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ORDINANCE N0, 1630
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
ADOPTING 2000 REVISIONS TO RATES AND FEES FOR WATER SERVICE
The CITY COUNCIL of Lite CITY OF BURLINGAME does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. The existing water rates and connection fees were established by Ordinance No.
1616 adopted August 2, 1999. 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. 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, 2000, the fixed monthly
charge based on meter size shall be as follows, and for residential services only, such service
charge shall include the fi
rst 1,000 gallons of water per month:
MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE
5/8" and 3/4" meters ..0000 ............................ 0.0 0 0... $ 6.00
1" meters......................................................... 10.03
1-1/2" meters .................................................... 16.03
2" meters......................................................... 24.01
3" meters......................................................... 42.02
4" meters......................................................... 60.03
6" meters ....................................................... 100.07
8" meters ....................................................... 160.11
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(b) Effective for all meter readings on and after September 1, 2000, the rate for water
consumed within the city shall be $2.45 per thousand gallons and for water consumed outside Lite
city shall be $2.76 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 maybe 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 or 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) Fire service charge for maintaining water in a fire protection system shall be $1 per
month per inch of pipe diameter for the serv
ice connection, with a $2 per month minimum charge.
Water deli
vered at a fire service shall be charged at the regular rates for domestic service, except
that there shall be no charge for water used in a fire 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 serv
ice as follows:
5/8" through 1" ............................................... $25
1' 1/2" an
d2" .................................................. $40
Over 2" ............................................. $50 minimum
In the event that the meter was recording higher than
actual flow, the city shall refund the
testing fee an
d make adjustments in the billing for water consumed during the two (2) calendaz
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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 (2"), an additional fee shall be billed if the cost of testing plus fifteen percent (15 %)
for overhead should exceed Lite $50 fee.
(g) Temporary 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 charge of $15
per month.
(h) Water service turn -on requests by tenants shall be accompanied by a deposit in an
amount equal to two (2) months estimated consumption, or minimum of $25. Estimates shall be
made by city personnel based upon previous experience at the location of the service or a similar
location in case of a new service.
(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 210
, inclusive, consisting of
corporation and curb cocks, service line, meter boxes and meters, maybe 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
5/8" service with meter .................................... 1,200
3/4" service with meter .................................... 1,275
1" service with meter ...................................... 11300
1-1/2" service with meter .................................. 2,500
2" service with meter .................:..................... 2,750
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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 No. 1616 is hereby superseded.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be published as required bylaw.
Mayor
I, ANN T. MUSSO, City Clerk ofthe City ofBurlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing
ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of June ,
2000, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 5th day of
July , 2000, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: COFFEY, GALLIGAN, JANNEY, O'MAHONY, SPINI
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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