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O244l i-, i `~ , ORDINANCE NO. 244 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE GRANTING A GAS FRANCHISE TO LONE STAR GAS COMPANY, PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST TO TXU GAS COMPANY, TO PROVIDE FOR A DIFFERENT CONSIDERATION AND TO AUTHORIZE THE LEASE OF FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY'S RIGHTS-OF-WAY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE BY TXU GAS COMPANY; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. WHEREAS, on May 20, 1957, the City Council adopted an ordinance granting Lone Star Gas Company, (now TXU Gas Company) ("TXU Gas" or "Company") a franchise for a period of 50 years to use the public rights-of--way within the City of Kennedale (the "City") for the purpose of laying, maintaining, using and operating a system of pipelines for the provision of natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers located in the City (the "Franchise"); and WHEREAS, on December 11, 1969, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 69-14 amending the Franchise to provide for a franchise fee of four percent; WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Settlement Agreement entered into by and between TXU Gas and the City, as approved by the City Council on January 9, 2003, TXU Gas and the City desire to amend the Franchise to amend the manner in which franchise fees paid pursuant to the Franchise will be calculated and to authorize in certain circumstances the lease of facilities owned by TXU Gas and located in the public rights-of--way. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS: SECTION 1: Effective January 1, 2002, Section 9 of the Franchise is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "Section 9. A. Consideration. The consideration payable by Company for the rights and privileges granted to Company by the franchise ordinance heretofore duly passed by the governing body of this City and duly accepted by Company is four percent (4%) of the Gross Revenues, as defined in Section 9.B. below, received by Company. B. Definitions. "Gross Revenues" shall mean all revenue derived or received, directly or indirectly, by the Company from or in connection with the operation of W:\Kennedale\ORDINANC\Gas Franchise Amendment 01.03.03.doc Page 1 the System within the corporate limits of the City and including, without limitation: (1) all revenues received by the Company from the sale of gas to all classes of customers within the City; (2) all revenues received by the Company from the transportation of gas through the pipeline system of Company within the City to customers located within the City; (3) the value of gas transported by Company for Transport Customers through the System of Company within the City ("Third Party Sales"), with the value of such gas to be reported by each Transport Customer to the Company, provided, however, that should a Transport Customer refuse to furnish Company its gas purchase price, Company shall estimate same by utilizing Company's monthly industrial Weighted Average Cost of Gas, as reasonably near the time as the transportation service is performed; and (4) "Gross Revenues" shall include: (a) other revenues derived from the following `miscellaneous charges' i. charges to connect, disconnect, or reconnect gas within the City; ii. charges to handle returned checks from consumers within the City; iii. such other service charges and charges as may, from time to time, be authorized in the rates and charges on file with the City; and iv. contributions in aid of construction ("CIAO"); (b) revenues billed but not ultimately collected or received by the Company; and (c) gross receipts fees. (5) "Gross Revenues" shall not include: W:\Kennedale\ORDINANC\Gas Franchise Amendment 01.03.03.doc Page 2 (a) the revenue of any Person including, without limitation, an affiliate, to the extent that such revenue is also included in Gross Revenues of the Company; (b) sales taxes; (c) any interest income earned by the Company; and (d) all monies received from the lease or sale of real or personal property, provided, however, that this exclusion does not apply to the lease of facilities within the City's right of way. C. Calculation and Payment of Franchise Fees Based on CIAC. (1) The franchise fee amounts based on "Contributions in aid of Construction" ("CIAC") shall be calculated on an annual calendar year basis, i.e., from January 1 through December 31 of each calendar year. (2) The franchise fee amounts that are due based on CIAC shall be paid at least once annually on or before June 1 each year based on the total CIAC recorded during the preceding calendar year. D. Effect of Other Municipal Franchise Ordinance Fees Accepted and Paid by Company. (1) If Company should at any time after the effective date of this Ordinance agree to a new municipal franchise ordinance, or renew an existing municipal franchise ordinance, with another municipality, which municipal franchise ordinance determines the franchise fee owed to that municipality for the use of its public rights-of--way in a manner that, if applied to the City, would result in a franchise fee greater than the amount otherwise due City under this Ordinance, then the franchise fee to be paid by Company to City pursuant to this Ordinance shall be increased so that the amount due and to be paid is equal to the amount that would be due and payable to City were the franchise fee provisions of that other franchise ordinance applied to City. (2) The provisions of this Subsection D apply only to the amount of the franchise fee to be paid and do not apply to other franchise fee payment provisions, including without limitation the timing of such payments. W:\Kennedale\ORDINANC\Gas Franchise Amendment 01.03.03.doc Page 3 E. Company Franchise Fee Recovery Tariff. (1) Company may file with the City a tariff amendment(s) to provide for the recovery of the franchise fees under this amendment. (2) City agrees that (i) as regulatory authority, it will adopt and approve the ordinance, rates or tariff which provide for 100% recovery of such