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Home My WebLink About17155 ORD - 07/28/1982AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, VOLUME II, CHAPTER 55 UTILITIES, ARTICLE IV, CAS RATES AND CHARGES, SECTION 55-61 CLASSIFICATION OF CUSTOMERS AND SCHEDULES OF RATES, AS SET FORTH IN ORDINANCE NO. 16451, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO CHANGE THE SCHEDULE OF GAS RATES FOR ALL CUSTOMERS TO THE CITY -OWNED GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY PROVIDING A NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR ALL GAS CUSTOMERS; PROVIDING FOR RATE ADJUSTMENT TO PASS ON TO THE CONSUMER THE FULL AMOUNT OF SUCH COST OF GAS; 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 price of natural gas charged by suppliers is expected to continue to increase monthly; 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 September, 1981; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an increase in gas rates is necessary to keep such service self-supporting. , 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. 16451 passed, approved, and effective with reading and billing of cycle 1 of the August, 1981, billing, be and the same is hereby amended so as to provide a new schedule of rates for all customers. RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER RATE Cycle 11 in Nov. thru 10 in April COST OF SERVICE PER MCF Inside Outside City Limits City Limits First 1 MCF per Month or Less $ 4.23 $ 4.86 Next 2 MCF per Month 2.01 2.31 Next 7 MCF per Month 1.01 1.16 Next 40 MCF per Month .93 1.07 All Over 50 MCF .56 .64 Minimum Monthly Bill 4.23 4.86 Cycle 11 in April thru 10 in Nov. First 1 MCF per Month or Less $ 4.23 $ 4.86 Next 2 MCF per Month 2.01 2.31 Next 5 MCF per Month 1.01 1.16 Next 30 MCF per Month .34 .39 All Over 38 MCF .26 .30 Minimum Monthly Bill 4.23 4.86 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, shalltv 194 17155 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 COST OF SERVICE PER MCF Inside Outside Part Year Customers City Limits City Limits First 1 MCF per Month or Less $ 7.03 $ 8.08 Next 2 MCF per Month 5.99 6.89 Next 7 MCF per Month 2.66 3.06 Next 30 MCF per Month .93 1.07 All Over 40 MCF .56 .64 Minimum Monthly Bill 7.03 8.08 GENERAL CUSTOMER RATES COST OF SERVICE PER MCF Inside Outside City Limits City Limits First 1 MCF per Month or Less $ 4.23 $ 4.86 Next 2 MCF per Month 2.01 2.31 Next 7 MCF per Month 1.86 2.14 Next 40 MCF per Month 1.78 2.05 Next 50 MCF per Month .56 .64 Next 100 MCF per Month .40 .46 Next 100 MCF per Month .32 .37 Next 700 MCF per Month .29 .33 Next 1000 MCF per Month .20 .20 Next 13000 MCF per Month .14 .14 All Over 15000 MCF .12 .12 Minimum Monthly Bill 4.23 4.86 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: COST OF SERVICE PER MCF Inside Outside City Limits City Limits First 1 MCF per Month or Less $ 4.23 $ 4.86 Next 2 MCF per Month 2.01 2.31 Next 7 MCF per Month 1.86 2.14 Next 40 MCF per Month 1.27 1.46 Next 150 MCF per Month .34 .39 Next 300 MCF per Month .29 .33 Next 500 MCF per Month .20 .23 Next 14000 MCF per Month .14 .16 Minimum Monthly Bill 4.23 4.86 SECTION 2. PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT. These rates are subject to gas cost adjustments as follows: Rates will be adjusted monthly by the City following the receipt of notice of cost of gas from the supplier to pass on to the consumer the full amount of such cost adjusted for pressure base , and gas lost and unaccounted for factors. 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 2.05% less per MCF for purchased gas adjustment than the general customer rate schedule. SECTION 3. The rates established by this ordinance'shall be applied against all gas consumed beginning with Cycle 1 on or around August 1, 1982, and which shall be billed to customers beginning with Cycle 1 on or around September 1, 1982. SECTION 4. 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 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in con— flict herewith be the same and are hereby repealed to the extend of such conflict. SECTION 6. 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 7. 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 wasiread for first time And passed to its second reading on this the day of , 194.2.) , 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 th second third reading on this the e.,47,/ day of following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack C-6-umphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky That the foregoA)quiinance was on this the rik-day of ead for the thkj time and passed finally • by the following vote: time an , 19 passed to its , by the Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky PASSED AND APPROVED, this the A? day of ATTEST: C' Secretary lpe.!ED: DAY OF , 191'W J. BRUCE AYCOCK CITY A TORNEY By , 19 Y2) . MAYO THE CITY dF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 17155 ;4°' A MOTION moved and seconded the motio to amend the ordinance amending the gas rates which passed on first reading on July 14, 1982, so as to substitute the attached ordinance for the one passed on first reading prior to the second reading. - :-. (\.4..j Passed (.521 / ;•• STALE OF TEXAS, County of Nueces. SS: PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY OFVC C 7/5 Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came LORRAINE C. MARTINEZ , 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. 17155,... 24E of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER -TIMES on the...2221.1 day 19.12.., and once each_ day ............... for one.. .................. on e Times. ° LORRAINE C. MARTINEZ pfe:2212,a2 ACCOUNTING CLERK /g1. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9.th. .day ALLG.US.T 19.32_ EtibENIA S. CORTZZL_ NotaryPublic, Nueces County, T 4-1 i',PASSAGE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY 0 ORPUS CHRISTI, TEX VOLUME 41, CHAPTER UTILITIES, ARTICLE GAS RATES. AN CHARGES, SECTION 66- cLAs4IFICATion oF CU TOME RS .A ND SCHED• ULES OF RATES, AS FORTH- IN ORDINANCE NO. 16451, AS AMENDE SO AS TO CHANGET SCHEDULE OF G'A ERS TO THE CITy.0WNED--1 RATES FOR ALL CUSTO • GAS DISTRIBUTION SYS- TEM BY PROVIDING NEW SCHEDULE -0 RATES FOR ALL GAS CUS., TOMERS; PROVIDING FOR RATE ADJUSTMEN TO PASS ON T8efC0 SUMER THE -FU AMOUNT OF SUCH COST OF GAS; PROVIDING AM - EFFECTIVE DATE; PRO- VIDING A SEVERANCq CLAUSE; AND -PROVID- ING FOR4PUBLICAT101-- Was passed and appr&ed by the City Council,.of the, ty of Corpus Chtistlrfexat on the 28th day of Any; 1982. - The full' text of said drdi- nonce is available to the put.- lic in the Office of the City " Secretary.-- • ' +s -Bill G. Read , City Secreta orptis Christi, ' .u.m.ehftawt.n.*.eoa...ega,...amw..,aasWuotk.e..a...Acadatt6a.AfX 71. 7