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1978-075AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING THE GENERAL SERVICE RATE TO BE CHARGED FOR SALES OF NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CON- SUMERS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH SUCH RATE MAY BE CHANGED, ADJUSTED AND AMENDED, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR A SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I Effective with the first gas bills rendered from and after thirty (30) days from the date of final approval of this ordinance, the maximum general service rate for sales of natural gas rendered to residential and commerclal consumers w~thln the C~ty L~mlts of Denton by Lone Star Gas Company, a Dlv~slon of Enserch Corporation, a Texas Corporation, ~ts successors and assigns is hereby f~xed and determined as follows F~rst 1,000 cuft at $4 00 per MCF Over 1,000 cuft at $2 5484 per MCF Monthly m~nlmum bill is $4 00 or, ~f the service per~od ~s less than 28 days, the monthly minimum b~ll ~s $ 1429 t~mes the number of days service Bills are due and payable when rendered and must be paid w~thln flfteen (15) days from monthly b~ll~ng date SECTION II The residential and cou~erc~al rates set forth above shall be adjusted upward or downward from a base of $1 7636 per MCF by a Gas Cost Ad3ustment Factor expressed as an amount per thousand cubic feet (MCF) of natural gas for changes ~n the ~ntracompany c~ty gate rate charge as authorized by the Railroad Commission of Texas or other regulatory body having ]urlsdlct~on for gas delivered to the Denton d~str~butlon system, according to Item A, in the Attachment hereto which ~s incorporated hereln. SECTION III Company shall also receive tax ad3ustments according to Item B, ~n the Attachment hereto which ~s incorporated here~n SECTION IV. In addition to the aforesaid rates, Company shall have the r~ght to collect such reasonable charges as are necessary to conduct 1ts bus.ness and to carry out ~ts reasonable rules and regulations in effect, as set forth in Item C, an Attachment hereto which is ancor- porated herean. SECTION V The above rate as applacable to each resadentlal and commercial consumer per meter per month or for any part of a month for which gas as used at the same looataon Any addataonal charges not enumerated above, may be anatlated by the Company only if prior approval by the City Council is gaven and an order as flied to that effect Addltaonally, the rules and regulations of the Company shall be on f~le wath the Caty Secretary SECTION VI The rates set forth in Section I may be changed and amended by either the City or Company furnashlng gas an the manner provided by law Service hereunder is subject to the orders of regulatory bodaes havang jurisdiction, and to the Company's Rules and Regulatlons, and to the Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas SECTION VII All ordinances heretofore passed by the City of Denton, estab- lashang rates and charges for sale of natural gas to resldentlal and commercial consumers are hereby repealed effective with the estab- lishment of the rates authorized in Sectaon I above SECTION VIII Nothing in thls ordanance contained shall be construed now or hereafter as limited or modifying an any manner the r~ght and power of the Clty under the law to regulate the rates and charges of Lone Star Gas Company SECTION IX It is hereby offacaally found and determaned that the meeting at whach this ordanance is passed is open to the public as required by law and that publac notice of the t~me, place and purpose of sa~d meeting was gaven as required by Article 6252-17, Vernon's Annotated Clvll Statutes -2- PASSED AND APPROVED this the 12th day of December, A D 1978 TMITCl~ELL, MAYOR Y OF DENTON, TEXAS CITY OF DENTON~ TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM ISHAM,-ClTY ATTORNEY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS -3- ATTACHMENT TO ORDINANCE NO CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS LONE STAR GAS COMPANY TARIFFS & SCHEDULES ITEM A GAS COST ADJUSTMENT Each monthly bill at the above rate shall be adjusted for gas cost as follows (1) The city gate rate 1ncrease or decrease applicable to cur- rent blll~ng month resldentlal and commercIal sales shall be estimated to the nearest $0 0001 per Mcf based upon (a) A volume factor of 1 05307 determined for the d~s- trlbutlon system as the ratio of Mcf purchased dlv~ded by the Mcf sold for the 12 month period ended June 30, 1977 (b) The c~ty gate rate estlmated to be applicable to volumes purchased during the current calendar month, expressed to the nearest $0 0001 per Mcf, and cal- culated pursuant to the Order in Gas UtilitIes Docket No 683 of the Railroad Commission of Texas (shown below as "RE") (c) The base rate of gas set out in Section II, 1 e $1 7636 (2) Correctlon of the estimated adjustment determlned by Item A (1) above shall be ~ncluded as part of the adjustment for the second following