Ord 129-94 9/20/1994 ORDINANCE NO. 129-94
A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, FIXING AND DETERMINING A
GENERAL SERVICE RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF
NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS
IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS;
PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE
CHANGED, ADJUSTED, AND AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR THE
RECOVERY OF CURRENT RATE CASE EXPENSE; PROVIDING FOR
A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES; PROVIDING FOR A MAIN
LINE EXTENSION RATE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND
FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH
THIS ORDINANCE WAS DISCUSSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Effective with gas bills rendered on and after
thirty (30) days from the final date of passage of this
ordinance, the rate for sales of natural gas rendered to
consumers within the city limits of Wichita Falls, Texas, by
Lone Star Gas Company, a division of ENSERCH CORPORATION, a
Texas Corporation, its successors and assigns, is hereby fixed
and determined as set forth in the Attachment hereto which is
incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. The residential and commercial rates set forth
above shall be adjusted upward or downward from a base of
$4. 0200 per Mcf by a Gas Cost Adjustment Factor expressed as an
amount per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of natural gas for changes
in the intercompany city gate rate charge as authorized by the
Railroad Commission of Texas or other regulatory body having
jurisdiction for gas delivered to the Wichita Falls
Distribution System, according to the Attachment hereto.
SECTION 3. Company shall also receive tax adjustments
according to the Attachment hereto.
SECTION 4. In addition to the aforesaid rates, Company
shall have the right to collect such reasonable charges as are
necessary to conduct its business and to carry out its
reasonable rules and regulations in effect. The charges as set
forth in the Attachment hereto are approved.
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SECTION 5. In addition to the aforesaid rate, Company is
authorized to recover the current rate case expense through a
surcharge designed for a twenty-four (24) month nominal
recovery period. The surcharge per Mcf will be calculate by
dividing the rate case expense to be recovered by the adjusted
annual sales volume plus transported volume to all customers in
the Wichita Falls Distribution System. The Company will
provide monthly status reports to account for the collection.
SECTION 6. The rates set forth in this ordinance may be
changed and amended by either the City or Company in the manner
provided by law. Service hereunder is subject to the orders of
regulatory bodies having jurisdiction, and to the Company's
Rules and Regulations currently on file in the Company's
office.
SECTION 7. The operation of Section 5.08 of Article 1446e
demands immediate action by the City Council of the City of
Wichita Falls, Texas, and the same does create a public
emergency and imperative public necessity requiring the
suspension of the Charter requirement that no ordinance shall
become effective until the lapse of thirty (30) days
thereafter; the City Council having therefore found an
emergency and necessity to exist and having called for the
suspension of such Charter requirement, does hereby declare
that it shall become effective from and after its passage on
this 20th day of September, 1994.
SECTION 8. It is hereby officially found and determined
that the meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to
the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 20th day of September, 1994.
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LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
WICHITA FALLS TEXAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES
(1) RECONNECT CHARGE
In addition to the charges and rates set out above, the
Company shall charge and collect as a reconnect charge:
SCHEDULE gliAllgE
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday $27.50
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday $41.25
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays $41.25
For each reconnection or reinauguration of gas service,
where service has been discontinued at the same premises
for any reason, with the following exceptions:
(A) For a builder who uses gas temporarily during
construction or for display purposes;
(B) For the first occupant of the premises;
(C) Whenever gas service has been temporarily interrupted
because of system outage, service work or appliance
installation done by Company; or,
(D) For any reason deemed necessary for Company
operations.
(2) RETURNED CHECK CHARGES.
A returned check handling charge of $13 .75 is made for
each check returned to the Company for reasons of non-
sufficient funds, account closed, payment withheld,
invalid signature or improper preparation.
(3) COLLECTION CHARGE
A charge of $7.00 shall be made for each instance when it
is necessary for a Company employee to go to a customer's
residence or place of business in order to collect amounts
owed the Company for gas service previously rendered.
This charge shall not apply if service is terminated at
the time of the collection. This charge shall apply only
to one trip on the same amount owed.
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(4) NEW. ADDITIONAL OR AMENDED SERVICE CHARGES
Prior to the imposition of new, additional or amended
service charges, the Company shall file notice of such
charges with the City Clerk. The City shall, within
thirty (30) days, approve, deny or modify such new,
additional or amended service charges. Should the City
take no action within the thirty (30) day period, the new,
additional or amended rates shall become effective on the
thirty-first (31st) day after filing with the City Clerk.
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LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
WICHITA FALLS TEXAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
SCHEDULE OF MORATORIUM ON REQUESTS FOR RATE INCREASES
(5) With the enactment of this ordinance and the rates
therein, the Company agrees not to file a request for a
rate increase prior to April_ 1999. Such moratorium will
be applicable to all rates and charges identified in this
ordinance. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the City reserves the right to call for a rate
study of the reasonableness of the rates authorized hereby
in the event the reports required by Subsection (6)
indicate significant growth in revenues from gas sales or
transportation charges to industrial customers.
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LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
WICHITA FALLS TEXAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
SCHEDULE OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
(6) With the enactment of this ordinance, Lone Star Gas
Company agrees to file with the City of Wichita Falls a
quarterly report of all revenue and volumes related to gas
sales to industrial customers and transportation to
industrial customers. Such reports shall be filed within
forty-five (45) days of the end of each calendar quarterly
beginning with the next calendar quarter subsequent to the
effective date of this ordinance.
