AGREEMENT TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING FRANCHISE ISSUES
Exhibit 10.(tt)
AGREEMENT TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING FRANCHISE ISSUES
This Agreement To Resolve Outstanding Franchise Issues (Agreement) is made and entered into between TXU Electric Delivery Company (Electric Delivery) and the Steering Committee of Cities Served by TXU Electric Delivery Company on behalf of all cities listed on Exhibit A to this Agreement (Cities), hereinafter referred to jointly herein as Signatories. The cities listed on Exhibit A to this Agreement are hereinafter referred to as Member Cities.
WHEREAS, several Member Cities have expressed concern about the increasing cost and complexity of managing utilities in public rights-of-way and the desire to receive increased compensation from utilities for their use of such rights-of-way;
WHEREAS, several Member Cities who receive their franchise fee payments from Electric Delivery on a prospective yearly basis have expressed interest in transitioning to prospective quarterly payments;
WHEREAS, the Signatories desire to resolve outstanding issues related to franchises; and
WHEREAS, after extensive negotiations, the Signatories have reached a resolution of those issues.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Signatories, through their undersigned representatives, hereby agree to the following:
1. The Signatories agree that this Agreement shall become effective only upon the execution of this Agreement and of the Extension and Modification of Settlement Agreement between the Signatories dated January 27, 2006. The effectiveness of this Agreement shall be accomplished pursuant to the terms of paragraphs 4 and 19 of the Extension and Modification Settlement Agreement.
2. To recognize the increasing cost and complexity of managing utilities in public rights-of-way, Electric Delivery agrees to increase the franchise fee factor for each Member City on January 1, 2006, by 2%. The franchise fee factor is the amount per kilowatt hour which is multiplied times the number of kilowatt hours of electricity delivered by Electric Delivery to each retail customer whose consuming facilitys point of delivery is located within the Member Citys municipal boundaries. Electric Delivery will also increase the franchise fee factor to be paid in the Member Cities an additional 1% on January 1, 2007, on January 1, 2008, and on January 1, 2009, for a total potential increase of 5% above the franchise fee factor in effect on December 31, 2005. Exhibit B to this Agreement reflects the franchise fee factors in effect for all Member Cities in 2005, and the increased franchise fee factors for Member Cities provided by this paragraph for 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
3. Electric Deliverys obligation to increase its franchise fee payments to reflect the increased franchise fee factors described in paragraph 2 ceases on the date upon which: (1) Electric Delivery is called in for a rate case by any municipality; (2) a proceeding concerning Electric Deliverys rates is initiated under Subchapters C or D of the Public Utility Regulatory
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Act, Tex. Util. Code Title 2 (PURA) Chapter 36; (3) a proceeding affecting Electric Deliverys rates is initiated as a result of a settlement; or (4) legislation becomes effective that modifies the franchise fee authorized by the PURA.
4. The Signatories agree that if the Public Utility Commission of Texas denies recovery in Electric Deliverys rates of the fees associated with the increased franchise fee factors described in paragraph 2, then the franchise fee factors immediately revert to the franchise fee factors in effect on December 31, 2005. Electric Delivery will not seek to impose a refund or credit obligation on Member Cities for franchise fees already paid under the increased franchise fee factors.
5. Electric Delivery agrees to amend its existing franchise agreements with those Member Cities who receive their annual franchise fee payments from Electric Delivery on a prospective basis, and who wish to receive franchise fee payments on a quarterly basis, to reflect the following points. Implementation of this amendment will be at each eligible Member Citys option. Exhibit C is a list of Member Cities who are eligible to take advantage of this provision. For the purposes of this Agreement, privilege period is the period during which Electric Delivery will have the right to use the public rights-of-way to deliver electricity to a retail customer. Basis period is the period during which kWh delivered to each retail customer whose consuming facilitys point of delivery is located within the Member Citys municipal boundaries is used for the payment calculation.
