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NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF TU
ELECTRIC SERVICE AREA CITIES TO RETAIN LEGAL COUNSEL
AND RATE CASE CONSULTANTS; AUTHORIZING THE STEERING
COMMITTEE TO INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH IN THE TEXAS PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION TEXAS
UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY RATE CASE, RURAL RATE CASE,
PUC DOCRET N0. 9220 (PRUDENCY INQUIRY) AND RELATED
DOCKETS; SUSPENDING THE PROPOSED TARIFF AND SCHEDULE OF
RATES OF TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY.
WHEREAS, Texas Utilities Electric Company (TUEC) has filed with
individual cities and the Texas Public Utility
Commission (PUC Docket 9300) {"Rural Case") for an
increase in rates, with such new rates to have a pro-
posed effective date of February 20, 1990; and
WHEREAS, TUEC has under construction a two-unit nuclear plant
project known as the Comanche Peak Nuclear Generating
Station ("Comanche Peak"), which project cost is
expected to be approximately $10 billion and potentially
a major component of such rate request; and
WHEREAS, on December 22, 1989, the Office of Public Utility
Counsel filed a petition of inquiry (PUC Docket 9220)
with the Public Utility Commission of Texas inquiring
into the prudence, efficiency and management of Comanche
Peak; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth, Texas ("City"), is a regulatory
authority having a statutory duty to participate in such
proceedings and whose citizens will be substantially
affected by the rates established as a result of such
proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the economic development potential and competitiveness
of the electric service area will be profoundly affected
by the rates established;
WHEREAS, the City is entitled to be reimbursed for its reasonable
expenses pursuant to Section 24(a) of the Texas Public
Utility Regulatory Act; and
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee of TU Electric Service Area
Cities has been formed to facilitate and coordinate the
participation of Cities in the service area of TUEC in
these rate proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the Steering Committee is currently negotiating with
TUEC for the periodic reimbursement of the Cities' joint
,r' rate case expenses;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
I.
That the City authorizes the Steering Committee of TU
Electric Service Area Cities, of which the City is a partici-
pating member, to retain legal counsel and engage rate case con-
sultants, and intervene on behalf of the City in PUC Docket
No. 9220, filed by the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and PUC
Docket No. 9300 (TUEC Rural Case) filed by TUEC, and related
dockets.
II.
The City authorizes payment to the Steering Committee of TU
Electric Service Area Cities of ten cents (lOC) per capita based
upon the latest Texas Municipal League population figures for the
City.
III.
In order to allow the City sufficient time to analyze and
prepare for hearing and decision on any requested rate, the City
Council of the City hereby suspends the operation of the proposed
tariffs and schedules of rates which would otherwise go into
effect for 'a period not to exceed ninety (90) days beyond the
date on which the schedule of rates would otherwise go into
effect, i.e., suspension until Midnight, May 21, 1990, and for
such additional period of time as may be necessary and authorized
by law. During such period of suspension, the rates in force
shall be those rates in effect when the suspended schedule was
first filed, and shall continue in force until finally approved,
modified or denied by the City Council.
IV
The City Secretary shall cause copies of this resolution to
be sent to the TUEC representative:
T. Michael Ozmy
Vice President
Texas Utilities Electric Company
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1900
Dallas, Texas 75201
and the Chairman of the Steering Committee:
,~+~ Jay Doegey
' City Attorney
Post Office Box 231
Arlington, Texas 76004-0231
Adopted this day of
1990.
ATTEST:
Ruth Howard, City Secretary
Bob Bolen, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Wade Adkins, City Attorney
Date:
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
JAN 30 1990
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City Secretary of the
City of For. Worth, Yexne
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