Loading...
Resolution No. 2010-076RESOLUTION NO. 2010-7`6 A_RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AMENDING NATURAL GAS RATE SCHEDULE NOS. G-1 (RESIDENTIAL GAS SERVICE), G-2 (SMALL COMMERCIAL GAS SERVICE) AND G-3 (LARGE COMMERCIAL ,GAS TRANSPORTATION) FOR GAS DISTRIBUTED AND SUPPLIED: BY THE CITY WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1122 on September 5, 2006, providing that rates to be charged for natural ,gas distributed and supplied by the City within its boundaries shall beset by resolution; and WHEREAS, from time to time the City Council has by resolution established and amended certain rate schedules, rules for gas service and form agreements for natural gas users in the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Vernon is currently purchasing wholesale natural gas transmission.service from the Southern California Gas Company ("SoCalGas") under Wholesale Natural Gas Service Rate Schedule No GW-VRN ('"SoCalGas Wholesale Rate Schedule") permitted by the California Public Utilities Commission in Docket Nos 00-04-060, 05-12- 044 and 01-12-018; and WHEREAS, SoCalGas has 'recently increased the rates charged to customers for the transportation of wholesale natural gas under the SoCalGas Wholesale Rate Schedule; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon desires to amend the City's Natural Gas Rate Schedule Nos. G-1, G-2 and G-3 (collectively, "Amended Rate Schedules")' to pass the wholesale rate increases through to customers taking service under said Rate Schedules; and WHEREAS, the proposed Amended Rate Schedules are to be effective on July 1, 2010; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon held a public hearing on June 21, 2010 to amend the Natural Gas Rate Schedule Nos. G-1, G-2 and G-3 for gas distributed and supplied by the City within its boundaries and finds that all persons have had the opportunity to be heard or to file written comments to the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon has heard and considered all evidence, ;both written and oral, presented in consideration of the proposed Amended Rate Schedules. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon does hereby find and determine that the recitals contained hereinabove are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby adopts the rates, terms and conditions set forth in the Amended Rate Schedules as the City's rates, terms and conditions for the distribution of natural gas supplied by the City of Vernon within its boundaries, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference, and adopts such amendments to go into effect beginning July 1, 2010. SECTION 3: Any provision contained in Resolution Nos. 9134, 9240, 9265, 9344,. 9374, 9550, 9732,-10,045 and 10,108 not consistent with or in conflict with this Resolution are hereby superseded by this Resolution. In all other respects, Resolution Nos. 9134, 9240, 9265, 9344, 9374, 9550, 9732, 10,045 and 10,108 shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4 The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall certify to the passage, approval and adoption of this resolution., and the City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall cause this resolution and the City Clerk's certification to be entered in. the File of Resolutions of the Council of this City. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21St day of June, 2010. Name: Hilario Gonzales Title: Mayor -3- STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2010-76 was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Monday, June 21, 2010, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon. Executed this X""' day of June,,2010, at Vernon, California. Willard G. a uc City Clerk (SEAL) CITY OF VERNON NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT Schedule G-1 RESIDENTIAL GAS SERVICE APPLICABILITY This schedule applies to natural gas service to individually metered single family premises, including those separately metered in a multi -family complex, that have elected natural gas service from City of Vernon's natural gas distribution system. RATES Monthly Service Charge: Transportation Charge: $10 29.212 Cents per Therm Commodity Charge: Commodity Charge is equal to the City's Weighted Average Cost of Gas calculated at the SoCalGas Citygate for gas purchased by the City for each month for customers purchasing gas from the City. Gas supply will consist of monthly index price gas, daily market priced gas, and long-term supply purchased for customers purchasing gas from the City. The Commodity Charge includes the cost of transporting the gas to the SoCalGas Citygate. Bond -financed, prepaid gas may be provided to customers at prices not to exceed market prices for monthly index price gas. From time -to -time, the Commodity Charge may include a Purchased Gas Adjustment that will be used maintain a zero sum gain to COV for gas sales. Commodity Administrative Fee: 0.300 Cents per Therm SPECIAL NOTES 1. Residential customers receiving natural gas service from the City of Vernon are not eligible for Schedule G-CARE (SoCalGas Rate), or any other SoCalGas rates or SoCalGas benefit programs. 2. Costs for connection of Customer's facility to City's gas system shall be shared between Customer and City. City shall contribute an amount equal to four cents per Therm multiplied by customer's projected annual usage, not to exceed fifty percent of the total connection cost incurred for work done by the City. Customer shall pay the balance of costs. The total connection cost includes traffic control, trenching, piping, repaving, and Page 1 of 1 City of Vernon Council Resolution effective installation of the meter, regulator(s), and other equipment required by the City. An "Application and Contract for Natural Gas Service" is required. 3. In the event of curtailment, any Customer unable or unwilling to curtail shall be assessed penalty based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose volumes used are in violation of curtailment. The City shall not be liable for damages caused by curtailment, discontinuance, or shut off of gas service. 