(a.) | In calendar year 2006, the annual payment to be made by Electric Delivery to the eligible Member Cities will be paid in full on the date required by the applicable franchise agreement. |
(b.) | Electric Delivery agrees to amend the franchise of eligible Member Cities to make quarterly payments on a prospective basis in lieu of the annual prospective payments as follows: |
(i.) | A quarterly payment schedule will be established with the first quarterly payment due three months after the 2006 annual payment date in the existing franchise. |
(ii.) | If the franchise amendment reflecting this Agreement is not effective prior to the first quarterly payment date, Electric Delivery will pay any quarterly payments due within 30 days of the effective date of the amendment. Subsequent payments will be made in accordance with the schedule established in the franchise amendment. |
(iii.) | The basis period used in determining the first quarterly payment will be the three-month period immediately following the end of the basis period designated in the existing franchise agreement that corresponds to the last annual payment made in 2006. The basis period used in determining each subsequent quarterly payment will be the subsequent three-month period. |
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(iv.) | The privilege period covered by the first quarterly payment will be the three-month period immediately following the end of the privilege period designated in the existing franchise agreement that corresponds to the last annual payment made in 2006. The privilege period for each subsequent quarterly payment will be the subsequent three-month period. |
(c.) | For an eligible Member City that chooses to amend its franchise agreement with Electric Delivery in this manner, Electric Delivery will cease to make annual franchise fee payments after December 31, 2006. |
(d.) | In no instance will Electric Delivery agree to payment provisions that would require payment for the same privilege period twice. |
(e.) | The franchise amendment must extend the term of the amended franchise agreement for at least five years beyond its current expiration date. |
(f.) | Since the quarterly franchise payments will correspond to a privilege period that is more than 12 months beyond the date of the payment, no franchise payments will be made during the final year of the franchise term unless the franchise is extended as set out herein. The amended franchise agreement will include a provision allowing Electric Delivery to elect to make one or more quarterly payments during the final year of the franchise term that will prepay in full the corresponding number of quarterly franchise periods that extend beyond what would otherwise be the term of the franchise agreement. The amended franchise agreement will include a provision requiring that any subsequent franchise agreement must recognize that any quarterly payments made during the final year of the amended franchise agreement term constitute full payment for the relevant quarterly franchise periods. |
(g.) | Unless the existing franchise agreement is due to expire within 12 months of the date this Agreement is ratified, no other changes to the franchise will be included as part of this franchise amendment. If the existing franchise agreement is due to expire within 12 months of the date this Agreement is ratified, the parties ability to negotiate other provisions of the franchise at the time the franchise is amended to accommodate this Agreement is not so limited. |
