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AN ORDINANCE MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS; ESTABLISHING ..
CERTAIN RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE FUR-`
NISHED BY TEXAS ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY WITHIN THE � 3s+�•;
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; PROVID- ,
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH RATES AND CHARGES; $+'` ` t•`3 "'
PROVIDING FOR THE RELOCATION OF TEXAS ELECTRIC SERV-
ICE COMPANY LINES WHEN SUCH LINES ARE LOCATED IN, ON
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OR UNDER ANY PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OR EASEMENT; PROVID-
ING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT REPEAL OR AMEND
PROVISIONS OF CITY CONTRACT NUMBER 7230; PROVIDING
THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT REPEAL OR AMEND THE "' X
RIGHT, POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH "'+'.:'''F"
TO REGULATE THE RATES AND CHARGES FOR THAT LOCAL ;��'rs�.,,•r ',S':r• '
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ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDED BY TEXAS ELECTRIC SERVICE
COMPANY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING .ORDI �+,• �k�z�`;��fr•,:..,
NANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND AGREEMENTS, AND PROVIDING AN .,
EFFECTIVE DATE. "
WHEREAS, Article 1175, Revised Civil Statutes of Texae,d�``!7. ,
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specifically empowers any home rule city to determine, fix, ti'Gn a�,•;
regulate and alter or change the rates and charges leviedy; '."''� ' .,
any public utility enjoying a franchise in any such city for:1,
service within such city's corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, such power is also specifically set forth at. Sec-
tion 1 of Chapter XXVII of the home rule cha�ter of the City
of Fort worth, such charter being adopted by the electorate
in December 1924; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Electric Service Company (hereinafter
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referred to as TESCO) filed an application on January '7, 1974,
with the City Council of the City of Fort Worth to increase its
electric service rates and charges within the �City of Fort
worth; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City oi� Fort Worth, after
numerous and adequate public hearings at which all' interested
parties were given full opportunity to be hsaid, and after d l -
gent deliberation and full consideration -'of,.$ ]" t facts
presented and involved in such rate `.increase',' pplicatioh now
finds that the proposed schedule of rftteir hq okisceal,, } of
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5 s •Ly ,
ordinance wi provie ;CO F- late of Return based upon
the Fair Va of t, ESC(. cc devoted to the service
Of the publ aftc le m it 1 expenses; taxes, oth'e
char end t ion an-' -hat: available sufficient
revenues to enable ESCo t• :;if to provid@ for the expander' .
ing electric s '_ce t ;ter - citip,ens of the City.
Of Fort Worth; THi RE,
BE IT OP NED BY CITY C( Tpr ITY Of FORT
WORT14 TEXAS
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That T, is hei Ruth,, ffe _thin the cor-
porate limi of the Qf Fc ; new hedule of six-
teen (16) ser-rate ra lassif sum=-. zed and- indexed
by gen 31 usage clas nations Owsl
Rat= R i�ential
Rate 2TE tlectric
Ride RWH ;Aential' w qeating �!
Rate G 1 General `ce
Rat LG le Genera] ice
Ric' CSH ce Heating ce t
Ra HV 6 _;41 Voltage i1 Servic<-
Ric r E `="a idby & Su 'nary Sei vice
Ra GL door Mere -)r Ligh +
d-Lite
Ra GL-1 oor Mere ,r sighting
I-Lite
lia+ 1_2 ;rain Milling service
Rate IM Ice Manufacturing Service
Rate 4D=i Schoc,j Diutridte
444te g)uj Steed. Manufacturing oirvice "
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Rider T Short .Term, Temporary: &'
Seasonal Service
Rate TC Tarrant County Convention
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Three copies each,-of such rate schedules are. incorporated herein
by reference and are filed in the office of the City Secretary
for permanent record and inspection.: Duplicate copies of such
schedules are filed in the office of the Director of Consumer
Affairs. Such rate schedules shall become effective on the
first day of April, 1974, or as soon thereafter as may be ap-
propriate for billing purposes.
Section 2.
TESCO shall lay, erect, string, maintain and operate its
lines and equipment so as to minimally interfere with traffic
and shall promptly restore all thoroughfares and other surfaces
which it may disturb to their original condition. At the City's
request and for the City's benefit, TESCO, at its own cost and
expense and without claim for reimbursement, shall raise, lower,
relocate or otherwise reposition any of its electric service lines
(overhead or underground) located in, on or under any street,
alley or any other public right-of-way or easement dedicated to
public uses; but TESCO shall have no such obligation where the
request by the City is made for the purpose of enabling any. other
person, firm, corporation or governmental entity to use such
streets, alleys, public ways or easements of the City or to use
the land theretofore used for such street, alley, public way or
easement purposes.
Section 3.
Nothing in this ordinance contained shall be construed to
repeal, restrict, limit, modify or amend those mutual covenants
and agreements established by City Contract No. 7230.
Section 4.
Nothing in this ordinance contained shall be construed to
repeal, restrict, limit, modify or amend in �ny manner the
right, power and authority of the City under the Charter of
the City of Fort Worth, the Constitution and the laws of the
State of Texas and of the United States to regulate the rates
and charges of TESCO for local electric service provided within
the City of Fort Worth.
Section 5.
This ordinance shall repeal, supersede and replace any
and all conflicting ordinances, resolutions, ,agreements and
actions entered into between TESCO and the City:
Section 6.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its date of passage.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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S. G. JOHNDROE, JR., City Attorney
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
DAIL18 Mayor and Council Communication
DATE- REFERENCE SUBIECT: Rate Request from Texas PAGE
NUMBER Electric Service Company
� 2/2Al74 G-2354 i of 1
—On January 7, 1974, Texas Electric Service Company requested approval of an
increase in electric service rates.
The staff has concluded their analysis of this request and their findings
are included in a report entitled "Analysis of Electric Company Rate
Request", dated February 13, 1974 and attached to this M&C.
Recommendation
It is recommended that an ordinance be adopted prescribing the new rates
proposed in the attached report to be effective April 1, 1974.
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Attachment
SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: �DCESSED BY
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DATE
-26-94
CITY MANAGER