Ordinance 2016-29 - Ord. 2016-29 - Centerpoint GRIP rate approval, signed 6-21-16 ORDINANCE NO. 2016-29
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE,TEXAS APPROVING THE RATES
PROPOSED BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.,d/b/a CENTERPOINT
ENERGY ENTEX AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS ("CENTERPOINT" OR
"COMPANY") COMPANY'S GAS RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
("GRIP") FILING MADE WITH THE CITY ON MARCH 31, 2016; FINDING THAT
THE MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; MAKING OTHER
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT, AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on or about March 31, 2016, CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a
CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas
("CenterPoint" or "Company") filed an Annual GRIP adjustment for the
Beaumont/East Texas Service Area with the City of Huntsville ("City") to
increase gas rates in the Beaumont/East Texas Service Area pursuant to
Gas Utility Regulatory Act, TEX. UTIL. CODE ("Gas Utility Regulatory
Act") § 104.301; and
WHEREAS, the City has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates, operations and
services of a gas utility in areas in the municipality pursuant to Gas Utility
Regulatory Act § 103.001; and
WHEREAS, Gas Utility Regulatory Act § 104.301 requires a streamlined process for the
recovery of the costs of incremental investment by a gas utility; and
WHEREAS, the Company proposed an effective date of May 30, 2016, for the rate
increase; and
WHEREAS, the City suspended the proposed May 30, 2016 effective date until July 14,
2016; and
WHEREAS, the City's consultant has reviewed the GRIP filing and has concluded that
the proposed GRIP rates are correctly calculated; and
WHEREAS, the reasonableness of the Company's investment will be reviewed in
CenterPoint's subsequent base rate case where all costs included in
CenterPoint's GRIP filing will be subject to refund.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE,TEXAS,THAT:
Section 1. The statement and findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are
hereby in all things approved and adopted.
Section 2. The Company's proposed GRIP rate increase is approved effective July
14, 2016.
Section 3. The meeting at which the ordinance was approved was in all things
conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government
Code, Chapter 551.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this 21 S`day of June , 2016.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
Andy Brau 'nger, Mayo
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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L Woodward, City Secret ry Le chneider, City Attorney