6. Each person executing this Agreement represents that he or she is authorized to sign this Agreement on behalf of the party represented.
7. The Signatories expressly acknowledge and agree that oral and written statements made by any party or its representative during the course of the negotiations that led to this Agreement cannot be used or portrayed as an admission or concession of any sort and shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding in any forum.
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Executed on this the 27th day of January, 2006, by the Signatories hereto, by and through their undersigned duly authorized representatives.
TXU Electric Delivery Company | Steering Committee of Cities Served by TXU Electric Delivery Company on behalf of all cities listed on Exhibit A to this Agreement | |||||||
By: | /s/ David T. Gill | By: | /s/ Jay Doegey | |||||
Its: | Vice President | Its: | Chair |
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Exhibit A
City of Addison
City of Allen
City of Alvarado
City of Andrews
City of Archer City
City of Arlington
City of Belton
City of Benbrook
City of Big Spring
City of Breckenridge
City of Bridgeport
City of Brownwood
City of Buffalo
City of Burkburnett
City of Burleson
City of Caddo Mills
City of Cameron
City of Canton
City of Carrollton
City of Celina
City of Centerville
City of Cleburne
City of Colleyville
City of Collinsville
City of Comanche
City of Corinth
City of Crowley
City of Dallas
City of Dalworthington Gardens
City of DeLeon
City of Denison
City of Early
City of Eastland
City of Edgecliff Village
City of Euless
City of Farmers Branch
City of Flower Mound
City of Forest Hill
City of Fort Worth
City of Frisco
City of Frost
City of Glenn Heights
City of Grand Prairie
City of Granger
City of Grapevine
City of Gunter
City of Harker Heights
City of Heath
City of Henrietta
City of Hewitt
City of Highland Park
City of Honey Grove
City of Howe
City of Hurst
City of Hutto
City of Irving
City of Jolly
City of Josephine
City of Justin
City of Kaufman
City of Keller
City of Kerens
City of Lakeside
City of Lamesa
City of Lindale
City of Little River Academy
City of Malakoff
City of Mansfield
City of McKinney
City of Midland
City of Murphy
City of Murchison
City of New Chapel Hill
City of North Richland Hills
City of ODonnell
City of Oak Leaf
City of Oak Point
City of Odessa
City of Ovilla
City of Palestine
City of Pantego
City of Paris
City of Plano
City of Ranger
City of Rhome
City of Richardson
City of Richland Hills
City of Roanoke
City of Robinson
City of Rockwall
City of Rosser
City of Rowlett
City of Sherman
City of Snyder
City of Southlake
City of Sulphur Springs
City of Sunnyvale
City of Sweetwater
City of Temple
City of The Colony
City of Tyler
City of University Park
City of Venus
City of Waco
City of Watauga
City of White Settlement
City of Wichita Falls
City of Woodway
Exhibit B
Steering Committee Cities | ||||||||||||
Franchise Factor Increases | ||||||||||||
# | City Name | Factor | 2006 Factor + 2% | 2007 Factor + 3% | 2008 Factor + 4% | 2009 Factor + 5% | ||||||
1 | Addison | 0.002544 | 0.002595 | 0.002620 | 0.002646 | 0.002671 | ||||||