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LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
WICHITA FALLS TEXAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
SCHEDULE OF MAIN LINE EXTENSION RATE
(7) The charge for extending mains beyond the free limit
established by Lone Star Gas Company, or any free limit
established by franchise for residential customers shall
be the lesser of: (a) the system-wide average cost of
construction, including all overheads, for the prior
fiscal year; or (b) the adjusted actual cost as determined
by applying the latest Handy-Whitman Index to the 1975
actual base cost of $2.94. The Company shall file the
calculation of such charge with the City as soon a
sufficient data is available each fiscal year. Extension
to commercial and industrial customers shall be based on
actual cost per foot.
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ATTACHMENT
TO ORDINANCE NO.
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
TARIFFS & SCHEDULES
ITEM A. Rates
The following rates are the maximum applicable to
residential and commercial consumers per meter per
month or for any part of a month for which gas
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service is available at the same location.
Residential:
Customer Charge $5.00
All Consumption @ 4.9159 Per Mcf
If the service period is less than 28 days in a
month, the customer charge is $0. 1786 times the
number of days service.
Commercial:
Customer Charge $8.00
First 20 Mcf @ 5.5857 Per Mcf
Next 30 Mcf @ 5.2857 Per Mcf
Over 50 Mcf @ 5. 1357 Per Mcf
If the service period is less than 28 days in a
month, the customer charge is $0.2857 times the
number of days service.
Bills are due and payable when rendered and must be
paid within ten days from monthly billing date.
Residential Off-Peak Sales Discount:
An off-peak sales discount of $.25 per Mcf will apply
to residential customers volume purchased in excess
of 8 Mcf for each of the billing months May through
October.
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ITEM B. Gas Cost Adjustment
Each monthly bill at the above rates shall be
adjusted for gas cost as follows:
(1) The city gate rate increase or decrease
applicable to current billing month residential
and commercial sales shall be estimated to the
nearest $0.0001 per Mcf based upon:
(a) A volume factor of 1.0087 determined in
establishing the above rates for the
distribution system as the ratio of
adjusted purchased volumes divided by
adjusted sales volumes.
(b) The city gate rate estimated to be
applicable to volumes purchased during the
current calendar month, expressed to the
nearest $0.0001 per Mcf (shown below as
"Re") .
(2) Correction of the estimated adjustment
determined by Item B(1) above shall be included
as part of the adjustment for the second
following billing month. The correcting factor
(shown below as "C") shall be expressed to the
nearest $0.0001 per Mcf based upon:
(a) The corrected adjustment amount based upon
the actual city gate rate, less
(b) The estimated adjustment amount billed
under Item B(1) above, divided by
(c) Distribution system residential and
commercial sales Mcf recorded in the
Company's books during the prior year for
the month that the correction is included
as part of the adjustment.
(3) The adjustment determined by Item B(1) and Item
B(2) above shall be multiplied by a tax factor
of 1.05212 to include street and alley rental
and state occupation tax due to increasing or
decreasing Company revenues under this gas cost
adjustment provision.
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In summary, the gas cost adjustment (GCA) shall be
determined to the nearest $0.0001 per Mcf by Item B(1) ,
Item B(2) and Item B(3) as follows:
GCA = [Item B(1) + Item B(2) ] X Item B(3)
GCA = [1. 0087 (Re - $4.0200) + C] X 1.05212
ITEM C. Tax Adjustment
The tax adjustment shall be an amount equivalent to
the proportionate part of any new tax, or any tax
increase or decrease
or any increase or decrease of
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any other government imposition, rental fee or charge
(except state, county, city and special district ad
valorem taxes and taxes on net income) levied,
assessed or imposed subsequent to July 1, 1993, upon
or allocable to the Company's distribution
operations, by any new or amended law, ordinance or
contract.
ITEM D. Weather Normalization Adjustment Clause
Effective with bills rendered during the October 1994
through May 1995 billing months and annually
thereafter from the October through May billing
months, the above residential and commercial
consumption rates for gas service will be subject to
a weather normalization adjustment each billing
cycle, to reflect the impact of variations in the
actual heating degree days during the period included
in the billing cycle from the normal level of heating
degree days during the period included in the billing
cycle. The weather normalization adjustment will be
implemented on a per Mcf basis and will be applicable
to the heating load determined separately for
residential and commercial customers based on heating
degree data recorded by the Wichita Falls weather
station. The adjustment to be made for each billing
cycle will be calculated according to the following
formula:
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WNA = (NDD - ADD) / ADD x M x AHL
Where: WNA = Weather Normalization Adjustment
NDD = Normal Heating Degree Days during the period
covered by the billing cycle
ADD = Actual Heating Degree Days during the period
covered by the billing cycle
M = Weight Average Margin per Mcf included in the
commodity portion of the rates effective
during the October through May billing
months
AHL = Actual Heating Load per customer
The heating load to which the weather normalization
adjustment is to be applied for residential customers
is determined by subtracting the residential class
base load from the total volume being billed to the
customer. The heating load to which the weather
normalization adjustment is to be applied for
commercial customers is determined by subtracting the
base load for the customer from the total volume
being billed to the customer. The base load of a
customer is the average level of non-heating
consumption.
The weather normalization adjustment is subject to a
50% limitation factor based on temperatures being
fifty percent warmer or colder than normal. The
weather normalization adjustment will be calculated
to the nearest $.0001 per Mcf.
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