2002-125-RES AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 2002-086 TO INCLUDE AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERVENTION IN GAS UTILITIES DOCKET 9304 AT RAILROAD COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-125
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2002-086 TO INCLUDE
AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERVENTION IN GAS UTILITIES DOCKET
9304 AT THE RAILROAD COMMISSION; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, TXU Lone Star Pipeline (LSP) filed a Statement of Intent with the Railroad
Commission (designated as GUD 9292) on April 5, 2002, to surcharge residential and commercial
gas customers who are residents of the city of Paris to cover costs associated with a new pipeline
to serve the Metroplex; and,
WHEREAS, the requested surcharges of 37(; per month and $2.10 per month on
residential and commercial customers, respectively, will adversely impact the City of Paris and
its residents; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council did heretofore, on the 13th day of May, 2002, in Resolution
No. 2002-086, authorize intervention in GUD 9292 and participation in a Steering Committee of
other affected cities; and,
WHEREAS, TXU Lone Star Pipeline (LSP) filed a second statewide surcharge case on
May 8, 2002 (designated as GUD 9304), requesting authority to establish a monthly fee to recover
future, unpredictable expenses associated with implementation of a pipeline integrity and safety
assessment (ISA) program; and,
WHEREAS, the requested surcharge in GUD 9304 will have an immediate impact of
$1.25 to $2.50 annually per residential customer, with the potential for much higher increases in
the future becoming automatic once the surcharge mechanism is approved and becomes a
precedent for automatic pass through of costs associated with a pipeline safety cost recovery
program; and,
WHEREAS, cities served by TXU have a history of cooperation in gas rate matters and
such cooperation in GUD 9304 will be efficient and cost effective in evaluating whether associated
costs should be recovered in piecemeal ratemaking through a surcharge; therefore, it is deemed
appropriate that Resolution No. 2002-086 be amended to include authorization for intervention in
GUD 9304; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That Resolution No. 2002-086 be, and the same is hereby, amended to include
authorization for intervention in Gas Utilities Docket 9304 at the Railroad Commission.
Section 3. That the City Clerk shall cause copies of this resolution to be sent to the TXU
representative:
Autry Warren, Rate Manager
TXU Gas Distribution
1601 Bryan Street
Dallas, TX 75201-3402
and to:
Jay B. Doegey, City Attorney
City of Arlington
P. O. Box 231
Arlington, TX 76004-0231
for forwarding to the Steering Committee.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of August, 2002.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: