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ORDINANCE N0. 1660
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
ADOPTING 2001 REVISIONS TO RATES AND FEES FOR WATER SERVICE
The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. The existing water
rates and connection fees
were established by Ordinance
No.
1630 adopted July 5, 2000. Notice
of proposed revisions to
the water rates and connection
fees
and of the public hearing on the rates and fees was mailed to each property owner in the City and
duly published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. The City Council, after public
hearing and due study and deliberation, has determined that the price of water to consumers
supplied through the
city's
distributing system must be increased to balance
increased costs
and
that certain fees must
also
be increased to balance increased costs to the city.
These rates and
fees
will provide support to the immense needs for reconstruction of the water system. In
construction and maintenance of the City water system, the City general fund has contributed
significant amounts of money to build, maintain, and operate the water system. The rates and fees
adopted in this ordinance are not discriminatory or excessive.
Section 2.
(a) Effective for all meter readings on and after September 1, 2001, the fixed monthly
charge based on meter size shall be as follows, and for residential services only, such service
� charge shall include the first 1,000 gallons of water per month:
MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE
5/8" and 3/4" meters ............................................ $ 7.89
1 " meters.......................................................... 13.18
1-1/2" meters ..................................................... 21.07
2" meters.........................................I............1... 31.57
3" meters ........................ ... .......... I.................... 55.24
4" meters.......................................................... 78.91
6" meters......................................................... 131.55
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8" meters........................................................1 210.46
(b) Effective for all meter readings on and after September 1, 2001, the rate for water
consumed within the city shall be $2.54 per thousand gallons and for water consumed outside the
city shall be $2.89 per thousand gallons. The normal turn -on fee schedule for new accounts shall
be Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., no charge; 3:16 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., $20; 3:31
p.m. to 7:59 a.m., $60; Saturday/Sunday/holidays, $60.
(c) Payment of all charges for water furnished by the municipal water department of the
city must be made forthwith, and, if not paid within thirty (30) days after the date on which billed,
shall be assessed a 1-1/2% penalty charge. In addition, the service may be discontinued and will
not be renewed unless a fee for renewal service and all outstanding bills are paid. The fee for
renewal shall be for service Monday through Friday during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.,
$35; from 3:16 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., $45; and from 3:31 p.m. to 4:50 p.m., $60. After 4:50 p.m.,
service will not be renewed until the next working day.
(d) In the event of an underground leak on the customer's service which cannot be easily
detected It,
a similar occurrence, the public works director or the finance director may adjust the
resulting water charges if they deem an adjustment is warranted. If an adjustment is made, the
resulting charge shall not be less than the amount paid for the purchase of the water lost due to
the leak.
(e) Fixe service charge for maintaining water in a fixe protection system shall be $1 per
month per inch of pipe diameter for the service connection, with a $2 per month minimum charge.
Water delivered at a fire service shall be charged at the regular rates for domestic serv
ice, except
that there shall be no charge for water used in a fi
re call emergency.
(f) When a flow test is requested by a customer, a fee shall first be paid to the city
according to the size of the service as follows:
5/8" through
1" ................................................. $25
1'1/2" and 2" .................................................... $40
Over 2" .............................................. $50 minimum
In the event that the meter was recording higher than actual now,
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the city shall refund the
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testing fee and make adjustments in the billing for water consumed during the two (2) calendar
months preceding the date of the request for a test.
In the event the meter was recording accurately, the fee shall be retained. On services
over two inches ( ), an additional fee shall be billed if the cost of testing plus fifteen percent
for overhead should exceed the $50 fee.
(g) Temporazy water service will be provided at a city fire hydrant, after the approval of
the location by the city engineer or the engineer's authorized representative, upon deposit of $750.
Service charges shall be at the per gallon rates for domestic service with a minimum chazge of $15
per month.
(h) Deposits for turn -on of water service.
(1) Deposits will be required for the turn -on of water service for any customer whose
account with the city has had a delinquency on a city water account during the previous twelve (12)
months in an amount equal to two (2) months estimated consumption, or $50.00, whichever is
greater. If no further delinquencies occur on the account over the succeeding twelve-month period,
the deposit shall be applied as a credit to the account.
(2) If a delinquency occurs on an account to which a deposit has been made, the
delinquency shall be satisfied first from the amount on deposit.
(i) Any work done on the water system of city shall have prior approval and permit from
city engineer. A fee of $60 shall be charged for the permit. A bond or deposit of $1,500 shall
accompany the request for a permit. The deposit is refundable in full upon completion of the
work to the satisfaction of the city engineer or water department superintendent.
(j) All domestic water service installations of sizes 5/8" to 2", inclusive, consisting of
corporation and curb cocks, service line, meter boxes and meters, may be furnished an
d installed
by the city from the water main to a point approximately one foot inside the curb line, or to a
point within 4' of the property being served from a water main in an easement, alley or other
right-of-way other than dedicated street, but not exceeding a total distance from water main
connection to the meter box of sixty fee (60') for the following fixed fees:
5/8" bypass
meter ........................................... $ 325
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5/8" service with meter ..................................... 1,200
3/4" service with meter ..................................... 1,275
1" service with meter ...................................... 1,300
1-1/2" service with meter.................................1 2,500
2" service with meter ....................................... 2,750
All domestic water service installations of a size larger than two inches (2") or longer
than sixty feet (60') or not covered by the circumstances described above may be furnished and
installed by the city for the cost of labor and material, plus a sum equal to fifteen percent (15 %)
of the combined cost of labor and material, less a credit for any existing water meter. The sum
to be paid for any such installations shall be estimated by the public works department, and such
sum shall be deposited with the department before the work of installation commences. In the
event that the estimated cost of making the installation proves to be insufficient to pay for said
installation as hereinabove provided, an additional sum sufficient to pay such costs shall be
charged. If the amount deposited exceeds the cost of installation as hereinabove provided, the
excess shall be refunded.
Section 3. Ordinance Nos. 1630 and 1646 are hereby superseded.
Section 4. This ordinance shall ben lished
as required by law.
I, ANN T. MUSSO, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 2nd day of
Jam, 2001, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 16TH day
of JULY , 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: COFFEY, GALLIGAN, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: JANNEY
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