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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-157 < ~ 1 RESOLUTION NO. 86-157 2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO OPPOSING THE 1986 RATE INCREASE REQUEST PURSUANT TO THE MAY 1986 CONSOLIDATED 3 ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (CAM) SUBMITTED BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY IN APPLICATION NO. 86-03-058. 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 5 SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: 6 SECTION 1. Recitals. 7 A. On March 28, 1986, Southern California Gas Company 8 (SoCalGas) requested authorization to revise its rates in the May 9 1986 Consolidated Adjustment Mechanism. 10 B. Application No. 86-03-058 requests the Public Utilities 11 Commission of the State of California's (Commission) approval to 12 increase retail rates by $99.424 million, based on reductions in 13 forecast revenues from customers capable of burning oil as an 14 alternate fuel and the partially offsetting effect of reductions 15 in the cost of gas to SoCalGas. 16 C. The effect of the proposed increase in the typical 17 residential customer's monthly bill would be $1.09 in the summer 18 and $6.37 in the winter. 19 SECTION 2. Implementation. 20 A. The Mayor and Common Council oppose the 1986 rate 21 increase request submitted by Southern California Gas Company in 22 Application No. 86-03-058, and oppose the concept that lower rates 23 should be offered to industry at the expense of residential and 24 commercial customers. 25 B. The Mayor and Common Council urge the Commission to 26 direct SoCalGas to investigate and formulate plans to reduce its 27 costs in order that all loss of revenues as forecasted need not be 28 passed on to the residential and commercial consumers. .r -' , 1 SECTION 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed 2 to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Commission and to 3 SoCalGas. 4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly 5 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 6 Bernardino at a reqular meeting thereof, held on 7 the May , 1986, by the following yote, 5th day of 8 to wit: 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Council Members AYES: Estrada. Hernandez. Marks. Ouiel. Strickler NAYS: None ABSENT: Council Members Reilly. Frazier ~~~k The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this t6;( day 16 of 17 18 May , 1986. 19 Approved as to form: ~; ~fP~ 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2-