2 | Allen | 0.002794 | 0.002850 | 0.002878 | 0.002906 | 0.002934 | ||||||
3 | Alvarado | 0.003096 | 0.003158 | 0.003189 | 0.003220 | 0.003251 | ||||||
4 | Andrews | 0.003145 | 0.003208 | 0.003239 | 0.003271 | 0.003302 | ||||||
5 | Archer City | 0.003274 | 0.003339 | 0.003372 | 0.003405 | 0.003438 | ||||||
6 | Arlington | 0.002766 | 0.002821 | 0.002849 | 0.002877 | 0.002904 | ||||||
7 | Belton | 0.003115 | 0.003177 | 0.003208 | 0.003240 | 0.003271 | ||||||
8 | Benbrook | 0.003002 | 0.003062 | 0.003092 | 0.003122 | 0.003152 | ||||||
9 | Big Spring | 0.002670 | 0.002723 | 0.002750 | 0.002777 | 0.002804 | ||||||
10 | Breckenridge | 0.002251 | 0.002296 | 0.002319 | 0.002341 | 0.002364 | ||||||
11 | Bridgeport | 0.002547 | 0.002598 | 0.002623 | 0.002649 | 0.002674 | ||||||
12 | Brownwood | 0.003069 | 0.003130 | 0.003161 | 0.003192 | 0.003222 | ||||||
13 | Buffalo | 0.003133 | 0.003196 | 0.003227 | 0.003258 | 0.003290 | ||||||
14 | Burkburnett | 0.003003 | 0.003063 | 0.003093 | 0.003123 | 0.003153 | ||||||
15 | Burleson | 0.002976 | 0.003036 | 0.003065 | 0.003095 | 0.003125 | ||||||
16 | Caddo Mills | 0.003418 | 0.003486 | 0.003521 | 0.003555 | 0.003589 | ||||||
17 | Cameron | 0.002873 | 0.002930 | 0.002959 | 0.002988 | 0.003017 | ||||||
18 | Canton | 0.003216 | 0.003280 | 0.003312 | 0.003345 | 0.003377 | ||||||
19 | Carrollton | 0.002695 | 0.002749 | 0.002776 | 0.002803 | 0.002830 | ||||||
20 | Celina | 0.003200 | 0.003264 | 0.003296 | 0.003328 | 0.003360 | ||||||
21 | Centerville | 0.003150 | 0.003213 | 0.003245 | 0.003276 | 0.003308 | ||||||
22 | Cleburne | 0.002354 | 0.002401 | 0.002425 | 0.002448 | 0.002472 | ||||||
23 | Colleyville | 0.002984 | 0.003044 | 0.003074 | 0.003103 | 0.003133 | ||||||
24 | Collinsville | 0.003212 | 0.003276 | 0.003308 | 0.003340 | 0.003373 | ||||||
25 | Comanche | 0.003203 | 0.003267 | 0.003299 | 0.003331 | 0.003363 | ||||||
26 | Corinth | 0.002901 | 0.002959 | 0.002988 | 0.003017 | 0.003046 | ||||||
27 | Crowley | 0.003095 | 0.003157 | 0.003188 | 0.003219 | 0.003250 | ||||||
28 | Dallas | 0.002622 | 0.002674 | 0.002701 | 0.002727 | 0.002753 | ||||||
29 | Dalworthington Gardens | 0.003023 | 0.003083 | 0.003114 | 0.003144 | 0.003174 | ||||||
30 | De Leon | 0.003280 | 0.003346 | 0.003378 | 0.003411 | 0.003444 | ||||||
31 | Denison | 0.002766 | 0.002821 | 0.002849 | 0.002877 | 0.002904 | ||||||
32 | Early | 0.003221 | 0.003285 | 0.003318 | 0.003350 | 0.003382 | ||||||
33 | Eastland | 0.003148 | 0.003211 | 0.003242 | 0.003274 | 0.003305 | ||||||
34 | Edgecliff Village | 0.002796 | 0.002852 | 0.002880 | 0.002908 | 0.002936 | ||||||
35 | Euless | 0.002971 | 0.003030 | 0.003060 | 0.003090 | 0.003120 | ||||||
36 | Farmers Branch | 0.002452 | 0.002501 | 0.002526 | 0.002550 | 0.002575 | ||||||
37 | Flower Mound | 0.003031 | 0.003092 | 0.003122 | 0.003152 | 0.003183 | ||||||
38 | Forest Hill | 0.002915 | 0.002973 | 0.003002 | 0.003032 | 0.003061 | ||||||
39 | Fort Worth | 0.002651 | 0.002704 | 0.002731 | 0.002757 | 0.002784 | ||||||
40 | Frisco | 0.002964 | 0.003023 | 0.003053 | 0.003083 | 0.003112 | ||||||
41 | Frost | 0.003336 | 0.003403 | 0.003436 | 0.003469 | 0.003503 | ||||||
42 | Glenn Heights | 0.003110 | 0.003172 | 0.003203 | 0.003234 | 0.003266 | ||||||
