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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-95-34RESOLUTION NO. ]~-95-34 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 TI:IE 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 wlfich 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, finn, 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 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows: ~ 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". ~ 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". ~ CONFLICT. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. ~ 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 2 causing said remainder to remain in full force and effect. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. 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 Arthur L. Firtion Vice Mayor Carolyn Corem Councilmember Louise Cartwd~t Councilmember Norma Damp Cotmcilmember Raymond Halloran The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and adopted this /2/~ day of C'~~ ,1995. CITY OF SEBASTIAN Arthur L. Firtion, Mayor~ CitY Clerk_ (SEAJ ) Approved as to Form and Content: ,.,- - Cli~on A. McClell~d, Jr., CiW A~omey 3 meaning: EXHIBIT "A" WATER SYSTEM MONTHLY RATE SCHEDULE 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 Services" means a use of land or a building for non-residential purposes, but shall include a residential use which has identifiable "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 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 fn'st 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: EXHIBIT "A" (Continued) Residential and Multi-Family Se~wice: Monthly Rates 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 $ 2.25 per Bill 11.25 per ERU 2.51 per 1,000 gallons 2.85 per 1,000 gallons 3.20 per 1,000 gallons 5.20 per 1,000 gallons General Service: Billing Charge $ 2.25 per Bill Base Facility Charge 5/8 inch 11.25 per meter 1 inch 28.15 per meter I 1/2 inch 56.25 per meter 2 inch 90.00 per meter 3 inch 180.00 per meter 4 inch 281.25 per meter 6 inch 562.50 per meter Volumetric Charge: Block 1 (1) 2.51 per 1,000 Block 2 (1) 2.85 per 1,000 Block 3 (1) 3.20 per 1,000 Block 4 (1) 5.20 per 1,000 gallons gallons gallons gallons 1. The following tabulations summarizes the usage block levels by meter size for the commercial class based on equivalent residential factors by meter size. Meter Size General Service First Block Usage Threshold General Service Second Block Usage Threshold General Service Third Block Usa~ge Threshold General Service Fourth Block Usa~ge Threshold 3/4 inch 1 inch 1 1/2 inch 2 inch 3 inch 4 inch 6 inch 3,000 7,500 15,000 24,000 48,000 75,000 150,000 7,000 17,500 35,000 56,000 112,000 175,000 350,000 13,000 32,500 65,000 104,000 208,000 325,000 650,000 Above 13,000 Above 32,500 Above 65,000 Above 105,400 Above 208,000 Above 325,000 Above 650,000 EXHIBIT "A" (Continued) (3) Annual Rate Indexing. Adiustment. Pursuant to Section 9, Ordinance 0-93-19, 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. EXHIBIT "B" WASTEWATER SYSTEM MONTHLY RATE SCHEDULE (1) Definition. As used herein, the following te~ns shall have the following meaning: (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 identifiable "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 chm'ges 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. The wastewater system monthly rate schedule is as follows: EXHIBIT "B" (Continued) Residential and Multi-Family Service: Monthly Rate: Billing Charge Base Facility Charge (*) Volumetric Charge 0 - 10,000 gallons $ 3.75 Per Bill 13.00 Per ERU 3.75 per 1,000 gallons of all metered water use (maximum of 10,000 gallons of service per ERU) Commercial Service: Billing Charge Base Facility Charge (*) 5/8 inch 1 inch 1 1/2 inch 2 inch 3 inch 4 inch 6 inch 3.75 per bill 13.00 per meter 32.50 per meter 65.00 per meter 104.00 per meter 208.00 per meter 325.25 per meter 650.50 per meter Volumetric 3.75 Per 1,000 gallons Abnormal Strength Waste Surcharge Factor - See Below (*) Amounts shown are the base facilities charged when lines are available. When lines not available, the base facility charge will be equal to one (1/2) the amount shown. (3) Annual Rate Indexing Adjustment. Pursuant to Section 9, Ordinance 0-93-19, 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. EXHIBIT "B" (Continued) 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. (*) Abnormal Strength Waste Surcharge Factor (SF) - The SF is determined by the ratio of Bio-Chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) or Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Total Suspended Solids in excess of 300 parts per million (ppm) by the following formula: SF = (BOD (ppm) or COD (,ppm) - 300 ppm) + (TSS (ppm - 300 ppm) ) Whichever is greater 300 ppm Monthly Sewage Charge = (1 + SF) x Normal Sewage Use