of Friendswood Resolution No. R2025-13
To Whom It May Concern:
Enclosed please find a certified copy of Resolution No. R2025-13 passed by the City
Council of the City of Friendswood, Texas, on Monday, March 3, 2025, regarding the following:
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, SUSPENDING THE APRIL 19, 2025, EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THE PROPOSAL BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES
CORP., D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX AND CENTERPOINT
ENERGY TEXAS GAS — HOUSTON, TEXAS COAST, SOUTH TEXAS, AND
BEAUMONT/EAST TEXAS GEOGRAPHIC RATE AREAS, TO IMPLEMENT
INTERIM RATE ADJUSTMENTS UNDER THE GAS RELIABILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM FOR GAS UTILITY INVESTMENT IN
2024;REQUIRING NOTICE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY:
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TGXAs 77546 - Ormaz: (281) 996-3270 - FAX: (281) 482-1634
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter and let me know if I can be of any
further assistance.
Respectfully,
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Leticia Brysch
City Secretary
Enclosure
City of Friendswood
Certification of Resolution
910 South Friendswood Drive
Friendswood, Texas 77546-4856
Phone: (281) 996-3270 • Fax: (281) 482-1634
I, LETICIA BRYSCH, THE DULY APPOINTED CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
IIARRIS COUNTY AND GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT AS
PART OF MY DUTIES, I DO SUPERVISE AND ACT AS LAWFUL CUSTODIAN OF THE RECORDS OF THE CITY
OF FRIENDSWOOD; AND THAT THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF
RESOLUTION No. R2025-13.
RESOLUTION NO. R2025-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, SUSPENDING THE APRIL 19, 20259
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PROPOSAL BY CENTERPOINT
ENERGY RESOURCES CORP., DB/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY
ENTEX AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS — HOUSTON,
TEXAS COAST, SOUTH TEXAS, AND BEAUMONT/EAST TEXAS
GEOGRAPHIC RATE AREAS, TO IMPLEMENT INTERIM RATE
ADJUSTMENTS UNDER THE GAS RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM FOR GAS UTILITY INVESTMENT IN 2024;REQUIRING
NOTICE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY: AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE..
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE CITY ON THIS 4T" DAY OF MARCH 2025.
RESOLUTION NO. R2025-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS, SUSPENDING THE APRIL 19, 2025, EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
PROPOSAL BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP., DB/A
CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS -
HOUSTON, TEXAS COAST, SOUTH TEXAS, AND BEAUMONT/EAST TEXAS
GEOGRAPHIC RATE AREAS, TO IMPLEMENT INTERIM RATE ADJUSTMENTS
UNDER THE GAS RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM FOR GAS
UTILITY INVESTMENT IN 2024; REQUIRING NOTICE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE COMPANY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Friendswood, Texas ("City") is a gas utility customer of CenterPoint
Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas — Houston,
Texas Coast, South Texas, and Beaumont/East Texas geographic rate areas (CenterPoint or Company) and
is a regulatory authority with an interest in the rates and charges of CenterPoint; and
WHEREAS, CenterPoint made filings with the City and the Railroad Commission of Texas
('Railroad Commission") on February 18, 2025, proposing to implement interim rate adjustments under the
Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program ("GRIP Rate Increases"), pursuant to Section 104.301 of the Texas
Utilities Code, on all customers served by CenterPoint, effective April 19, 2025; and
WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the City, as a regulatory authority, to examine the GRIP Rate
Increases to determine their compliance with the Texas Utilities Code; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the April 19, 2025, effective date of the GRIP Rate Increases proposed by the
Company is hereby suspended for the maximum period allowed by Section 104.301(a) of the Texas Utilities
Code to permit adequate time to review the proposed increases, analyze all necessary information, and take
appropriate action related to the proposed increases.
Section 2. That the City Secretary is hereby directed to provide a certified copy of this
resolution to the Company, in care of Keith L. Wall at I I I I Louisiana Street, CNP Tower 19th Floor,
Houston, Texas 77002, and to Jamie Mauldin, legal counsel to the City, at Lloyd Gosselink, 816 Congress
Ave., Suite 1900, Austin, Texas 78701.
Section 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage and approval.
INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of
Friendswood on this the 3`d day of March, 2025. /i
LETICIA BRYSCH, City
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KAREN L. HORNER, City Attorney