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Ord. 0420 10-27-80ORDINANCE NO. 420 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE.HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY TO FILE MODIFIED RATE SCHEDULES TO BE CHARGED •IN THE CITY OF PEARLAND , TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SUCH RATE SCHEDULES; PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OR PART OR PARTS THEREOF WHICH MAY BE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; WHEREAS, on June 30, 1980, Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) fi3'ed with the City of Pearland a request for an increase in rates to be charged within the City in the amount of $214 Million per year on a system -wide basis; and WHEREAS, the City suspended the effective date of such proposed rate increase for 120 days beyond August 5, 1980; and WHEREAS, the City Council, having reviewed the Company's rate filing package and supporting testimony as well as the Final Order of September 15, 1980 of the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding the same rate applica- tion in Docket No. 3320, is of the opinion that a lesser increase in rates should be approved by HL&P; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the total increase approved by the Final Order in Docket No. 3320 will provide revenues that are adequate to the Company and will result in rates that are just and reasonable to both customers and the Company; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Pearland orders the Houston Lighting & Power Company to file rate schedules to be effective within the City of Pearland identical to those rate schedules filed with and approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas pursuant to the Commission's Final Order in Docket No. 3320. Section 2. The rates set forth on such rate schedules are those under which said Company shall be authorized to render electric service and to collect charges from its customers for the sale of electric power and energy within the City of Pearland until such time as said rate schedules may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn as provided by law, but shall not be in excess of rates approved by the Public Utility Commission for any other municipality pursuant to the rate filing of HL&P on June 30, 1980. Section 3. The rate schedules filed by Houston Lighting & Power Company shall be effective from and after final passage of this ordinance and shall apply to each customer of HL&P within the City of Pearland for electricity consumed after the date of filing with Lh City, which date shall not be prior to October 1, 1980 and may not be charged fox electricity consumed prior to such date. Section 4. That this ordinance constitutes the final action of the City Council of the City of Pearland in determining the rates for sale of electric power and energy by Houston Lighting & Power Company within the City of Pearland in accordance with Section 43(f) of the Public Utility Regulatory Act. PASSED AND APPROVED at a meeting duly convened by the City Council of the City of Pearland Texas, this the ,e 2- day of A , 1980. ATTEST: CITY SECRETA (CITY; SEAL) RW:02:S MAYOR 4 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on Second and Final Read meeting duly convened by the City Council of the City Pearland a7 day of O02#_f4,y , 1980. ATTEST: City Secretary, (City Seal) • -2-