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Home My WebLink AboutO-960-12-89ORDINANCE NO. 960-12-89 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 676-2-86, AND ANY PREVIOUS ORDINANCES, FIXING AND DETERMINING THE GENERAL SERVICE RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS IN THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE CHANGED, ADJUSTED AND AMENDED; APPROVING THE ELIMINATION OF THE RATE SCHEDULES FOR PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS -N AND THE COMMERCIAL CONTRACT PUBLIC SCHOOL RATE; PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES; AND PROVIDING FOR A MAIN LINE EXTENSION RATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS: SECTION 1. From and after the effective date of this ordinance and subject to the provisos referred to hereinafter, Ordinance No. 676-2-86, and any previous ordinances, fixing and determining the general service rate to be charged for sales of natural gas to residential and commercial consumers in the City of Allen, Texas, is hereby amended as hereinafter set forth. SECTION 2. Effective with gas bills rendered on and after January 1, 1990, the maximum general service rate for sales of natural gas rendered to residential and commercial consumers within the, city limits of Allen, Texas, by Lone Star Gas Company, a division of ENSERCH Corporation, a Texas corporation, its successors and assigns, is hereby fixed and determined as set forth in Item A in the Attachment hereto which is incorporated herein. This ordinance also approves the elimination of the Rate Schedule for Public Free Schools -N and the commercial contract public school rate and placement of those customers receiving said rate on the commercial rate set forth in Item A in the Attachment hereto. SECTION 3. The residential and commercial rates set forth above shall be adjusted upward or downward from a base of $4.0200 per Mcf by a Gas Cost Adjustment Factor expressed as an amount per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of natural gas for changes in the intercompany city gate rate charged as authorized by the Railroad Commission Ordinance No. 960-12-89 - Page 1 of Texas or other regulatory body having jurisdiction for gas delivered to the Allen distribution system, according to Item B in the Attachment hereto which is incorporated herein. SECTION 4. Company shall also receive tax adjustments according to Item C in the Attachment hereto which is incorporated herein. SECTION 5. In addition to the aforesaid rates, Company shall have the right to collect such reasonable charges as are necessary to conduct its business and to carry out its reasonable rules and regulations in effect. The charges set forth in Items D and E in the Attachment hereto which is incorporated herein are approved. Services for which no charge is set out may be performed and charged for by Company at a level established by the normal forces of competition. SECTION 6. The rates set forth in this ordinance may be changed and amended by either the City or Company in the manner provided by law. Service hereunder is subject to the orders of regulatory bodies having jurisdiction and to the Company's Rules and Regulations currently on file in the Company's office. SECTION 7. It is hereby found and determined that said meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public, as required by Texas law, and that advance public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 7th day of December, 1989. APPROVED AS TO FORM: o rney APPROVED: oe Farmer, Mayor ATTEST: J y Morr on, City Secretary Ordinance No. 960-12-89 - Page 2 ATTACHMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 960-12-89 CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS LONE STAR GAS COMPANY TARIFFS & SCHEDULES ITEM A. RATES The following rates are the maximum applicable to residential and commercial consumers per meter per month or for any part of a month for which gas service is available at the same location. Residential: Customer Charge All Consumption $6.0000 5.7636 Per Mcf If the service period is less than 28 days in a month, the customer charge is $0.2143 times the number of days service. Commercial: Customer Charge First 20 Mcf Next 30 Mcf Over 50 Mcf $10.0000 5.7216 Per Mcf 5.4216 Per Mcf 5.2716 Per Mcf If the service period is less than 28 days in a month, the customer charge is $0.3571 times the number of days service. Bills are due and payable when rendered and must be paid within ten days from monthly billing date. Residential Off -Peak Sales Discount: An off-peak sales discount of $0.25 per Mcf will apply to residential customers' volume purchased in excess of 8 Mcf for each of the billing months May through October. ITEM B. GAS COST ADJUSTMENT Each monthly bill at the above rates shall be adjusted for gas cost as follows: (1) The city gate rate increase or decrease applicable to current billing month residential and commercial sales shall be estimated to the nearest $0.0001 per Mcf based upon: (a) A volume factor of 1.0147 determined in establishing the above rates for the distribution system as the ratio of adjusted purchased volumes divided by adjusted sales volumes. (b) The city gate rate estimated to be applicable to volumes purchased during the current calendar month, expressed to the nearest $0.0001 per Mcf (shown below as "Re"). Attachment to Ordinance No. 960-12-89 - Page 1 (c) The base city gate rate of $4.0200 per Mcf. (2) Correction of the estimated adjustment determined by Item B(1) above shall be included as part of the adjustment for the second following billing month. The correcting factor (shown below as "C") shall be expressed to the nearest $0.0001 per Mcf based upon: (a) The corrected adjustment amount based upon the actual city gate rate, less (b) The estimated adjustment amount billed under Item B(1) above, divided by (c) Distribution system residential and commercial sales Mcf recorded on the Company's books during the prior year for the month that the correction is included as part of the adjustment. (3) The adjustment determined by Item B(1) and Item B(2) above shall be multiplied by a tax factor of 1.05158 to include