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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 15701 ORDINANCE No. 1570 2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME ADOPTING REVISIONS TO RATES AND FEES FOR WATER SERVICE 3 4 The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME does hereby ordain as follows: 5 Section 1. The existing water rates and connection fees were established by Resolution 6 63-95 adopted August 21, 1995, and amended by Resolution 65-96 adopted August 5, 1996. 7 Notice of proposed revisions to the water rates and connection fees and of the public hearing on 8 the rates and fees was mailed to each property owner in the City and duly published in a 9 newspaper of general circulation in the City. The City Council, after public hearing and due l0 study and deliberation, has determined that the price of water to consumers supplied through the 11 city's distributing system outside the city's corporate limits must be increased to balance 12 increased costs and that certain fees must be increased to balance increased costs to the city. 13 In construction and maintenance of the City water system, the City general fund has contributed 14 significant amounts of money to build, maintain, and operate the water system,and such 15 subsidies continue; the general fund is derived from revenue paid in large part by the property 16 owners and businesses within the City limits. The rates and fees adopted in this ordinance are 17 not discriminatory or excessive. 18 Section 2. 19 (a) Effective for all meter readings on and after September 4, 1997, the fixed monthly 20 charge based on meter size shall be as follows: For residential services only, such service charge 21 shall include the first 1,000 gallons of water per month. 22 MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE 23 5/8" and 3/4" meters ...................... $ 4.35 24 1" meters . 0 1 1 1 .......................... 7.26 25 1-1/2" meters ............................ 11.61 26 2" meters .............................. 17.40 27 3" meters .............................. 30.45 28 4" meters .............................. 43.50 i 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11' 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 meters.............................. 72.52 8" meters ............................. 116.02 (b) Effective for all meter readings on and after September 4, 1997, the rate for water consumed within the city shall be $1.92 per thousand gallons and for water consumed outside the city shall be $2.17 per thousand gallons. The normal turn -on fee schedule for new accounts shall be Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 3:45 pm, no charge; 3:46 pm to 4:00 pm, $20; 4:01 pm to 7:29 am, $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 7:30 am to 3:45 pm, $35; from 3:46 pm to 4:00 pm, $45; and from 4:01 pm to 4:50 pm, $60. After 4:50 pm service will not be renewed until the next working day. (c) 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 finan ce 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. (d) 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 delivered 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. (e) When a fl ow test is requested by a customer, a fee shall first be paid to the city. according to the size of the service as foll ows: 5/8" through 1" ......................... $25 1' 1/2" and 2'° ........................... $40 Over 2" ....................... $50 minimum 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17, 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 In the event that the meter was recording higher than actual flow, the city shall refund the 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 2 inches, an additional fee shall be billed if the cost of testing plus 15 percent for overhead should exceed the $50 fee. (f) 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 $700. Service charges shall be at the per gallon rates for domestic service with a minimum charge of $15 per month. (g) 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. (h) 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 accompan y 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 depart ment superintendent. (I) All domestic water serv ice 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 60' for the following fixed fees: 5/8" bypass meter ...................... $ 290 5/8" service with meter ................... 1,050 3/4" service with meter ................... i,100 1" service with meter ................... m 1,155 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1-1/2" service with meter .................. 2,325 2" service with meter ..................... 2,575 A11 domestic water service installations of a size larger than 2" or longer than 60' may be furnished and installed by the city for the cost of labor and material, plus a sum equal to 15 % of the combined cost of labor and material. The sum to be paid for any such installation 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. Resolutions No. 63-95 and 65-96 are hereby superseded. Section 4 This ordinance shall be published as required by law. Ma I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, 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 theP is tday of JULY 1997, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the - lth day of AUGUST , 1997, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARRISON, JANNEY, KNIGHT, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI NOES: COUNCILME MBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILME MBERS C:\W P51\FILES\ORDINANC\W ATERRAT.CNL