Title
Conduct a public hearing and consider approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, REVIEWING THE RATE INCREASE REQUEST OF MONARCH UTILITIES I, L.P.; ADOPTING A FINAL DETERMINATION DENYING THE REQUESTED INCREASE IN RATES; FINDING THAT THE APPLICATION TO INCREASE RATES IS IN VIOLATION OF LAW AND UNREASONABLE; ORDERING THAT NO INCREASE IN RATES OCCUR; REQUIRING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF RATE CASE EXPENSES; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; ESTABLISHING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL GOVERN OVER PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS; MAKING SUCH OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED HERETO.
Summary
At a special City Council meeting on October 18, 2011, the City Council held a public hearing and approved the ordinance on first reading denying the requested rate increase. The City Council will hold an additional public hearing and consider approving the ordinance on second and final reading at a special City Council meeting on November 1, 2011 to be held at the First Baptist Church Pflugerville, 801 West Pecan Street, at 7:00 p.m. The City of Pflugerville has invited representatives of Monarch Utilities and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to attend and participate at the meeting. The City of Pflugerville invites and encourages interested members of the public to attend and participate in the hearings.
Background
This rate case involves the residents of the City of Pflugerville who reside in the Windermere Utilities area - primarily the Heatherwilde and Windermere subdivisions. Windermere Utilities is part of Monarch Utilities, the operating portion of SWWC which is the holding company. Monarch Utilities is requesting a rate increase on a system-wide basis of 62.3% for water and 33.6% for sewer. If a customer uses no water, they would be charged ...
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