HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 063-1983RESOLUTION NO. 63-83
RESOLUTION FIXING AND ESTABLISHING WATER RATES,
CHARGES AND RELATED PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, the existing water rates were established by Resolution
9-'g� adopted January 17, 1983, and
WHEREAS the City Council, after due study and deliberation, has
ined that the public convenience and necessity require that the price of
ater to consumers supplied through the City's distributing system, both within
nd without the City's corporate limits, as well as the various other charges
elated to water service, must be increased to balance increased costs to the
ity;
hat:
NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, and it is hereby ORDERED AND DIRECTED
1. The schedule of rates for water consumed within the City
ective for all meter readings on. and after September 1, 1983, shall be as
flows:
PRICE PER THOUSAND GALLONS $1.11
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 City
effective for all meter readings on and after September 1, 1983, 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
3/4" meter
1" meter
1-1/2" meter
MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE
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$1.26
$1.50
2.00
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. 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
nnection, 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
used 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"
$25.00
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50.00 minimum
In the event that the meter was recording higher than actual flow,
e City shall refund the testing fee and make adjustments in the billing
r water consumed during the two (2) calendar months preceding the date of the
uest for test.
In the event the meter was recording accurately, the fee shall be
ained. On services over 2 inches, an additional fee shall be billed if the
st of testing plus 15 percent 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 represent-
ive, upon deposit as follows:
5/8" meter $125.00
3/4" meter 150.00
1" meter 225.00
2" meter 450.00
Service charges shall be at the per gallon rates for domestic service
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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 $25.00. 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.
6. Any work done on the water system of City shall have prior
approval and permit from the City Engineer. A fee of $30.00 shall be charged
the permit. A deposit of $100.00 shall accompany the requests for a
permit. The deposit is refundable 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 5/8 inch
to 2 inch, inclusive, consisting of corporation and curb cocks, service line,
peter boxes and meter, may be furnished and installed by the City from the
cater main to a point approximately one foot inside the curb line, or to a
point within 4 feet of the property being served from a water main in an ease-
nent, alley or other right-of-way other than dedicated street, but not exceed-
ing a total distance from water main connection to the meter box of 60 feet
for the following fixed fees:
5/8" service with meter
3/4" service with meter
1" service with meter
1-1/2" service with meter
2" service with meter
$675.00
700.00
800.00
1425.00
1600.00
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 percent of the
combined cost of labor and material. The sum to be paid for any such install-
ation 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
s the cost of installation as hereinabove provided, the excess shall be
nded.
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8. Resolution No. 9-83 is hereby superseded, null and void.
Vice f a or
I, EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby
ertify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting
f the City Council held on the 18th day of July 1983, and was
dopted thereafter by the following vote:
YES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, BARTON, MANGINI, MARTIN
OES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
BSENT: COUNCILMEN: CROSBY
ty Clerk,
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