HomeMy WebLinkAbout22666 ORDINANCE NO.22,666
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., ORDINANCE NO.
4 11,366(MARCH 4, 1963),AS AMENDED,TO PROVIDE FOR LEVYING A
5 FRANCHISE FEE TO BE PAID BY SUMMIT UTILITIES (FORMERLY
6 KNOWN AS CENTERPOINT ENERGY ARKLA);TO PROVIDE FOR THE
7 PAYMENT THEREOF; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS,Summit Utilities(formerly known as CenterPoint Energy ARKLA)("the Gas Company")
10 is authorized by franchise ordinance to operate a Gas Distribution System and appurtenances thereto,used
11 in or incident to the rendition of gas service to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas ("the City") and the
12 inhabitants residing therein;and,
13 WHEREAS,the Gas Company is now and will be occupying the streets, alleys and rights-of-way of
14 the City for the purpose of operating,maintaining and extending its gas services to the City and supplying
15 the City and consumers therein gas service;and,
16 WHEREAS,the City is legally authorized to impose,and the Gas Company is obligated to pay a just
17 and reasonable Franchise Fee in connection with the operations in the City.
18 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
19 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
20 Section 1. Section 1 of Little Rock,Ark., Ordinance No. 11,366 (March 4, 1963) is hereby amended
21 to read as follows:
22 Summit Utilities (the Gas Company) shall on a monthly basis pay a Franchise Fee in an
23 amount equal to 5.2% of the Gas Company's gross revenues as paid to it during the
24 Calendar Year 2026 and each year thereafter by all of its customers, including but not
25 limited to industrial, residential and commercial customers located within the corporate
26 limits of the City of Little Rock or the sum of Two Million,One Hundred Thousand Dollars
27 ($2,100,000.00) per year, whichever is greater. The Auditor of the Gas Company shall
28 certify said gross revenues.
29 Section 2. Payments to the City by Summit Utilities of the amounts as provided for in Section 1 hereof
30 shall be made monthly on or before the 15th day of each month.
31 Section 3. Summit Utilities shall also be subject to the relocation policy set forth in Little Rock,Ark.,
32 Rev.Code §§2-350—357(1988).
33 Section 4. Effective Date. Because an ordinance of this nature remains in effect until abandoned, and
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1 in light of the language of the current Section 1 of this ordinance, it is noted that the Franchise Fees set
2 forth in Section 1 of this ordinance shall be in full force and on January 1, 2026.
3 Section 5. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
4 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
5 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and
6 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
7 ordinance.
8 Section 6. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances that conflict herewith are hereby repealed;
9 provided, however, only to the extent that the same are in direct conflict herewith. Except as provided,
10 nothing herein shall be construed to alter or change the terms or conditions of the present franchise under
11 which Summit Utilities is operating, as set forth in Ordinance No. 11,366(March 4, 1963), as amended.
12 PASSED: October 6,2025
13 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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16 Allison Segars,City C Frank Scott,Jr.SMay
17 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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20 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Att ey
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