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RESOLUTION OPPOSING FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT�S PROPOSAL TO INCREASE CUSTOMERS� ELECTRICITY BILLS AND PASS THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESTORING ELECTRICITY DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE IRMA TO CUSTOMERS; AND URGING THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO DENY FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT�S REQUEST FOR SUCH INCREASE

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WHEREAS, on Thursday, October 26, 2017, Florida Power & Light�s (FPL) parent company announced its proposal to charge FPL customers an estimated $1.3 billion to recoup the costs associated with restoring power after Hurricane Irma; and
WHEREAS, FPL�s proposal must be presented to and approved by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC); and
WHEREAS, under this proposal, FPL residential customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month would pay $4 per month in Hurricane Irma charges beginning in March 2018, with an increase to about $5.50 per month in 2019, and continuing at that rate until Hurricane Irma related costs are paid off, which is expected to be the end of 2020; and
WHEREAS, FPL was previously granted approval to recover costs related to Hurricane Matthew and increase its residential customers� electricity bills to $3.36 per month; and
WHEREAS, FPL began collecting Hurricane Matthew costs in March 2017 and is expected to finish collecting such costs in February 2018, just one month before it plans to begin collecting the Hurricane Irma costs; and
WHEREAS, these cost increases to residents of Miami-Dade County and those throughout the state are quite concerning especially considering the hurricane preparedness tools and mechanisms FPL stated that it put in place prior to Hurricane Irma; and
WHEREAS, as a result, this Board opposes FPL�s rate increase due to Hurricane Irma and urges the PSC to deny FPL�s request to impose such increase,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:
Section 1. Opposes Florida Power & Light�s proposal to increase customers� electricity bills and to pass the costs associated with restoring electricity due to the effects of Hurricane Irma to customers.
Section 2. Urges the Florida Public Service Commission to deny Florida Power & Light�s request to increase customers� electricity bills and pass the costs associated with restoring electricity lost due to the effects of Hurricane Irma to customers.
Section 3. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the Members of the Florida Public Service Commission and the President and Chief Executive Office of Florida Power & Light.
Section 4. Directs the County�s state lobbyists to oppose the actions set forth in Sections 1 and 2 above, and authorizes and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to amend the 2018 State Legislative Package to include this item.