R2021-063 2021-04-12RESOLUTION NO. R2021-63
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas ("city") regarding
the application of Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Texas Coast Division, to
increase rates under the gas reliability infrastructure program; suspending the
effective date of this rate application for forty-five days; authorizing the city to
continue to participate in a coalition of cities known as the "Texas Coast Utilities
Coalition" of cities; determining that the meeting at which the resolution was
adopted complied with the Texas Open Meetings Act; making such other findings
and provisions related to the subject; and declaring an effective date.
WHEREAS, on or about March 4, 2021 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., Texas
Coast Division ("CenterPoint") filed for an increase in gas utility rates under the Gas Reliability
Infrastructure Program (`GRIP"), and proposed increases in the monthly customer charges for
all retail customer classes as shown below:
Rate
Schedule
Current
Customer
Charge
Proposed
2021 Interim
Rate
Adjustment
Adjusted
Charge
Increase Per Bill
R-2096-I-GRIP 2021;
R-2096-U-GRIP 2021
Residential
$17.77
per customer
per month
$0.88
per customer
per month
$18.65
per customer
per month
$0.88
per customer
per month
GSS-2096-I-GRIP 2021;
GSS-2096-U-GRIP 2021
General Service
Small
$21.48
per customer
per month
$1.36
per customer
per month
$22.84
per customer
per month
$1.36
per customer
per month
GSLV-627-I-GRIP 2021;
GSLV-627-U-GRIP 2021
General Service
Large Volume
$262.84
per customer
per month
$33.15
per customer
per month
$295.99
per customer
per month
$33.15
per customer
per month
and
WHEREAS, the City has a special responsibility to exercise due diligence with regard to
rate increases of monopoly utilities who operate within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the application to increase rates by CenterPoint is complex; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to suspend the effective date for the increase in rates for
forty-five days, so that the City can assure itself that the data and calculations in CenterPoint's
rate application are correctly done; and
WHEREAS, the effective date proposed by CenterPoint is May 3, 2021, but a
suspension by the City will mean that the rate increase cannot go into effect prior to June 17,
2021, now therefore;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution
are hereby in all things approved and adopted.
Section 2. The City suspends the requested effective date by CenterPoint for forty-
five days pursuant to the authority granted the City under Section 104.301 of the Texas Utilities
Code to allow the City to review the data and calculations that provide the basis for
CenterPoint's proposed increase in rates.
Section 3. The City shall continue to act jointly with other cities that are part of a
coalition of cities known as the Texas Coast Utilities Coalition ("TCUC") of cities.
Section 4. The City authorizes the law firm of Herrera Law & Associates, PLLC, to
act on its behalf in connection with CenterPoint's application to increase rates.
Section 5. To the extent allowed by law, CenterPoint is ordered to pay the City's
reasonable rate case expenses incurred in response to CenterPoint's rate increase application
within 30 days of receipt of invoices for such expenses to the extent allowed by law.
Section 6. The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things
conducted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
Section 7. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the 12th day of April, A.D., 2021.
ATTEST:
CRYSTAL ROAN, TRMC, C4
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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