File #: 18-2733    Version: 1 Name: Resolution - A Resolution of the City of Mansfield, Texas Finding that Oncor Electric Delivery Company Llc’s Application for Approval of a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor Pursuant to 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.243 to Increase Distribution Rates Within the
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/4/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/14/2018 Final action: 5/14/2018
Title: Resolution - A Resolution of the City of Mansfield, Texas Finding that Oncor Electric Delivery Company Llc’s Application for Approval of a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor Pursuant to 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.243 to Increase Distribution Rates Within the City Should be Denied; Finding that the City’s Reasonable Rate Case Expenses Shall be Reimbursed by the Company; Finding that the Meeting at Which this Resolution is Passed is Open to the Public as Required by Law; Requiring Notice of this Resolution to the Company and Legal Counsel
Sponsors: Joe Smolinski, Jeff Price
Attachments: 1. Resolution

Title

Resolution - A Resolution of the City of Mansfield, Texas Finding that Oncor Electric Delivery Company Llc’s Application for Approval of a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor Pursuant to 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.243 to Increase Distribution Rates Within the City Should be Denied; Finding that the City’s Reasonable Rate Case Expenses Shall be Reimbursed by the Company; Finding that the Meeting at Which this Resolution is Passed is Open to the Public as Required by Law; Requiring Notice of this Resolution to the Company and Legal Counsel

Requested Action

Staff requests that Council adopt the attached resolution, thus denying the DCRF application proposed by Oncor.

Recommendation

Staff recommends that Council adopt the attached resolution.

Description/History

On April 5, 2018, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (“Oncor” or “Company”) filed an Application for Approval of a Distribution Cost Recover Factor (“DCRF”) to Increase Distribution Rates with each of the cities in their service area.  In the filing, the Company asserts that it is seeking an increase in distribution revenues of $19,002,177

Justification

The resolution authorizes the City to join with the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor (“OCSC”) to evaluate the filing, determine whether the filing complies with law, and if lawful, to determine what further strategy, including settlement, to pursue.

Funding Source

N/A

Prepared By

Jeff Price, Director of Utilities