43 | Grand Prairie | 0.002651 | 0.002704 | 0.002731 | 0.002757 | 0.002784 | ||||||
44 | Granger | 0.003392 | 0.003460 | 0.003494 | 0.003528 | 0.003562 | ||||||
45 | Grapevine | 0.002545 | 0.002596 | 0.002621 | 0.002647 | 0.002672 | ||||||
46 | Gunter | 0.003103 | 0.003165 | 0.003196 | 0.003227 | 0.003258 | ||||||
47 | Harker Heights | 0.003099 | 0.003161 | 0.003192 | 0.003223 | 0.003254 | ||||||
48 | Heath | 0.003072 | 0.003133 | 0.003164 | 0.003195 | 0.003226 | ||||||
49 | Henrietta | 0.003226 | 0.003291 | 0.003323 | 0.003355 | 0.003387 | ||||||
50 | Hewitt | 0.003060 | 0.003121 | 0.003152 | 0.003182 | 0.003213 | ||||||
51 | Highland Park | 0.002885 | 0.002943 | 0.002972 | 0.003000 | 0.003029 | ||||||
52 | Honey Grove | 0.003388 | 0.003456 | 0.003490 | 0.003524 | 0.003557 | ||||||
53 | Howe | 0.003245 | 0.003310 | 0.003342 | 0.003375 | 0.003407 | ||||||
54 | Hurst | 0.002979 | 0.003039 | 0.003068 | 0.003098 | 0.003128 |
Exhibit B
# | City Name | Factor | 2006 Factor + 2% | 2007 Factor + 3% | 2008 Factor + 4% | 2009 Factor + 5% | ||||||
55 | Hutto | 0.003395 | 0.003463 | 0.003497 | 0.003531 | 0.003565 | ||||||
56 | Irving | 0.002650 | 0.002703 | 0.002730 | 0.002756 | 0.002783 | ||||||
57 | Jolly | 0.002967 | 0.003026 | 0.003056 | 0.003086 | 0.003115 | ||||||
58 | Josephine | 0.003221 | 0.003285 | 0.003318 | 0.003350 | 0.003382 | ||||||
59 | Justin | 0.003243 | 0.003308 | 0.003340 | 0.003373 | 0.003405 | ||||||
60 | Kaufman | 0.003029 | 0.003090 | 0.003120 | 0.003150 | 0.003180 | ||||||
61 | Keller | 0.003061 | 0.003122 | 0.003153 | 0.003183 | 0.003214 | ||||||
62 | Kerens | 0.003312 | 0.003378 | 0.003411 | 0.003444 | 0.003478 | ||||||
63 | Lakeside | 0.003168 | 0.003231 | 0.003263 | 0.003295 | 0.003326 | ||||||
64 | Lamesa | 0.003045 | 0.003106 | 0.003136 | 0.003167 | 0.003197 | ||||||
65 | Lindale | 0.002999 | 0.003059 | 0.003089 | 0.003119 | 0.003149 | ||||||
66 | Little River-Academy | 0.003156 | 0.003219 | 0.003251 | 0.003282 | 0.003314 | ||||||
67 | Malakoff | 0.002847 | 0.002904 | 0.002932 | 0.002961 | 0.002989 | ||||||
68 | Mansfield | 0.002834 | 0.002891 | 0.002919 | 0.002947 | 0.002976 | ||||||
69 | Mckinney | 0.002728 | 0.002783 | 0.002810 | 0.002837 | 0.002864 | ||||||
70 | Midland | 0.002944 | 0.003003 | 0.003032 | 0.003062 | 0.003091 | ||||||
71 | Milford | 0.003383 | 0.003451 | 0.003484 | 0.003518 | 0.003552 | ||||||
72 | Murchison | 0.003351 | 0.003418 | 0.003452 | 0.003485 | 0.003519 | ||||||
73 | Murphy | 0.003078 | 0.003140 | 0.003170 | 0.003201 | 0.003232 | ||||||
74 | New Chapel Hill | 0.003156 | 0.003219 | 0.003251 | 0.003282 | 0.003314 | ||||||
75 | North Richland Hills | 0.002837 | 0.002894 | 0.002922 | 0.002950 | 0.002979 | ||||||
76 | O Donnell | 0.003332 | 0.003399 | 0.003432 | 0.003465 | 0.003499 | ||||||
77 | Oak Leaf | 0.002965 | 0.003024 | 0.003054 | 0.003084 | 0.003113 | ||||||
78 | Oak Point | 0.003078 | 0.003140 | 0.003170 | 0.003201 | 0.003232 | ||||||
79 | Odessa | 0.003046 | 0.003107 | 0.003137 | 0.003168 | 0.003198 | ||||||
80 | Ovilla | 0.003038 | 0.003099 | 0.003129 | 0.003160 | 0.003190 | ||||||
81 | Palestine | 0.003017 | 0.003077 | 0.003108 | 0.003138 | 0.003168 | ||||||
82 | Pantego | 0.003210 | 0.003274 | 0.003306 | 0.003338 | 0.003371 | ||||||
83 | Paris | 0.002407 | 0.002455 | 0.002479 | 0.002503 | 0.002527 | ||||||
