Ord. 0516-1 11-24-86ORDINANCE NO. 516-1
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER
COMPANY TO FILE MODIFIED RATE SCHEDULES TO BE
CHARGED IN THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS; PROVIDING
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES MAY BE
CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN; CONTAINING
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT;
REPEALING ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OR PART OF PARTS
THEREOF WHICH MAY BE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;. AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, DUE TO THE NEED TO PROVIDE
RATE RELIEF WITHOUT DELAY.
WHEREAS,
(HL&P) filed with
WHEREAS,
on March 18, 1986, Houston Lighting Power Company
the City of Pearland a request to change rates; and
the City by Ordinance No. 516 required HL&P to file
modified rate schedules to be effective within the Cityasof July 18,:
WHEREAS, the Public: Utility Commission of Texas in Docket No.
6765 issued -a-final•>.order; on HL&P's rate request in rural areas on
November f 7,;1986, and:::
WHEREAS, ,'':`HL&P
make effective
the -.City ,rates,
including revised fuellfactors, equal to rates implemented pursuant to
the final order in Docket No. 6765 on the same date such rates become
effective -in°areas
WHEREAS,
hearing as to •the
WHEREAS,
governed by said final order;' and
HL&P has agreed to waive its right to notice
rate modification required by -this Ordinance;;, an
the City Council is of the opinion that rates equal
to those established by the Public Utility Commission in Docket No.
6765 are just and reasonable to both customer and Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
the
Section 1. The City Council orders HL&P to implement within
City the rate schedules approved by the Public Utility Commission
of Texas pursuant to the final order in Docket No. 6765.
Section 2. The rates set forth on such rate schedules are
those under which HL&P shall be authorized to render electric service
and to collect charges from its customers for the sale of electric
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power and energy within the City until such time as said rate
schedules may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn as provided
by law.
Section 3. The rate schedules filed by HL&P with the City
shall be effective pursuant to the final order in Docket No. 6765 and
shall apply to each customer of HL&P within the City for electricity
consumed after that date.
Section 4. This Ordinance constitutes the final action of
the City Council of the City in determining the rates for saleof
electric power and energy by HL&P within the City in accordance with
Section 42 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act.
Section 5. There exists a public emergency requiring that
this Ordinance be passed without reading on two separate occasions at
two regular meetings of the City Council, due to the imperative need
to provide rate relief to the affected HL&P customers without delay,
and it is so declared.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on this the 02-9day of
, A. D., 1986, on FIRST and ONLY required
reading pursuant to Article 3, Section 3.10 of th4`Qity Charter.
Mayor
ATTEST•'.
Cite
APPROVED AS TO FORM: