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RESOLUTION NO. 9-2022-08 <br />A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, ("CITY") REGARDING <br />THE APPLICATION OF CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP., <br />TEXAS COAST DIVISION, TO INCREASE RATES UNDER THE GAS <br />RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM; SUSPENDING <br />CENTERPOINT'S PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR FORTY-FIVE DAYS; <br />AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S CONTINUED 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 />WHEREAS: on or about March 3, 2021 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., Texas Coast <br />Division ("CenterPoint") filed for an increase in gas utility rates under the Gas Reliability <br />Infrastructure Program (`GRIP"), resulting in a requested increase in the monthly customer charges <br />as shown in the table below: <br />Proposed <br />Current <br />2022 Interim <br />Rate <br />Customer <br />Rate <br />Increase Per <br />Schedule <br />Charge <br />Adjustment <br />Adjusted Charge <br />[sill <br />R-2096-I-GRIP 2022; <br />$18.62 <br />$ l .32 <br />$19.94 <br />$1.32 <br />R-2096-U-GRIP 2022 <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-2096-1-GRIP 2022; <br />GSS-2096-U-GRIP 2022 <br />$22.81 <br />$2.12 <br />S24.93 <br />$2.12 <br />General Service <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />Small <br />perinonth <br />per month <br />per month <br />per month <br />GSLV-627-I-GRIP 2022; <br />GSLV-627-U-GRIP 2022 <br />S295.14 <br />570.32 <br />$365.46 <br />S70.32 <br />General Service <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />per customer <br />Large Volume <br />per month <br />pC1. month <br />per month <br />per month <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 CenterPoint's proposed 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 />calculations in CenterPoint's rate application are in accordance with the Section 104.301 of the <br />Gas Utility Regulatory Act; and <br />1 of 2 <br />