84 | Plano | 0.002730 | 0.002785 | 0.002812 | 0.002839 | 0.002867 | ||||||
85 | Ranger | 0.003232 | 0.003297 | 0.003329 | 0.003361 | 0.003394 | ||||||
86 | Rhome | 0.003180 | 0.003244 | 0.003275 | 0.003307 | 0.003339 | ||||||
87 | Richardson | 0.002608 | 0.002660 | 0.002686 | 0.002712 | 0.002738 | ||||||
88 | Richland Hills | 0.003094 | 0.003156 | 0.003187 | 0.003218 | 0.003249 | ||||||
89 | Roanoke | 0.003167 | 0.003230 | 0.003262 | 0.003294 | 0.003325 | ||||||
90 | Robinson | 0.003119 | 0.003181 | 0.003213 | 0.003244 | 0.003275 | ||||||
91 | Rockwall | 0.002813 | 0.002869 | 0.002897 | 0.002926 | 0.002954 | ||||||
92 | Rosser | 0.003258 | 0.003323 | 0.003356 | 0.003388 | 0.003421 | ||||||
93 | Rowlett | 0.003068 | 0.003129 | 0.003160 | 0.003191 | 0.003221 | ||||||
94 | Sherman | 0.002281 | 0.002327 | 0.002349 | 0.002372 | 0.002395 | ||||||
95 | Snyder | 0.003173 | 0.003236 | 0.003268 | 0.003300 | 0.003332 | ||||||
96 | Southlake | 0.003031 | 0.003092 | 0.003122 | 0.003152 | 0.003183 | ||||||
97 | Sulphur Springs | 0.002767 | 0.002822 | 0.002850 | 0.002878 | 0.002905 | ||||||
98 | Sunnyvale | 0.002433 | 0.002482 | 0.002506 | 0.002530 | 0.002555 | ||||||
99 | Sweetwater | 0.003100 | 0.003162 | 0.003193 | 0.003224 | 0.003255 | ||||||
100 | Temple | 0.002526 | 0.002577 | 0.002602 | 0.002627 | 0.002652 | ||||||
101 | The Colony | 0.002978 | 0.003038 | 0.003067 | 0.003097 | 0.003127 | ||||||
102 | Tyler | 0.002648 | 0.002701 | 0.002727 | 0.002754 | 0.002780 | ||||||
103 | University Park | 0.002792 | 0.002848 | 0.002876 | 0.002904 | 0.002932 | ||||||
104 | Venus | 0.003313 | 0.003379 | 0.003412 | 0.003446 | 0.003479 | ||||||
105 | Waco | 0.002630 | 0.002683 | 0.002709 | 0.002735 | 0.002762 | ||||||
106 | Watauga | 0.002968 | 0.003027 | 0.003057 | 0.003087 | 0.003116 | ||||||
107 | White Settlement | 0.002952 | 0.003011 | 0.003041 | 0.003070 | 0.003100 | ||||||
108 | Wichita Falls | 0.002841 | 0.002898 | 0.002926 | 0.002955 | 0.002983 | ||||||
109 | Woodway | 0.002692 | 0.002746 | 0.002773 | 0.002800 | 0.002827 |
Exhibit C
City of Addison
City of Allen
City of Alvarado
City of Andrews
City of Archer City
City of Belton
City of Benbrook
City of Big Spring
City of Breckenridge
City of Bridgeport
City of Brownwood
City of Burkburnett
City of Colleyville
City of Corinth
City of Crowley
City of Dalworthington Gardens
City of DeLeon
City of Denison
City of Early
City of Eastland
City of Edgecliff Village
City of Euless
City of Farmers Branch
City of Flower Mound
City of Forest Hill
City of Glenn Heights
City of Grand Prairie
City of Granger
City of Grapevine
City of Heath
City of Henrietta
City of Hewitt
City of Honey Grove
City of Irving
City of Jolly
City of Josephine
City of Justin
City of Lakeside
City of Lamesa
City of Little River Academy
City of Malakoff
City of Mansfield
City of McKinney
City of Midland
City of Murchison
City of Murphy
City of New Chapel Hill
City of North Richland Hills
City of ODonnell
City of Oak Leaf
City of Oak Point
City of Odessa
City of Ovilla
City of Pantego
City of Paris
City of Plano
City of Rhome
City of Richland Hills
City of Roanoke
City of Robinson
City of Rosser
City of Rowlett
City of Snyder
City of Southlake
City of Sunnyvale
City of Sweetwater
City of Temple
City of The Colony
City of Watauga
City of White Settlement
City of Wichita Falls
City of Woodway