4. Gas purchased under this schedule shall be used only by the Customer and such Gas may not be sold, transported, assigned, distributed, exchanged, or otherwise transferred to benefit another customer or provide non -municipal natural gas to any natural gas user, transporter, or consumer within the City. Any additional transmission costs, taxes, fees, regulatory surcharges, and interstate or intrastate pipeline charges, incurred by City on behalf of Customer will be passed through to Customer at cost. Page 2 of 2 City of Vernon Council Resolution effective CITY OF VERNON NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT Schedule G-2 SMALL COMMERCIAL GAS SERVICE APPLICABILITY This schedule is for combined gas commodity and transportation service to small commercial customers using less than 250,000 Therms per year that have elected gas service through City of Vernon's natural gas system. This schedule is also applicable to all other non-residential customers that have elected Core Service. RATES Monthly Service Charge: $50 Monthly Transportation Charges: Rate, in Cents per Therm Tier I 0 — 4,187 Therms 17.312 Tier II Over 4,187 Therms 7.735 Commodity Charge: Commodity Charge is equal to the City's Weighted Average Cost of Gas calculated at the SoCalGas Citygate for gas purchased by the City for each month for customers purchasing gas from the City. Gas supply will consist of monthly index price gas, daily market priced gas, and long-term supply purchased for customers purchasing gas from the City. The Commodity Charge includes the cost of transporting the gas to the SoCalGas Citygate. Bond -financed, prepaid gas may be provided to customers at prices not to exceed market prices for monthly index price gas. From time -to -time, the Commodity Charge may include a Purchased Gas Adjustment that will be used to maintain a zero sum gain to COV for ,gas sales. Commodity Administrative Fee City of Vernon Council Resolution 0.30 Cents per Therm effective Page 1 of 1 SPECIAL NOTES 1. Customers purchasing Gas Commodity from City of Vernon shall provide an estimate of each month's consumption, days of operation, and a facility contact responsible for natural gas consuming equipment. . 2. Costs for connection of Customer's facility to City's gas system shall be shared between Customer and City. City shall contribute an amount equal to four cents per Therm multiplied by customer's projected annual usage, not to exceed fifty percent of the total connection cost incurred for work done by the City. Customer shall pay the balance of costs. The total connection cost includes traffic control, trenching, piping, repaving, and. installation of the meter, regulator(s), and other equipment required by the City. An "Application and Contract for Natural Gas Service" is required. 3. In the event of curtailment, any Customer unable or unwilling to curtail shall be assessed penalty based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose volumes used are in violation of curtailment. The City shall not be liable for damages caused by curtailment, discontinuance, or shut off of gas service. 4. Gas purchased under this schedule shall be used only by the Customer and such Gas may not be sold, transported, assigned, distributed, exchanged, or otherwise transferred to benefit another customer or provide non -municipal natural gas to any natural gas user, transporter, or consumer within the City. 5. Any additional transmission costs taxes, fees, regulatory surcharges, and interstate or intrastate pipeline charges, incurred by City on behalf of Customer will be passed through to Customer at cost. Page 2 of 2 City of Vernon Council Resolution effective CITY OF VERNON NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT Schedule G-3 LARGE COMMERCIAL GAS TRANSPORTATION APPLICABILITY This schedule is for City of Vernon gas transportation service to large commercial customers using at least 250,000 Therms per year. Customers receiving service under this schedule may purchase commodity gas from a Third -Party Supplier or may request to purchase commodity gas from City of Vernon under Schedule G-4. RATES Monthly Customer Charge: $300 Monthly Transportation Charges: Rate, in Cents per Therm Tier I 0 — 20,833 Therms 13.815 Tier II 20,834 — 83,333 Therms 6.412 Tier III Over 83,333 Therms 4.784 SPECIAL CONDITIONS, GENERAL. The following Special Condition is applicable to all customers, whether they receive transportation -only service or both transportation and commodity service. Costs for connection of Customer's facility to City's gas system shall be shared between Customer and City. City shall contribute an amount equal to four cents per Therm multiplied by customer's projected annual usage, not to exceed fifty percent of the total connection cost incurred for work done by the City. Customer shall pay the balance of costs. The total connection cost includes traffic control, trenching, piping, repaving, and installation of the meter, regulator(s), and other equipment required by the City. An "Application and Contract for Natural Gas Service" is required. SPECIAL CONDITIONS, TRANSPORTATION -ONLY SERVICE. The following Special Conditions are applicable to customers that receive transportation -only service. If customers receive commodity service from COV, the following Special Conditions do not apply and the Special Conditions in Schedule G-4 apply. Page 1 of 1 City of Vernon Council Resolution effective 1. As a condition precedent to service under this schedule, a "Natural Gas Transportation Agreement" must be executed with City. The Transportation Agreement shall provide specific terms and conditions consistent with this schedule. 2. Transportation of natural gas shall be consistent with SoCalGas Rule No. 30, "Transportation of Customer -Owned Gas," except where it conflicts with Vernon's rates and rules. 3. Nomination procedures shall apply to gas transported and delivered to Customer by Vernon as follows. (a) All nominations shall be communicated to Vernon (or its designated agent) thirty (30) minutes prior to SoCalGas' deadlines. Communication shall be confirmed by email or facsimile. (b) All determinations by Vernon as to allocation points and/or maximum daily quantities related thereto or as to the procedures utilized for any allocation process, when made by Vernon, shall be final. (c) In the event of a declared Over -Nomination Event by SoCalGas, if any Customer is unable or unwilling to reduce its transportation nomination within the two (2) hour window allotted by SoCalGas and Customer's nominations exceed 110% of its gas usage, Customer may, at Vernon's sole discretion, be assessed a charge based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose nomination exceed 110%. (d) Winter Deliveries. During November through March, any Customer unable or unwilling to nominate and deliver volumes meeting the minimum requirement as specified by SoCalGas in its current applicable Rule 30, may, at Vernon's sole discretion, be assessed a charge based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose nomination and delivery fails to meet the minimum requirement as specified by SoCalGas in its current applicable Rule 30. 