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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1183
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY
TO FILE MODIFIED RATE SCHEDULES TO BE CHARGED IN THE CITY
OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE FOR SUCH RATE SCHEDULES; PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER
WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES MAY BE CHANGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED
OR WITHDRAWN; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RE-
LATED TO THE SUBJECT; REPEALING ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OR PART
OR PARTS THEREOF WHICH MAY BE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, on July 6, 1981, Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P)
filed with the City of West University Place a request for an increase in
rates to be charged within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City suspended the effective date of such proposed
rate increase for an additional 120 days beyond August 10, 1981; and
WHEREAS, the City further suspended the effective date of such pro-
posed rate increase for an additional 30 days until December 8, 1981; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, having reviewed the Company's rate
filing package and supporting testimony as well as the Final Order of the
Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding the same rate application in
Docket No. 3955, is of the opinion that a lesser increase in rates should be
approved by HL&P; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the total increase approved
by the Final Order in Docket No. 3955 will provide revenues that are adequate
to the Company and will result in rates that are just and reasonable to both
customers and the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of West University
Place orders the Houston Lighting & Power Company to file rate schedules to
be effective within the City of West University Place identical to those rate
schedules filed with and approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas
pursuant to the Commission's Final Order in Docket No. 3955. However, should
there be an adjustment of the rates so established in Docket No. 3955 for any
municipality in the Harris County area, then said rates so established shall
be the effective ,rates applicable to the City of West University Place.
Section 2. The rates set forth on such rate schedules are those
under which said Company shall be authorized to render electric service and
to collect charges from its customers for the sale of electric power and
energy within the City of West University Place until such time as said rate
schedules may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn as provided by law,
but shall not be in excess of rates approved by the Public Utility Commission
for any other municipality pursuant to the rate filing of HL&P on July 6, 1981.
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Section 3. The rate schedules filed by Houston Lighting & Power
Company shall be effective from and after final passage of this ordinance and
shall apply to each customer of HL&P within the City of West University Place
for electricity consumed after the date of filing with the City.
Section 4. That this ordinance constitutes the final action of the
City Commission of the City of West University Place in determining the rates
for sale of electric power and energy by Houston Lighting & 'Power Company
within the City of West University Place in accordance with Section 43(f) of
the Public Utility Regulatory Act.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 28th day of December, 1981.
Commissioners Voting Aye: All
ATTEST:
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Lee Lockard,
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