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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2000-16 - TXU Electric RatesAN ORDINANCE APPROVING REVISED RATE SCHEDULES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN FOR TXU ELECTRIC COMPANY, FORMERLY TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFOR, PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES AND SERVICE REGULATIONS MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN, FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW WHEREAS, on January 25, 2000, TXU Electric Company ("TXU Electric'), formerly Texas Utilities Electric Company, filed with the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown ("City") its Tariff Filing proposing implementation, within the corporate limits of the City, of revisions to twenty-seven (27) of its current tariffs (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Deleted Tariffs"); and WHEREAS, also on January 25, 2000, TXU Electric filed a virtually identical set of Revised Tariffs and Deleted Tariffs with the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and WHEREAS, the TXU Electric Revised Tariffs within the corporate limits of the City, as are ultimately approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas pursuant to the January 25, 2000 Tariff Filing are hereby approved; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT: SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this ordinance implements Policy End 12.00 of the Century Plan - Policy Plan Element, which states: "City owned, sponsored or managed utilities provide safe, adequate and reliable services to all customers" and further finds that the enactment of this ordinance is not inconsistent or in conflict with any other Century Plan Policies, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the Policy Plan. SECTION 2. On January 25, 2000, TXU Electric Company ("TXU Electric") filed with the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown ("City") a Tariff Filing to implement within the corporate limits of the City revisions to twenty-seven (27) of its current tariffs (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Deleted Tariffs"). Also on January 25, 2000, TXU Electric filed a virtually identical set of Revised Tariffs and Deleted Tariffs with the Public Utility Commission of Texas. TXU Electric Rate Ordinance No. Page 1 of 2 2/22/00 SECTION 3. The TXU Electric Revised Tariffs, as are ultimately approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas pursuant to the January 25, 2000 Tariff Filing, are hereby approved within the corporate limits of the City. TXU Electric is authorized to render service and to collect charges as specified in the Revised Tariffs as approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas from its customers electing to receive electric service under said Tariffs within the corporate limits of the City until such time as said tariffs may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn with the approval of the Governing body of the City. SECTION 4. The Revised Tariffs herein approved shall be effective from and after the effective date approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. SECTION 5. The Deleted Tariffs are hereby deleted from and after the effective date approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and TXU Electric may not render service or collect charges under said Deleted Tariffs within the corporate limits of the City on or after the effective date approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. SECTION 6 The filing of said Tariff Filing shall constitute notice to the consumers of electricity within the City of the availability and application of such Revised Tariffs and of the termination of the Deleted Tariffs. SECTION 7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed now or hereafter as limiting or modifying in any manner the right and power of the Governing Body of the City under the law to regulate the rates, operations, and services of TXU Electric. SECTION 8. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law and that public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given as required. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading at a Regular Meering of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, on this the 22nd day of February, 2000. PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, on this the 8th day of March, 2000, ATTE- T: Sandra Lee City Secretary AS TO F Marianne Landers'Banks City Attorney TXU Electric Rate Ordinance No. `f Page 2 of 2 2/22/00 THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN: r h� By MaryEllen Kersch Mayor