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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-09-09; City Council; 7472-3; Increase of Water RateI 0 w O 0- CL Q Z O e J_ Z O 0 CIT�OF CARLSBAD -- AGEND"-BILL AB#-1-`/Z4-3 TITLE: MTG. 9/9/86 DEPT. u/M RECOMMENDED ACTION: INCREASE OF WATER RATE DEPT. HD. CITY ATTYN i U CITY MGR.,:r,-2� Adopt Resolution No. 7 3 which amends Resolution No. 7747 to increase the potable water rate by 5.54 per 100 cubic feet. ITEM EXPLANATION: The Board of Directors of Costa Real Municipal Water District will increase water rates effective October 1, 1986. The increase by CRMWD is due to the increased cost of water purchased from the San Diego County Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The water rate is set by CRMWD and revenue collected by the City is passed through to the District. The increase approved by CRMWD of 5.5(� per 100 cubic feet will increase the current rate from 74.5G to 80� per 100 cubic feet (a 7.4% increase). The water service charge set by the City will not be changed. FISCAL IMPACT: The 5.5G increase in water rates will generate $301,990.00 annually for Costa Real Municipal Water District. There will be no direct fiscal impact to the City. The typical residential customer will realize an increase tc his water bill of approximately $10.00 per year due to the rate increase. EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. �. 2. Resolution No. 511 adopted by the Board of Directors, Costa Real Municipal Water District. a a 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16' 17 is 19 20 21 '' 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. _8793 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD REVISING WATER RATES AND CHANGES WHEREAS, Section 14.04.030 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code empowers the City Council to, from time to time, by resolution, adopt rules and regulations for the operation and maintenance of the Water Department of the City, and for furnishing water to users, and empowers the Council to, by resolution, modify rates, charges and penalties respecting water service. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the hereinafter stated regulations respecting water rates, charges, billing and related regulations shall become effective for all water billed after October 1, 1986. I. Generally. The schedules rates, compensations, charges and minimum charges as set out in this resolution are fixed and established as the rates, compensations, charges and minimum charges to be charged and collected by the City for domestic water and water service, except as otherwise specifi- cally provided. II. Water Charges. a) There shall be a separate monthly water standby charge for each consumer; provided that there shall be only one monthly standby charge for each equiva- lent dwelling unit, each agricultural and industrial consumer, and each institutional consumer as follows: For a 5/8" meter $ 4.40 For a 3/4" meter $ 4.40 For a 1" meter $ 5.45 For a 1 1/2" meter $ 5.90 For a 2" meter $ 6.40 For a 3" meter $12.30 For a 4" meter $15.40 For a 6" meter $15.40 For a 8" meter $23.70 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13' 14'. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (1) When on meter serves multiple dwelling units or multiple equivalent dwelling units, the first unit shall pay the unit rate based on the above schedule and all other units shall pay $2.53 for each additional multiple residential unit. (2) Tn the event no water is used through the meter or the property becomes vacant, the monthly stand- by charge will be charged and paid by the owner thereof. (b) The rates to be charged for potable water supplied in any one month through meters are as follows: All consumers $.80/100 cubic feet (c) All agricultural consumers who meet the Metropolitan Water District Southern California requirements for agricultural consumers receive a pro -rate share of the agricultural rebate the City receives monthly from the Costa Real Municipal Water District. (d) There shall be a monthly charge of five dollars per month for all water connections supplying non -metered water for fire sprinkler purposes. All maintenance or repairs to fire service systems from the water main to the shut off valve shall be paid for the consumer and shall be charged on the regular water billing. All fire service systems shall be equipped with a meter by-pass which shall be paid for an installed at the consumer's expense. In the event water is served through the fire service system, the City Water Department and the Fire Department shall estimate the amount of water used and t•he regular charge therefore shall be put on customer's bill and shall be paid by consumer. (e) A monthly fee of one dollar shall be paid for each five rooms in any hotel, rooming house or motel, in which no cooking is allowed. (f) A monthly fee shall be charged for each individual living unit contained in any motor court, motel, hotel, or rooming house or other transient type habitat which allows cooking in rooms in the amount of $.70 in addition to other charges established. (g) A charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) will be assessed for the restoration of service after it has been terminated for non-payment. -2- 4 1 III. Payment of Bills All water bills are due and payable at the 2 City Hall of the City of Carlsbad upon presentation and are 3 delinquent if not paid by the 15th of the month following the 4 monthly billing. 