4. In the event of curtailment, any Customer unable or unwilling to curtail shall be assessed penalty based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose volumes used are in violation of curtailment. The City shall not be liable for damages caused by curtailment, discontinuance, or shut off of gas service. 5. Monthly imbalances shall be resolved as follows. (a) Over -Deliveries. Vernon shall permit Customer to carry-over, to the following month, over -delivery volumes of up to 10% of Customer's consumption for the month in which the over -delivery occurred. Any Customer volumes carried over will be applied first to the following month's consumption. Any volumes of over -deliveries in excess of 10% of Customer's consumption shall be purchased by Vernon by crediting to the Customer an amount that is not less than the volume of over -deliveries times the Page 2 of 2 City of Vernon Council Resolution . effective SoCalGas Buy -Back Rate in SoCalGas Schedule G-IMB for the month in which the excess imbalance was incurred. (b) Under -Deliveries. Vernon shall permit Customer to carry-over, to the following month, under -delivery volumes of up to 10% of Customer's consumption for the month in which the under -delivery occurred. Any volumes of under -deliveries up to 10% of Customer's consumption shall be applied to the following month's consumption. Any volumes of under -deliveries in excess of 10% of Customer's consumption shall be sold to Customer by Vernon at a rate that is not more than the volume of under -deliveries times the SoCalGas Standby Procurement Charge in SoCalGas Schedule G-IMB for the month in which the excess imbalance was incurred. (c) Imbalance Trading. Vernon has no program for trading of monthly imbalances amongst Vernon customers; however, Vernon, or Vernon's gas management agent, may, at its sole discretion, be willing to facilitate imbalance trading through SoCalGas consistent with Schedule G-IMB. As such, Vernon specifically does not imply an obligation to facilitate imbalance trading. (d) Stricter Provisions. Should SoCalGas impose additional, more restrictive, balancing provisions upon Vernon, the stricter provisions will be adopted and implemented by Vernon, as required by SoCalGas, and thereafter will apply to Customer. Such more restrictive balancing conditions may include the winter balancing rules contained in SoCalGas Rule 30. Customer shall be subject to changed balancing requirements at the time such balancing is imposed by SoCalGas upon Vernon, irrespective of prior written notice to Customer; however, Vernon will attempt to provide advance written notice to Customer. 6. Gas transported under this schedule shall be used only by the Customer and such Gas may not be sold, transported, assigned, distributed, exchanged, or otherwise transferred to benefit another customer or provide non -municipal natural gas to any natural gas user, transporter, or consumer within the City. 7. Any additional transmission costs, taxes, fees, regulatory surcharges, and interstate or intrastate pipeline charges, incurred by City on behalf of Customer will be passed through to Customer at cost. Page 3 of 3 City of Vernon Council Resolution effective CITY CLERK'S OFFICE INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM DATE: June 22, 2010 TO: Donal O'Callaghan, City Administrator/Director of Light& Power FROM: Willard Yamaguchi, City Cler RE: Resolution No. 2010-76 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon Amending, Natural Gas Rate Schedule Nos. G-1 (Residential Gas Service), G-2 (Small Commercial Gas Service) and G-3 (Large Commercial Gas Transportation) for Gas Distributed and Supplied by the City Within its Boundaries Transmitted herewith is a copy of Resolution No. 2010-76 referenced above, which was approved by City Council on June 21, 2010. Thank you, WY:dj Attachment c: Resolution No. 2010-76 Since. �Y�IEXxY �tlxLt�T ublirativitz, PinC-y The Only All Hispanic Owned Chain of Bilingual Newspapers 111 S. Avenue 59, Los Angeles, CA 90042-4211 Ph 323.341-7970 • Fax 323.341-7976 • www.egpnews.com PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 1 am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforementioned; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the. above -entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of EASTERN GROUP PUBLICATIONS' EASTSIDE SUN, MEXICAN AMERICAN SUN, NORTHEAST SUN, BELL GARDENS SUN, VERNON SUN, COMMERCE COMET, CITYTERRACE COMET, MONTEBELLO COMET, MONTEREY PARK COMET, E.L.A. BROOKLYN BELVEDERE COMET AND WYVERNWOOD CHRONICLE, newspapers of general circulation, printed and published THURSDAYS in the County of Los Angeles, and which newspaper has been adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, under the date of JUNE 21. 1966. CASE NUMBER 884861; that the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to -wit: JUNE 10, all in the year 2010. certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated at LOS ANGELES, California, this I V day of JUNE, 2010. This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp CITY OF VERNON Proof of Publication of Notice of Public Hearing: Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. — to Consider the Adoption of the Proposed Budget ... Fiscal Year 2010-2011 19nature � 1 a$ E1 1T Group Publiratione, C" 11r The Only all Hispanic Owned Chain of Bilingual Newspapers 111 S. Avenue 59, Los Angeles, CA 90042-4211 323 341-7970 Fax: 323 341-7976 www.egpnews.com BILL TO City of Vernon Kristen Enomoto, Deputy City Clerk 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 Invoice DATE 6/17/2010 SHIP TO EASTSIDE SUN NORTHEAST SUN MEXICAN AMERICAN SUN BELL GARDENS SUN VERNON SUN COMMERCE COMET CITY TERRACE COMET MONTEBELLO COMET MONTEREY PARK COMET ELA BROOKLYN-BELVEDERE COMET WYVERNWOOD CHRONICLE TOTAL CIRCULATION: 106,500 City of Vernon Kristen Enomoto, Deputy City Clerk 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 INVOICE # P.O. NO. DUE DATE 38894 Placed by K.Enomoto 6/27/2010 DESCRIPTION QTY RATE AMOUNT "Notice of Public Hearing: Monday, June 21, 2010 at 2 175.00 350.00. 