1997-204AN ORDIINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDI-
TURE OF FUNDS FOR THE PAYMENTS BY THE CITY OF DENTON FOR ELECTRICAL
ENERG~ TRANSMISSION FEES TO THOSE LISTED CITIES AND UTILITIES
PROVIQING ENERGY TRANSMISSION SERVICES TO THE CITY OF DENTON, AND
PROVI~INGAN EFFECTIVE DATE
W~EREAS, in order to comply with the legislative requirements
contal:ned ~n the Public Utility ReguIatory Act of 1995, for the
payment of energy transmission service fees, the City of Denton is
required to pay such fees lmposed by the Public Utilities Comm~s-
slon of Texas to the nine l~sted cities and utilities set forth in
ExhlbLt "A", and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed and recommended that the
City Council approve and authorize the payment of such fees, NOW,
THERENORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
~ That the expenditure of funds in the amount of
$1,159,178 25 to be paid to the Listed Cities and utilities in the
specl~med amount shown on Exhlblt "A", which is attached to and
made a part of this ordlnance for all purposes, is hereby autho-
rized
~ That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /~day of ~/~ , 1997
JAC~/~LLER, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPB/~TED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
DATE JULY 15, 1997
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
TO Mayor and Members of the C~ty Council
FROM Kathy DuBose, Executive D~rector of Finance
SUBJECT PURCHASE ORDER # 75969 - TEXAS UTILITIES
PURCHASE ORDER # 75970 - HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER
PURCHASE ORDER # 7S971 - CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT
PURCHASE ORDER # 75972 - CITY PUBLIC SERVICE OF SAN ANTONIO
PURCHASE ORDER # 7S973 - GARLAND POWER & LIGHT
PURCHASE ORDER # 75974 - CITY OF BRYAN
PURCHASE ORDER # 75975 - GREENVILLE ELECTRIC
PURCHASE ORDER # 76326 - CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
PURCHASE ORDER # 76327 - PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF
BROWNSVILLE
RECOMM~NDATION: We recommend the nine (9) purchase orders hsted above be approved in the total
amount of $1',159,178 25
SUMMARY. These purchase orders are for payment of a fee tmposed by the Pubhc Utd~ty Commission
of Texas (PUCT) for transmission services for energy dehvered to the C~ty of Denton The Public UtHtty
Regulatory Act of 1995 (PURA 95) reqmred the development of a new, statew~de, mechamsm for elecmc
transm~ss~on,service in Texas PURA 95 also placed municipal utd~t~es under the jurisdiction of the Pubhc
Utility Commiss~on of Texas (PUCT) for matters related to transmission As a result, the C~ty of Denton
Electric Utility has been ordered by the PUCT to pay various other elecmc utdmes ~n the State spemfic
amounts for the transmission service Denton requires to receive energy necessary to operate ~ts system The
subject PO s provide the C~ty of Denton the authortty reqmred by the Charter to make those payments
The subject purchase orders will encumber funds estimated as cost for servmes through September 30,1997
No funds will actually be spent untd invoices are received, rewewed and approved
PROGllAMS~. DEPARTMENTS OR GROUPS AFFECIED~ Denton Mumc~pal Uttht~es
Funds to meet these regulatory fee obhgat~ons are avmlable from several Utdtty
budget accounts Are being consohdated ~nto account # 610-132-1032-5650-8587
Attachmentst Purchase Order # 75969, # 75970, # 75971, # 75972, # 75973, # 75974, # 75975, # 76326,
#76327
Respectfully submttted
Kalh,v.~se
Executive Director of Finance
Approved
902 A~ENDA 2