HomeMy WebLinkAbout0236_234RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF
WHOLESALE CUSOTMERS IN OPPOSITION TO APPLICATION NO. 3866 OF THE
COLORADO RIVER MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown is a purchaser of electric power wholesale from
the Lower Colorado River Authority ("LCRA") and is a member of a group of ten electric
cooperatives and twenty-nine cities each of which purchases electric power wholesale
from LCRA (collectively, the "Wholesale Customers"); and
WHEREAS, the Colorado River Municipal Water District ("CRMWD") has filed
with the Texas Department of Water Resources Application No. 3866 for a permit under
Section 11.121 of the Texas Water Code to construct a dam and reservoir on the Colorado
River near Stacy, Texas, ("Stacy Reservoir"), to impound water in the reservoir, and to
divert and use water from the reservoir for municipal and industrial purposes; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the impounding and use of water from Stacy Reservoir will
affect adversely the interests of the Wholesale Customers by increasing significantly the cost
to LCRA of generating electric power, which cost must be borne by the Wholesale Customers
as purchasers of such power; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown desires to oppose Application No. 3866 of the CRMWD
insofar as the granting of the application will adversely affect the cost of electricity
produced by LCRA; and
WHEREAS, an "Advisory Committee" of the Wholesale Customers (the members of
which are listed in Appendix "A" attached hereto) has been formed and is composed of
four cities and three electric cooperatives with interests representative of the entire
group of Wholesale Customers; and
WHEREAS, because of the large number of members that comprise the Wholesale
Customers, it is in the best interests of each member to authorize the Advisory Committee
to act on behalf of the members of the Wholesale Customers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE City Council of the City of
Georgetown, THAT the Advisory Committee, as it, is presently composed or as it may
be composed in the future, is hereby authorized and directed to take any and all action
it deems reasonable and necessary on behalf of the City of Georgetown, both individually
and as a member of the Wholesale Customers, in opposition to Application No. 3866
of the CRMWD, including the hiring of legal counsel to prepare for, and appear in
representation of the Wholesale Customers at, the hearing on Application No. 3866
before the Texas Water Commission; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Advisory Committee apprise the Texas Water
Commission of the serious ramifications that the granting of said permit will have on the
cost of generating electricity by LCRA, which cost will be borne by the Wholesale
Customers in the purchase of electric power from LCRA.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of June, 1978.
ATTEST:
City Secretary
(.� P " ly. �.,
J n C. Doerf er, Myor