HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 93-294 - Rescinding Reso No. 88-362 & 89-228 as of 12/31/93 & establish new Wastewater Rates & Connection Charges Eff 01/01/94 RESOLUTION NO. 93-_,�?�
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NOS. 88-362 AND 89-228 AS OF
MIDNIGHT, DECEMBER 31, 1993; AND ESTABLISHING NEW
WASTEWATER RATES AND CONNECTION CHARGES EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 1994.
WHEREAS, Section 14. 16.200 of the Redding Municipal Code
provides that the City Council may from time-to-time and at its
discretion, by Resolution, fix, alter, change, amend, or revise
any connection charges, sewer service fees, and other fees
related to the publicly-owned treatment works (POTW) of the City
of Redding; and
'! WHEREAS, the existing fees and charges were established by
Resolution Nos. 88-362 and 89-228; and
WHEREAS, the Wastewater Utility operating expenses have
exceeded operating revenues due to mandates beyond the City' s
control, which were not included in the previous 1988 revenue
program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, has examined the Wastewater
Utility budget deficit and the need for wastewater rate' and
connection fee increases; and
WHEREAS, the proposed increase in connection fees is a minor
adjustment recommended by the adopted 1992 Master Sewer Plan to
include the new Stillwater Service Area in a City-wide uniform
fee structure, and to account for the increase in construction
costs based on the Engineering News Record; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the existing
wastewater service rates and connection charges do not produce
sufficient revenue to pay all the costs associated with these
services, and to balance the Wastewater Utility budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best
interests of the City and its citizens that new schedules of
wastewater service charges and wastewater connection charges be
established, as set forth in Exhibits "A" and "B" respectively
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and t\
WHEREAS, the proposed increase in the wastewater service )
charges schedule as set forth in Exhibit "A" shall be used to t
offset the increased costs of providing these services; and '��
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WHEREAS, the proposed increase in the wastewater connection
charges schedule as set forth in Exhibit "B" shall be used solely
for the wastewater system improvements as outlined in the City' s
1987 and 1992 Master Sewer Plans; and
WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines under
Section 15273 as it relates to the wastewater service charges and
wastewater 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 for reconstruction and replacement of sub-
standard portions of the system;
- make emergency repairs as the need arises;
- pump, transmit, and treat wastewater originating from
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 prior to January 1, 1994, the
connection charges shall be as set forth in Resolution Nos. 88-
362 and 89-228 .
2. THAT Resolution Nos. 88-362 and 89-228 be rescinded as
i of midnight, December 31, 1993 .
3 . THAT pursuant to Section 14. 16. 200 of the Redding
Municipal Code and Government Code Section 66001 , the City
Council does hereby approve and adopt, effective January 1 , 1994:
(a) the schedule for wastewater service rates as set forth
in Exhibit "A, " and
(b) the rates for wastewater connection charges as set
forth in Exhibit "B. "
4. THAT the City Council shall make findings once each
fiscal year with respect to any portion of the connection charges
remaining unexpended or uncommitted in its account five 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
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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 years following the
first collection of wastewater 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.
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 20th day of July 1993 , and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Anderson, Dahl, Kehoe, Moss and Arness
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CARL ARNESS, Mayor
City of Redding
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CONNIE STROHMA City Clerk
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FORM APPROVED:
RANDALL A. HAY , City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "An
I) CITY OF REDDING WASTEWATER UTILITY
MONTHLY WASTEWATER SERVICE CHARGES
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CLASS I: RESIDENTIAL USERS
Class IA, Single-family Users, see Table 1.
Class IB, Multiple-family Users, see Table 2.
CLASS II: USERS THAT DISCHARGE A WASTEWATER SIMILAR IN STRENGTH TO
THAT OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER
Class IIA and Class IIB users charged on the basis of water
consumption, see Table 4.
Class IIB users charged on the basis of household equivalents, see
Table 3 .
CLASS III: USERS THAT DISCHARGE A WASTEWATER GREATER THAN DOMESTIC
WASTEWATER IN STRENGTH
Class IIIA: Restaurants are the only users in this class, based
on the measured strength of their wastewater. For restaurants
charged on the basis of water consumption, multiply the
appropriate amount from Table 4 by 1. 24. For restaurants charged
on the basis of household equivalents, multiply the appropriate
amount from Table 3 by 1 .24.
Class IIIB users shall be assessed a fee per household equivalent
discharged as shown in Table 3 , with the household equivalents
determined by the monitoring of flow and wastewater strength.
CLASS IV: USERS THAT HAVE NO PRIOR HISTORY OF WATER USE
Class IV users shall pay an appropriate fee as provided for
Classes II and III .
