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RESOLUTION NO. 05-C93
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; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15079.1 of the guidelines for the implementation
of the California Environmental Quality Act (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, the City of Azusa has a need to review the schedule of rates and
charges for the City of Azusa's Water Utility; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa has provided public notice by direct mail to each
customer of the City of Azusa's Water Utility 45 days in advance of this public hearing to
consider a 3% increase in water rates; 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; and
Section 3. The amended rates and charges of the City of Azusa Water
Utility shall take effect for all bills rendered on and after November 1,
2005; and
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Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 17`h DAY OF OCTOBER, 2005.
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 17' day of October,
2005 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: HARDISON, CARRILLO, HANKS, CHAGNON
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ROCHA
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EXHIBIT "A"
PROPOSED WATER RATE SCHEDULES
Attached rates reflect a 3% increase
where indicated by strikethroughs.
OCTOBER 17, 2005
WATER RATE SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2005
(Adopted by Resolution No. 05-C93)
The following schedule of rates is fixed and established as the rates to be collected by
Azusa Light & Water for supplying water to its customers within the certificated service
territories of the City of Azusa:
A. METER SERVICE CHARGE:
The basic monthly meter service charge for water supplied to domestic,
commercial, industrial, and municipal customers of Azusa Light & Water shall be
as follows:
Service Size Monthly Charge
5/8" —3/, " $31.22 $11.56
F, 19.522 20.11
1.5" 35-85 36.93
2" 3732 59.04
3" 109.24 112.49
4" 176.48 181.77
6" 340.92 320.25
8" 449.78 463.27
10" 588.79 606.45
12" 735-83 757.90
EFFECTIVE 11/1/2005 Water Rate Schedule - 1
Water Rate Schedule (continued)
B. 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 heavier use of the facilities
of the water system, and therefore are billed according to the commodity rate
schedule.
Service Size Units Rate (per CCF)
5/8" —3/,9'— 1" 0-17 cef $0.798 $0.822
> 17 cef $4-16 $1.30
1.5" — 2" 0-50 ccf $0.798 $0.822
> 50 ccf $1.30
3"- 4" 0-200 ccf $0.798 $0.822
> 200 ccf 6 1.30
6" —12" 0-600 ccf $0.798 $0.822
> 600 ccf $1.30
Golf Course $0.98 $1.01
C. MINIMUM CHARGE:
The minimum charge shall be the monthly meter service charge.
D. 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, a minimum charge of 556:69
58.40 shall 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 such service shall be X94 $8.18 per pipe diameter -inch.
EFFECTIVE 11/1/2005 Water Rate Schedule - 2
Water Rate Schedule (continued)
E. LIFELINE RATE:
Upon written application to Azusa Light & Water, a water customer who meets
the following standards is eligible for a "9 $2.20 discount from the basic
monthly meter service charge. The Lifeline Rate may only be extended to City of
Azusa residents.
1. The customer must be either:
a. 62 years of age or older; or
b. Disabled within the definition of 20 C.F.R. 404.1505 and presently
is 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 shall have been a water customer at the service address for
at least the previous 12 months prior to the application for the lifeline rate.
4. The customer's household income is at or below 60% of the Los Angeles
County median income level.
5. Low-income customers who qualify for the lifeline rate shall re -apply
every 12 months.
F. SPECIAL ZONE RATE:
The City of Azusa Light & Water has defined a special distribution zone rate to
recover costs identified with the service associated with that specifically
designated service area. For water supplied to this defined area, the charges shall
be double the above applicable rates. The area was specifically designated
through an agreement between the City of Irwindale and the City of Azusa,
wherein, the City of Irwindale requested the City of Azusa extend its water utility
service into the City of Irwindale in order to provide water service to those special
customers in the City of Irwindale. This rate applies to water customers with
accounts specially coded for that purpose.
EFFECTIVE 11/1/2005
Water Rate Schedule - 3
Water Rate Schedule (continued)
G. MULTIPLE DWELLING UNIT CONNECTION RATE:
If one meter connection serves two or more separate dwelling units, stores, shops
or other concerns doing business separate and apart from each other, whether in
the same building or not, the first unit is charged the basic meter service charge,
billed by the meter size rate; all additional units, stores, shops or other concerns
are billed at the lowest meter service charge rate above.
H. REPLACEMENT WATER COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (RWCAF):
The Replacement Water Cost Adjustment Factor has been established to recover
the costs of imported water required to fulfill the water systems requirements
under the judgment of the adjudication of the Main San Gabriel Basin
Watermaster. Each year in May the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster
recommends to the Superior Courts of California the adoption of a basin safe
yield. Said safe yield fluctuates annually from a historic low of 140,000 acre feet
of allowable extraction to a historic high of 230,000 acre feet of extraction. This
variable results in fluctuations of purchased imported water requirements for the
City of Azusa. When the safe yield is high, the RWCAF is reduced, and when the
safe yield is low the RWCAF is set higher.
