Ord 05-90 2/6/1990� t
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ORDINANCE NO. -d�/c
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE STEERING COMMITTEE
OF TU ELECTRIC SERVICE AREA CITIES TO RETAIN
LEGAL COUNSEL AND RATE CASE CONSULTANTS;
AUTHORIZING THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO
INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS IN THE TEXAS PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY RATE CASE,
RURAL RATE CASE, PUC DOCKET NO. 9220
(PRUDENCY INQUIRY) AND RELATED DOCKETS;
SUSPENDING THE PROPOSED TARIFF AND SCHEDULE
OF RATES OF TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS
ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW.
WHEREAS, Texas Utilities Electric Company (TUEC) has filed
with individual cities and the Texas Public Utility Commission
(PUC Docket 9300 ( "Rural Case" ) for an increase in rates, with
such new rates to have a proposed effective date of February 20,
1990; and,
WHEREAS, TUEC has under construction a two unit nuclear
plant project known as the Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating
Station ( "Comanche Peak" ) , which project cost is expected to be
approximately $10 billion and potentially a major component of
such rate request; and,
WHEREAS, on December 22, 1989, the Office of Public Utility
Counsel filed a petition of inquiry (PUC Docket 9220) with the
Public Utility Commission of Texas inquiring into the prudence,
efficiency and management of Comanche Peak; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, ( "City" ) is a
regulatory authority having a statutory duty to participate in
such proceedings and whose citizens will be substantially
affected by the rates established as a result of such
proceedings; and,
WHEREAS, the economic development potential and
competitiveness of the electric service area will be profoundly
affected by the rates established; and,
WHEREAS, the City is entitled to be reimbursed for its
reasonable expenses pursuant to Section 24(a) of the Texas Public
Utility Regulatory Act; and,
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee of TU Electric Service Area
Cities has been formed to facilitate and coordinate the
participation of cities in the service area of TUEC in these rate
proceedings; and,
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee is currently negotiating
with TUEC for the periodic reimbursement of the cities' joint
rate case expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. That the City authorizes the Steering Committee
of TU Electric Service Area Cities of which the City is a
participating member, to retain legal counsel and engage rate
case consultants, and intervene on behalf of the City in PUC
Docket No. 9220, filed by the Office of Public Utility Counsel,
and PUC Docket No. 9300 (TUEC Rural Case) filed by TUEC, and
related dockets.
SECTION 2. The City authorizes payment to the Steering
Committee of TU Electric Service Area Cities of ten cents ( 10(P )
per capita based upon the latest Texas Municipal League
population figures for the City.
SECTION 3 . In order to allow the City sufficient time to
analyze and prepare for hearing and decision on any requested
rate, the City Council of the City hereby suspend the operation
of the proposed tariffs and schedules of rates which would
otherwise go into effect for a period not to exceed ninety ( 90)
days beyond the date on which the schedule of rates would
otherwise go into effect, i.e. , suspension until Midnight, May
21, 1990, and for such additional period of time as may be
necessary and authorized by law. During such period of
suspension, the rates in force shall be those rates in effect
when the suspended schedule was first filed, and shall continue
in force until finally approved, modified or denied by the City
Council.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cause copies of this
resolution to be sent to the TUEC representative:
T. Michael Ozymy
Vice President
Texas Utilities Electric Company
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1900
Dallas, Texas 75201
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and the Chairman of the Steering Committee:
Jay Doegey
City Attorney
Post Office Box 231
Arlington, Texas 76004-0231.
SECTION 5. That the operation of Section 43 of Article
1446c demands immediate reaction 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 this ordinance to be
passed and approved, and does hereby provide that it shall become
effective from and after passage on this 6th day of February,
1990.
SECTION 6. That it is hereby officially found and
determined that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is
open to the public as required by law and that public notice of
the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as
required.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 6th day of February, 1990.
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