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EXHIBIT "A"
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'! CITY OF REDDING WASTEWATER UTILITY
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MONTHLY WASTEWATER SERVICE CHARGES
TABLE 1
Monthly Charge for Single-family Residential Users
1 . $14. 25 per residence starting January 1, 1994 , and continuing
through June 30, 1994 .
;I 2. $15. 25 per residence starting July 1 , 1994, and continuing through
June 30 , 1995.
3 . $16. 25 per residence starting July 1, 1995.
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Monthly Charge for Multiple-family Residential Users
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1 . $7. 12 per unit starting January 1, 1994, and continuing through
June 30, 1994.
2 . $7. 62 per unit starting July 1, 1994, and continuing through
June 30, 1995.
3 . $8. 12 per unit starting July 1, 1995.
TABLE 3
'i Monthly Charge Based on Household Equivalents
1 . $14. 25 per household equivalent discharged starting January 1,
1994, and continuing through June 30, 1994 .
2 . $15. 25 per household equivalent discharged starting July 1, 1994,
and continuing through June 30, 1995.
3 . $16. 25 per household equivalent discharged starting July 1 , 1995.
TABLE 4
Monthly Charge Based on Water Consumption
j 1 . $1. 57 per thousand gallons of water used starting January 1 , 1994,
and continuing through June 30, 1994.
2 . $1 . 68 per thousand gallons of water used starting July 1, 1994,
and continuing through June 30, 1995.
3 . $1 . 79 per thousand gallons of water used starting July 1, 1995.
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EXHIBIT "B"
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CITY OF REDDING WATER UTILITY
WASTEWATER CONNECTION CHARGES
The following rates shall be paid to the City of Redding prior to
the issuance of any wastewater connection permit, or any physical
connection to a publicly-owned treatment works (POTW) , for the
premises to which the charges apply.
The City Council of the City of Redding hereby finds and declares
that the purpose of the connection charges is to provide for
wastewater conveyance and treatment. The charges will be used to
finance the facilities identified in the 1987 and 1992 Master
'I Sewer Plans. The wastewater conveyance and treatment is needed
to service both the existing demand in the City of Redding and
future increases in demand due to growth in residential
,i development and commercial activity. The wastewater conveyance
and treatment facilities to be financed by the connection charges
are the necessary means for servicing these demands for
wastewater treatment.
The 1987 and 1992 Master Sewer PlansY
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Engineering, 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 wastewater conveyance and treatment; and that
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 new
development will not exceed the total of these costs.
A. CONNECTION CHARGE FOR SYSTEM IMPROVE4ENT.
A connection charge for system improvement of
$ 950. 00 effective 1/1/94
978. 00 effective 7/1/94
1 ,008. 00 effective 7/1/95
per household equivalent as defined in the Redding Municipal
Code shall be paid as a condition precedent to any sewer
connection into the wastewater system. This sewer
connection charge represents the computed reasonable
contributive share of the cost of construction of the trunk
sewers, interceptors, and pumping facilities.
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CONNECTION CHARGE FOR SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT, continued:
This charge shall not apply, and an exemption shall be
given, for properties in the Clover Creek Assessment
District. (The Clover Creek Assessment District is an area
served only by the regional facility at Stillwater;
properties in the District will not make use of or benefit
from the system improvements financed by this connection
charge. )
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B. CONNECTION CHARGE FOR TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION.
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A connection charge of
$1, 100. 00 effective 1/1/94
1 , 133 . 00 effective 7/1/94
1 , 167. 00 effective 7/1/95
per household equivalent as defined in the Redding Municipal
Code shall be paid as a condition precedent to any
wastewater connection into the POTW. This sewer connection
charge represents the computed reasonable contributive share
of the cost of construction of the next planned expansions
I of the Clear Creek and Stillwater treatment facilities.
,j C. FRONT FOOTAGE CHARGE.
For each wastewater connection made into a lateral which has
not been constructed or financed by means of a local
assessment district, or through any other means in which the
applicant or his predecessor-in-interest obtained a vested
interest, there shall be paid by the applicant a front
footage charge for lateral connection computed at the rate
of $14. 00 per foot of street frontage of the premises to be
connected. The premises front footage shall be calculated
as set forth in the Redding Municipal Code.
D. LINE TAP CHARGE.
When a wye or "T" branch is not available for a wastewater
connection, the applicant for the wastewater connection
shall pay a line-tap charge as follows:
6" x 4" "T" Branch $ 90.00
6" x 6" "T" Branch 90. 00
8" x 4" "T" Branch 115.00
8" x 6" "T" Branch 115. 00.
i When tapping sewer mains 10" or larger, the applicant will
be required to make a hot tap on the sewer main at the
applicant' s expense. The City of Redding will be notified
in advance so as to be able to inspect the tap. In the
event of a hot tap, the normal line-tap fee will be waived.
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