street and alley rental and state occupation tax due to increasing Company revenues under this gas cost adjustment provision. In summary, the gas cost adjustment (GCA) shall be determined to the nearest $0.0001 per Mcf by Item B(1), Item B(2) and Item B(3) as follows: GCA = [Item B(1) + Item B (2)] X Item B (3) GCA = [(1.0147) (Re - $4.0200) + C] X 1.05158 ITEM C. TAX ADJUSTMENT The tax adjustment shall be an amount equivalent to the proportionate part of any new tax, or increased tax, or any other governmental imposition, rental free or charge (except state, county, city and special district ad valorem taxes and taxes on net income) levied, assessed or imposed subsequent to January 1, 1989 upon or allocable to the Company's distribution operations, by any new or amended law, ordinance or contract. ITEM D. SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES (1) Reconnect Charge In addition to the charges and rates set out above, the Company shall charge and collect the sum of: Schedule Charge 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday $ 25.00 5 P.M. to 8 A.M. Monday through Friday 40.00 Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 40.00 as a reconnect charge for each reconnection or reinauguration of gas service, where service has been discontinued at the same premises for any reason, with the following exceptions: (a) For a builder who uses gas temporarilty during construction or for display purposes; (b) For the first occupant of the premises; Attachment to Ordinance No. 960-12-89 - Page 2 (c) Whenever gas service has been temporarily interrupted because of system outage, service work or appliance installation done by Company; or, (d) For any reason deemed necessary for Company operations. (2) Returned Check Charges A returned check handling charge of $7.50 is made for each check returned to the Company for reasons of non -sufficient funds, account closed, payment withheld, invalid signature, or improper preparation. (3) Collection Charge A charge of $7.00 shall be made for each instance when it is necessary for a company employee to go to a customer's residence or place of business in order to collect amounts owed the Company for gas service previously rendered. This charge shall not apply if service is terminated at the time of the collection action. This charge shall apply to only one trip on the same amount owed. ITEM E. MAIN LINE EXTENSION RATE The charge for extending mains beyond the free limit established by Lone Star Gas Company, or any free limit established by franchise, for residential customer shall be the lesser of: (1) The system -wide average cost of construction, including all overheads, for the prior fiscal year; or, (2) The adjusted actual cost as determined by applying the latest Handy -Whitman Index to the 1975 actual base cost of $2.94. The Company shall file the calculation of such charge with the City as soon as sufficient data is available each fiscal year. Extension to commercial and industrial customers shall be based on actual cost per foot. Attachment to Ordinance No. 960-12-89 - Page 3 f, AFFIDAVIT AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF COLLIN BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared JUDY EDQUIST, who having been by me duly sworn, on oath deposes and says: That she is publisher of THE ALLEN AMERICAN, a newspaper published in Collin County, Texas, not less fre- quently than once a week, having a general circulation in said county, and having been published regularly and con- tinuously for more than twelve months prior to publishing of which the attached is a true and written copy, and which was published in THE ALLEN AMERICAN on Wed. Dec. 13, 1989 & Sun. Dec. 17, 1989 and which was issued on -Dec . 13, 1989 ,by City of Allen of Collin County, Texas. A printed copy of said publication is attached hereto. SUBSCRIBED AND qp' . >~ V,A. TODD MY COMMISSION ExPIRI . 2 0 I y, a�ol�mber 6,1122 Publishes 2 5 Publisher's fee $ tit, CITY OF ALLEN�, ry PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Allen City Council adopted the following ordinance'at' their, regular.. meeting held on t ufsday, � (December, 7, .1989 (Title only): � t ORDINANCE NO., 960-12-'89'.. An -Ordi- , ;nance of the City of Allen, Collin County, ,Teita's; rArriending OrdInance'`Nb- � 67fr2-86; andµ any Previous Ordinances; . Fixing and Determining the General Ser-, vice Rate to be Charged for:Sales of Na , tural Gas to Residential'and'Commerciall 'ConsLmers in the -City of Allen! Collin! ;County, Texas;'ProJiding fo`r the Mariner iri� Which Such Rate may be Changed, -Ad= justed and Amended; Approving the Elimi- nation of.the'Rate'Schedules fdr«Public, ;Free Schools -N -and the Commercial Con tract "Public' School Rate;' Providind for' a Schedule of Service Charges; and Pr6vid , ting for a Main,Line Extension Rate:=' A Copy of this ordinance maybe reacJ ori -purchased in the office of the.City, Secret- 1. tary,tity of Allen, One Butler Circ" le, Allen ,j !Texas 75062 �';��„� '� „ l � Judy,Morrison ,- r� ,City, Secretary �� , A.D. 19� C�. Public in and for Collin County, Texas I CITY OF ALLEN I �� PUBLIC NOTICE I r j Notice is hereby given that the Allen City' ;Council adopted the following ordinance all their regular meeting held -on Thursday,, IDecembeF 7, 1989 (Title only):' ,ORDINANC E. NO..960-12-89: -An .Ordi-, I' nance of,the City of AIIen,.Collin County,1 iTexas?`•Atn'end ing OrdinanceyNo' 676-2-86,•and any Previous Ordinances;1 Fixing ana.Dete`rmining the'General Ser` vice Rate'to•be-ChiiF ed for_Sales of Nall -tural :Gas •to Residerltial'and Commercial ,Consumers' in"the"City"of'Allen,'Collin*, ICounty,,Texas; Providing for the Manner in .Which Such Rate'may be•Changed,'Ady lusted and Amended *Approving the Elithi w, nation of the Rate Schedules for Public41 `.Free Schools -Wand the'Commeraal Con ;tract Public School Rate; Providing for a `SbKed5le of Service:Charges; ana Provid- ting'for a,Main Lme,Extension Rate. -" A Copy 'f tFiis;ordinance may be read of purchased in the,office_ of the City,Secret- �ary, City of Allen, One Butler'Citcle; Allen, Texas.75002." s/Judy Morrison Ay--,; -k City Secretary,; rf.N7