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RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALE POWER CUSTOMERS OF LCRA
TO ACT IN OPPOSITION
TO LCRA RATE INCREASE APPLICATION
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown is a
purchaser of electric power wholesale from the Lower Colo-
rado River Authority ("LCRA") and is a member of a group of
electric cooperatives and cities each of which purchases
electric power wholesale from LCRA (the Association of
Wholesale Power Customers of LCRA, or "Wholesale Customers");
and
WHEREAS, LCRA has filed with the Public Utility Commis-
sion of Texas, Docket No. 2503, an application to increase
its electric power rates by more than $17 million annually;
and
WHEREAS, t.hP Ci f of f-&_or�gptaWn desires
to oppose LCRA's proposed rate increase in PUC Docket No.
2503 to the extent that it exceeds the level required to permit
LCRA to render adequate service and meet its statutory
obligations; and
WHEREAS, such opposition can most efficiently and
economically be achieved through participation in the
Wholesale Customers group; and
WHEREAS, because of the large number of members that
comprise the Wholesale Customers, it is in the best inter-
ests of each member to authorize the Executive Committee to
act on behalf of the members of the Wholesale Customers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THECi ter Council
of the City of Georgetown , THAT the
Executive 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 Georo own ,