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Home My WebLink About15701 ORD - 08/13/1980• AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, VOLUME II, CHAPTER 55 UTILITIES, ARTICLE IV, GAS RATES AND CHARGES, SECTION 55-61 CLASSIFICATION OF CUSTOMERS AND SCHEDULES OF RATES, AS SET FORTH IN ORDINANCE NO. 15043, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULE OF GAS RATES FOR ALL CUSTOMERS OF THE CITY -OWNED GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY PROVIDING A NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR ALL GAS CUSTOMERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the cost of providing natural gas for the customers of the Corpus Christi Gas System has increased as a result of increased prices of natural gas charged by suppliers; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an increase in gas rates is necessary to keep such service self-supporting; and WHEREAS, a single gas rate schedule without a price adjustment per thousand cubic feet (MCF) of gas for gas cost increases each month may be easier for the customer to understand; and WHEREAS, the 1980-81 Gas Fund Budget has been based upon the assumption that between August 1, 1980 and July 31, 1981, the weighted average price of gas purchased from the city's suppliers, unadjusted for pressure or gas loss, is $2.81 per thousand cubic feet. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF • CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 55-61 of the CODE OF ORDINANCES, 1976, as amended, and particularly as amended by ORDINANCE NO. 15043 passed, approved and effective with reading and billing of cycle 1 of the September, 1979 billing, be and the same is hereby amended so as to provide a new schedule of rates for all customers, as follows: AUG2g mictICM01980, 15701 RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER RATE Cycle 11 in Nov. thru 10 in April First 1 MCF Per Month or less Next 2 MCF Per Month Next 7 MCF Per Month Next 40 MCF Per Month All over 50 MCF Min. Monthly Bill Cycle 11 in April First 1 MCF Per Next 2 MCF Per Next 5 MCF Per Next 30 MCF Per All over 38 MCF Min. Monthly Bill thru 10 in Nov. Month or less Month Month Month • PRICE PER MCF Inside City Limits $ 5.77 3.87 3.74 3.68 3.37 5.77 Inside City Limits $ 5.77 3.87 3.74 3.18 3.12 5.77 Outside City Limits $ 6.63 4.45 4.30 4.23 3.87 6.63 Outside City Limits $ 6.63 4.45 4.30 3.65 3.58 6.63 SEASONAL CUSTOMERS All customers who have requested a cutoff and reconnection at the same location or for services to the same premises, including increases or reductions of the same premises, and which cutoff was not necessitated by reason of reconstruction of the building on the premises, shall be classified as seasonal customers, and in lieu of the rates applicable to all customers, there shall be charged and collected the following charges for gas furnished and delivered to the meters by the Department of Public Utilities of the City: SEASONAL RATE Part Year Customers First 1 MCF Per Month or less Next 2 MCF Per Month Next 7 MCF Per Month Next 30 MCF Per Month A11 over 40 MCF Min. Monthly Bill GENERAL CUSTOMER RATES First 1 MCF Per Month or less Next 2 MCF Per Month Next 7 MCF Per Month Next 40 MCF Per Month Next 50 MCF Per Month Next 100 MCF Per Month Next 100 MCF Per Month Next 700 MCF Per Month Next 1000 MCF Per Month Next 13000 MCF Per Month All over 15000 MCF Min. Monthly Bill PRICE PER MCF Inside City Limits $ 8.57 7.19 5.12 3.68 3.37 8.57 PRICE Inside City Limits $ 5.77 3.87 3.74 3.68 3.37 3.23 3.17 3.14 3.07 3.02 3.00 5.77 Outside City Limits $- 9.85 8.26 5.88 4.23 3.87 9.85 PER MCF Outside City Limits $ 6.63 4.45 4.30 4.23 3.87 3.71 3.64 3:61 3.53 3.47 3.45 6.63 All general customers who consume over 15,000 MCF in one month and who receive gas from the City's distribution system at the same pressure which the City receives the gas from its supplier (14.65 psi) shall be billed $.05 less per MCF than the general customer rate schedule. INCENTIVE AIR COOLING & CONDITIONING RATE (Limited to customers using less than 15 million cubic feet per month annual average) All general rate customers that have installed total energy or have gas operated air cooling and air conditioning equipment or both and have an average volume used in MCF per month in the seven summer months that exceed the five winter months average use, when inspected and approved by the Gas Division, who request in writing to be billed in the summer months on the Summer Incentive Gas Rate Schedule starting with Cycle 11 in April and ending with