franchise fees as part of Company' rates; (ii) if the City intervenes in any regulatory proceeding before a federal or state agency in which the recovery of Company' franchise fees is an issue, the City will take an affirmative position supporting 100% recovery of such franchise fees by Company and; (iii) in the event of an appeal of any such regulatory proceeding in which the City has intervened, the City will take an affirmative position in any such appeals in support of the 100% recovery of such franchise fees by Company. (3) City agrees that it will take no action, nor cause any other person or entity to take any action, to prohibit the recovery of such franchise fees by Company. F. Lease of Facilities Within City's Rights-of--Way. Subject to the provisions of the City's City Charter, Company shall have the right to lease, license or otherwise grant to a party other than Company the use of its facilities within the City's public rights-of--way provided: (i) Company first notifies the City of the name of the lessee, licensee or user; the type of service(s) intended to be provided through the facilities; and the name and telephone number of a contact person associated with such lessee, licensee or user and (ii) Company makes the franchise fee payment due on the revenues from such lease pursuant to Sections 9A. and B. of this Ordinance. This authority to lease facilities within City's Rights-of--Way shall not affect any such lessee, licensee or user's obligation, if any, to pay franchise fees to the City. G. Payment Terms. Except for payments for CIAO Revenues, which shall be paid in accordance with Section 9.C. hereof, the franchise fee shall be paid on or before the 1st day of June of each year for the preceding year during the term of this franchise, and shall be for the year the payment is made. Such annual payment shall be for the rights and privileges herein granted to Company, including expressly, without limitation, the right to use the streets, alleys, and public ways of City. And it is also expressly agreed that the aforesaid annual payment shall be in lieu of any and all other and additional occupation taxes, easement and franchise taxes or charges (whether levied as an ad valorem, special or other character of tax or charge), in lieu of municipal license and inspection fees, street taxes, and street or alley rentals or charges, and all other and additional municipal taxes, charges, levies, fees, and rentals of whatsoever kind and character which W:\Kennedale\ORDINANC\Gas Franchise Amendment 01.03.03.doc Page 4 City may impose or hereafter be authorized to levy and collect excepting only the usual general or special ad valorem taxes which City is authorized to levy and impose upon real and personal property. Should City not have the legal power to agree that the payment of the foregoing sums of money shall be in lieu of taxes, licenses, fees, street or alley rentals or charges, easement or franchise taxes or charges aforesaid, then City agrees that it will apply so much of said sums of money paid as may be necessary to satisfy Company's obligations, if any, to pay any such taxes, licenses, charges, fees, rentals, easement or franchise taxes or charges. H. Report. Company agrees that on the same date that payments are made, as provided in this Section 9, it will file with the City Secretary a sworn report showing the Gross Revenues received by the Company within the City during the calendar year preceding the date of payment. City may, if it sees fit, have the books and records of Company examined by a representative of City to ascertain the correctness of the sworn reports agreed to be filed herein." SECTION 2: In all respects, except as specifically and expressly amended by this ordinance, the existing effective franchise ordinance heretofore duly passed by the governing body of the City and duly accepted by Company shall remain in full force and effect according to its terms until said franchise ordinance terminates as provided therein. SECTION 3: The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable. If any portion of this Ordinance is declared illegal or unconstitutional by the valid final judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such illegality or unconstitutionality shall not affect the legality and enforceability of any of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval, provided that Company files with the City Secretary within thirty (30) calendar days following adoption of this Ordinance its written acceptance of this Ordinance in substantially the following form: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: TXU Gas Distribution, a division of TXU Gas Company, acting by and through the undersigned authorized officer, hereby accepts in all respects, on this the ~_ day of ~prY~- , 2003, Ordinance No. 244 amending the current gas franchise between the City and TXU Gas and the same shall constitute and be a binding contractual obligation of TXU Gas and the City. W:\Kennedale\ORDINANC\Gas Franchise Amendment 01.03.03.doc Page 5 TXU Gas Distribution A division of TXU Gas Company BY ~ - ~..._-lam. Vice President SECTION 5: It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance is passed is open to the public as required by law and that public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given as required. PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 9th DAY OF JANUARY, 2003. y .~......, ~O'~, ,~ .. ; V~ ; . ~~ ~ M Y .~; *. "~ : ' 'k ATTEST: :9. ;~; ~ OtJN ~" CITY SECRE ARY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney W:\Kennedale\ORDINANC\Gas Franchise Amendment 01.03.03.doc Page 6 TXU GAS FRANCHISE FEE PROFILE KENNEDALE ,TEXAS HISTORICAL DATA FRANCHISE FEE (Calendar Year 2000) Revenue Class ~~~~ Pil~a1 Atnet~rtt Revenues 1i-olt~~e ~ Residential 4% 4% $317,197 Residential Govemmental - 4% $0 Commercial 4% 4% $129,412 Commercial Governmental - 4% $30,849 Industrial - 4% $56,140 Industrial Governmental - 4% $0 Transportation - 4% ----- 3"~ Party Value of Gas - 4% ----- Service Charges - 4% $5,705 Contributions in Aid of Construction _ 4% History Not Available -