HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-93-59RESOLUTION NO. R-93-59
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A WATER SYSTEM RATE
SCHEDULE AND A WASTEWATER SYSTEM RATE SCHEDULE AS
PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. O-93-19 AND THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN~ PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH~ PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY~ AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14 of the city Ordinance No.
O-93-19 and the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sebastian, the
City Council shall have the duty, right, power and authority to
establish and adopt by Resolution a water system rate schedule
which shall apply to each customer of the city's water system;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15 of the City Ordinance No.
O-93-19 and the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sebastian, the
city Council shall have the duty, right, power and authority to
establish and adopt by Resolution a wastewater system rate
schedule which shall apply to each customer of the City's
wastewater system; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 180.301 Florida Statutes, the
City Council may establish just and equitable rates or charges to
be paid to the municipality for the use of the utility by each
person, firm, or corporation whose premises are served; and
WHEREAS, the rates established herein provide funding for
water and sewer utility services which promote the health,
safety, and general welfare of its customers and is therefore
beneficial to the ratepayers of the system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCXL OF THE
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
SECTION 1. WATER SYSTEM RATE SCHEDULE. Pursuant to
Ordinance No. O-93-19 and the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Sebastian, the City Council hereby establishes and adopts the
water system rate schedule as attached to this Resolution as
Exhibit "A".
8~CTION 2. WASTEWATER SYSTEM RATE SCHEDULE. Pursuant to
Ordinance No. O-93-19 and the Code of Ordinances of the city of
Sebastian, the City Council hereby establishes and adopts the
wastewater system rate schedule as attached to this Resolution as
Exhibit "B".
SECTION 3. CONFLICT. Ail resolutions or parts of
resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. In the event a court of competent
jurisdiction shall hold or determine that any part of this
Resolution is invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the
Resolution shall not be affected and it shall be presumed that
the City Council of the city of Sebastian did not intend to enact
such invalid or unconstitutional provision. It shall further be
assumed that the City Council would have enacted the remainder of
this Resolution without such invalid and unconstitutional
provision, thereby causing said remainder to remain in full force
and effect.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take
effect immediately upon its adoption.
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The foregoing Resolution was moved for adoption by
Councilmember ~/~.~_ / The motion was
seconded by Councilmember ~~~/ and, upon
being put into a vote, the vote was as follows:
Mayor Lonnie R. Powell
Vice-Mayor Frank Oberbeck
Councilmember Carolyn Corum
Councilmember Norma J. Damp
Councilmember Robert Freeland
The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and
adopted this /~L~J day of ~/~_~~~? , 1993.
CI. E TIAN
ATT/~2~T:
Kathryn/~M. O'Halloran, CMC/AAE
city Clerk
(SEAL)
/
Approved~to/F~rm and Content:
Charles Ian Nash, 'Ci"t'~" Attorney
EXHIBIT ~Au
WATER SYSTEM MONTHLY RATE SCHEDULE
(1)
meaning:
Definiti0rl. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following
(a) "Residential" means an individual dwelling unit designed for more or less
permanent household occupancy which would include individual cooking and bathing
facilities. Examples are a single family home, efficiency apartment unit, cooperative
apartment unit, duplex unit, and multi-family residential building unit.
(b) "General Service" means a use of land or a building for non-residential
purposes, but shall include a residential use which has identificable "general service"
characteristics, as the term is used herein, both of which use the same water meter.
Examples are hotels, motels, commercial business, rooming houses, buildings into
which the public is invited and not designed for household occupancy and not including
cooking and bathing facilities.
(2) ~. The City Council hereby adopts the water system monthly rate
schedule set forth herein. The rates, fees and charges in the following schedule shall apply to
each customer of the water system beginning with the charges payable by the customer in
connection with the first reading of the customer's water meter by the City or the first monthly
billing by the City after the City adopts the rates presented herein. The water system monthly
rate schedule is as follows:
Residential and Multi-Family Service:
Billing Charge
Base Facility Charge
Volumetric Charge
0 - 3,000 gallons
3,001 - 7,000 gallons
7,001 - 13,000 gallons
Above 13,000 gallons
Monthly Rates
$2.25 per Bill
11.25 per ERU
$1.51 per 1,000 gallons
$1.85 per 1,000 gallons
$2.20 per 1,000 gallons
$4.20 per 1,000 gallons
EXHIBIT "A" (Continued)
General Service:
Billing Charge
Base Facility Charge
5/8 x 3/4 inch
1 inch
PA inch
2 inch
3 inch
4 inch
6 inch
$2.25 per Bill
11.25 per Meter
28.15 per Meter
56.25 per Meter
90.00 per Meter
180.00 per Meter
281.25 per Meter
562.50 per Meter
Volumetdc Charge:
Block 1 (1)
Block 2 (1)
Block 3 (1)
Block 4 (1)
All Metered Uso
$1.51 per 1,000 gallons
1.85 per 1,000 gallons
2.20 per 1,000 gallons
4.20 per 1,000 gallons
The following tabulation summarizes the usage block levels by meter size for the commercial class based on
equivalent residential factors by meter size.
