ORD 1993-04ORDINANCE NO._ n :)9-04
AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING A GENERAL
SERVICE RATS TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF
NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
CONSUMERS IN THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, DENTON
COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE HANNER IN
WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE CHANGED# ADJUSTED, AND
AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR THE RECOVERY OF ANY
CURRENT RATE CASE EXPENSE; PROVIDING FOR A
SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES, AND PROVIDING FOR
A MAIN LINE EXTENSION RATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS;
SECTION 1. Effective with gas bills rendered on and after
thirty (30) days from the final date of passage of this ordinance,
the maximum general service rate for sakes of natural gas rendered
to residential and commercial consumers within the town limits of
Trophy Club, Texas by Lone Star Gas Company, a division of ENSERCH
CORPORATION, a Texas Corporation, its successors and assigns, is
hereby fixed and determined as set forth in Item A, in the
Attachment hereto which is incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. The residential and commercial rates set forth
above shall be adjusted upward or downward from a base of $4.0200
per Mcf by a Gas Cost Adjustment Factor expressed as an amount per
thousand cubic feet {Mcf} of natural gas for changes in the
intercompany city gate rate charge as authorized by the Railroad
Commission of Texas or other regulatory body having jurisdiction
for gas delivered to the Trophy Club distribution system, according
to Item B, in the Attachment hereto which is incorporated herein.
SECTION 3. Company shall also receive tax adjustments
according to Item C, in the Attachment hereto which is
incorporated, herein.
SECTION 4. In addition to the aforesaid rates, Company
shall have the right to collect such reasonable charges as are
necessary to conduct its business and to carry out its reasonable
rules and regulations in effect. The charges set forth in Items E
and F in the attachment hereto which is incorporated herein, are
approved. Services for which no charge is set out may be performed
and charged for by Company at a level established by the normal
forces of competition.
SECTION S. In addition to the aforesaid rate, Company is
authorized to recover the current rate case expense through a
surcharge designed for a six-month nominal recovery period. The
surcharge per Mcf will be calculated by dividing the rate case
expense to be recovered by one-half of the adjusted annual sales
volume to residential and commercial customers. The Company will
provide monthly status reports to account for the collection.
SECTION 6. The rates set forth in this ordinance may be
changed and amended by either the City or Company in the manner
provided by law. Service hereunder is subject to the orders of
regulatory bodies having jurisdiction, and to the Company's Rules
and Regulations currently on file in the Company's office.
SECTION 7. It is hereby found and determined that said
meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public,
as required by Texas law, and that advance public notice of the
time, place and purpose of said meeting was given.
FINALLY PASSED AND APPROVED on this the FIRST and FINAL
reading on this the 2nd day of March , A. D,, 1993,
ATTEST!
SECRETAR� MAYOR
�_- To of Trophy C1 Texas
STATE OF TEXAS
S
COUNTY OF DENTON S
I, Cindy Kelly , Secretary of the Town
of Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance passed and
approved by the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Trophy Club at a
rpq,li ar. session held on the 2nd day of March ,
19 93 , as it appears of record in the Minutes of said Board ofm
Alderen in Book v , page 21
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID TOWN, this the 2nd
day of March ,A.D. 19 93 .
Pe etary��
City of 76phy Clubs Texas
ITEH A.
ITEM B.
ATTACHMENT TO ORDINANCE No. 0 93_04
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUBr TEXAS
LONE STAR GAS COMPANY
TARIFFS & SCHEDULES
RATES
The following rates are the maximum applicable to residential
and commercial consumers per meter per month or for any part
of a month for which gas service is available at the same
location.
Residential:
Customer Charge $ 5.0000
All Consumption @ 5.5950 Per Mcf
If the service period is less than 28
days in a month the customer charge is
$0.1785 times the number of days service.
Commercial:
Customer Charge $ 8.0000
First 20 Mcf @ 5.2019 Per Mcf
Next 30 Mcf @ 4.9019 Per Mcf
Over 50 Mcf @ 4.7519 Per Mcf
If the service period is less than 28
days in a month the customer charge is
$0.2857 times the number of days service.
Bills are due and payable when rendered and must be paid
within ten days from monthly billing date.
Residential Off -Peak Sales Discount:
An off-peak sales discount of $.25 per Mcf will apply to
residential customers volume purchased in excess of 8 Mcf
for each of the balling months May through October.
GAS COST ADJUSTMENT
Each monthly bill at the above rates shall be adjusted for gas
cost as follows:
(1) The city gate rate increase or decrease applicable to
current billing month residential and commercial sales
shall be estimated to the nearest $0.0001 per Mcf based
upon:
(a) A volume factor of 1.0353 determined in
establishing the above rates for the distribution
system as the ratio of adjusted purchased volumes
divided by adjusted sales volumes.
(b) The city gate rate estimated to be applicable to
volumes purchased during the current calendar
month, expressed to the nearest $0.0001 per Mcf
(shown below as "Re").
(c) The base city gate rate of $4.0200 per Mcf.
