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AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 27 AND APPENDIX A OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO NATURAL GAS (B)
ORDINANCE NO. 120597
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, RELATING TO NATURAL GAS, AMENDING ARTICLE VI, NATURAL GAS, OF CHAPTER 27, UTILITIES, SECTIONS 27-271, 27-272, 27-273, 27-275, 27-277, 27-283, 27-286 AND AMENDING APPENDIX A, UTILITIES (5) NATURAL GAS, OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO THE CODIFIER; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
At its meeting on December 6, 2012, the City Commission authorized the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise an ordinance amending Chapter 27 and Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances. GRU staff recommended that certain language in Chapter 27, Article VI, Natural gas, and Appendix A warranted updating and clarification. Such instances include the terms and conditions required to qualify for and to receive the Large Volume Service rate, the responsibilities of the City and the customer following a force majeure event, and removing references to the Contract Interruptible Service Rate. Additionally, there are currently two categories of Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) in the code: firm and interruptible. In that the utility no longer reserves natural gas pipeline capacity from the supplier on an interruptible basis, an interruptible PGA is no longer necessary and is being deleted. Corresponding revisions are also being made to the portion of Appendix A that relates to fees and charges for natural gas.
This ordinance requires two readings.