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Home My WebLink About16451 ORD - 08/12/1981.t, 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. 15950, 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 cost of operating and maintaining the City's gas distribution system has increased due to inflation since the last service rate increase in August, 1979; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an increase in gas rates is necessary to keep such service self-supporting; and WHEREAS, the 1981-82 Gas Fund Budget has been based upon the assumption that between August 1, 1981, and July 31, 1982, the weighted average price of gas purchased from the city's suppliers, unadjusted for pressure or gas loss, is $3.78 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. 15950 passed, approved, and effective with reading and billing of cycle 1 of the January, 1981, billing, be and the same is hereby amended so as to provide a new schedule of rates for all customers, as follows: 16151 MICROFILMED SEp 27 1984 RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER RATE PRICE PER MCF Inside Outside Cycle 11 in Nov. thru 10 in April City Limits City Limits First 1 MCF Per Month or Less $ 7.28 $ 8.87 Next 2 MCF Per Month 5.06 5.82 Next 7 MCF Per Month 4.91 5.65 Next 40 MCF Per Month 4.83 5.56 All Over 50 MCF 4.46 5.13 Min. Monthly Bill 7.28 8.37 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 Inside City Limits $ 7.28 5.06 4.91 4.24 4.16 7.28 Outside City Limits $ 8.37 5.82 5.65 4.88 4.78 8.37 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 $ 10.08 $ 11.59 9.04 10.40 6.56 7.54 4.83 5.56 4.46 5.13 10.08 11.59 PRICE PER MCF Inside Outside City Limits City Limits $ 7.28 $ 8.37 5.06 5.82 4.91 5.65 4.83 5.56 4.46 5.13 4.30 4.95 4.22 4.85 4.19 4.82 4.10 4.72 4.04 4.65 4.02 4.62 7.28 8.37 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 $.08 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 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 $ 7.28 $ 8.37 5.06 5.82 4.91 5.65 4.32 4.97 4.24 4.88 4.19 4.82 4.10 4.72 4.04 4.65 7.28 8.37 SECTION 2. The rates established by this ordinance shall be applied against all gas consumed beginning with Cycle 1 on or around August 1, 1981, and which shall be billed to customers beginning with Cycle 1 on or around September 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 e first time qn0 passed to its second reading on this the a9 day of , 191/ , by the following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky That the foregoing ordinance was read for t second time NII passed to its third reading on this the S' day of �, 99�d following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky That the foregoing ordinance was r ad for the ltthir' time ndnd followingsssed inally on this the Alday of Luther Jones A' Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley 1. Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky 4011 PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 42___day of ATTEST: 'Cit Secretary APPRO D.: QDAY OF , 190 J. BRUCE 'Y )CK, CITY ATTORNEY A City At orney By Assis MAY 19 0/ THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 1615i PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT S OF County Christi BILLIE J • R �gSON _ • ... bob firs us Christi Caller and The CorP� Christi Tim of .................... ... of the Corpus and the publication ----~ _ . _ State. 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