9:00 a.m.... to Amend the Natural Gas Rate..." 2 col. x 3.5" = 7.0 Column Inches at $ 25.00 per column inch _ $ 175.00 per publication date Publication Dates: REc M 1) Jun 10, 2010 JUN 21 WO 2) Jun 17,, 2010 CITY CLER 8 OF111-{05 T As DErr_ rzo2 p,CGoc/Nr' #, _ K2f ,s —, -•�1 If not paid by due date, interest charges will accrue. Balance Due $350.00 Payments/Credits $0.00 Invoice Total $350.00 Eastern Group Publications, Inc. 111 S. Avenue 59, Los Angeles, CA 90042-4211 323 341-7970 Fax 323 341-7976 www.egpnews.com NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Vernon will conduct a Public Hearing which you may attend. PLACE: Vernon City Hall City Council Chambers 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 DATE AND TIME: Monday, June 21, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. PURPOSE: To amend the natural gas rate schedules and rules for gas service for gas distributed and supplied by the City of Vernon (the "City") within its boundaries. These amendments include amending the City's Gas Municipal Utilities Department Schedules G-1 (Residential Gas Service), G-2 (Small Commercial Gas Service), and G-3 (Large Commercial Gas Transportation to increase the volumetric charges. Any interested person may attend and may make an oral presentation to the City Council at the time of the hearing, or may present written comments prior to the hearing. If you challenge the approval of the amended gas rates, the amended rate schedules and the amended rules for gas services, or any provision thereof in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Vernon at, or prior to, the meeting. Information may be obtained by contacting the office of the City Clerk at the above address. The hearing may be continued or adjourned or cancelled and rescheduled to a stated time and place without further notice. Dated: June 8, 2010 /s/ Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk //0 RECEIVED JUN 0 7 2010 STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK'S OFFICE Light & Power Department DATE: June 3, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Y Y FROM: Donal O'Callaghan, Director of Light & Power RE: Natural Gas Rate Increase The purpose of this staff report is to propose a 19 percent increase to City of Vernon (COV) natural gas transportation rates, effective July 1, 2010. Background SoCalGas increased its transportation rates to wholesale and commercial customers effective February 1 2010. The estimated increase in SoCalGas cost to COV is nine percent, or approximately $120,000 per year. Additionally, as the Gas Enterprise is in its fourth year of operation, we are striving to cover its full cost of operation. We are moving toward having it cover not only direct operating costs, but also yet -to -be -determined administrative overhead components and depreciation of the physical gas system. An increase in excess of nine percent is necessary to move toward covering these costs. The last comprehensive rate change was a decrease to all rates effective October 1, 2008. The reason for this decrease was a reduction for COV in SoCalGas wholesale transportation costs. Subsequently, effective September 1, 2009, we also reduced the G-2 rate (again) for small commercial customers. This was done to help attract more customer load in that sector. COV's entire gas rate history is attached for your reference as Table 1. Increase in Gross Margin to the Gas Enterprise Gross margin for the gas enterprise is defined as income remaining after 1) the cost of wholesale gas purchases and, 2) the cost of SoCalGas transportation to deliver the purchased gas to the COV Citygate. Gross margin is therefore funds remaining to cover the cost of operations on the gas system. Without a rate increase, gross margin for FY11 would be approximately $1.6 million. The 19% rate increase generates an additional $300,000 for a total of $1.9 million per year. The attached Table 2 shows details of the calculations for our medium and largest customers. JUN 0 3 2010 Effect on Customer Transportation Savings SoCalGas increased both wholesale and industrial rates on February 1. Industrial rates increased more than 30 percent. The result is that even with the proposed rate increases, COV's gas customers are still saving at the same level they were when we began in December 2006. Gas department staff will be contacting COV customers to notify them of the increase. Interestingly, for medium commercial customer using 60,000 Therms per month, the monthly billing amount will only be increased by five percent above the original COV transportation rates put in place December 1, 2006. This, of course, is because we have had more rate decreases than increases historically, until this 19 percent increase. Specific Rates Proposed The specific rates proposed are in the table below. Notice that only the volumetric charges are being increased. The Monthly Service Charge is being held constant. This is being done to keep the service charge values rounded. The units in the table are cents per Therm. Present Rates Proposed Rates Rate Customer Class Service Service 19% Volumetric New Rate Charge Charge Increase G-1 Residential $10 24.548 $10 .4.664 29.212 Small Commercial G-2 Tier 1 $50 14.548 $50 2.764 17.312 Tier 2 6.500 1.235 7.735 Lg Com. Transport Tier 1 11.609 2.206 13.815 G-3 Tier 2 $300 5.388 $300 1.024 6.412 Tier 3 4.020 0.764 4.784 Revised Tariff pages are attached. The only changes made are to the rates according to the table above. DO:db Attachments; Table 1: Vernon Gas Rate History Table 2: Customer Savings and COV Margin Impact Rate Schedule G-1 Rate Schedule G-2 Rate Schedule G-3 cc: City Clerk Document Control - - ee ea •°eao O N N N N N V N Cl n m V r A N h r M 10 V � - N faD M O N Imp q C Allm r N N N O r �- O U M VN r m m N M t() m m O r N m 0 V O Q N O L9 U 9M O ` cl c �ci N o n nl m O N o0 o o r oo w '�. a v E `w ... . F O v m Iq N m O - m m N M o r N N O r w O M m N m N r o m m m r m N N r m W O o m m N ci N � C L - O M U m - mm -rnmo v - M m�nom O m m N m m mom O N O N N d N O �- n mco mm�n Iq aoo oln� v r r M m 999 N O m O O 0 m M 0 0 o m v m m v v m o o M o v r v v r N m m r M r W m m m mole n o G G N mm m iq N - M M m OOP N N o N N N �q N N NY'1 N N N N mm N N - O r N O1 d' V N mmN uq Iq mm L= 99 O O O O 9-9 9999 O O U U o o o m m m M m m v v v o v m m Ni O N � N OND V 0 0 0 0 O m OI m �- O 6 - , m0 0 0 U o 0 0 0 0 m 0 f� r r N M M V r W 0 0 0 0 0 0 N N W Nm O m m It O n - T p N V T m Ol V V O v r O r <Y N C O o o0 0 0 O 0 0 O O O O 0 o 0 0 O O O O M O U O � O 00 m o V'r m v N o N m mr v m v mMN r o r N N O N �(1 V V O N O O O O O r N 0 C - o O O h N H N O V m m O IL? - 999 0 99, U O 00 0 o m V r N m Oml W M O N M Of N } M N N F a , o o Uq o = ryryv E E v h q E 'x mE. vl` {O a- N U -y afv1 � W FPP(7 HPFI-U lC € 6 - N (� � o y c E U (7 U i U 0°) N N r M o N m m m N n c c O; C C _ _ vivvimn .-n Ei. O1 d e n- tO navnn ni NMu vmm mr ii m e Re0 2"oN O - O m r O� m rn N Nm cq Cn c'i > o e o o Sao cv n .o a a a a a a-n b< N m N 0 ty0 EF N M �a U m m v m _ o a v � r M o m M v� oiM v.rmro 614'47— �. mvl r- R N M tml V N N N ^m O SR ..o `^O' U) lV N N N N N N.N N.N NCL E f M N M N n m N o U fA V N m _ _ •� IC � rn �j U ono - M M M M MMMMM m - � wm 0 H pl A m NO N N N a N E om°' tl! FM mn � - o C o m N M M M M M M M M M N N N N f M M M M M M M M •R i.1 � N oo9 CON oN�O oo m o N � U N - a E g _ LU m 0- m C O E.