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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - EVWD Board of Directors - 06/23/2003East V ' ey Water District SPECIAL MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING JUNE 23, 2003 6:00 P.M. DONAHUE COUNCIL CHAMBERS 27215 BASELINE HIGHLAND, CA. 92346 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING HEARING - Consideration of water and sewer rates and charges - STAFF PRESENTATION ~ PUBLIC COMMENTS 2. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING 3. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 363 - "ESTABLISHING RATES AND CHARGES FOR SEWER SERVICE" ADJOURN Post: 06/20/23 ORDINANCE NO. 363 AN ORDINANCE OF THE EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RATES AND CHARGES FOR SEWER SERVICE" AND RESCINDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 360 BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Directors of the East Valley Water District as follows: WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the East Valley Water District desires to establish rates, rules and regulations for sewer service by the East Vafley Water District; and WHEREAS, the amount of the charges hereby adopted do not exceed the reasonable anticipated costs for the corresponding services provided by the District, and therefore the fees imposed hereby do not qualify as "special taxes" under Government Code Section 50076, and the actions taken herein are exempt from the additional notice and public meeting requirements of the Brown Act pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.6 (a) (1) (A) and (B); and WHEREAS, the actions taken herein are necessary for setting rates, fees and charges for the East Valley Water District, and are therefore exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080 (b) (8); and WHEREAS, the charges set forth herein are not levied upon any person as an incident of property ownership, the fees hereby adopted are not subject to the substantive and procedural prerequisites of Article XIIID of the Cal!fornia Constitution. SECTION 1. MONTHLY SEWER CHARGE The monthly sewer charge is the charge per sewer service for the collection and treatment of the customer's sewage. The following monthly charges for sewer service are hereby set and established for each of the following classifications: Residential collection charge $ 5.85/edu · Residential treatment charge 13.25/edu Total EVWD Residential Charge $18.10/mo ® Residential collection charge East of Boulder Ave. $ 7.85/edu Residential treatment charge 13.25/edu Total EVWD residential charge East of Boulder Ave. $ 20.10/mo SEWER ORDINANCE: NO,363 Commercial collection charge $ 0.29/hcf ~ Commercial collection charge East of Boulder Ave. $ 0.38/hcf Commercial Treatment Charge ® Commercial Total Total EVWD Treatment EVWD Charge East Charge Charge of Boulder Ave. Multi-family $ 0.75/hcf $ 0.99/hcf $ 1.08/hcf Commercial/Retail 1.10/hcf 1.34/hcf 1.43/hcf Restaurants/Lounges 1,70/hcf 1.94/hcf 2.03/hcf Laundromats ,90/hcf 1.14/hcf 1.23/hcf Dry Cleaners 1.10/hcf 1.34/hcf 1.43/hcf Schools/Churches 0.50/hcf 0.74/hcf 0.83/hcf Govt./Municipal 0.95/hcf 1.19/hcf 1.28/hcf Convalescent Homes 0.80/hcf 1.04/hcf 1.13/hcf Hotels 1.70/hcf 1.94/hcf 2.03/hcf Office BIdgs/Motels 0.95/hcf 1.19/hcf 1.28/hcf Auto Repair/Service Sta. 1.20/hcf 1.44/hcf 1.53/hcf Car Wash 1.20/hcf 1.44/hcf 1.53/hcf ~)edu = Equivalent Dwelling Unit $ hcf = hundred cubic feet ~) Rates for the hotel categories are based on hotels with restaurants, Hotels/motels without restaurants fit in the office building category in this table, a. Users other than Residential: Rates for users other than "residential" shall be computed on the basis of actual consumption as reflected by water meter readings for the billing period, Such water consumption may be reduced for the purpose of establishing sewer service charges subject to "seasonal" or "consumptive" use as recognized and approved by the Governing Board. b. Unmetered Commercial Dischargers: Unmetered commercial dischargers dischargers shall be billed as follows: Residential units in apartments, condominiums and mobile home parks shall be billed for each dwelling unit at the rate established for single family dwelling units. Other commercial dischargers shall be billed at a rate determined by the General Manager, based on experience from similar metered dischargers. 