General Service General Service General Service General Service
First Block Second Block Third Block Fourth Block
Meter Size Usage Threshold Usage Threshold Usage Threshold Usage Threshold
5/8 x 3/4 inch 3,000 7,000 13,000 Above 13,000
1 inch 7,500 17,500 32,500 Above 32,500
l~h inch 15,000 35,000 65,000 Above 65,000
2 inch 24,000 56,000 104,000 Above 104,000
3 inch 48,000 112,000 208,000 Above 208,000
4 inch 75,000 175,000 325,000 Above 325,000
6 inch 150,000 350,000 650,000 Above 650,000
(3) Annual Rate Indexing Adjustment. Pursuant to Sections 8 of this Resolution,
the City hereby adopts an annual automatic rate increase to all rates, fees and charges set forth
herein and which shall be applied to such rates and charges which are in effect immediately
prior to the effective date of each such annual increase. The purpose of such annual rate
indexing is to provide annual rate adjustments commensurate with the escalation of utility
operating expenditures and inflation. The annual rate index shall be the greater of either the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) factor or a minimum of 3.0% per year for the fiscal years
beginning October 1, 1994 through and including October 1, 1997 and equivalent to the CPI
index thereafter. Each annual increase shall take effect and be imposed on bills rendered on
and after October 1st of each fiscal year.
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EXHIBIT 'B'
WASTEWATER SYSTEM MONTHLY RATE.SCHEDULE
(1)
meaning:
Definition. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following
(a) "Residential" means an individual dwelling unit designed for more or less
permanent household occupancy which would include individual cooking and bathing
facilities. Examples are a single family home, efficiency apartment unit, cooperative
apartment unit, duplex unit, and multi-family residential building unit.
(b) "General Service" means a use of land or a building for non-residential
purposes, but shall include a residential use which has identificable "general service"
characteristics, as the term is used herein, both of which use the same water meter.
Examples are hotels, motels, commercial business, rooming houses, buildings into
which the public is invited and not designed for household occupancy and not including
cooking and bathing facilities.
(2) Schedule. The City Council hereby adopts the wastewater system rate schedule
set forth herein. The rates, fees and charges in the following schedule shall apply to each
customer of the wastewater system beginning with the charges payable by the customer in
connection with the first reading of the customer's water meter by the City or the first monthly
billing by the City after the City adopts the rates presented herein.
monthly rate schedule is as follows:
Residential and Multi-family Service:
Billing Charge
Base Facility Charge(*)
Volumetric Charge
0 - 10,000 gallons
The wastewater system
Monthly Rate:
$3.75 per Bill
13,00 per ERU
$2.75 per 1,000 gallons of all
metered water use (maximum of
10,000 gallons of service per I~RU)
EXHIBIT 'B" (Continued)
General Service:
Billing Charge $3.75 pe~ Bill
Base Facility Charge(*)
5/8 x 3/4 inch 13.00 per Meter
I inch 32.50 per Meter
1',6 inch 65.00 per Meter
2 inch 104.00 per Meter
3 inch 208.00 per Meter
4 inch 325.25 per Meter
6 inch 650.50 per Meter
Volumetric Charge: 2.75 per 1,000 gallons
(*)
Amounts shown are the base facilities charged when lines are available. When lines are
not available, the base facility charge will be equal to one half 0/2) the amount shown.
Abnormal Streneth Waste Surcharee Factor - See Below
Abnormal Strength Waste Surcharge Factor (SF) - The SF is determined by the ratio of Bio-
Chemical Oxygen Demand (BED) or Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Total Suspended
Solids in excess of 300 parts per million (ppm) by the following formula:
(BOD (ppm) or COD(pprn) - 300ppm) + (TSS (ppm) - 300 ppm)
SF = whichever is greater
3 O0 ppm
Monthly Sewage Charge - (1 + SF) x Normal Sewage Use
(3) Annual Rate Indexing Adjustment. Pursuant to Section 8 of this Resolution, the
City hereby adopts an annual automatic rate increase to all rates, fees and charges set forth
herein and which shall be applied to such rates and charges which are in effect immediately
prior to the effective date of each such annual increase. The purpose of such annual rate
indexing is to provide annual rate adjustments commensurate with the escalation of utility
operating expenditures and inflation. The annual rate index shall be the greater of either the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) factor or a minimum of 3.0% per year for the fiscal years
beginning October 1, 1994 through and including October 1, 1997 and equivalent to the CPI
index thereafter. Each annual increase shall take effect and be imposed on bills rendered on
and after October 1st of each fiscal year.
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