- o U U E V mm1o"o Ah INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Light & Power Department DATE: June 3, 2010 ' . l_O TO: Donal O'Callaghan, Director of Light & Power FROM: Dan Bergmann, Natural Gas Manager-' -- V SUBJECT: Natural Gas Rate Increase Attached is a proposed Staff Report to City Council for the proposed 19 percent natural gas rate increase. The increase is to cover increased SoCalGas transportation costs and to move toward covering the full cost of operating the Natural Gas Enterprise. Steps and timeline I propose are: 1. Ask the City Attorney to approve the revised Tariff pages. DONE. 2. Coordinate with the City Attorney to provide the necessary public notices. IN PROGRESS. 3. Pat and I contact each of the 20 or so medium and largest customers to explain the increase. BEGIN NEXT WEEK. 4. Present to Council for approval on June 21 5 New rates take effect July 1, purposely coincident with new fiscal year and in support of the new gas enterprise budget Attachment ' ;6:1 D JUN 0 3 2010 B.Y: —Soo CITY OF VERNON NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT Schedule G-1 RESIDENTIAL GAS SERVICE APPLICABILITY This schedule applies to natural gas service to individually metered single family premises, including those separately metered in a multi -family complex, that have elected natural gas service from City of Vernon's natural gas distribution system. RATES Monthly Service Charge: $10 Transportation Charge: 29.212 Cents per Therm Commodity Charge: Commodity Charge is equal to the City's Weighted Average Cost of Gas calculated at the SoCalGas Citygate for gas purchased by the City for each month for customers purchasing gas from the City. Gas supply will consist of monthly index price gas, daily market priced gas, and long-term supply purchased for customers purchasing gas from the City. The Commodity Charge includes the cost of transporting the gas to the SoCalGas Citygate. Bond -financed, prepaid gas may be provided to customers at prices not to exceed market prices for monthly index price gas. From time -to -time, the Commodity Charge may include a Purchased Gas Adjustment that will be used maintain a zero sum gain to COV for gas sales. Commodity Administrative Fee: 0.300 Cents per Therm SPECIAL NOTES 1. Residential customers receiving natural gas service from the City of Vernon are not eligible for Schedule G-CARE (SoCalGas Rate), or any other SoCalGas rates or SoCalGas benefit programs. 2. Costs for connection of Customer's facility to City's gas system shall be shared between Customer and City. City shall contribute an amount equal to four cents per Therm multiplied by customer's projected annual usage, not to exceed fifty percent of the total connection cost incurred for work done by the City. Customer shall pay the balance of costs. The total connection cost includes traffic control, trenching, piping, repaving, and Page l of l City of Vernon Council Resolution effective installation of the meter, regulator(s), and other equipment required by the City. An "Application and Contract for Natural Gas Service" is required. 3. In the event of curtailment, any Customer unable or unwilling to curtail shall be assessed penalty based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose volumes used are in violation of curtailment. The City shall not be liable for damages caused by curtailment, discontinuance, or shut off of gas service. 4. Gas purchased under this schedule shall be used only by the Customer and such Gas may not be sold, transported, assigned, distributed, exchanged, or otherwise transferred to benefit another customer or provide non -municipal natural gas to any natural gas user, transporter, or consumer within the City. 5. Any additional transmission costs, taxes, fees, regulatory surcharges, and interstate or intrastate pipeline charges, incurred by City on behalf of Customer will be passed through to Customer at cost. Page 2 of 2 City of Vernon Council Resolution effective CITY OF VERNON NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT Schedule G-2 SMALL COMMERCIAL GAS SERVICE APPLICABILITY This schedule is for combined gas commodity and transportation service to small commercial customers using less than250,000 Therms per year that have elected gas service through City of Vernon's natural gas system. This schedule is also applicable to all other non-residential customers that have elected Core Service. RATES Monthly Service Charge: $50 Monthly Transportation Charges: Rate, in Cents per Therm Tier I 0 — 4,187 Therms 17.312 Tier II Over 4,187 Therms 7.735 Commodity Charge: Commodity Charge is equal to the City's Weighted Average Cost of Gas calculated at the SoCalGas Citygate for gas purchased by the City for each month for customers purchasing gas from the City. Gas supply will consist of monthly index price gas, daily market priced gas, and long-term supply purchased for customers purchasing gas from the City. The Commodity Charge includes the cost of transporting the gas to the SoCalGas Citygate. Bond -financed, prepaid gas may be provided to customers at prices not to exceed market prices for monthly index price gas. From time -to -time, the Commodity Charge may include a Purchased Gas Adjustment that will be used to maintain a zero sum gain to COV for gas sales. Commodity Administrative Fee: 0.30 Cents per Therm Page l of l City of Vernon Council Resolution effective SPECIAL NOTES 1. Customers purchasing Gas Commodity from City of Vernon shall provide an estimate of each month's consumption, days of operation, and a facility contact responsible for natural gas consuming equipment. 2. Costs for connection of Customer's facility to City's gas system shall be shared between Customer and City. City shall contribute an amount equal to four cents per Therm multiplied by customer's projected annual usage, not to exceed fifty percent of the total connection cost incurred for work done by the City. Customer shall pay the balance of costs. The total connection cost includes traffic control, trenching, piping, repaving, and installation of the meter, regulator(s), and other equipment required by the City. An "Application and Contract for Natural Gas Service" is required. 3. In the event of curtailment, any Customer unable or unwilling to curtail shall be assessed penalty based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose volumes used are in violation of curtailment. The City shall not be liable for damages caused by curtailment, discontinuance, or shut off of gas service. 