HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 050-1976RESOLUTION NO. 50 - 76
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 78-74 AND FIXING AND
ESTABLISHING WATER RATES, CHARGES AND RELATED
PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, the existing water rates were established by Resolution
No. 78-74 adopted December 16, 1974; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Water Department, which supplies water
to the City of Burlingame for all uses and purposes has raised the cost of
supplying water to the City; and
WHEREAS, operating costs, salaries, materials and supplies necessary
to the operation of the City's water distribution system have all increased in
cost and price since the effective date of Resolution No. 78-74 and since the
establishment of other charges for water services; 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 the 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 make the system
(self supporting and should be established on a flat rate basis;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, and it is hereby ORDERED AND
DIRECTED, that:
1. The schedule of rates for water consumed within the City
leffective for all meter readings on and after July 1, 1976, shall be as follows:
PRICE PER THOUSAND GALLONS - $0.69
MONTHLY MINIMUM CHARGE
5/3" 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 City
effective for all meter readings on and after July 1, 1976, shall be as
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follows, provided the monthly service charge is additional to the actual rate
and is not a minimum charge.
PRICE PER THOUSAND GALLONS - $ 0.83
MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE
3/4" meter
$ 1.50
1" 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 discon-
tinued and will not be renewed unless a fee of $5.00 for renewal service and
all outstanding bills are paid.
2. Fire service charge for maintaining water in a fire protection
system shall be $0.70 per month per inch of pipe diameter for the service
connection, with a $2.00 per month minimum charge.
Water delivered at a fire service shall be charged at the regular
tes for domestic service, except that there shall be no charge for water
in a fire call emergency.
3. When a flow test is requested by a customer, a fee shall first
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
ter consumed during the two (2) calendar months preceding the date of the
uest for the test.
In the event the meter was recording accurately, the fee shall be
Iretained. On service over 2", an additional fee shall be billed if the cost
of testing plus 15% for overhead should exceed the $50.00 fee.
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4. Temporary water service will be provided at a City fire hydrant,
after approval of the location by the City Engineer or his authorized repre-
sentative, upon a 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 on
previous experience at the location of the service or a similar location in
the case of a new service.
6. Any work done on the water system of the 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 request for a permit.
The deposit is refundable in full upon completion of the work to the satis-
faction of the City Engineer or Water Department supervisor.
7. All domestic water service installations of sizes 3/4" to 2",
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 approximately one foot inside the curb line, or to a point within four
(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 sixty (60) feet for
the following fixed fees:
3/4" service with meter $400.00
1" service with meter 550.00
1-1/2" service with meter 850.00
2" service with meter 1,000.00
All domestic water service installations of a size larger than
2" or longer than sixty (60) feet may be furnished and installed by the City
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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 that 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.
Mayor
Victor A. "langin
I, EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of
the Citv Council held on the 7th day of June, 1976, and adopted thereafter by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Amstrup-Crosby-Harrison -"'langini-?artin
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
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