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ORDINANCE N0. �,z -/S
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A RATE ORDER REQUIRING HOUSTON
LIGHTING AND POWER CODqPANY TO FILE WITH THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, MODIFIED RATE SCHEDULES TO BE
CHARGED IN SUCH CITY; PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH
SUCH RATE SCHEDULES MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED , AMENDBD
OR WITHDRAWN; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDStV00D ,
STATE OF TEXAS, :
Section 1. The attached Rate Order, which is made a part
hereof for all purposes , requiring Houston Lighting and Power
Company to file with the City of Friendswood, Texas, modified
rate schedules to be charged in such City be , and it is hereby,
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adopted.
Section 2. The r�tes set forth on such rate schedules are
those under which said Company .shall be authorized to render
electric service and to collect charges from its customers for
the sale of electric power and energy within the City of
Friendswood until such time as said rate schedules may be
changed, modified , amended or withdrawn as provided by law, but
shall not be in excess of rates approved by the Public Utility
Commission for any other municipality pursuant to the rate
filing of the Company on June 16, 1982 .
Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and
the City Secretary to attest to the attached Rate Order for and
on behalf of the City of Friendswood, Texas.
Section 4. The City Secretary is hereby directed to
forward a certified copy of this Ordinance , together with the
Rate Order attached hereto, to Houston Lighting and Power
Company.
Section 5. The City hereby waives written notice of a
hearing on appeal of this Ordinance and interposes no objection
to consolidation of consideration of this Ordinance before the
Public Utility Commission of Texas with any similar pending
rural or municipal proceeding.
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PASSED on first reading at a regular Council meeting duly
convened by the City Council of the City of Friendswood , Texas,
this 7th day of September , 1982 .
PASSED on second reading at a regular Council meeting duly
convened by the City Council of the City of Friendswood, Texas ,
thi�Oth day of September , 1982.
PASSED , APPROVED , AND ADOPTED on third and final reading at
a regular Council meeting duly convened by the City Council of
the City of Friendswood , Texas, this 4th day of October ,
1982.
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ayor
ATTEST : �
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City Secretary
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RATE ORDER
A RATE ORDER REQUIRING HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWFR
COMPANY TO FILE A40DIFIED RATE SCHEDULES TO BE CHARGED
IN THE CITY OF FRIENDS��VOOD, TEXAS.
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WHEREAS, on June 16, 1982 , Houston Lighting and Power
Company (HL�P) filed with the City of Friendswood , Texas, a
request for an increase in rates to be charged for electric
service within the City; and,
WHEREAS , the City Council , Resolution No. R-15-82 , passed
July 12 , 1982 suspended the effective date of such proposed
rate increase for one hundred and twenty days beyond July 22 ,
1982 ; and, '
WHEREAS, the City Council , having conducted a hearing on
August 26, 1982, at which the City Council reviewed the
Company' s rate filing package and supporting information, and
having reviewed other rate information and supporting
documentation thereto , is of the opinion that a lesser increase
in rates should be approved for HL�P; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that a total increase as
reflected by a tariff attached hereto and for all purposes
incorporated herein will provide revenues that are adequate to
the Company and will result in rates that are just and
reasonable to both customers and the Company; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDERED by the City Council of the City of
Friendswood , Texas, acting as a regulatory authority pursuant
to the power vested in it by Section 43(f) of the Public
Utility Regulatory Act, that Houston Lighting and Power Company
shall file rate schedules to be effective within the City of
Friendswood in accordance with the tariff attached hereto as �
Exhibit "A" , which revised and approved rates shall be charged
by Houston Lighting and Power Company for electricity consumed
after the date of filing with the City and may not be charged
for electricity consumed prior to such date. This Rate Order
constitutes the final action of the City Council of the City of
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Friendswood in deterrnining the rates for sale of electric power
and energy by Houston Lighting and Power Company within the
City of Friendswood in accordance with Section 43(f) of the
Public Utility Regulatory Act.
PASSED AND APPROVED following adoption of an Ordinance
presented and read by City Council at three ( 3) regular City
Council meetings this 4th day of October � lgg2 ,
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD , TEXAS
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Mayor
ATTEST: �
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City Secretary
(SEAL)
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