HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 511-84 06-18-1984 ORDINANCE No. 511
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW MAIN LINE EXTENSION RATE APPLICABLE
TO MAIN LINE EXTENSIONS BY LONE STAR GAS COMPANY WITHIN THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Lone Star Gas Company, a Division of ENSERCH Corporation, is
the holder of a franchise to distribute natural gas within the municipal limits
of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, and
WHEREAS, the existing main line extension rate for residential extensions
within the municipal limits is $4.50 per foot for each foot beyond the applicable
free limit, and
WHEREAS, Lone Star Gas Company desires to change the main line extension
rate to more closely match the rate with the actual cost of extension,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION l: Effective upon the date of passage of this ordinance, the
charge for extending mains beyond the free limit established by Lone Star Gas
Company, or any free limit established by franchise, or residential customers
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 act-
ual base cost of $2.94. The Company shall file the calculation of such charge
with the city as soon as sufficient data is available each fiscal year. Exten-
sion to commercial and industrial customers shall be based on actual cost per
foot.
SECTION 2: Any prior ordinance establishing a main line extension rate
for Lone Star Gas Company is hereby repealed to the extent that the prior pro-
vision is inconsistent with SECTION 1 of this ordinance. In all other respects,
prior ordinances are not affected by this ordinance.
SECTION 3: It is hereby found and determined that the 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.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 18th day of June A. D. 19 $4.
/ ATTEST:
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Secretary Mayor
City of Richland Hills, Texas
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STATE OF TEXAS §
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COUNTY OF TARRANT §
I, Pauline Kempe Secretary of the City of Richland
Hills, Tarrant County, Texas hereby certify that the above and oregoiig
is a true and correct copy of an ordinance passed and approved by the Council
of the City of Richland Hills at a regular session held on the
18th day of June 19 8 4, as it appears of record in the Minutes
of said Council in Book none ~ Page non e
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID CITY, THIS THE 22 day of
June A. D. 19 84
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Secretary i' /
City of Richland Hills, Texas