(2) Correction of the estimated adjustment determined by Item
B (1) above shall be included as part of the adjustment
for the second following billing month. The correcting
factor (shown below as "C") shall be expressed to the
nearest $0.0001 per Mcf based upon:
(a) The corrected adjustment amount based upon the
actual city gate rate, less
(b) The estimated adjustment amount billed under Item B
(1) above, divided by
(c) Distribution system residential and commercial
sales Mcf recorded on the Company's books during
the prior year for the month that the correction is
included as part of the adjustment.
(3) The adjustment determined by Item B (1) and Item B (2)
above shall be multiplied by a tax factor of 1.04230 to
include street and alley rental and state occupation tax
due to increasing Company revenues under this gas cost
adjustment provision.
In summary, the gas cost adjustment (GCA) shall be determined
to the nearest $0.0001 per Mcf by Item B (1), Item B (2) and
Item B (3) as follows:
GCA = [Item B (1) + Item B (2)] X Item B (3)
GCA = [(1.0353) (Re - $4.0200) + C] X 1.04230
ITEM C. TAS ADJUSTMENT
The tax adjustment shall be an amount equivalent to the
proportionate part of any new tax, or any tax increase or
decrease, or any increase or decrease of any other
governmental imposition, rental fee or charge (except state,
county, city and special district ad valorem taxes and taxes
on net income) levied, assessed or imposed subsequent to
January 1, 1993 upon or allocable to the Company's
distribution operations, by any new or amended law, ordinance
or contract.
ITEM D.
ITEM E.
RATE CASE EXPENSE
If rate case expense is incurred in this current case, it is
the intention of Lone Star Gas Company to recover the current
rate case expense through a surcharge designed for a six-month
nominal recovery period. The surcharge per Mcf would be
calculated by dividing the rate case expense to be recovered
by one-half of the adjusted annual sales volume to residential
and commercial customers. When a surcharge is applicable,
monthly status reports will be provided to account for the
collections.
SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES
(1) Inauguration of Service
In addition to the charges and rates set out above,
the Company shall charge and collect the sum of:
Schedule Charge
8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday $ 25.00
5 P.M. to 8 A.M. Monday through Friday 40.00
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 40.00
For each inauguration or reinauguration of gas
service, where service has been discontinued at the
same premises for any reason, with the following
exceptions:
(a) For a builder who uses gas temporarily during
construction or for display purposes.
(b) For the first occupant of the premises.
(c) Whenever gas service has been temporarily
interrupted because of system outage, service
work or appliance installation done by
Company: or
(d) For any reason deemed necessary for Company
operations.
(2) Returned Check Charges
A returned check handling charge of $7.50 is made
for each check returned to the Company for reasons
of non -sufficient funds, account closed, payment
withheld, invalid signature, or improper
preparation.
(3) Collection Charge
A charge of $7.00 shall be made for each instance
when it is necessary for a company employee to go
to a customer's residence or place of business in
order to collect amounts owed the Company for gas
service previously rendered. This charge shall
not apply if service is terminated at the time of
the collection action. This charge shall apply to
only one trip on the same amount owed.
ITEM F. MAIN LINE EXTENSION RATE
The charge for extending mains beyond the free limit
established by Lone Star Gas Company, or any free limit
established by franchise, for bona fide residential
customer shall be the lesser of: (a) the system --wide
average cost of construction, including all overheads,
for the prior fiscal year or (b) the adjusted actual
cost as determined by applying the latest Handy -Whitman
Index to the 1975 actual base cost of $2.94. A bona fide
residential customer uses gas for heating and water
heating, or the equivalent load thereof, at a minimum.
Residential customers other than bona fide residential
customers shall pay actual cost for main line extensions
beyond the free limit. The Company shall file the
calculation of such charge with the city as soon as
sufficient data is available each fiscal year. Extension
to commercial and industrial customers shall be based on
actual cost per foot.
1 - 25 MCF
MONTHLY
BILL AT
CONSUMPTION
PROPOSED
IN MCF
RATE
1
$ 10.87
2
16.74
3
22.61
4
28.48
5
34.35
6
40.22
7
46.09
8
51.96
9
57.83
10
63.70
11
69.57
12
75.44
13
81.31
14
87.18
15
93.05
16
98.92
17
104.80
18
110.67
19
116.54
20
122.41
21
128.28
22
134.15
23
140.02
24
145.89
25
151.761
a
26-50 MCF
MONTHLY
BILL AT
CONSUMPTION
PROPOSED
IN MCF
RATE
26
$ 157.63
27
163.50
28
169.37
29
175.24
30
181.11
31
186.98
32
192.85
33
198.72
34
204.59
35
210.46
36
216.33
37
222.20
38
228.07
39
233.94
40
239.81
41
245.68
42
251.55
43
257.42
44
263.29
45
269.16
46
275.03
47
280.90
48
286.77
49
292.64
50
298.52
GCA IS BASED ON 1992 AVERAGE CITY GATE RATE OF
RESIDENTIAL. RATE
CUSTOMER CHARGE
ALL CONSUMPTION
GAS COST ADJUSTMENT
$4.1825 PER MCF
YEAR ROUND
$5.0000 PER MONTH
$5.6950 PER MCF
$0.1753 PER MCF