The Azusa Light & Water shall determine the RWCAF pursuant to the following
methodology prior to the beginning of each year for the City of Azusa's water
system. The Director of Utilities shall notify the City Council of the new
RWCAF. It shall be applied to all water bills beginning the first billing cycle of
the new fiscal year.
1. Determine Azusa's Integrated Production Rights (R) for the following
fiscal year based on the Safe Yield declared by the Main San Gabriel
Basin Watermaster in the spring of each year.
2. Project Azusa's total water production (P) based on estimated sales (S) in
units (CCF) of water, for the following year.
3. Derive the amount of Replacement Water (W) required by subtracting (R)
from (P).
4. Derive costs ($) associated with (W) from the Main San Gabriel Basin
Watermaster which include replacement water costs from the responsible
agencies, administrative charges and in lieu.fees.
5. Derive RWCAF by dividing ($) by (S).
6. If the RWCAF is less than $0.01/CCF, then apply $0.01/CCF
commencing in July until the month ($) is attained, than discontinue the
charge.
EFFECTIVE 11/1/2005 Water Rate Schedule - 4
Water Rate Schedule (continued)
Nothing in this section is meant to preclude the Director of Utilities from
practicing sound ground water management activities. Each year the RWCAF is
set independent from cyclic storage and conjunctive use of ground water which is
managed separately, and for the benefit of the public utility.
I. WATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEE:
The City of Azusa adopted an Ordinance in 1988 creating a Water System
Development Fee. The City Council determined that future development within
the water system service area would result in increased demands that would
exceed the capacity of the existing water system. The Water System
Development Fee was created to fund the cost of the future water system
improvements and is imposed upon future development within the water system
service area.
Land Use Category
Development Acres
Per Acre
$ Per Unity/SF/AC
Residential Single -Family
620
$8,903.00
$1,483.90/Unit
Residential Multi -Family
38
$15,207.00
$950.45/Unit
Commercial -Low
958
$6,824.00
$0.68/SF
Industrial
667
$7,344.00
$0.29/SF
School
8.7
$5,751.00
$5,751.00/AC
Park
184
$2,632.00
$2,632.00/AC
J. WATER SYSTEM ANNEXATION FEE:
The City of Azusa adopted an Ordinance in 1996 creating a Water System
Annexation Fee to allow properties outside the existing service area to be served
by the existing water system.
Land Use Category
Development Acres
Per Acre
$ Per Unity/SF/AC
Residential Single -Family
620
$3,879.00
$646.57/Unit
Residential Multi -Family
38
$6,626.00
$414.13/Unit
Commercial -Low
958
$2,973.00
$0.29/SF
Industrial
667
$3,200.00
$0.12/SF
Park
184
$1,147.00
$1,147.00/AC
School
8.7
$2,506.00
$2,506.00/AC
K. CHARGES FOR OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS:
For water supplied by Azusa Light & Water for use outside the incorporated limits
of the City, the Charges shall be double the applicable rates within the incorporated
limits of the City.
EFFECTIVE l l/1/2005
Water Rate Schedule - 5
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Water Rate Schedule (continue)
L. FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATION CHARGE:
Estimated fire service connection charges, including Double Detector Check for
installation of fire protection laterals, includes labor, overhead, equipment and
materials. The City will be responsible for installation of Double Detector Check
assembly.
In the event the estimated charge is more than the actual cost of installation, the
applicant will receive a refund. If the deposit is less than the actual installation cost,
the applicant will be billed for additional charges.
Lateral Size Total Deposit
10" x 6" $ 6,800
10" x 8" $ 7,900
12" x 6" $ 8,600
12" x 8" $ 8,600
10" x 10" $10,000
M. FIRE HYDRANT INSTALLATION CHARGE:
Estimated fire hydrant installation charge for installing fire hydrants will include
labor, overhead, materials and equipment.
In the event the estimated charge is more than the actual cost of installation, the
applicant will receive a refund. If the deposit is less than the actual installation cost,
the applicant will be billed for additional charges.
Materials/Labor Total Deposit
12" Main or less $5,000
EFFECTIVE U/1/2005 - Water Rate Schedule - 6
Water Rate Schedule (continued)
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DOMESTIC METER INSTALLATION CHARGE:
Charges for installation of meters include labor, equipment and materials and
overhead.
An estimate of installation charges Will be determined by the Utility and a deposit
in that amount will be required prior to commencement of installation.
In the event the estimated charge is more than the actual cost of installation, the
applicant will receive a refund. Should the deposit be less than the actual
installation cost, the applicant will be billed for the additional charges.
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE WITH FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM:
The following three rate components shall be applied to residential properties that
are required to have fire sprinkler systems, where such properties: (1) have lot sizes
less than one-quarter of an acre (10,890 square feet); and (2) have an actual meter
service that is larger than 1".
Monthly Charge
1. Meter Charge: $ 19.52 20.11
2. Commodity Charge:
Units (ccf--100 cubic feet)
0-17 cef
>17 ccf
Fire Service Charge:
$7:94 $8.18 per pipe diameter inch
EFFECTIVE I I/1/2005
Rate (per ccfl
$0.798 $0.822
1.30
Water Rate Schedule - 7