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RESOLUTION NO. 1792
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, PERTAINING TO
CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC'S COST OF
SERVICE RATE FILING PENDING AS PUC DOCKET NO. 32093 AND
RELATED PROCEEDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2005, the Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas
("Commission") filed a petition to inquire into the reasonableness of the rates being charged by
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLP ("CenterPoint Energy Houston"); and
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2005, the Commission ordered CenterPoint Energy
Houston Electric, LLC to submit a rate filing by April 15, 2006, for its transmission and
distribution utility operations ("CenterPoint TDU") to allow the Commission to assure rates,
operations and services that are just and reasonable to the CenterPoint TDU and to the
ratepayers; and
WHEREAS, in response to the Commission's order, CenterPoint Energy Houston
submitted a rate filing package on April 14, 2006, in the proceedings pending under PUC Docket
No. 32093; and
WHEREAS, any rate changes ordered by the Commission in the proceedings could affect
CenterPoint Energy Houston's rates for wholesale electric transmission customers and for
transmission and distribution services to competitive retailers such as retail electric providers,
municipalities and electric cooperatives serving end-use retail electric customers in CenterPoint
Energy Houston's certificated service territory and may affect the retail electric customers of
those competitive retailers depending on whether and how the competitive retailers choose to
pass along to their retail electric customers those changed rates; and
WHEREAS, the Commission referred the proceedings to the State Office of
Administrative Hearings (SOAH) on April 18, 2006, requesting the assignment of an
Administrative Law Judge to conduct a hearing and issue a proposal for decision to the
Commission if necessary; and
WHEREAS, the deadline for the Commission to rule on the proceedings is October 16,
2006, 185 days after April 14, 2006, the date on which CenterPoint Energy Houston submitted
its rate filing; and
WHEREAS, certain municipalities have indicated their desire to join with the City of
Houston in a coalition of cities interested in the conduct of the Proceedings and to authorize the
coalition to intervene on behalf of the participating municipalities therein; and
WHEREAS, interested parties must seek party status to comply with the Intervention
Deadline to be set in the Proceedings; and
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WHEREAS, City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City of
Baytown that the City of Baytown intervene in the Proceedings to represent the City's interests;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the facts recited in the preamble hereto are hereby found to be true and
correct and are hereby incorporated herein.
Section 2: That the City is hereby authorized to assist in the organization of and to join in
a coalition of municipalities and other parties having similar interests in the Proceedings.
Section 3: That the City is hereby authorized to intervene in the Proceedings, either as a
member of the coalition or otherwise, and to take legal and other actions as a party in the
Proceedings affecting rates and services provided by the companies throughout the State of
Texas, including the City of Baytown, Texas.
Section 4: That the City Attorney or the City Attorney and such outside counsel as the
Coalition may select, shall represent the City in all of the Proceedings and are hereby authorized
to take all legal and other actions necessary to forward the interests of the City in the
Proceedings and all matters related to such Proceedings, including without limitation any
hearings, conferences, negotiations and related Proceedings.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 1 Ith day of May, 2006.
� CALVIN MUNDINGER, May
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LORRI COODY, ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., i Attorney
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