HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 94-36 RESOLUTION N0. R94-36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, COUNTIES OF
GALVESTON/HARRIS, TEXAS, DIRECTING HOUSTON LIGHTING &
POWER COMPANY TO FILE CERTAIN RATE INFORMATION WITH THE
CITY; SETTING A TEST YEAR TO BE USED BY HOUSTON LIGHTING
& POWER COMPANY IN ITS FILING; ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURAL
SCHEDULE FOR THE GATHERING AND REVIEW OF NECESSARY
INFORMATION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; SETTING DATES FOR
THE FILING OF THE CITY'S ANALYSIS OF THE COMPANY'S
FILING AND THE COMPANY'S REBUTTAL TO SUCH ANALYSIS; AND
CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECEIVING
TESTIMONY RELATIVE TO THE REASONABLENESS OF THE EXISTING
RATES CHARGED BY HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY AND
THE COMPLIANCE BY SAID COMPANY WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS
OF LAW.
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WHEREAS, the City of Friendswood, Texas, a regulatory
authority under the Public Utility Regulatory Act having original
jurisdiction over the rates charged by Houston Lighting & Power
Company for electric utility services within the City, is
empowered to determine if such rates are fair, just, and
reasonable; and
WHEREAS, preliminary information indicates that a further
investigation and review of rates charged by Houston Lighting &
Power Company should be conducted to determine if such rates are
fair, just, and reasonable; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it necessary and appropriate
to establish a schedule for the filing of certain information by
said Company, establish procedures to be followed in obtaining
and reviewing such information, provide for the filing of an
analysis of such information by the City and the filing of
rebuttal information by the Company, and provide for the holding
of a public hearing following which the City shall make a
determination of whether the existing rates charged by Houston
Lighting & Power Company are unreasonable or are in any way in
violation of any provision of law, whether such rates should be
revised, and if so, determine and establish just and reasonable
rates for said Company; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section l. On or before September 23, 1994, Houston
LighCing & Power Company ("HL&P") sha11 file, with the City,
Schedules A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, 0, and S of the Rate
Filing Package of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, based
on a test year ended December 31, 1993, along with all associated
work papers. HL&P need not file all of Schedule I, but only file
schedules I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, and those portions of I-17 and I-19
that relate ta test-year expenses. Such filing shall include the
same information required under the Public Utility Commission of
Texas current Section 42 order to the Company in Docket No. 12065.
Section 2. 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,
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Section 3. The City, or its designated representatives,
shall file their analysis of the Company's filing and information
gathered on or before October 7, 1994.
Section 4. The Company shall file any rebuttal to the
analysis of the City or its designated representatives on or
before October 14, 1994.
Section 5. After October 14, 1994, and upon reasonable
public notice, a public hearing shall be conducted by the City
Council in the council chambers of the City Hall located at
109 East Willowick, Friendswood, Texas, or at such alternate
location as may be scheduled as hereinafter provided. After
hearing the evidence at such public hearing, a determination of
the reasonableness of the existing rates of HL&P shall be made by
the City Council and, if necessary, just and reasonable rates
shall be determined to be thereafter observed and enforced for
all services of HL&P within the City.
It is anticipated that other municipalities served by HL&P
may initiate substantially similar proceedings applicable to the
rates charged within their respective jurisdictions.
Councilmember Lowe of the City is hereby authorized to cooperate
with representatives of such other municipalities for the
purposes of scheduling joint public hearings with one or more of
such other municipalities. To facilitate such joint public
hearings, Councilmember Lowe is hereby expressly authorized to
reschedule the date, time, and location of the public hearing
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required by this section; provided, however, in no event shall
such public hearing be conducted prior to the expiration of the
time permitted HL&P for filing of rebuttal to the analysis of the
City. Notice of any such alternate public hearing date shall set
forth the date, time, and location of such hearing and shall be
effective if served upon HL&P at least ten (10) days in advance
of such date in the manner hereinafter provided for service of
this Resolution
Section 6. This Resolution shall be served on HL&P by
certified First Class U.S. Mail, return receipt requested.
Section 7. It is hereby found and deCermined that the
meeting at which this Resolution was passed was open to the
public as required by 1aw and that public notice of the time,
place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required.
Section 8. This Resolution shall become effective from
and after its passage.
Section 9. The City Council may, from time to time,
amend this procedural schedule and enter additional orders as may
be in the public interest and necessary to the enforcement of
this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, A1VD RESOLVED this 12th day of September
1994.
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Evelyn B. Newman, Mayor
City of Friendswood
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ATTEST:
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Deloris McKenzie, RMC
City Secretary
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