4. Gas purchased under this schedule shall be used only by the Customer and such Gas may not be sold, transported, assigned, distributed, exchanged, or otherwise transferred to benefit another customer or provide non -municipal natural gas to any natural gas user, transporter, or consumer within the City. 5. Any additional transmission costs, taxes, fees, regulatory surcharges, and interstate or intrastate pipeline charges, incurred by City on behalf of Customer will be passed through to Customer at cost. Page 2 of 2 City of Vernon Council Resolution effective Schedule G-3 LARGE COMMERCIAL GAS TRANSPORTATION APPLICABILITY This schedule is for City of Vernon gas transportation service to large commercial customers using at least 250,000 Therms per year. Customers receiving service under this schedule may purchase commodity gas from a Third -Party Supplier or may request to purchase commodity gas from City of Vernon under Schedule G-4. RATES - Monthly Customer Charge: $300 Monthly Transportation Charges: Rate, in Cents per Therm Tier I 0 - 20,833 Therms 13.815 Tier II 20,834 - 83,333 Therms 6.412 Tier III Over 83,333 Therms 4.784 SPECIAL CONDITIONS, GENERAL. The following Special Condition is applicable to all customers, whether they receive transportation -only service or both transportation and commodity service. 1. Costs for connection of Customer's facility to City's gas system shall be shared between Customer and City. City shall contribute an amount equal to four cents per Therm multiplied by customer's projected annual usage, not to exceed fifty percent of the total connection cost incurred for work done by the City. Customer shall pay the balance of costs. The total connection cost includes traffic control, trenching, piping, repaving, and installation of the meter, regulator(s), and other equipment required by the City. An "Application and Contract for Natural Gas Service" is required. SPECIAL CONDITIONS, TRANSPORTATION -ONLY SERVICE. The following Special Conditions are applicable to customers that receive transportation -only service. If customers receive commodity service from COV, the following Special Conditions do not apply and the Special Conditions in Schedule G-4 apply. Page 1 of 1 City of Vernon Council Resolution effective 1. As a condition precedent to service under this schedule, a "Natural Gas Transportation Agreement" must be executed with City. The Transportation Agreement shall provide specific terms and conditions consistent with this schedule. 2. Transportation of natural gas shall be consistent with SoCalGas Rule No. 30, "Transportation of Customer -Owned Gas," except where it conflicts with Vernon's rates and rules. 3. Nomination procedures shall apply to gas transported and delivered to Customer by Vernon as follows. (a) All nominations shall be communicated to Vernon (or its designated agent) thirty (30) minutes prior to SoCalGas' deadlines. Communication shall be confirmed by email or facsimile. (b) All determinations by Vernon as to allocation points and/or maximum daily quantities related thereto or as to the procedures utilized for any allocation process, when made by Vernon, shall be final. (c) In the event of a declared Over -Nomination Event by SoCalGas, if any Customer is unable or unwilling to reduce its transportation nomination within the two (2) hour window allotted by SoCalGas and Customer's nominations exceed 110% of its gas usage, Customer may, at Vernon's sole discretion, be assessed a charge based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose nomination exceed 110%. (d) Winter Deliveries. During November through March, any Customer unable or unwilling to nominate and deliver volumes meeting the minimum requirement as specified by SoCalGas in its current applicable Rule 30, may, at Vernon's sole discretion, be assessed a charge based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose nomination and delivery fails to meet the minimum requirement as specified by SoCalGas in its current applicable Rule 30. 4. In the event of curtailment, any Customer unable or unwilling to curtail shall be assessed penalty based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose volumes used are in violation of curtailment. The City shall not be liable for damages caused by curtailment, discontinuance, or shut off of gas service. - 5. Monthly imbalances shall be resolved as follows. (a) Over -Deliveries. Vernon shall permit Customer to carry-over, to the following month, over -delivery volumes of up to 10% of Customer's consumption for the month in which the over -delivery occurred. Any Customer volumes carried over will be applied first to the following month's consumption. Any volumes of over -deliveries in excess of 10% of Customer's consumption shall be purchased by Vernon by crediting to the Customer an amount that is not less than the volume of over -deliveries times the Page 2 of 2 City of Vernon Council Resolution effective SoCalGas Buy -Back Rate in SoCalGas Schedule G-IMB for the month in which the excess imbalance was incurred. (b) Under -Deliveries. Vernon shall permit Customer to carry-over, to the following month, under -delivery volumes of up to 10% of Customer's consumption for the month in which the under -delivery occurred. Any volumes of under -deliveries up to 10% of Customer's consumption shall be applied to the following month's consumption. Any volumes of under -deliveries in excess of 10% of Customer's consumption shall be sold to Customer by Vernon at a rate that is not more than the volume of under -deliveries times the SoCalGas Standby Procurement Charge in SoCalGas Schedule G-IMB for the month in which the excess imbalance was incurred. (c) Imbalance Trading. Vernon has no program for trading of monthly imbalances amongst Vernon customers; however, Vernon, or Vernon's gas management agent, may, at its sole discretion, be willing to facilitate imbalance trading through SoCalGas consistent with Schedule G-IMB. As such, Vernon specifically does not imply an obligation to facilitate imbalance trading. (d) Stricter Provisions. Should SoCalGas impose additional, more restrictive, balancing provisions upon Vernon, the stricter provisions will be adopted and implemented by Vernon, as required by SoCalGas; and thereafter will apply to Customer. "Such more restrictive balancing conditions may include the winter balancing rules contained in SoCalGas Rule 30. Customer shall be subject to changed balancing requirements at the time such balancing is imposed by SoCalGas upon Vernon, irrespective of prior written notice to Customer; however, Vernon will attempt to provide advance written notice to Customer. 