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• CITY COUNCILMEN LARRY MCKAS}CLE JUDSON ROBINSON, JR. O~ JAMES J. MCCONN HOMER L. FORD FRANK O. MANCUSO HOUSTON FIRANK E. MANN ND JOHNNY DOYEN FRED HOFHEINZ, MAYOR CONTROLLER , HOUSTON, TEXAS 77001 LEONEL J. CASTILLO DAVID F. VVEBB Director Public Service Department July i8, 1975 TO THE MAYOR OF THE ADDRESSED CITY: Re: Houston Lighting & Power Company Rate Increase Hearings • As you know, the City of Houston is contesting the application of Houston Lighting & Power Company fora rate increase of $76,200,000. This rate increase will be applied to and collected from the entire 5,600 square mile Houston Lighting & Power area, from south of Conroe to the Gulf Coast; from the Trinity River to west of Houston. Several sessions of this hearing have been held before the City Council of Houston, with the City's case being presented by City Attorney Jonathan Day and Public Service Director David Webb. We would like to meet with you or your representative on Friday, July 25, at 10:30 a.m. in the Houston City Hall Annex, 4th Floor conference room. At that time, Mayor Hofheinz, the City Attorney and I would like to discuss the nature and details of the case with you. This r,eeting will be held at a time when we can quite fully discuss our position compared to that of HL&P because the City Attorney and I will have presented our direct evidence case through expert witnesses on the preceding day, Thursday, July 24, beginning at 9:00 a.m. You or your repre- sentatives are certainly invited as well to the resumption of the regular hearing on Thursday, July 24, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, 2nd floor City Hall. This case is being contested before City Council because the City Attorney and I were able to reach no accord in discussions with the Light Company on what was a reasonable increase based on their increased ex;~er:ses, fuel costs, and inflation. Therefore, the hearing is contested, and we do expect to present evidence before the City Council of a substantially different ficure than HL&P claims it needs for a rate increase. Traditionally, HL&P has applied to the City of Houston to set rates which it then applied to all cities in its service area. We certainly feel that you and your citizens should be informed on the state of this rate hearing which will ultimately affect your rates. Accordingly, we will look forward to seeing y;,u ~r your representative at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 25, in Conference Room 4100x,, ~~h floor, City Hall Annex, corner of Bagby and Walker Streets. For your convenience, we are making-available City Employees Parking Lot "E" at Bagby and h~cKinney. We cannot guarantee the number of spaces at any time on this "in and out" ~:vrk-r~g city lot, so please come early. We look forward to visiting with you. JF4~/ah Sirlc:. ~ely, ~~ 2~ - v , ;~:° id F. Webb, Director ~~;rtment of Public Service