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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1984 - 122 - Establishing water utility rates for service to cutomers within the corporate limits 411 RESOLUTION NO. Hy/22_ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING ESTABLISHING WATER UTILITY RATES FOR SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF REDDING AND THE BUCKEYE SERVICE AREA. WHEREAS , Section 14. 08 . 310 of the Redding Municipal Code provides that the City Council shall establish water utility rates by resolution; and WHEREAS, due to the increased cost of operation and mainte- nance of the water system and to provide funds for the capital improvement program of the water utility, it has been recommended that the City Council adopt new increased water utility rates as established in the attached "City of Redding Water Utility Schedule of Rates" , which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit "A" ; and WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully considered this recommendation and has reviewed the existing water utility rate structure and has studied the increased costs of operation and maintenance and the capital improvement program of the water utility and deems it to be in the best interests of the City of Redding to establish the new increased water utility rates as proposed; and WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the requirements of CEQA under Section 15273 as it relates to water rates and is of the opinion that the proposed water rate increase is not subject to CEQA, with said findings being based on the following: the general water rate increase may be used to meet operating expenses, • • wages; employee benefits, to allow repair and replacement of the existing system, to increase capacity within existing service areas as a product of continuing growth and more efficient use of land, to provide adequate domestic and fire flows within existing service areas , to provide for reconstruction and replacement of substandard portions of the system, to make emergency repairs as the need arises, to purchase, pump, store and transmit water to existing service areas, to obtain services and supplies, to plan and manage the system, and to process payments; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding, pursuant to Section 14 . 08 . 310 of the Redding Municipal Code, does hereby approve and adopt as the established rates for municipal water service to customers within the corpo- rate limits of the City of Redding and the Buckeye Service Area, those rates and charges set forth in the "City of Redding Water Utility Schedule of Rates" which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the effective date of this resolution shall be July 1 , 1984 as to the water furnished to the customers of the City of Redding and the Buckeye Service Area water utility after that date for which meter readings occur on or after August 1 , 1984. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution Nos. 77-46 and 77-47 adopted on March 21 , 1977 and Resolution No. 83-189 adopted September 19 , 1983 are hereby repealed and rescinded and shall be of no further force and effect from and after July 1 , 1984 . -2- .• ' t • ti BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of Redding is hereby directed to maintain available certified copies of this resolution for inspection and review by any interested person or persons . I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was intro- duced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 18th day of June , 1984 , and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: Demsher, Ful ton, Gard, Pugh, & Kirkpatrick NOES: COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEN: None siec HOWARD D. KIRKPATRICK, Mayor City of Redding ATTEST: & 57. ,WZ„:464 ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk FORM A"ROVED: "NPALL A. HAYS, ity Attorney -3- • • CITY OF REDDING MUNICIPAL UTILITIES WATER RATE SCHEDULE Fixed Monthly Meter Size Service Charge 5/8" $ 3 . 00 3/4" 3. 50 1" 4 . 00 111" 5 . 50 2" 6 . 00 3" 20 . 00 4" 30. 00 6" 60 . 00 8" 80. 00 COMMODITY CHARGE All consumption up to 150 ccf @ $0 . 35/ccf All consumption in excess of 150 ccf @ $0. 28/ccf EXHIBIT "A" -4-