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RESOLUTION NO. R?-l?
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, RATIFYING AND
AUTHORIZING ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE COALITION OF CITIES
WITH ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TO INCLUDE DATA SHARING AND INTER-
VENTION WITH SAID COALITION IN THE HL&P RATE REQUEST, DOCKET
NO. 4540, BEFORE 'I'HE TEXAS PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
WHEREAS, on June 16, 1982, the Houston Lighting and Power
Company (HL&P) filed a Statement of Intent to change its rates
for electric service within the City of La Porte, Texas, and
throughout its service area and has requested that said changes
become effective on July 22, 1982; and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Commission of Texas has
original jurisdiction over said rate request within the unin-
~ corporated areas of the service area; and
WHEREAS, the City of La Porte, Texas, has original juris-
diction over said rate request within its corporate limits; and,
WHEREAS, the complexities of the issues and. the magnitude
of the requested rate increase requires extensive study, data
and analysis for the City to responsibly exercise its original
jurisdiction and protect the general w~lfare.of all ratepayers;
residential, commercial and industrial; within'its boundaries;
and,
WHEREAS, historical precedent has shown that the systern-
wide rate imposed under current procedures before the PUC results
~ in the virtual nullification of City Council action and eliminates
any meaningful impact of the City I S exercise of its .legislated
original jurisdiction on the rate-making process; and,
WHEREAS, the City of La Porte, .Texas, desires to cooper.ate
in a joint effort with other cities with original jurisdiction
to provide for adequate analysis of the issues raised by the.
rate change request and to establish or restore real authority
and a genuine impact on the rate setting process to municipalities
with original jurisdiction; and,
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Resolution No. 82-12, Page 2
WHEREAS, the City of La Porte, Texas, has taken appropriate
steps, including the suspension of the requested rate increase by
Ordinance No. 1331 adopted on the 7th day of July, 1982, to exer-
cise its original jurisdiction and to participate in the inter-
vention in the unincorporated areas rate-setting process before
the PUC (Docket No. 4540) filed by the Coalition of Cities with
Original Jurisdiction;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS:
THAT the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, hereby
ratifies and authorizes the full participation of the City of .
La Porte, Texas, in the Coalition of Cities with Original Juris-
diction, to include data and analysis sharing and intervention as
a member city with the Coalition in the HL&P Rate Change Appli-
cation, Docket" No. 4540, now pending before the Texas Public
Utilities Commission.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 21st day of July, 1982.
CITY OF LA PORTE
ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
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