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Home My WebLink About15950 ORD - 12/24/1980' 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. 15701, 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 amended 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 $2.99 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. 15701 passed, approved and effective with reading and billing of cycle 1 of the September, 1980 billing, be and the samd is hereby amended so as to provide a new schedule of rates for all customers, as follows: `--i5 J5 ' MICROFILM ED `SEP 271984 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 thru 10 in Nov. First 1 MCF Per Month or less Next 2 MCF Per Month Next 5 MCF Per Month Next 30 MCF Per Month All over 38 MCF Min. Monthly Bill 9 PRICE PER MCF Inside Outside City Limits City Limits $ 6.07 $ 6.98 4.17 4.80 4.04 4.65 3.98 4.58 3.67 4.22 6.07 6.98 Inside Outside City Limits City Limits $ 6.07 $ 6.98 4.17 4.80 4.04 4.65 3.48 4.00 3.42 3.93 6.07 6.98 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 All 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 Outside City Limits City Limits $ 8.87 $ 10.20 7.49 8.61 5.42 6.23 3.98 4.58 3.67 4.22 8.87 10.20 PRICE PER MCF Inside Outside City Limits City Limits $ 6.07 $ 6.98 4.17 4.80 4.04 4.65 3.98 4.58 3.67 4.22 3.53 4.06 3.47 3.99 3.44 3.96 3.37 3.88 3.32 3.82 3.30 3.80 6.07 6.98 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 $.06 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 inithe 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 schedule: First 1 MCF Per Month or less Next 2 MCF Per Month Next 7 MCF Per Month Next 40 MCF Per Month Next 150 MCF Per Month Next 300 MCF Per Month Next 500 MCF Per Month Next 14000 MCF Per Month Min. Monthly Bill PRICE PER MCF Inside Outside City Limits City Limits $ 6.07 $ 6.98 4.17 4.80 4.04 4.65 3.55 4.08 3.48 4.00 3.44 3.96 3.37 3.88 3.32 3.82 6.07 6.98 SECTION 2. The rates established by this ordinance shall be applied against all gas consumed beginning with Cycle 1 on or around December 1, 1980, and which shall be billed to customers beginning with Cycle 1, on or around January 1, 1981. 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. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 5. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or 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 fir t time ar passed to its j1 second reading on this thee_day of .tAi , 19 O , 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 as read for third reading on this the /7 day o following vote: Luther Jones Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best David Diaz Jack K. Dumphy Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky That the forego ng ordinan was re on this the �1� day of,� Luther Jones Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best David Diaz Jack K. Dumphy Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED: I DAY OF [12,— , , 1980 : J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY tant City Attney d time d passed to its , 19J0 , by the for the third time and passed finally , 1920.) , by the following vote: day of 494 z gt , 19)0 . THE C Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 15950 `STATE OF TEXAS, . County of Nueces. r..: }ss: �F' •Try PUBLISHER'S AFFID #\088774 CIT;Y'OF` C.C. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came _LQRRAINE..COB.TEZ , 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. 15950,,,,,_._ of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in YHL CORPUS CIHRISTX_ALLKRZTMF,S on the29t$ day of DECEMBER 198.4__, and once each slay._.._ thereafter for ...._ .rn consecutive dAy me.. _Times. $..._...__ 36„96 Subscribed and sworn to before me this_...3td day of A.EGEil ER 19.80 - LOIS WINN � Notary Pubhe;,-Nueces County, Texas .n.DO 0 q•,i C T 0^ TI E OF PASSAGE OF -ORDINANCE- - NO. 15950 AMENDING THE CO): OF ORDINANCES, CL1• FL'aiRPUS CHRIST TEXAS, VOLUME ri CHAPTER 55 UTILITIE ARTICLE IV, GAS RATE AND CHARGES, SECTI 55t61 CLASSIFICATION 0 CNSTOMERS AND SCHE ULES-OP RATES, AS SE FORTH IN ORDINANCv NO. 15701, AS AMENDED r SO ASIO CHANGE T SCHEDULE OF GA RATES FOR ALL CUSTOM E SOF THE CITY OWNE• GAS DISTRIBUTION SY TEM BY PROVIDING NEW SCHEDULE 0 RATESFOR ALL GAS CUS TOMERS; PROVIDING EFFECTWE DATE; PR VIDING A SEVERANC CLAUSE; AND PROVID !NE FOR PUBLICATION. WAS -PASSED AND -AP PROVED by the City Coune of the city of Corpus Christi Texai during the Regula CouncIFMeeting held on th 24th day of December, 1 at 13Q am., and provIdin publication one time In t official publIcatIOn of t City of Corpus Christi Texas. ISSUED UNDER M HAND AND SEAL of th City of Corpus Christ Texa3, this the 24th day December, 1t0o -s-21111 G. Read, Cit Secret • • • •