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Attachment C to Ordinance
<br />SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ATMOS ENERGY CORP. MID-TEX
<br />DIVISION AND ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE
<br />WHEREAS, this settlement agreement is entered into by Atmos Energy Corp's Mid-
<br />Tex Division and Atmos Cities Steering Committee ("ACSC") whase members include the
<br />Cities of Abilene, Addison, Allen, Alvarado, Angus, Anna, Argyle, Arlington, Bedford,
<br />Bellmead, Benbrook, Beverly Hills, Blossom, Blue Ridge, Bowie, Boyd, Bridgeport,
<br />Brownwood, Buffalo, Burkburnett, Burleson, Caddo Mills, Canollton, Cedar Hill, Celeste,
<br />Celina, Cisco, Cleburne, Clyde, College Station, Colleyville, Colorado City, Comanche,
<br />Coolidge, Coppell, Corinth, Corral Ciry, Crandall, Crowley, Dalworthington Gardens, Denison,
<br />DeSoto, Duncanville, Eastland, Edgecliff Village, Emory, Ennis, Euless, Everman, Fairview,
<br />Farmers Branch, Farmersville, Fate, Flower Mound, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Frisco, Frost,
<br />Gainesville, Garland, Garrett, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Haltom City, Haxker Heights, Haskell,
<br />Hewitt, Highland Park, Highland Village, Honey Grove, Hurst, Iowa Park, Irving, Justin,
<br />Kaufman, Keene, Keller, Kemp, Kennedale, Kerrville, Killeen, Krum, Lakeside, Lake Worth,
<br />Lancaster, Lewisville, Lincoln Park, Little Elm, Lorena, Malakoff, Mansfield, McKinney,
<br />Melissa, Mesquite, Midlothian, Murphy, Nocona, North Richland Hills, Northlake, Oakleaf,
<br />Ovilla, Palestine, Pantego, Paris, Parker, Pecan Hill, Plano, Ponder, Pottsboro, Prosper, Quitman,
<br />Red Oak, Reno {Parker County}, Richardson, Richland, Richland Hills, Roanoke, Robinson,
<br />Rockwall, Roscoe, Rowlett, Sachse, Saginaw, Seagoville, Sherman, Snyder, Southlake,
<br />Springtown, Stamford, Stephenville, Sulphur Springs, Sweetwater, Temple, Tenell, The Colony,
<br />Tyler, University Park, Venus, Vernon, Waco, Watauga, Waxahachie, Westlake, Whitesboro,
<br />White Settlement, Wichita Fa11s, Woodway, and Wylie.
<br />WHEREAS, on March 15, 2010, Atmos filed with the ACSC Cities an application,
<br />hereafter referred to as the 2410 RRM filing, to adjust rates pursuant to Rider RRM - Rate
<br />Review Mechanism; and
<br />WHEREAS, ACSC has hired experts and lawyers to analyze the rates proposed by
<br />Atmos Energy Corp.'s, Mid-Tex Division ("Atmos" or "Company") in its 2010 RRM filing; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreement resolves all issues between Atmos and ACSC
<br />("the Signatories") regarding the 2010 RRM filing, which is currently pending before the ACSC
<br />Cities, in a manner that the Signatories believe is consistent with the public interest, and the
<br />Signatories represent diverse interests; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Signatories believe that the resolution of the issues raised in the 2010
<br />RRM filing can best be accornplished by each ACSC City approving this Settlement Agreement
<br />and the rates, terms and conditions reflected in the tariffs attached to this Settlement Agreement
<br />as Exhibit A;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants
<br />established herein, the Signatories, through their undersigned representatives, agree to the
<br />following Settlement Terms as a means of fully resolving all issues between the ACSC Cities
<br />and Atmos involving the 2010 RRM filing:
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