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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 06.12.1979 - Opposing LCRA RateRESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN on this the 12th day of June, 1979. Harry Gold, Mayor Pro -Tem ATTEST: City Secretary RESOLVED BY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK on this the day of , 1979. Larry L. Tonn, Mayor ATTEST: Gil C7 Joanne Land, City Secretary RESOLUTION The City of Georgetown in executive session under date ofJ une, 1979 hereby certifies its active membership in the Association of Wholesale Power Customers of the Lower Colorado River Authority in accordance with the By -Laws of said Association as formally adopted by the majority of the certified representative of the cities and cooperatives at the special called meeting of the Wholesale Power Customers at the Ramada -Gondolier Hotel in Austin, Texas under date of March 29, 1979. Attached is a check in the sum of $500.00 in payment of the initial membership fee and hereby appoint Mayor John Doerfler as our official representative and Mayor Pro -Tem Harry Gold as our alternate official representative on the Advisory Board under Article IV Section 2 of the approved By -Laws of said Association. Jo C. Doerfler, Mayort ATTEST: City Secretary 420 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 , both individually and as a member of the Wholesale Customers, in opposition to -the LCRA rate increase application docketed as PUC Docket No. 2503, including the hiring of legal counsel to prepare for, and appear in representation of -the Wholesale Customers at, the hearing in Docket No. 2503 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of June , 1979. N ATTEST: M W V [SEAL] RESOLUTION Executive approval is hereby taken by the City of Georgetown of the following motion as made by Mayor Leslie D. Clayton of Brenham, Texas and seconded by Commissioner Henry Campbell of Lampasas, Texas at a special called meeting of the Wholesale Power Customers at the Ramada -Gondolier Hotel in Austin, Texas under date of March 29, 1979: "That the Executive Committee of the Wholesale Power Customers be outhorized to employ the services of their considered most qualified financial advisor, or investment counselor, to study and be prepared to present testimony, in the Wholesale Power Customers intervention testimony, as to the considered most feasible methods available to the Lower Colorado River Authority to meet their future capital needs." ATTEST: City Secretary U. a. �8,1, J n C. Doerfler, M or