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RESOLUTION NO. 67 -- '79
RESOLUTION FIXING AND ESTABLISHING
WATER RATES, CHARGES AND RELATED
PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, the existing water rates were established by
Resolution No. 58-77 adopted July 18, 1977; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Water Department, which
supplies water to the City of Burlingame for all uses and pur-
Doses has raised the cost of supplying water to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after due study and
deliberation has determined that the public convenience and
necessity require that the price of water to consumers supplied
through the City's distributing system, both within and without
the City's corporate limits, as well as the various other
charges related to water service, must be increased to balance
such increased costs to the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, and it is hereby
ORDERED AND DIRECTED,that:
1. The schedule of rates for water consumed within the
City effective for all meter readings on and after September 1,
1979, shall be as follows:
PRICE PER THOUSAND GALLONS $ 0.89
MONTHLY MINIMUM CHARGE
5/8" and 3/4" meters $ 1.50
1" meters 2.50
1-1/2" meters 4.00
2" meters 6.00
4" meters 15.00
6" meters 25.00
8" meters 40,00
The schedule of rates for water consumed outside of the
Citv effective for all meter readings on and after September 1,1979
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shall be as follows, provided the monthly service charge is
additional to the actual rate and is not a minimum charge:
PRICE PER THOUSAND GALLONS
MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE
$ 1.00
3/4" meter $ 1.50
17' meter 2.00
1-1/2" meter 3.50
2" meter 6.00
4" meter 15.00
6" meter 25.00
8" meter 40.00
Payment of all charges for water furnished by the
Municipal Water Department of the City must be made forthwith,
and, if not paid within twenty (20) days after the date on which
billed, 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 $10.00 for service during the
normal working hours, and $20.00 for all other times.
2, Eire service charge for maintaining water.in a fire
protection system shall be $0,,70 per month oer inch of pipe diam-
eter for the service connection, with a $2.00 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.
3. When a flow test is requested by a customer, a fee
shall first be paid to the City according to the size of service
as follows:
5/8" through 1"
1-1/2" and 2"
Over 2"
$20.00
30.00
50.00 minimum
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 test.
In the event the meter was recording accurately, the
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fee shall be retained. On services over 2 inches, an additional
fee shall be billed if the cost of testing plus 15% for overhead
should exceed the $50.00 fee.
4. Temporary water service will be provided at a City
fire hydrant, after approval of the location by the City Engineer
or his authorized representative, upon deposit as follows:
5/8" meter $100.00
3/4" meter 125.00
1" meter 175.00
2" meter 375.00
Service charges shall be at the per gallon rates for
domestic service with a minimum charge of $10.00 per month.
5, Water service turn -on requests by tenants shall be
accompanied by a deposit in an amount equal to two (2) months'
estimated consumption, or a minimum of $15.00. Estimates shall
be made by City personnel based upon previous experience at the
location of the service or a similar location in the case of a
new service.
6. Anv work done on the water system of City shall
have prior approval and permit from the City Engineer. A fee of
$10.00 shall be charged for the permit. A deposit of $100.00
shall accompany the requests for a permit. The deposit is re-
fundable in full upon completion of the work to the satisfaction
of the City Engineer or Water Department supervisor.
7, All.domestic water service installations of sizes
3/4 inch or 2 inch, inclusive, consisting of corporation and curb
cocks, service line, meter boxes and meter, may be furnished and
installed by the City from the water main to a point approximatel
one foot inside the curb line, or to a point within 4 feet 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 feet for the following fixed fees:
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3/41 service with meter $ 480.00
1t1 service with meter 660,00
1-1/211 service with meter 1,020.00
211 service with meter 1,200.00
All domestic water service installations of a size
larger than 2 inches or longer than 60 feet may be furnished and
installed by the City for the cost of labor and material plus a
sum equal to 15 per cent 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 installa-
tion 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.
and void,
8. Resolution No, 58.-77 is hereby superseded, null
I, EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerk of the City of
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced
at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 20th day of
August, 1979, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, BARTON, MANGINI, MARTIN.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: CROSBY
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ity Council