CC Resolution No. 884 1599
RESOLUTION NO. 884
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, RATIFYING
AND AUTHORIZING ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE COALITION OF
CITIES WITH ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TO INCLUDE DATA SHARING
AND INTERVENTION WITH SAID COALITION IN THE HOUSTON
LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY RATE REQUEST, DOCKET NO.
5779, BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS.
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WHEREAS, on June 15, 1984, Houston Lighting and Power Company (HL&P)
filed a Statement of Intent to change its rates for electric service within the City
of Baytown, Texas, and throughout its service area, and has requested that said
changes become effective an July 20, 1984; and,
WHEREAS, the Public Utility Commission of Texas has original jurisdiction
over said rate request within the unincorporated areas of the service area; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown, Texas, has original jurisdiction over said rate
request within its corporate limits and;
WHEREAS, the complexities of the issues and the magnitude of the requested
rate increase requires extensive study, data and analysis for the City to responsibly
exercise its original jurisdiction and protect the general welfare of all ratepayers
within its boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown, Texas, desires to cooperate in a joint effort
with other cities with original jurisdiction to provide for an adequate analysis of the
issues raised by the rate change request and to retain real authority and establish a
genuine impact on the rate setting process by municipalities with original
jurisdiction;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby
ratifies and authorizes the full participation of the City of Baytown, Texas, in the
Coalition of Cities with Original Jurisdiction, to include data and analysis sharing
and intervention as a member city of the Coalition in the HL&P Rate Change
Application, Docket No. 5779, now pending before the Public Utility Commission of
Texas.
Section 2: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
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INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 26th day of July, 1984.
LLEA NNON, Mayor
ATTEST: �'
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LEEN P. FiALL�� erk
APPROVED:
�RANDALLLBA , City A rney