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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-028
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills, Texas (City) is a member of
the Steering Committee of Cities served by TXU (Steering Committee); and
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee did encourage certain member cities
to initiate show cause rate proceedings against TXU (Electric Delivery); and
WHEREAS, Electric Delivery and the Steering Committee engaged in
settlement discussions regarding abatement of any full-scale rate investigation
and interim relief that may be available to Cities; and
WHEREAS, it remains impractical, if not impossible, to deliver rate relief to
the vast majority of residential customers until the expiration of price to beat
(PTB) on January 1,2007; and
WHEREAS, the unfair and adverse impacts of street lighting and water
pumping tariffs that Cities have experienced since the implementation of retail
deregulation on January 1, 2002 can be addressed on an interim basis pending a
final order in a future rate case through a financial distribution from the Steering
Committee of funds received from Electric Delivery as part of a Settlement; and
WHEREAS, the coupling of interim relief with the Steering Committee's
recognition that resources should be devoted to the 2005 Legislative Session to
promote overall enhancements in electric retail competition for the benefit of all
end-users; and
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee and Electric Delivery has entered into
a Settlement Agreement pending approval by the 20 Cities that passed show-
cause resolutions and ratification by other member cities with original jurisdiction;
and
WHEREAS, Electric Delivery has agreed to improve communication,
coordination and timing of construction in rights-of-way, permit development of a
tariff that will allow city mandated underground placement of distribution facilities,
modify certain franchise renewal negotiation positions and improve meter reading
on certain city accounts that are estimated; and
WHEREAS, Electric Delivery has committed to the Steering Committee
during the period of rate case abatement to share information on certain
company operations and procedures that should enhance the Cities' ability to
appropriately exercise regulatory responsibilities in the rate proceeding that
Electric Delivery has agreed to file on or before July 1, 2006; and
WHEREAS, that Agreement calls for immediate and long-term benefits to
flow to all city members of the Steering Committee which in turn have indirect but
positive benefit to all city residents and public safety in general.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS that:
1 . The Settlement Agreement between the Cities' Steering Committee
and TXU Electric Delivery is hereby approved.
PASSED this 11th day of April, 2005 by the City Council of the City of
North Richland Hills, Texas.
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Oscar Trevino, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Karen Bostic, Managing Director