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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, PERTAINING
TO CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC COST OF SERVICE RATE
FILING PENDING AS PUC DOCKET NO. 32093 AND RELATED PROCEEDINGS.
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WHEREAS, on December 1, 2005, the Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas
("Commissison") fired a peti1ion to inquire into the reasonabfeness of the rates being charged by
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLP ("CenterPoint Energy HoustonU); and
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2005, the Commission ordered CenterPoint Energy Houston
Electric, LLC to submit a rate filing by April 15, 2006~ for its transmissjon and distribution utility operations
(UCenterPoint TDU") to allow the Commission to assure rates, operations and services that are just and
reasonable to the CenterPofnt TDU and to the ratepayers; and
WHEREAS, in response to the Commission's order, CenterPoint Energy Houston submitted a
rate filing package on April 14, 2006 in the proceedings pending under PUC Docket No. 32093; and
WHEREAS, any rate changes ordered by the Commission in the proceedings could affect
CenterPoint Energy Houston's rates for wholesale electric transm ission custom ers and for transm ission
and distribution services to competitive retailers such as retail electric providers, municipalities and
electric cooperatives serving end-use retail electric customers in CenterPoint Energy Houston's
certificated service territory and may affect the retail electric customers of those competitive retailers
de p en din 9 on wh eth er and how th e com p etitive retail e rs choose to pass alan 9 to th ei r retai I electri c
customers those changed rates; and
WHEREAS, the Commission referred the proceedings to the State Office of Administrative
Hearings (SOAH) on April 18, 2006 requesting the assignment of an Administratlve Law Judge to conduct
a hearing and issue a proposal for decisiQn to the Commission if necessary; and
WHEREAS, the deadline for the Commission to rule on the proceedings is October 16, 2006f 185
days after April 14, 2006, the date on which CenterPoint Energy Houston submitted its rate filing; and
WHEREASf certain municipalities have indicated their desire to join with the City of Houston
Texas, in a coalition of cities interested in the conduct of the Proceedings and to authorize the coalitlon to
intervene on behalf of the participating m un icipa1ities therein; and
WHEREAS, interested parties must seek party status to comply with the Intervention Deadline to
be set in the Proceedings; and
WHEREAS, City Council has determ ined that it is in the best interests of the City that the City
intervene in the Proceedings to represent the City's interests; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the facts recited in the preamble hereto are hereby found to be true and correct
and are hereby incorporated herein.
Section 2: That the City is hereby authorized to assist in the organization of, and to join in, a
coal ition of m un ic i pal itl es an d other parties h avi n 9 s i mil ar interests in the Proceed in 9 s.
Section 3: That the City is hereby authorized to intervene in the Proceedings, either as a
member of the coalition or otherwise~ and to take legal and other actions as a party in the Proceedings
06 Coalition Resolution
affecting rates and services provided by the companies throughout the State of Texas, including the City
of West University Place, Texas~
Section 4: That the City Attorney or the City Attorney and such outside counsel as the Coalition
may select, shall represent the City in all of the Proceedings and are hereby authorized to take all legal
and other actions necessary to forward the interests of the City in the Proceedings and all matters related
to such Proceed[ngs, including without Urn itation any hearings, conferences, negotiations and reJated
Proceed i n 9 s.
Section 5~ All resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of the con fl ict 0 n Iy ~
Section 6. If any word, phrase, clause1 sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this
resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this resolution and the application
of such word, phrase~ clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or other part of this resolution to any other
person or circumstances shalf not be affected thereby.
Secti on 7. The City Cou n ci I officially fi n ds, d ete rm i nes an d decl ares th at a s uffici ent written
notice of the date, hour, place and subject of each meeting at which this resolution was discussed,
considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Texas Open Meetings Law, as
amended, and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during
such discussion, consideration and action~ The City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices
and the contents and posting thereof.
Section 8. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its ado tion and signature.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS ~/~ay of l 2006.
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By:
APPROVEDAST~R~
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Alan P. Petrov, City Attorney
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