Control Number : 42467 Item Number : 152 Addendum StartPage : 0 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1900 Lloyd Austin, Texas 78701 512.322.5800 p 512.472 0532 f IglawFirm.com A T T O R N E Y S A T LAW Mr Brocato's Direct Line: (512) 322-5857 Email: [email protected] 2B15 MAY 13 P^ h*- 29 PUBLIC U TILITY CO M M' 'SS16H May 13, 2015 Honorable Donna L. Nelson Honorable Kenneth W. Anderson, Jr. Honorable Brandy D. Marty Public Utility Commission of Texas ATTN: CENTRAL RECORDS 1701 N. Congress Avenue, Room 8-100 Austin, Texas 78701 Re: PUC Docket No. 42467, SOAH Docket No. 473-14-4431 - Application of Electric Transmission Texas, LLC to Amend its Certificates of Convenience and Necessity for the Proposed Barney Davis to Naval Base 138-kV Single-Circuit Transmission Line in Nueces County Dear Chairman and Commissioners: The City of Corpus Christi ("City") strongly supports the proposed Barney Davis to Naval Base Single-Circuit 138 kV transmission line. The City, along with other parties, has agreed to a Stipulation indicating that the transmission line should be constructed along the Stipulation Route, or Route 11 in Electric Transmission Texas, LLC's application. Attached is a resolution passed on May 12, 2015 by the City recommending adoption of the Stipulation. The City respectfully urges the Public Utility Commission approve the Stipulation and Stipulation Route as agreed to by the City and all other parties. TLB/jbp 1340/36/4766541 Attachment 16Y Llovd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC RECORD THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF NUECES § 1, the undersigned City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, so certify that the following is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 030493 passed and approved by Corpus Christi City Council on May 12, 2015 as same appears in the Official Records of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, of which the City Secretary's Office is the lawful custodian. WITNESSETH MY HAND and the Official Seal of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, this 13th day of May, 2015. City of Corpus Christi Rebecca Huerta, City secretary P.O. Box 9277 Corpus Christi, Texas 78469-9277 (361) 826-3105 [email protected] 2 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF A SETTLEMENT ADDRESSING THE PROPOSED ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION TEXAS, LLC, 138-KILOVOLT (KV) ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION LINE CONNECTING THE BARNEY DAVIS SUBSTATION TO NAVAL BASE SUBSTATION NEAR NAVAL AIR STATION CORPUS CHRISTI BY THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. WHEREAS, Electric Transmission Texas, LLC ("ETT") is a transmission utility coowned by subsidiaries of American Electric Power ("AEP") and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, and which notified the City of Corpus Christi of a proposed 138-kilovolt ("kV") electric power transmission line to address transmission service reliability issues that exist for the Flour Bluff/South Corpus Christi area; and WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi communicated to ETT about its concerns with potential routes and the impacts it could have on neighborhoods, home values, the tax base, city infrastructure, training missions at NAS-Corpus Christi and the environment prior to the company filing its application for a certificate of convenience and necessity ("CCN") with the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("PUC"); and WHEREAS, the line will reportedly provide the necessary support of the area transmission network needed to reduce the possibility of the loss of electric load, particularly during scheduled maintenance outages of autotransformers at the Airline Substation west of Oso Bay; and WHEREAS, the PUC will ultimately make the final decision on the route for the new transmission line. ETT projected the in-service date for the new transmission line in the third quarter of 2016; and . WHEREAS, on May 16, 2014, ETT submitted its routing recommendations to the PUC in an application for a CCN in PUC Docket No. 42467, Application of Electric Transmission Texas, LLC to Amend its Certificates of Convenience and Necessity for the Proposed Barney Davis to Naval Base 138-kV Single Circuit Transmission Line in Nueces County; and WHEREAS, the City intervened in PUC Docket No. 42467 on May 27, 2014 as authorized previously by City Resolution No. 030107 on February 25, 2014; and WHEREAS, on October 6, 2014, the City signed on to a Stipulation that Route 11, which includes approximately three miles of underground transmission line in the Clear Zones for Waldron Field and Truax Field to protect the pilot training mission at NAS Corpus Christi and protect the health, safety and welfare of the student pilots and their instructor pilots; and WHEREAS, unique, specific and compelling safety concerns support the underground placement within the Clear Zones; and 4764833.1 C'aUselsUisahlAppDataUACallMictosoft;Window,fiTemponuy Internet FilesiContent.0utlooklRAC82VXF1Rcwlutian supporting the Stipulation v2 May 12 2015.docx 030493 3 WHEREAS, ETT received signature pages from 53 of the 54 Intervenors in this case and on January 12, 2015, the administrative law judge determined the lone remaining Intervenor is unopposed to or took no position on the Stipulation; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2015, parties to PUC Docket No. 42467 submitted a Stipulation addressing all outstanding issues in the proceeding, including the routing of the proposed line and related infrastructure. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the route stated in the March 13, 2015 Stipulation should be approved by the PUC as being consistent with the following principles previously set forth in City Resolution No. 030107: • Avoidance of incompatibilities with Navy flight training missions at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Truax Field and Waldron Field. • Underground placement of the transmission line in any Clear Zone or Accident Prevention Zone as required by`Federal law. The City intends to cooperate with ETT in providing reduced cost of use of City rights-of-way to incentivize underground placement. • Avoidance of routes that cross environmentally sensitive areas, such as wetlands, endangered species habitat, wildlife management areas or refuges, seagrass beds, nesting or spawning habitat. • Use of existing arterial road right-of-way to the greatest extent possible while avoiding impacting homes or businesses. • Avoidance of placement of high-voltage power lines through a residential neighborhood that decreases the property value of homes and vacant land, and decreases vital tax revenues for local governments. • Avoidance of a route along high-growth and future-growth residential corridors identified in comprehensive master plans, long-range infrastructure plans or development agreements which will drive future economic activity and sustainability. • Rendering the City of Corpus Christi whole if existing municipal infrastructure, including water lines, waste water lines, storm sewers, drainage areas, natural gas lines, fiber optic lines, park facilities, recreation centers, senior community centers, or other servicedelivery location are impacted. Inclusion of appropriate clearances for future maintenance, repair, upgrade, repaacement, or expansion of infrastructure and facilities. -h.-., PASSED AND APPROVED this ^day of Attest: City oVCorp T&1ag'r"e'_ - LL't-;' Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary 4764833.1 2015. Chri ^-' ^Nelda Martinez, Mayor C:tUsasUisahlApppata\LncaNNicroso[t1windowskTemporary Internet Fi1cslContentOutlooklRJXB2VXE1Rcsolution suppotting the Stipulation v2 May 12 2015.docx 030493 4 # Corpus Chdsti, Texas ri1of ______ The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Nelda Martinez Rudy Garza Chad Magill Colleen McIntyre Lillian Riojas Brian Rosas Lucy Rubio Mark Scott Carolyn Vaughn 4764833.1 C.'dJscrsUisabUppUatall.ocallMicmsoft'sWituiowslTemporary Internet FilestConteotAutloolciRJXB2VXF1Resolutionsupporting the Stipulation v2 May 12 201S.docx 5
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