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RESOLUTION NO.01 x"36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES
AND CHARGES FOR THE AZUSA LIGHT
AND WATER DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 78-36 and Section 78-37 of the Azusa Municipal Code,
the rates and charges of the City of Azusa water utility are set by a Resolution passed by
the Council,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15079.1 of the guidelines for the implementation of the
California Environmental QualityAct (CEQA) stipulates that the review provisions of CEQA
do not apply to matters of government finance when the funds are for (1) meeting
operating expenses; (2) purchasing or leasing supplies, equipment or materials; (3)
meeting financial reserve needs and requirements; and (4) obtaining funds for capital
projects necessary to maintain a service within existing service areas, and
WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO MEET EXPENSES, THE City of Azusa has an urgent need to
review the schedule of rates and charges for the City of Azusa's Water Utility, and
WHEREAS, the proposed revisions by nature pertain to government finance in meeting
operating expenses and obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to sustain and
maintain water service within existing service areas,
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City's schedule of rates and charges for its Water Utility
are hereby amended to read as on Exhibit A which is attached to this
Resolution and made a part of it, and
Section 2. The review provisions of the California Environmental Quality
Act do not apply to these amendments.
Section 3. The amended rates and charges of the city of Azusa Water
Utility shall take effect for all bills rendered on or after May 1, 2001.
4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
D ADC)PT?D THIS 2nd DAY OF April , 2001.
1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof, held on the pn day of
Ai ri 1 , 2001 bu the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Hardison, Stanford, Rocha, Chagnon, Madrid
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
CITY CLERK
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EXHIBIT "A"
WATER RATE SCHEDULE
The following schedule of rates is fixed and established as the rates to be collected by
the City of Azusa Light & Water Department for supplying water to its customers within
the certificated service territories of the City of Azusa.
1_ METER SERVICE CHARGE
The basic monthly meter service charge for water supplied to domestic,
commercial, industrial, and municipal customers by the City of Azusa Light & Water
Department shall be as follows:
Il. COMMODITY CHARGE
The commodity charge is measured in increments of cubic feet. One cubic foot
is 7.48 gallons of water. Each unit of water is billed as 100 cubic feet or 748 gallons.
One hundred cubic feet is commonly referred to as CCF. Each meter size is allotted
a quantity of water considered to be average for that size of service, units in excess of
that allotment represents a higher use of the facilities of the water system, and therefore
are billed according to the commodity rate schedule.
(Current)
(Proposed)
Service Size
Montes Charge
Monthly Charge
5/8" - 3/4"
$ 10.40
$ 10.75
1"
$ 18.10
$ 18.71
1.5"
$ 33,24
$ 34.36
2"
$ 53.13
$ 54.93
3"
$101.24
$104.66
4"
$163.59
$169.12
6"
$288.22
$297.96
8"
$416.94
$431.03
10"
$545.80
$564.25
12"
$652.10
$705.16
Il. COMMODITY CHARGE
The commodity charge is measured in increments of cubic feet. One cubic foot
is 7.48 gallons of water. Each unit of water is billed as 100 cubic feet or 748 gallons.
One hundred cubic feet is commonly referred to as CCF. Each meter size is allotted
a quantity of water considered to be average for that size of service, units in excess of
that allotment represents a higher use of the facilities of the water system, and therefore
are billed according to the commodity rate schedule.
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Service Size
5/8" - 3/4" - 1"
1.5" - 2"
3" - 4"
6" - 12"
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III. MINIMUM CHARGE
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(Current) (Proposed)
Units Rate Rate
0 - 17 CCF $0.74 $0.765
> 17 CCF $1.17 $1.21
0 - 50 CCF $0.74 $0.765
> 50 CCF $1.17 $1.21
0 - 200 CCF $0.74 $0.765
> 200 CCF $1.17 $1.21
0 - 600 CCF. $0.74 $0.765
> 600 CCF $1.17 $1.21
$0.91 $0.94
The minimum charge shall be the monthly meter service charge.
IV. FIRE SERVICE CHARGE
Fire service connections are provided for fire protection only. If a fire service is
used for any purpose other than for fire fighting, an minimum charge of fifty dollars
($52.55) (proposed $54.33, fifty-four dollars and thirty-three cents) shal I be assessed
in addition to the commodity charge for the actual amount of water used. If a fire
service customer uses a fire service for other than emergency fire fighting repeatedly,
the customer, upon notice of the water utility manager, may be disconnected from
service for violation of the intended use of a fire service connection.
The monthly charge for said fire service shall be seven dollars, $7.36, (proposed
$7.61, seven dollars and sixty-one cents) per pipe diameter -inch.
V. LIFELINE RATE
Upon written application to the Light & Water Department, a water customer
who meets the following standards is eligible for a two dollar ($2.00) (proposed
$2.10) discount from the basic monthly meter service charge. The Lifeline Rate may
only be extended to City of Azusa residents.
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1. The customer must be either:
a. 62 years of age or older; or
b. Disabled within thedefinition of 20C.F.R. 404.1505 and presently
receiving disability Social Security benefits.
2. The customer must be a resident of a single-family dwelling unit with a
water meter no larger than 3/4".
3. The customer shal I have been a water customer at the service address for
at least the previous twelve months prior to the application for the lifeline
rate.
4. The customer's household income is at or below sixty percent (60%) of
the Los Angeles County median income level.
5. Low-income customers who qualify for the lifeline rate shall re -apply
every twelve months.