HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 96-17 RESOLUTION NO. R96-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIEIQDSwOOD, TEXAB,
SUSPENDIIQG THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TEXAS-NEW MEICICO POWER
COMPANY'8 APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF ITS CODII�IUNITY
CHOICE TRANSITION PLAN AND STATEMENT OF INTENTf
PROVIDING FOR THE GATHERING AND REVIEW OF NECESSARY
INFORMATIOIQ ZN COIQNECTION THEREWITHf AUTHORIZING
PARTICIPATION IN THE GULF COAST COALITION OF CITIES
COMCERNING THE ELECTRIC RATES AND ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
OF TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY; AND AUTHORIZING
PARTICIPATION IM PUBLIC UTILITY CO1rII�IZ88ION OF TEXAS
DOCKET NO. 15560.
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W�iEREAB, the City of Friendswood, Texas, is a regulatory
authority under the Public Utility Regulatory Act and has
original jurisdiction over the rates and accounting practices of
Texas-New Mexico Power Company to determine if such rates and
practices are fair, just, and reasonable; and
WHEREAB, preliminary information indicatea that a further
investigation and review of the application of Texas-New Mexico
Power Company should be conducted to determine if the proposed
rates and accounting orders requested are fair, just, and
reasonable; and
f�iiEREAB, additional information is required from the Company
for analysis and review before the City can make a determination
if the existing rates of Texas-New Mexico Power Company are
reasonable, unreasonable, or are in any way in violation of any
provision of law; if the accounting orders requested by Texas-New
Mexico Power Company are reasonable; and if such rates and
practices should be revised and just and reasonable rates and
practices determined for Texas-New Mexico Power Company; and
WHEREAB, a statement in writing has been delivered to
Texas-New Mexico Power Company setting forth the reasons for
suspending the utility's application and statement of intent; now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF P'RIENDSWOOD,
STATE OF TEXAB:
Section 1. The findings and recitals set forth in the
preamble hereof are hereby adopted in their entirety.
Section 2. Pending hearing and decision, the proposed
effective date set forth in Texas-New Mexico Power Company's
Application for Approval and Statement of Intent is hereby
suspended for a period of ninety (90) days after June 10, 1996,
as permitted under §2.212(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Act.
Section 3. City's representatives shall have the right
to obtain additional information from the Company through the
filing of requests for information, which shall be responded to
within ten (10) days from the receipt of such request for
information.
Section 4. To promote efficiency and control the costs
of regulation, the City is hereby authorized to join and
participate in the Gulf Coast Coalition of Cities.
Section 5. The City hereby appoints Councilmember Janis
Lowe and City Manager Ron Cox as its representatives to the Gulf
Coast Coalition of Cities for Texas New-Mexico Power Company rate
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and accounting matters. The City further ratifies the retaining
of counsel, authorizes the hiring of consultants as selected by
the Gulf Coast Coalition of Cities to assist the Cities in these
proceedings and P.U.C. Docket No. 15560 and to take all legal and
other actions on behalf of the City and its ratepayers as are
deemed necessary by said Coalition in connection with this matter.
Section 6. This resolution shall become effective from
and after its passage.
Section 7. The City Council may, from time to time,
enter additional orders as may be in the public interest and
necessary to the enforcement of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED thie 20th day of May 1996.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
BY t �,�t1? ! ��/
Evelyn . NewcK►an
Mayor
ATTEST:
Deloris McKen ie, T.R.M.C.
City Secretary
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