HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 00-1239 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT
WITH ~omP~'Ttr, v~ ~onnmu,olc, aI't,~a ~.outa FORPROFESSIONAL
SERVICES RELATED TO TXU ;'LECTi'~iC FRANCHISE PAYMENTS;
ATTACHING THE APPROVED FORM OF CONTRACT AS EXHIBIT "A";
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager of the City of The Colony, Texas is hereby authorized
to execute on behalf of the City a contract with C~
for professional services related to t"tffi!~l~llffil.~/g/ranchise payments. The approved form of contract
is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and made a part hereof for such purposes.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas
this 2nd day of October, 2000.
7TR,.°w°:
· ' . 'ng, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Cit~ At~tomey -
COMPETITIVE COMMUNIGATIONS GROUP
August 28, 2000
Lanny S. Lambert
City Manager
The Colony
City Hall
6800 Main Street
The Colony, Texas 75056
Reference: Proposal for Audit of Franchise Fees
Dear Mr. Lambert:
Competitive Communications Group (CCG) is pleased to submit our proposal to provide The
Colony with consulting services to review the franchise fee payments received fi'om TXU
Electric, CoServ Electric, TXU Gas, TCI Cable and IESI Refuse. CCG provides planning and
regulatory support for local governments and public power entities.
Marilyn J. Fox, the project leader, will coordinate CCG staff and subcontractors. She will
assign work, monitor the progress of the work and review the work products before sending to
the City. She will serve as CCG's single point of contact.
CCG will be responsible for the review and analysis of all information required to determine
the accuracy of the franchise fee payments. The Colony will be responsible for notifying the
companies of the engagement using a CCG draft letter, reviewing any non-disclosure
agreements that are required by the companies to allow CCG to perform the audit, providing
all information that is relevant to the audit that the City has in its possession and assisting
CCG in obtaining the requested information from the companies.
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WESTPARK ~ · SUITE 120
AUSTIN, TEXAS '78759
PHONE ·
FAX · 512-231-8341
CGG can accomplish the project within 120 days, assuming that the data requested is
submitted by the companies in a timely fashion. The major events are as follows:
· Contract Finalization
· Project Meeting with City Staff
· Draft Notification Letter (CCG to City)
· Notification Letter (City to Utility)
· CCG Follow up Call to Utility Contact
· Request for Information from Utility
· Receipt of Information
· CCG Review and Analysis
· CCG Follow up Call/Visit/RFI
· Additional Information Received
· CCG Review and Analysis
· Identification and quantification of Issues
· Draft Reports
· City Comments on Draft Reports
· Final Reports
· CCG Draft Demand Letters
· City Issues Formal Demand Letters
Each of the service providers will be reviewed for the most recent two years for which they have
data available. CCG proposes to complete the steps outline above for the following fees:
For each franchisee, $5,000 for the first two years and $2,000 for each subsequent year. We
recommend that we review at least two years of data for each of the franchise agreements. For
the five franchises, this mount would total $25,000.
We are prepared to negotiate a contract on a not-to-exceed basis for our labor costs.
Travel and out-of-pocket expenses will be billed in addition to the labor amounts stated above.
I have attached a list of our recent fee review experience for your convenience. Please call me
at 512-231-8400 if I may answer any questions. We look forward to working with The
Colony.
Sincerely,
Marilyn J. Fox
Director of Consulting Services
Attachment
Auditor Recent Experience
CCG has performed or is currently working on franchise fee reviews for the following
representative cities.
Company City Reference
CP&L Laredo Larry Dovalina
Reliant (Entex) 501 San Augustin
P.O. Box 579
Laredo, TX
78042-0579
(956) 795-2200
TXU Irving Cathy Cunningham
Southwestern Bell P.O. Box 152288
Irving, TX
75015-2288
(972) 721-2493
TXU Waxahachie Janet Adkins
City of Waxahachie
401 S. Rogers
PO Box 757
Waxahachie, TX
75168-0757
(972) 937-7330
Southwestern Bell Arlington Jay Dogey
City Attorney
P.O. Box 231
Arlington, TX
76004-0231
(817) 459-6878
Reliant (HL&P) Rosenberg Jeff Braun
Southwestern Bell 2110 Fourth St
Time Warner Cable PO Box 32
Rosenberg, TX
77471-0032
(281) 342-4416
Other cities for which CCG has performed franchise fee reviews for include:
· Benbrook
· Kennedale
· Everman
· Haltom City
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