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RESOLUTION NO.___________ <br />A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF _________________________, TEXAS, <br />("CITY") REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF CENTERPOINT ENERGY <br />RESOURCES CORP., TEXAS COAST DIVISION, TO INCREASE RATES <br />UNDER THE GAS RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM; <br />SUSPENDING FFECTIVE DATE FOR FORTY- <br />FIVE DAYS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY PARTICIPATION IN A <br />COALITION OF CITIES KNOWN AS THE "TEXAS COAST UTILITIES <br />COALITION" OF CITIES; DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH <br />THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED COMPLIED WITH THE TEXAS OPEN <br />MEETINGS ACT; MAKING SUCH OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS <br />RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS: on or about March 3, 2021 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., Texas Coast <br /> filed for an increase in gas utility rates under the Gas Reliability <br />in a requested increase in the monthly customer charges <br />as shown in the table below: <br /> <br /> Proposed <br /> Current 2022 Interim <br />Rate Customer Rate Increase Per <br />Schedule Charge Adjustment Adjusted Charge Bill <br />R-2096-I-GRIP 2022; $18.62 $1.32 $19.94 $1.32 <br />R-2096-U-GRIP 2022 per customer per customer per customer per customer <br />Residential per month per month per month per month <br />GSS-2096-I-GRIP 2022; <br />GSS-2096-U-GRIP 2022 $22.81 $2.12 $24.93 $2.12 <br />General Service per customer per customer per customer per customer <br />Small per month per month per month per month <br />GSLV-627-I-GRIP 2022; <br />GSLV-627-U-GRIP 2022 $295.14 $70.32 $365.46 $70.32 <br />General Service per customer per customer per customer per customer <br />Large Volume per month per month per month per month <br /> <br />and <br />WHEREAS: The City has a responsibility to exercise due diligence with regard to rate <br />increases of monopoly utilities who operate within its boundaries; and <br />WHEREAS: The application to increase rates by CenterPoint is complex; and <br />WHEREAS: It is necessary to suspend effective date of May 2, <br />2022, for its increase in rates for forty-five days so that the City can assure itself that the data and <br />are in accordance with the Section 104.301 of the <br />Gas Utility Regulatory Act; and <br />1 of 2 <br /> <br />