Utility Franchise Fees

1. REPORT ON UTILITY
FRANCHISE FEES
December 10, 2019

2. Utility Service
Providers
 Electric
 College Station Utilities
 BTU
 Water
 College Station Utilities
 City of Bryan
 Wellborn SUD
 Wickson Creek SUD
 Wastewater
 College Station Utilities
 City of Bryan
 Natural Gas
 Atmos Energy
Within the corporate limits of College Station:

3. Franchise Fees
& Agreements
 What are franchise fees?
Payments made by providers for consideration of their use of public
right-of-way to deliver services to residents in College Station
 Current Franchise Fee Agreements
 Bryan Texas Utilities
 Executed 10/25/2010, with a term of 10 years
 5% of gross revenues for those customers and activities within
College Station city limits
 Atmos Energy
 Executed 3/27/2014, ending 12/31/2023
 5% of gross revenues for those customers and activities within
College Station city limits

4. Franchise Fee
Revenues
BTU
FY15 $201,406
FY16 $253,018
FY17 $302,410
FY18 $369,312
FY19 $354,582
Atmos Energy
FY15 $516,736
FY16 $454,393
FY17 $506,661
FY18 $610,864
FY19 $533,132
$0
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19
BTU Atmos Energy

5. Cable/Telecom
Franchise Fees
 Telecable: 5% of gross revenues earned from customers within the city limits for
franchise fees and 1% in support of PEG access channel programming
 Telephone: access line fees on rates established by the Public Utility Commission
Telecable
FY15 $1,022,597
FY16 $992,764
FY17 $1,006,063
FY18 $987,878
FY19 $969,372
Telephone
FY15 $627,402
FY16 $700,967
FY17 $959,959
FY18 $650,669
FY19 $638,085
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19
Telecable Telephone
 Impact of SB 1152

6. Utility Service
- Electric
Source: 2018 Existing Conditions Report

7. Utility Service
- Water
Source: 2018 Existing Conditions Report

8. Utility Service
- Wastewater
Source: 2018 Existing Conditions Report

9. Service
Provision -
CSU
 Electric
 Residential: 39,107
 Commercial: 3,338
 Water
 Residential: 24,824
 Commercial: 1,295
 Wastewater
 Residential: 35,616
 Commercial: 1,182
Number of CSU Customers:

10. Future
Development:
- within city limits
- outside CSU areas
 522 multi-family units under construction
 The Ranch at Arrington
 Caprock Crossing Multi-Family
 1,500 single-family lots with preliminary plan approval
 Williams Creek Estates
 Mission Ranch
 Greens Prairie Reserve
 Over 500 single-family homes with final plat approval
(includes 78 from item above)
 34,400 square feet of commercial development under
construction