blll~ng month The correcting factor (shown below as "C") shall be expressed to the nearest $0 0001 per Mcf based upon (a) The corrected ad3ustment amount based upon the actual clty gate rate, less (b) The estimated adjustment amount b~lled under Item A (1) above, dlvlded by (c) Dlstr~but~on system residential and commercial sales Mcf recorded on the Company's Books during the prior year for the month that the correct~on is included as part of the adjustment (3) The adjustment determined by Item A (1) and Item A (2) above shall be mult~plled by a tax factor of 1 04163 to ~nclude street and alley rental and state occupation tax due to ~n- creasing 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 A (1), Item A (2), and Item A (3) as follows GCA = (Item A (1) = Item A (2)) X Item A (3) GCA = ((1 05037) (Re - $1 7636) + C) X 1 04163 ITEM B TAX ADJUSTMENT The tax adjustment shall be an amount equivalent to the propor- tionate part of any new tax, or increased tax, or any other govern- mental imposition, rental, fee or charge (except state, county, city, and special d~strlct ad valorem taxes and taxes on net income) lev~ed, assessed or imposed subsequent to January 1, 1978, upon or allocable to the Company's distribution operations, by any new or amended law, ordinance or contract ITEM C SCHEDULE OF SERVICE CHARGES (1) Reconnect Charge In addition to the charges and rates set out above, the Com- pany shall charge and collect the sum of $20 00 as a reconnect charge for each reconnectlon or relnauguratlon 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) Appliance, Gas Light, and Air Conditioning Service Charges APPLIANCE SERVICE CHARGES SCHEDULE HOURLY CHARGE 8 00 A M to 5 00 P M Monday through Friday $16 00 5 00 P M to 8 00 A M Monday through Friday $24 00 Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays $24 00 An additional charge of $11 00 added to the above charges when a second employee (helper) is required T~me in exeess of one hour prorated in 15 m~nute increments, as follows STANDARD NON-STANDARD INCREMENTS WORKING HOURS WORKING HOURS 15 minutes $ 4 00 $ 6 00 30 minutes $ 8 00 $12 00 45 minutes $12 00 $18 00 60 minutes $16 00 $24 00 Standard working hours defined as 8 00 A M to 5 00 P M Monday through Friday except hot,days Ail new company sold grills serviced free of charge for ninety (90) days, during standard working hours ATTACHMENT - PAGE TWO GAS LIGHT SERVICE SERVICE CHARGE Clean and replace mantles $5 00 Painting (black & white) and/or replacing glass panes $4 00 All new company sold gas lights serviced free of charge for ninety (90) days, during standard working hours AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE SCHEDULE HOURLY CHARGE Any hour Sunday through Satruday & Holidays $20 00 Time in excess of one hour prorated in 15 minute increments, as follows INCREMENTS ALL HOURS 15 minutes $ 5 00 30 minutes $10 00 45 minutes $15 00 60 minutes $20 00 All new company-sold air conditioning units serviced free of charge for one (1) year from date of installation No additional charge for second employee (helper) Labor charges in excess of factory allowances for warranty replacement and repair will be passed on to the customer (3) Charges for Replacing Yard Lines ITEM OR SERVICE CHARGE Basic Service Charge for all replacement work - $30 00 Pre-bent Riser with Support Post - $16 00 Non-corrodible Pre-bent Riser $11 00 Stopcock $ 4 25 Ditch, replace 1 1/4 inch (or smaller) pipe, and obtain city inspection $ 1 45 per foot Remove grass, ditch, replace 1 1/4 inch (or smaller) plpe, obtain c~ty Inspection, and replace grass $ 1 75 per foot Insert 1 1/4 inch (or smaller) Polyethylene p~pe in existing service line $ 1 35 per foot Special trip to perform yardllne work at customers request and work cannot be scheduled for Company convenience $30 00 additional Work performed on overtime basis at customers request - $46 50 per hour DisconnectIng or reconnecting customer yard ~/ line at main when yard line is replaced by other contractors - $30 00 A f~rm price quotation will be made on the basis of labor, material, and other costs for replacing yard lines larger than 1 1/4 inch in size 1_/ Computed at one-fourth the hourly rate for each 15 minute per~od or fraction thereof The same work performed on a call-out basis will be charged at the overtime rate with a two hour minimum charge ATTACHMENT - PAGE THREE (4) Maan Lane Extension Rate (Resadentaal) The charge for extendang maans beyond the free lamat establashed by Lone Star Gas, or any free limit establashed by caty franchase as $4 50 per foot except for large com- mercaal and ~ndustraal consumers which are handled on an actual cost per foot basas (5) Returned Check Charges A returned check handlang charge of $3 00 is made for each check returned to the Company for reasons of non-suff~caent funds, account closed, payment wathheld, anvalld sagnature, or amproper preparation ATTACHMENT - 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