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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-39 <br />A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE TEXAS, ("CITY") REGARDING THE <br />APPLICATION OF CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP., TEXAS COAST <br />DIVISION, TO INCREASE RATES UNDER THE GAS RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE <br />PROGRAM; SUSPENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RATE APPLICATION FOR <br />FORTY-FIVE DAYS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A COALITION OF <br />CITIES KNOWN AS THE "TEXAS COAST UTILITIES COALITION" OF CITIES; <br />DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED <br />COMPLIED WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; MAKING SUCH OTHER FINDINGS <br />AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, on or about March 4, 2021 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., Texas Coast Division <br />("CenterPoint") filed for an increase in gas utility rates under the Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program ('GRIP"), <br />and proposed increases in the monthly customer charges for all retail customer classes as shown below: <br />Proposed <br />Current <br />2021 Interim <br />Rate <br />Customer <br />Rate <br />Adjusted <br />Schedule <br />Charge <br />Adjustment <br />Charge <br />Increase Per Bill <br />R-2096-I-GRIP 2021; <br />$17.77 <br />$0.88 <br />$18.65 <br />$0.88 <br />R-2096-U-GRIP 2021 <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />Residential <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />GSS-2096-I-GRIP 2021; <br />GSS-2096-U-GRIP 2021 <br />$21.48 <br />$1.36 <br />$22.84 <br />$1.36 <br />General Service <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />Small <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />GSLV-627-I-GRIP 2021; <br />GSLV-627-U-GRIP 2021 <br />$262.84 <br />$33.15 <br />$295.99 <br />$33.15 <br />General Service <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />Large Volume <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the City has a special responsibility to exercise due diligence with regard to rate increases <br />of monopoly utilities who operate within its boundaries; and <br />WHEREAS, the application to increase rates by CenterPoint is complex; and <br />WHEREAS, given the complexity of setting rates and to maximize efficiency in reviewing CenterPoint's <br />application to increase rates, the City finds it prudent to join in the Texas Coast Utilities Coalition of Cities <br />("TCUC") to undertake review of CenterPoint's application; and <br />WHEREAS, it is necessary to suspend the effective date for the increase in rates for forty-five days, so <br />that the City can assure itself that the data and calculations in CenterPoint's rate application are correctly done; <br />and <br />1 of 3 <br />