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ORD 2010-41 - Centerpoint Rates Cost of Service Adjustment Clause 07-20-2010Utfl ORDINANCE NO. 2010-41 AN ORDINANCE OF TBE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS SETTING THE JUST AND REASONABLE RATES FOR THE COST OF SERVICE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE ( "COSA ") TO BE CHARGED BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY ( "CENTERPOINT ") FOR GAS SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS; REQUIRING REDOURSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL RATE CASE EXPENSES; FINDING THAT THE MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, on or about April 30, 2010, CenterPoint filed a Statement of Intent with the City Secretary in Huntsville, Texas requesting a rate increase of $035 per residential customer per month, $0.60 per small general service customer per month, and $1.76 per large general service customer per month for the Beaumont(Huntsville COSA Service Area; VMEREAS, CenterPoint requested an effective date for the new rate schedule to go into effect on August 1, 2010; WHEREAS, in order to exercise its exclusive original jurisdiction and properly review the requested rates, it is necessary for the City to make a decision within 90 days of the April 30, 2010 filling, or July 29,2010; WHEREAS, the City retained the Lawton Law Firm, P.C. to review CenterPoint's rate request and make necessary_rate recommendations to the City; and WHEREAS, on July 2, 2010, the Lawton Law Firm, P.C, filed a report with the City on this matter outlining the options available and making recommendations to the City; and WHEREAS, the Lawton Law Firm has recommended that the City approve the requested COSA annual rate increase as stated in the July 2, 2010 letter from the Lawton Law Firm. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The statements set out in the preamble to this ordinance are adopted herein as if set forth herein. SECTION 2. Based on the recommendations and review presented by the legal/rate consultant Lawton Law Firm, whose report is attached, CenterPoint's proposed rate increase, of $035 per residential customer per month, $0.60 per small general service customer per month, and $1.76 per large general service customer per month for the Beaumont/Huntsville COSA Service Area is adopted and the Company shall file tariffs with the City Secretary reflecting the annual rate increase. SECTION 3. The Company shall promptly reimburse the City's COSA review rate case expenses and may collect such expenses through surcharge based on Mcf usage. SECTION 4. The Company's Cost of Service Adjustment Clause is approved. P20 SECTION 5. The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be effective immediately an passage. PASSED AND APPROVED 200' day of July, 2010. THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS FORM: City Attorney PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS, County of Walker I, Dennis Garrison, of the aforsaid County and State, do solemnly swear that I am publisher of The Huntsville Item, a daily newspaper of general circulation which has been continuously and regularly published at Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, and is a legal newspaper and the attached notice was published. in said newspaper. City of Huntsville 2 consecutive/subsquent dates previous to the return day therof to wit: On 25 -Jul 2010 On 28 -Jul 2010 On 2010 On 2010 On 2010 On 2010 ,r_ Publisher Subscribed and sworn to this 28th (Seal) day of July 2010 Notary Public, Walker County, Texas NINA HANSEN My Commission Expires January 27, 2013 Legal notice for City - 'att.net Mail' 140 A Legal notice for City From: "Lee Woodward" <LWoodward©huntsvifletx.gov> To: "nine hansen" <nina2hansen©yahoo.com> Cc: "Kristin Edwards" <KEdwards©huntsvilletx.gov> Page 1 of 1 Friday, July 23, 2010 8:09 AM Good morning! Could you please let me know about getting this run twice on or before Friday, July 30th? Thank you! AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS SETTING THE JUST AND REASONABLE RATES FOR THE COST OF SERVICE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE ("COSA") TO BE CHARGED BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY ("CENTERPOINT") FOR GAS SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS; REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL RATE CASE EXPENSES; FINDING THAT THE MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE. Approved by the City Council of Huntsville on July 20, 2010. Lee Woodward, City Secretary Lee Woodward City Secretary City of Huntsville 936-291-5403 Iwoodward @ huntsvilletx.gov 1212 Avenue M Huntsville, TX 77340 The material in this e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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A Pre -Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the project site. Bid Documents can be purchased at a cost of $60.00 (Sixty Dollars, non-refundable) per set, inclusive of mailing/delivery costs, or they may be viewed at various plan rooms. Payment checks for documents should be made payable to the TDCJ listed below and sent to: TDCJ Contracts and Procurement Attn: Teresa Rhodes Two Financial Plaza, Suite 525 Huntsville, Texas 77340 Phone: (936) 437-7055 Fax: (325) 223-0310 7-25 Classified Question? You can contact the Classified Dept. of The Huntsville Item by e-mail Just send your questions, concerns, and comments to:classified@itemonline.com 65OEO_ SMALL 4 Room Suite 1719 11th Street. 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LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED BIDS addressed to the Mayor and Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas, will be received at the office of the City Secretary, City Hall, 1212 Avenue M, Huntsville, Texas, until 2:00 p.m. Central Time, Wednesday, August 11, 2010 for the purpose of furnishing all plant, labor, materials and equipment and the performing of all work required 'in the construction of the Highway 19 / Old Phelps Road Sewer and other improvements incidental thereto, at which time and place the proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud and retained for tabulation, checking and evaluation. PRE BID (Non -Mandatory) meeting is scheduled for August 4, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at City of Huntsville Service Center located at 448 Hwy 75 North Huntsville TX. 77320 LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE: LEGALS This Texas Lottery Commission Scratch -Off game will close on August 21, 2010. 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You have until March 28, 2011, to redeem any tickets for these games: LEGALS LEGALS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS SETTING THE JUST AND REASONABLE RATES FOR THE COST OF SERVICE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE ("COSA") TO BE CHARGED BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY ("CENTERPOINT") FOR GAS SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS; REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL RATE CASE EXPENSES; FINDING THAT THE MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE. Approved by the City Council of Huntsville on July 20, 2010. Lee Woodward, City Secretary 7-25, 7-28 LEGALS LEGALS NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids addressed to Walker County for: the Walker County Special Utility District, P.O. Box 704, 1401 Hwy 75N, Huntsville, Texas 77320, will be received until 2:oo p.m.. August 10. 2010 for furnishing all labor, supplies and supervision necessary for construction in accordance with plans and specifications for the Walker County Special Utility District Elevated Water Storage Tank TX CDBG Contract No. 729819 Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud at Walker County Special Utility District Office. 1401 Hwy 75N. Huntsville, Texas. 77320 the same date. No faxed bids will be accepted. Plans and Specification may be examined without charge at the Utility District Office, 1401 Hwy 75N, Huntsville, Texas. Proposal forms, specifications, plans and contract documents may be purchased from the office of Schaumburg & Polk, Inc., 8865 College Street, Beaumont, TX 77707, (409)866-0341 for a price of $50.00 for each set of documents. No refunds will be made. A certified or cashier's check, or an acceptable bid bond in an amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the total bid shall accompany each bid as a guaranty that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will promptly enter into contract with Walker County Special Utility District. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, and Payment Bond each in the amount of the contract. Attention is called to the fact that not less than, the federally determined prevailing (Davis -Bacon and Related Acts) Wage rate (TX 100153), as is-