6. Gas transported under this schedule shall be used only by the Customer and such Gas may not be sold; transported, assigned, distributed,exchanged, or otherwise transferred to benefit another customer or provide non -municipal natural gas to any natural gas user, transporter, or consumer within the City. 7. Any additional transmission costs, taxes, fees, regulatory surcharges, and interstate or intrastate pipeline charges, incurred by City on behalf of Customer will be passed through to Customer at cost. Page 3 of 3 City of Vernon Council Resolution effective CITY OF VERNON NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT Schedule G-3 LARGE COMMERCIAL GAS TRANSPORTATION APPLICABILITY This schedule is for City of Vernon gas transportation service to large commercialcustomers using at least 250,000 Therms per year. Customers receiving service under this schedule may purchase commodity gas from a Third -Party Supplier or may request to purchase commodity gas from City of Vernon under Schedule G-4.' RATES' Monthly Customer Charge: $300 Monthly' Transportation Charges: Rate, in Cents: per Therm Tier I 0 — 20833 Therms 13.815 Tier II 20,834 — 83,333 Therms 6.412 Tier III" Over 83,333 Therms 4.784 SPECIAL CONDITIONS, GENERAL.. The following Special Condition is applicable to all customers, whether they receive transportation -only service or both transportation and commodity -service. 1. Costs for connection of Customer's facility to City's gas system shall be shared between Customer and City. City shall contribute an amount equal to four cents per Therm multiplied by customer's projected annual usage, not to exceed fifty percent of the total connection cost incurred for work done by the City. Customer shall pay the balance of costs. The total connection cost includes traffic control, trenching, piping, repaving, and installation of the meter, regulator(s), and other equipment required by the City. An "Application and Contract for Natural Gas Service" is required. SPECIAL CONDITIONS, TRANSPORTATION -ONLY SERVICE. The following Special Conditions are applicable to customers that receive transportation -only service. If customers receive commodity service from COV, the following Special Conditions do not apply and the Special Conditions in Schedule G-4 apply. Page 1 of 3 City of Vernon Council Resolution 2010-76 effective July 1, 2010 1. As a conditionprecedent to service under this schedule, a "Natural Gas Transportation - Agreement" must be executed with City. The Transportation Agreement' shall provide specific terms and conditions consistent with this schedule. 2. Transportation of natural gas shall be consistent with SoCalGas Rule No. 30, "Transportation of Customer -Owned Gas," except where it conflicts with Vernon's rates and rules. 3. Nomination procedures shall apply to gas transported and delivered. to Customer by Vernon as follows. (a) All nominations shall be communicated to Vernon (or its designated agent) thirty (30) minutes prior to SoCalGas' deadline's. Communication shall be confirmed by email or facsimile. (b) All determinations by Vernon as to allocation points and/or maximum daily quantities related thereto or as to the procedures utilized for any allocation process, .when made by Vernon, shall be final. (c) In the event of a declared Over -Nomination Event by SoCalGas, if any Customer is unable or unwilling to reduce its transportation nomination within the two (2) hour window allotted by SoCalGas and Customer's nominations exceed 110% of its gas usage, Customer may, at Vernon's sole discretion, be assessed a charge based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose nomination exceed 110%. (d) Winter Deliveries. During November through March, any Customer unable or unwilling to nominate and deliver volumes meeting the minimum requirement as specified by SoCalGas in its current applicable Rule 30, may, at Vernon's sole discretion, be assessed a charge based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose nomination and delivery fails to meet the minimum requirement as specified by SoCalGas in its current applicable Rule 30. 4. In the event of curtailment, any Customer unable or unwilling to curtail shall be assessed penalty based on the rate per Therm that SoCalGas would charge customers whose volumes used are in violation of curtailment. The City shall not be liable for damages caused by curtailment, discontinuance, or shut off of gas service. 5. Monthly imbalances shall be resolved as follows. (a) Over -Deliveries. Vernon shall permit Customer to carry-over, to the following month, over -delivery volumes of up to 10% of Customer's consumption' for the month in which the over -delivery occurred. Any Customer volumes carried over will be applied first to the following month',s consumption. Any volumes of over -deliveries in excess of I0% of Customer's consumption shall be purchased by Vernon by crediting to the Customer an amount that is not less than the volume of over -deliveries' times the Page 2 of 3 City of Vernon Council Resolution 2010-76 effective July 1, 2010 SoCalGas Buy -Back Rate in SoCalGas Schedule G-IMB for the month in which the excess imbalance was incurred. (b) Under -Deliveries. Vernon shall pen -nit Customer to carry-over, to the following month, under -delivery volumes of up to 10% of Customer's consumption for the month in which the under -delivery ' occurred. Any volumes of under -deliveries up to 10% of Customer's consumption shall be applied to the following month's consumption. Any volumes of under -deliveries in excess of 10% of Customer's consumption shall be sold to Customer by Vernon 'at a rate that is not more than the volume of under -deliveries times the SoCalGas Standby Procurement Charge in SoCalGas Schedule G-IMB for the month in which the excess imbalance was incurred. (c) Imbalance Trading. Vernon has no program for trading of monthly imbalances amongst Vernon customers; however, Vernon, or Vernon's gas management agent, may, at its sole discretion, be willing to facilitate imbalance' trading through SoCalGas' consistent with Schedule G-IMB. As such, Vernon specifically d.oes.not imply an obligation to facilitate imbalance tradnig (d) Stricter Provisions. Should SoCalGas impose additional, more restrictive, balancing provisions upon Vernon, the stricter provisions will be adopted and implemented by Vernon, as required by SoCalGas, and thereafter will apply to Customer. Such more restrictive balancing conditions may include the winter balancing rules contained in SoCalGas Rule 30. Customer shall be subject to changed balancing requirements at the time such balancing is imposed by SoCalGas upon Vernon, irrespective of prior written notice to Customer; however, Vernon will attempt to provide' advance written notice to Customer. 