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ORDINANCE NO. 20,369
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND IN PART ORDIN.
4 FOR LEVYING A FRANCHISE FEE TO BE PAl
5 ARKLA; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT
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WHEREAS, CenterPoint Energy ARKLA ( "the Gas Corr
operate a gas distribution system and appurtenances thereto, us
to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas ( "the City ") and the inhab
WHEREAS, the Gas Company is now and will be occup}
City for the purpose of operating, maintaining, and extending it
and consumers therein gas service; and
WHEREAS, the City is legally authorized to impose, and
reasonable franchise fee in connection with the operations in t
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE B(
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 11,366, as amend(
CenterPoint Energy ARKLA (the Gas Company) shall
in an amount equal to five and two tenths percent
revenues as paid to it during the calendar year 2011
customers, including but not limited to industrial, r(
located within the corporate limits of the City of Little
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,100,000) per year, wl
Gas Company shall certify said gross revenues.
Section 2. Payments to the City by CenterPoint Energy Al
1 hereof shall be made monthly on or before the 15th day of e
Section 3: Centerpoint Energy ARKLA shall also be sut
Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § §2 -350 — 357 (1988).
Section 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances that co
however, only to the extent that the same are in direct conflict
shall be construed to alter or change the terms or conditions
Company is operating.
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kNCE NO. 11,366, TO PROVIDE
D BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY
THEREOF; AND FOR OTHER
any ") is authorized by franchise ordinance to
d in or incident to the rendition of gas service
ants residing therein; and
ag the streets, alleys and rights -of -way of the
gas services to the City and supplying the City
Gas Company is obligated to pay a just and
City.
RD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
is amended to read as follows:
a monthly basis pay a franchise fee
2 %) of the Gas Company's gross
d each year thereafter by all of its
lential and commercial customers
ck or the sum of Two Million, One
Lever is greater. The auditor of the
A of the amounts as provided for in Section
month.
to the relocation policy set forth in Little
flict herewith are hereby repealed; provided,
ierewith. Except as provided, nothing herein
f the present franchise under which the Gas
1 Section 5. This ordinance shall be in effect on and after J
2 PASSED: December 7, 2010
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1, 2011.
APPROVED:
Mark Stodola, Mayor