HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-95-34 ADOPT WATER RATE SCHEDRESOLUTION 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are hereby repealed.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
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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
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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