OR 311 New extension rate Lone Star Gas ORDINANCE NO. 311
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW MAIN LINE EXTENSION RATE APPLICABLE TO MAIN
LINE EXTENSIONS BY LONE STAR GAS COMPANY WITHIN THE CITY OF COPPELL, DENTON
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 Coppell, Texas, and
WHEREAS, the existing main line extension rate for residential extensions
within the municipal limits is $4.50 per foot for each 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 DRDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1: Effective upon the date of passage of this ordinance, the charge
for extending mains beyond the free limit established by bone Star Gas Company, or
any free limit established by franchise, for residential customers shall be the
lesser of: (a) the system-wide average cost of construction, including all
overheads, for the pri{}r fiscal year or (b) the adjusted actual cost as dotemined
by applying the latest Handy-Whitman Index to the 1975 actual 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. Extension to comercial 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Lone Star Gas Company is thereby repealed to the extent that the prior provision is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 th '~
. e~ ~ day of
ATTEST:
Secreta~ I..~ Mayor
City of Coppoll, Texas