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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-City Attorney - ----- - ""'~\o.'W.""""'1 CI. OF SAN BERNARDeO - REQU.T FOR COUNCIL A~ON From: Ralph H. Prince Subject: Resolution opposing Rate Increase of Southern California Gas Co. Dept: City Attorney Date: April 25, 1986 Synopsis of Previous Council action: 4/21/86 City Attorney directed to prepare resolution opposing rate increase of Southern California Gas Company Recommended motion: Adopt resolution. /~~~ Signature Contact person: Allen R. Briqqs Phone: 5256 Supporting data attached: Yes Ward: N/A FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A Sou ree: N/A Finance: Council Notes: 75-0262 Agenda Item No ,/ r: r""" ....-, '<,'1"\. . ~'.,.7_cJ;:r'''.,:ro-~)_..~""",.~_ . . . . 1 RESOLUTION NO. 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 24 25 26 27 should be offered to industry at the expense of residential and commercial customers. B. The Mayor and Common Council urge the Commission to direct SoCalGas to investigate and formulate plans to reduce its costs in order that all loss of revenues as forecasted need not be 28 passed on to the residential and commercial consumers. k~i%:: ~' ,."""".,-.l - -- ....... - '!"'t'i.7!!~"";~" . . . . 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 meeting thereof, held on 7 the 8 to wit: day of , 1986, by the following vote, 9 10 AYES: Council Members 11 NAYS: 12 ABSENT: 13 14 15 16 of 17 18 City Clerk The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this day , 1986. Mayor of the City of San Bernardino 19 Approved as to form: 20 #./ A""- ) c? 21 c'(;y~fP~ 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2-