HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 93-077 - Adopting a new fee schedule Effective 04/01/93 for water connection charges RESOLUTION NO. 92- 7-7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
ADOPTING A NEW FEE SCHEDULE, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1993,
FOR WATER CONNECTION CHARGES.
WHEREAS, on August 21, 1990, by Resolution No. 90-417 , City
Council adopted new fee schedules for miscellaneous water service
charges (Exhibit A) and water connection charges (Exhibit B) ; and
WHEREAS, the miscellaneous water service charges shall
remain as set forth in Exhibit "A" of Resolution No. 90-417 ; and
WHEREAS, Section 14. 08. 310 of the Redding Municipal Code
provides that the City Council may from time-to-time, by
Resolution, fix, alter, change, amend, or revise all connection
charges and service rates in connection with the water
distribution system; and
WHEREAS, staff has advised City Council that the water
connection charges need to be increased due to increased
construction costs; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held prior to the adoption of
this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the existing water
connection charges do not produce sufficient revenue to pay all
of the costs associated with these services; and
WHEREAS, City Council deems it to be in the best interests
of the City and its citizens that a new schedule of water
connection charges be established as set forth in Exhibit "B"
attached hereto, effective April 1, 1993; and
WHEREAS, the proposed increase in the water connection
charges as set forth in Exhibit "B" shall be used solely for the
water system improvements as outlined in the City' s Water Master
Plan; and i
WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15273
as it relates to water connection charges, and is of the opinion
that the proposed increases are not subject to CEQA, with said
findings being based on the following:
Said increases may be used to:
- meet operating expenses, wages, and employee benefits;
- allow repair and replacement of the existing system;
- increase capacity within existing service areas as a
product of continuing growth and more efficient use of
land;
- provide adequate domestic and fire flows within
existing service areas;
- provide for reconstruction and replacement of sub-
standard portions of the system;
- make emergency repairs as the need arises;
- purchase, pump, store, and transmit water to existing � ..✓
service areas;
- obtain services and supplies;
- plan and manage the system; and
- process payments;
' NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Redding as follows:
1. THAT for any property for which an application for a
building permit has been completed on or before March 31, 1993,
the water connection charges shall be as set forth in Exhibit
"B" of Resolution No. 90-417 .
2. THAT pursuant to Redding Municipal Code Section
14 . 08. 310 and Government Code Section 66001, City Council hereby
approves and adopts new rates for water connection charges as set
forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference, to be effective April 1, 1993 .
3 . THAT the City Council shall make findings once each
fiscal year with respect to any portion of the fee remaining
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unexpended or uncommitted in its account five ( 5) or more years
after deposit of the fee to identify the purpose to which the fee
is to be put and to demonstrate a reasonable relationship between
the fee and the purpose for which it was charged; THAT the
findings need only be made for moneys in the possession of the
City of Redding, and need not be made with respect to letters of
credit, bonds, or other instruments taken to secure payment of
the fee at a future date commencing five ( 5) years following the
first collection of water connection charges; AND THAT any
unexpended or uncommitted funds shall be subject to refund in
accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 7, Division 1, of the
Government Code.
4. THAT the City Clerk make a notation on Resolution No.
90-417 that the water connection charges (Exhibit B) contained
therein have been updated by this Resolution; and that Exhibit A
thereof remains in full force and effect.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Redding on the 2nd day of March, 1993 , and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Anderson, Arness, Dahl, Kehoe and :Moss
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CHARLIE MOSS, Mayor
City of Redding
=PST: FORM PROV,
CONNIE STROHMAYER City Clerk RANDAL A. HAYS, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "B"
CITY OF REDDING WATER UTILITY
WATER CONNECTION CHARGES
The following charges shall be paid to the City of Redding
prior to the issuance of any water connection permit, or any
physical connection to the water system from the premises to
which the charges apply. ( See Government Code Section 66001 ( a)
1-4 . ) The City Council of the City of Redding hereby finds and
declares that the purpose of the connection charges is to provide
for water supply, treatment, and distribution facilities. The
charges will be used to finance the facilities identified below.
The water supply, treatment, and distribution facilities to be
financed by the connection charges are the necessary means for
servicing these demands for water service. The study and
analysis prepared by OTT Engineering, Inc. entitled "City of
Redding 1989 Water Master Plan," and the facts and evidence
presented, establish that there is a reasonable relationship
between the need for the described public facilities and the
impacts of all types of development which increase the demand for
additional household equivalents of water treatment and distri-
bution, and there is also a reasonable relationship between the
use of the charges and the types of development for which the
fees are charged. The cost estimates for the facilities financed
by these charges are reasonable cost estimates for constructing
these facilities; and the charges expected to be generated by the
new development will not exceed the total of these costs.
CONNECTION CHARGE
In addition to the charges set forth in Exhibit "A" entitled
"Miscellaneous Water Service Charges" of Resolution No. 90-417,
each premises, as defined in Section 14. 08. 010 of the Redding
Municipal Code, applying for new water service, as distinguished
from a change in location, shall pay the current connection
charge of $1,700 . 00 per household equivalent up to March 31,
1993 , then $1,760 . 00 per household equivalent starting April 1,
1993 . This charge represents the computed reasonable
contributive share of the cost of construction of water supply,
treatment, and distribution facilities outlined in the 1989 Water
Master Plan. This charge shall be reviewed annually by the City
Council; and Council may from time-to-time, by Resolution,
adjust the charge
to reflect changes in the projected costs for the necessary
improvements. Each premises shall pay a water connection charge
at the time service is requested, or prior to an occupancy permit
being issued, based upon meter size and capacity as follows:
CURRENTLY, AND CONTINUING THROUGH MARCH 31, 1993:
Meter AWWA Rated H.E. * Fee/ Connection
Size Capacity Gpm Ratio H.E. Charge
5/8" 20 1 $1700 $ 1,700. 00
3/4" 30 1 . 5 1700 2, 550. 00
1" 50 2 . 5 1700 4 ,250. 00
12 100 5 1700 8, 500. 00
2" 160 8 1700 13 ,600. 00
3" 320 16 1700 27 ,200. 00
4" 500 25 1700 42, 500. 00
6" 1000 50 1700 85, 000. 00
8" 1600 80 1700 136 ,000. 00.
STARTING APRIL 1, 1993:
Meter AWWA Rated H.E. * Fee/ Connection
Size Capacity Gpm Ratio H.E. Charge
5/8" 20 1 $1760 $ 1,760. 00
3/4" 30 1 . 5 1760 2,640. 00
1" 50 2 . 5 1760 4 , 400. 00
12 100 5 1760 8, 800. 00
2" 160 8 1760 14,080. 00
3" 320 16 1760 28,160. 00
4" 500 25 1760 44, 000. 00
6" 1000 50 1760 88,000 . 00
8" 1.600 80 1760 140,800. 00 .
* H.E. - Household Equivalent is the water usage for the
standard residential household.
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