the billing of Cycle 10 in November shall be billed on the following rate scheudle: First 1 MCF Next 2 MCF Next 7 MCF Next 40 MCF Next 150 MCF Next 300 MCF Next 500 MCF Next 14000 MCF Min. Monthly Bill Per Month or less Per Month Per Month Per Month Per Month Per Month Per Month Per Month PRICE PER MCF Inside City Limits $ 5.77 3.87 3.74 3.25 3.18 3.14 3.07 3.02 5.77 SECTION 2. The rates established by this ordinance Outside City Limits $ 6.63 4.45 4.30 3.73 3.65 3.61 3.53 3.47 6.63 shall be applied against all gas consumed beginning with Cycle 1 on or around August 1, 1980, and which shall be billed to customers beginning with Cycle 1 on or around September 1, 1980. SECTION 3. INTERRUPTIONS: Deliveries of gas to commercial or industrial customers may be interrupted or curtailed in case of shortage or threatened shortage of gas supply from any cause whatsoever, to conserve gas for residential and other human need customers served hereunder, according to all mandatory orders of governmental agencies having jurisdiction. SECTION 4. herewith be and the same SECTION 5. clause, phrase, word, or That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 6. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi, which publication shall contain the caption stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance. That the foregoing ordinance was read for he first time and passed to its second reading on this the ,3 C�Ct day of 19�, by the following vote: Luther Jones Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best David Diaz Jack K. Dumphy Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky That the foregoing ordinance vias read for the second time sul passed to its third reading on this the (Q day of (ijjj j , 19VU , by the following vote: `�—'— Luther Jones Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best David Diaz Jack K. Dumphy Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky (ILY put_ 099- That the foreg iordinanc was read for the third time and passed finally on this the /31P^ -day of , 19Y0qg by the following vote: n Luther Jones. Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best David Diaz Jack K. Dumphy Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky PASSED AND APPROVED, this the /3*-' day of ATTEST: APPR VED: DAY OF � 19 ¢o J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY By l , ' �l`..i - a, Assiar City Attot MAY 15701 TH'/CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS , 19 gij . PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT 1 ,j STATE OF TERAS, In; County of Nueces. 111 Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came....._. LORRAINE CORTEZ who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the ACCOUNTING CLERK of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 15701 AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE CITY OF C.C.. . . of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in THE CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER -TIMES on the._48thday of..—. ATTGf1ST 19.80-, and once each.. DAY thereafter, for ONE DAY consecutive........_..... __...—...._._.___.... ONE — Times. vs 40.81 LORRAINE CORTEZ ACCOUNTING Subscribed and sworn to before me this - 20th AC__.day o Nf—_ G CLERK __AUGUST 19 80 LOIS WINN No ary Public, Nueces County, Texas NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. ,:,r,. AMENDING THE CODE 0' ORDINANCE, CITY Of CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, VOLUME 11, CL' 5PTER 55 UTILITIES, ARTICLE IV. 'GAS RATES AND I CHARGES, SECTION 55.61 CLASSIFICATION OF CUS. TOMERS AND SCHED: ULES OF RATES, AS SET FORTH IN ORDINANCE NO. 15043, AS AMENDED; 50 AS TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULE OF GAS RATES FOR ALL CUSTOM. ERS OF THE CITY -OWNED GAS DISTRIBUTION SYS- TEM BY PROVIDING A NEW SCHEDULE OF I RATES FOR ALL GAS CUS- TOMERS; PROVIDING Al EFFECTIVE DATE; PRO- VIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, AND PROVID• ING FOR PUBLICATION. (beginning with Cycle 1 an bt around August 1, 1980 an0 which shall be billed to cus- tomers beginning with Cycle 1 on or around September f, 1980d, WAS' PASSED AND AP- PROVED by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, during the Regular Council Meeting held on the 13th day of August, 1980, at 2,00 p.m. and providing pub= Ilcetlon one time in the offi- cial publication of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of the City of Corpus Christi, .Texas, this the lath day of August, 1980. -s-Bill G. Read, City Secretary City of Corpus Christi, Texas 1