5 IV. Meter Reading - Water District. For convenience in the read- 6 ing of meters and preparation of water bills, the department is 7 expressly authorized to divide the City into district- These 8 districts may, from time to time, be revised or changed as 9 necessary or desirable, in order to equalize the work of reading 10 meters and billing. The meters in each district so established 11 shall be read and water bills based on such meter readings, shall 12 be prepared and mailed to the consumers in each district on 13 approximately the same day of each and every month, except when 14 Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays intervene. 15 V. Bills - Mailings. Unless the applicant for water service 16 directs otherwise, all bills will be mailed to the premises where 17 service is furnished. 18 VI. Change of Ownership or Occupancy --Notification. It shall 19 be the duty of every person signing an application for water 20 delivery and of every owner of property to which water is 21 delivered to notify the Water Department of any change in the 22 ownership or occupancy of the premises to which the water is to 23 be furnished at least two days prior to such change. Every 24 applicant shall be liable for the water furnished and metered 25 in accordance with the application until the Water Department 26 receives written notice to cancel same and shut off the water, 27 when the applicant's liability shall cease except as to water 28 used previous to such notice. Every owner of property is liable -3- t.. 0 1� 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 for water furnished to any premises he has rented in the event the tenant does not pay the water bill. Water service shall not be given any consumer upon change of address until all delinquent charges owed by the consumer at a former place of residence or business shall be paid. VII. Terminating Accounts/New Accounts - Charge for Turning Water On or Off. Regulation of water service; turning on and off of water supply. A ten dollar ($10.00) charge will be made incident to the closing of an account. A ten dollar ($10.00) charge will be made by the department for turning on the water supply when requested by the consumer incident to the opening of a new account VIII. Nonpayment - Service Discontinuance. In the event that any consumer shall be delinquent in the payment of his water bill, and such delinquency shall continue for a period of ten days after the final date for payment of such bill, the department shall have the right forthwith to discontinue water service to the premises of such delinquent consumer. A reconnection charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) will be assessed if the service is terminated and subsequently restored. Water shall not again be supplied to him until all delinquent water bills, plus the penalties thereon, and reconnection charges, has been paid. IX. Restoring Service After Discontinuance. Procedures for restoring service after delinquency period. If water service is cut off or discantinued for failure to pay delinquent bills, such service may again be established only in the event the consumer or the applicant for service at such place pays all delinquent bills, charges and penalties, and makes such cash deposit as may be required by the Water Department. -4- a 0z a 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14' 15 16 17 18i 19� 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 When an owner or consumer has been delinquent in his water bills twice in succession or three times in any one calendar year, he shall be required to deposit a sum equal to an average two month's water bill upon such premises and pays, in addition thereto, the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) for turning on the water supply. Thereupon and not otherwise will water service again be made or established to the premises where the, the water bill has been delinquent. X. The Rates and Charges established by this resolution shall on their effective day supersede the rates established by Resolution No. 7454. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 16th day of September-, 1986, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and Pettine NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: AJ& 156 , ,/ , L HA L. RAUTENKRANZ, CITY CLER (SEAL) -5- MARY H CASLER, MAYOR P RESOLUTION NO. 511 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT FIXING RATES OF WATER SUPPLIED BY COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 11 1986 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT has carefully investigated the rising costs of water and charges connected with the delivery of water to and by COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER ' DISTRICT; and WHEREAS, the Water Service Agreement between COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT and the City of �. Carlsbad states that COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT is responsible for providing the necessary wholesale water ` supply to the City of Carlsbad, and shall sell such water to the City of Carlsbad at a single wholesale rate to be established by COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT has determined that a revision of the charges of water delivery is necessary. NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE THAT: Effective October 1, 1986, the wholesale rate charged for water supplied by COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT shall be set at $348.48 per acre foot. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 6th day of August, 1986 Margaret J. Bonas, President of the Board of Directors COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Fred W. Maerkle, Secretary of the Board of Directors COSTA REAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT