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Regular Council Meeting August 8, 2011 Page 6 1367 APPROVING A NEGOTIATED RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE ( "ACSC" OR "STEERING COMMITTEE ") AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP., MID -TEX DIVISION ( "ATMOS MID-TEX" OR "COMPANY ") REGARDING THE COMPANY'S FOURTH ANNUAL RATE REVIEW MECHANISM ( "RRM ") FILING IN ALL CITIES EXERCISING ORIGINAL JURISDICTION; DECLARING EXISTING RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE; ADOPTING TARIFFS THAT REFLECT RATE ADJUSTMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEGOTIATE SETTLEMENT AND FINDING THE RATES TO BE SET BY THE ATTACHED TARIFFS TO BE JUST AND REASONABLE; REQUIRING THE COMPANY TO REIMBURSE CITIES' REASONABLE RATEMAKING EXPENSES; REPEALING CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS OR ORDINANCES; DETERMINING THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH . THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; ADOPTING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND REQUIRING DELIVERY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE COMPANY AND THE STEERING COMMITTEE'S LEGAL COUNSEL. Mr. Anderson explained that the City of Paris, along with approximately 154 other cities is a member of the Atmos Cities Steering Committee ( "ACSC ") and that Atmos filed with the City an application to increase natural gas rates. Mr. Anderson also said that the City worked with ACSC to analyze the schedules and that the ordinance, rates and RRM tariffs were the result of negotiations between ACSC and the Company to resolved issues. He also said that the ordinance resolves the Company's RRM filing by authorizing supplemental revenue of $6.6 million to be recovered through the customer charge component of rates associated with a steel service line replacement program approved as part of last year's rate adjustment. Mr. Anderson told City Council that the ACSC Settlement Committee and ACSC legal counsel recommended that all ACSC cities adopt this ordinance implementing the rate change. A Motion to invoke the super majority rule was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member McCarthy and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Motion carried, 5 ayes — 0 nays. 20. First reading, deliberate, and possibly act on ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -028: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT OF THIRTY (30) MILES PER HOUR FOR THE 2200 BLOCK OF SOUTH COLLEGIATE DRIVE FROM THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF JEFFERSON ROAD SOUTH TO THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF LOOP 286 SE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.