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AN ORDINANCE
DENYING THE STATEMENT OF INTENT OF CENTRAL POWER AND
LIGHT COMPANY TO CHANGE ELECTRIC RATES SUBJECT TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THIS MUNICIPALITY, AND REFUSING TO
PLACE IN OPERATION THE NEW RATES PROPOSED BY SAID
COMPANY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Central Power and Light Company (the Company) heretofore
presented to this City Council a Statement of Intent to Change Electric
Rates within the regulatory jurisdiction of this municipality, and this City
Council has heretofore entered upon a hearing in said matter at which the
Company appeared and presented evidence; and
WHEREAS, this municipality, in cooperation with other Texas munici-
palities within the service area of the Company, has selected and engaged rate
consultants, auditors, accountants, attorneys, and engineers to conduct investi-
gations, to present evidence on behalf of the cities and their citizens before
the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and to advise and represent the
various cooperating governing bodies in the rate - making proceedings before the
municipalities and before the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and
WHEREAS, this City should be reimbursed by the Company for the
reasonable costs of the services of such rate consultants, auditors, accountants,
attorneys and engineers; and
WHEREAS, the cooperating municipalities have requested from the
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Company the necessary data to make a reasonable determination of rate base,
expenses and investments and rate of return within the ljcipal boundaries
of each of the cooperating municipalities, including this City, which data
is required by Section 23, Article 1446c and is necessary for any municipality
to make the determination of reasonable rates within the boundaries of that
municipality, with which request for data the Company has failed to comply:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Statement of Intent of Central Power and Light
Company to Change Electric Rates subject to the jurisdiction of this municipality
is denied and the new rates proposed by Central Power and Light Company shall
not be placed in operation because of the Company's refusal to comply with
Section 23 of Article 1446c and because its proposed rates are unreasonable.
Company shall not charge rates in excess of rates in effect prior to the filing
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of said Statement of Intent to Change Rates.
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SECTION 2. That the Company is required to reimburse this municipality
for its reasonable costs for rate consultants, auditors, engineers and attorneys
representing this City in this rate matter, including work and representation
in Docket 91 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. The Company shall
be billed for such costs and the City shall take such action as may be
necessary to obtain such reimbursement, including, at the discretion of the City,
an offset to charges made by the Company to the City for electric service.
SECTION 3. That the City Secretary is hereby ordered to deliver a
certified copy-of this Ordinance 'to Central Power and Light Company.
SECTION 4. The necessity to declare the position of the City of
Corpus Christi in the hereinabove described matter creates a public emergency
and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter
rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of
its introduction but that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three
several meetings of the City Council, and :the Mayor having declared such
emergency and necessity to exist, and having requested the suspension of the
Charter rule and that this ordinance: take effect and be in full force and
effect from and aft ts passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the
1� day of
ATTEST:
Cit Secretary MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
7 APP ED:
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1976:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By
Assistant City ttorney
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
DAY OF N-X s ii :
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
310H OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE,
REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
.JASON LUBY
OR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE ASES
RUTH GILL
BOB GULLEY
J%B Ey LPZiANO,��SR.
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E&PAW RO L.' SAMPLE
TTHE ABOVE ORDIH.ANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
� JASON` LUBY
DR. BILL TIPTON
EDUARDO DE ASES
RUTH GILL ALI
BOB GULLET
GABE LOZANO, SR.
EDWARD L. SAMPLE