1999

RESOLUTION NO. R-1441-99

A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING ELECTRIC UTILITY RATE SURCHARGES FOR UNDERGROUNDING TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES

BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Village of Winnetka as follows:

SECTION 1: That the following surcharges are hereby established for the undergrounding of transmission and distribution lines pursuant to Section 9.21 of the Winnetka Village Code:

   Rate U - Undergrounding Surcharge:  

   (a) Surcharge. Except as provided in subsection (c), each customer located in a Project Area within which the Primary Lines and Secondary Lines are placed underground pursuant to section 9.22 of the Winnetka Village Code shall be subject to an undergrounding surcharge. The surcharge shall be charged monthly until the Applicable Project Cost, plus interest on the unpaid balance at a rate of 7% per annum, is fully paid. The surcharge shall not be charged for more than 60 consecutive months. The surcharge amount shall be as follows:

   Surcharge UA: Monthly surcharge of $100 if Applicable Project Cost equals $5,000 or less.

   Surcharge UB: Monthly surcharge of $150 if Applicable Project Cost is greater than $5,000 but does not exceed $7,500.

   Surcharge UC: Monthly surcharge of $200 if Applicable Project Cost is greater than $7,500 but does not exceed $10,000.

   Surcharge UD: Monthly surcharge of $250 if Applicable Project Cost is greater than $10,000 but does not exceed $12,500.

   (b)    Definitions. The following definitions shall be used in determining the undergrounding surcharge:

   “Primary Lines” shall mean high voltage power lines

   “Secondary Lines” shall mean low voltage power lines that extend from the high voltage Primary Lines and distribute electricity to individual property lines.

   “Service Lines” shall mean the power lines that extend from the Secondary Lines to the individual meter connections located on each parcel of property that receives electric service.

   “Project Area” shall mean the service area covered by a petition for undergrounding, as determined by the director of water and electric, and shall include the Primary Lines, Secondary Lines and Service Lines within that service area.

   “Project Costs” shall mean all direct costs of undergrounding the Primary Lines and Secondary Lines in the Project Area (“Cost 1”). For customers with overhead Service Lines, the direct costs of undergrounding overhead Service Lines in the Project Area (“Cost 2”) shall be included in the Project Costs in addition to Cost 1. Direct costs shall include, but not be limited to, labor, materials, recording of easements and the cost of relocating all related electric utility facilities and equipment, such as pad mount transformers and switch gear.

   “Project Cost UG ” shall mean the Project Cost per customer with underground Service Lines, which shall be determined by dividing Cost 1 by the number of customers in the Project Area.

   “Project Cost OH” shall mean the Project Cost per customer with overhead electric service, which shall be determined by dividing Cost 2 by the number of customers in the Project Area with overhead electric service and adding the resulting amount to Project CostUG .

   “Applicable Project Cost” shall mean the Project Costs as allocated to the individual customers in the Project Area. The Applicable Project Cost for each customer with underground Service Lines shall be Project CostUG. The Applicable Project Cost for each customer with overhead Service Lines shall be Project CostOH.

   (c)    Exceptions to Surcharge. The undergrounding surcharge shall not be charged to any customer in the Project Area who pays the Applicable Project Costs in full before the project begins.

SECTION 2: This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption.

   ADOPTED this 2nd day of February, 1999, pursuant to the following roll call vote:

AYES: Trustees Derning, Duhl, Hilton, Lanphier, Lien, and Meuer

NAYS: None.

ABSENT: None.

   Signed:

   ss/Louise A. Holland

   Village President

Attest:

ss/Douglas G. Williams

Village Clerk

Introduced: January 19, 1999

Posted: January 20, 1999

Passed and Approved: February 2, 1999

Posted: February 3, 1999