6. Gas transported under this schedule shall be used only by the Customer and such Gas may not be sold, transported, assigned, distributed, exchanged, or otherwise transferred to benefit' another customer or provide non -municipal natural gas to any natural gas user, transporter, or consumer within the City. 7. Any additional transmission costs, taxes, fees, regulatory surcharges, and interstate or intrastate pipeline charges, incurred by City on behalf of Customer will be passed through to Customer at cost. Page 3 of 3 City of Vernon Council Resolution 2010-76 effective July 1, 2010 CITY OF VERNON NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT Schedule G-1' RESIDENTIAL GAS SERVICE APPLICABILITY This schedule applies to natural gas service to individually metered single family premises, including those separately metered in: a multi -family complex, that have elected natural gas service from City of Vernon's natural gas distribution system. RATES Monthly Service Charge: j $10 Transportation Charge: 29.212 Cents per Therm Commodity; Charge: Commodity Charge is equal to the City's Weighted Average Cost of Gas calculated at the SoCalGas Citygate for gas purchased by the City for each month for customers purchasing gas from the City. Gas supply will consist of monthly index price gas, daily market priced gas, and long-term supply purchased for customers purchasing gas from the City. The Commodity Charge includes the cost of transportingthe gas to the SoCalGas Citygate. Bond -financed, prepaid gas maybe provided to customers at prices not to exceed market prices for monthly index price gas. From time -to -time, the Cormmodity Charge may include a Purchased Gas Adjustment that will be used maintain a zero sum gain to COV for gas sales. Commodity Administrative Fee: 0300 Cents per Therm SPECIAL NOTES 1. Residential customers receiving natural gas service from the City of Vernon are not eligible for Schedule G-CARE (SoCalGas Rate), or any other SoCalGas rates or SoCalGas benefit programs. 2. Costs for connection of Customer's facility to City's gas system shall be shared between Customer and City. City shall contribute an amount equal to four cents per Therm multiplied by customer's projected annual usage, not to exceed fifty percent of the total connection cost incurred for work done by the City.` Customer shall pay the balance of costs. The total connection cost includes traffic control, trenching, piping, repaving, and Page 1 of 2 City of Vernon Council Resolution 2010-76 effective July 1, 2010 CITY OF VERNON NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT Schedule G-2' SMALL COMMERCIAL GAS SERVICE APPLICABILITY This schedule is for combined gas commodity and transportation 'service `to small commercial customers using less than 250000 Thenns per year that have elected gas service through City of Vernon's natural gas system. This schedule is also applicable to all other non-residential customers that have elected Core Service. RATES Monthly Service Charge: $50 Monthly Transportation Charges: Rate_m Cents per Therm Tier I 0 - 4,187 Therms 17.312 Tier II Over 4,187 Therms 7.735 Commodity; Charge: Commodity Charge is equal to the City's Weighted Average Cost of Gas calculated at the SoCalGas Citygate for gas purchased by the City for each month for customers purchasing gas from the City. Gas supply will consist of monthly index price gas, daily market priced gas, and long. -term supply purchased for customers purchasing gas from the City. '; The Commodity Charge includes the cost of transporting the gas to the SoCalGas Citygate. Bond -financed, prepaid gas maybe provided to customers at prices not to exceed market prices for monthly index price gas. From time -to -tune, the Commodity Charge may include a Purchased Gas Adjustment that will be used to maintain a zero sum gain to COV for gas sales. Commodity Administrative Fee: 0.30 Cents per Thenn Page 1 of 2 City of; Vernon: Council Resolution 2010-76 effective July 11 2010 SPECIAL NOTES 1. Customers purchasing Gas Commodity from City of Vernon shall provide an estimate of each month's consumption, days of operation, and a facility contact responsible for natural gas " consuming equipment. 2. Costs for connection of Customer's facility to City's gas system shall be shared between Customer and City. City shall contribute an amount equal to four cents per Therm multiplied by customer's: projected annual usage, not to exceed fifty percent of the total connection cost incurred for work done by the City. Customer shall pay the balance of costs. The total connection cost includes traffic control, trenching, piping, repaving, and installation of the meter, regulator(s), and other equipment required by the City. An "Application and Contract for Natural Gas Service" is required. 3. In the event of curtailment, any Customer unable or unwilling to curtail shall be assessed penalty based on the rate per Therin that SoCalGas would charge customers whose volumes used are in violation of curtailment. The City shall not be liablefor damages caused by curtailment, discontinuance, or shut off of gas service. 4. Gas purchased under this schedule shall be used only by the Customer and such Gas may not be sold,'t ransported, assigned, distributed, exchanged, or otherwise transferred to benefit another customer or provide non -municipal natural gas to any natural gas user, transporter, or consumer within the City. 5. Any additional transmission costs, taxes, fees, regulatory surcharges, and interstate or intrastate pipeline charges, incurred by City on behalf of Customer will be passed through to Customer at cost. Page 2 of 2 City of Vemon Council Resolution 2010-76 effective July 1, 2010 76 Page 1 of 1 Juarez, Debbie From: Enomoto, Kristen Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5`:20 PM To: Juarez, Debbie Subject: New Gas Rates w/Resolution number and effective data Attachments: G-3 LargeCommercial Gas Transportation 2010 07 01.pdf; G-1 Residential Gas 2010 07 01:pdf G-2; Small Commercial Gas 2010 07 01.pdf Debbie, Here are the tariff sheets I mentioned earlier that include the approving resolution number and effective date at the bottom. Please keep them in the resolution file: Thanks. Kristen From: Dan Bergmann [mailtoAan@igservice.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:11 PM To: Enomoto, Kristen Subject: New Gas Rates w/Resolution number and effective data Kristen, Here they are. Dan 6/22/2010