2 SEWER ORDINANCE NO.363 SECTION 2. SEWER SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGES The sewer service connection charge is the charge for the type and size of service connection desired. Such regular charge shall be paid in advance by the applicant. Where there is no such regular charge, the District reserves the right to require the applicant to deposit an amount equal to the estimated cost of such service connection. The following charges are hereby established and shall be collected at the time of application for sewer connection: Permit Charge: $ '25.00/connection Inspection Charge: $ 75.00/connection Connection Charges: $ 645.00/edu or portion thereof Trunk Sewer Charge: $158.00/edu or portion thereof SECTION 3. SPECIAL FACILITY CHARGE A Special Facility Charge shall be required for development of limited service areas whenever special facilities are required. The charge to be made to a Developer or Owner of land that is considered by the District to be within a limited service area shall be based upon the Developer's or Landowner's proportionate share of cost for the installation of such special facility. Such proportionate share to be borne by the Developer or Landowner shall be based on the percentage of such development to the entire limited service area to be served by the special facilities; and the difference between the cost of facilities to serve the same number of acres or area under normal conditions and the cost of facilities to serve the acreage or area under special conditions at a higher cost. SECTION 4. INSPECTION CHARGE Where a customer service connection or facility requires inspection by District personnel, the customer shall be charged for such inspection at the rate of $400.00 per day. SECTION 5. ENGINEERING SERVICES CHARGE The Engineering Services charge is a fee for [he District's time and effort spent on assisting customers who have a requirement to construct sewer extensions, or other sewer facilities, that must meet District needs and conform to District Standards. This fee includes time and effort the District spends on plan checking, plan and easement development and all other related work. Prior to submission of any documents requiring work by the District, a non- refundable minimum charge in the amount of 7.5% of the engineer's estimated cost for the 3 SEWER ORDINANCE NO.363 project shall be submitted to the District, The work will be accomplished on a time and effort basis, Should the district require more funds than the original charge, the additional costs will be billed and must be paid prior to allowing sewer service to the project. SECTION 6. MANHOLE STRUCTURE DEPOSIT A refundable deposit of $250 per manhole will be charged for each sewer manhole structure shown on the sewer construction plans. This deposit will be returned when all manholes are constructed to final grade by the developer's contractor and verified by the District. As an alternative to the manhole deposit, a guarantee bond may be provided in the same amount as the deposit. The guarantee bond shall contain covenants that are satisfactory to the District. Such bond shall remain in force until all manholes are constructed to final grade by the developer's contractor and verified by the District. SECTION 7. DISCONNECT/RECONNECT CHARGE The disconnect/reconnect charge is the charge that covers the reasonable District reconnect/disconnect costs for disconnection and reconnection of service connections that are in violation of District ordinances, resolutions, and rules. The disconnect/reconnect charge is hereby established at the rate of $750.00 per occurrence. SECTION 8. SECURITY DEPOSIT CHARGE The security deposit insures payment of minimum Distdct charges and may be refunded under certain circumstances. The amount of the security deposit charge shall be calculated at three times the average monthly bill as estimated by the District, and is hereby established as follows: 1. Owner/Resident/Tenant $ 75.00/edu (equivalent dwelling unit) SECTION 9. SERVICE INITIATION CHARGE The service initiation charge is the charge which covers the reasonable District costs for initiating sewer service. The service initiation charge is hereby established at $25.00 per service address. SECTION 10. DELINQUENCY CHARGE The Delinquency Charge is the charge which is added to each delinquent account at the time any amount becomes delinquent, provided that no delinquent charge shall be made on any account which at that time has no delinquencies of record. The delinquency charge is hereby established ~t one and one-half (1-1/2%) per month of the total amount delinquent. 4 SEWER ORDINANCE NO.363 SECTION 11. RETURNED CHECK CHARGE A returned check charge is a charge which covers the reasonable administrative cost and banking charges for processing a returned check. The returned check charge is hereby established at $20.00 per returned check. SECTION 12. SEWAGE TREATMENT CAPACITY CHARGE The Sewage treatment capacity charge shall be the fee collected by the City of San Bernardino to cover the Water Reclamation Plant's expansion costs as the plant's capacity is used by new connections. SECTION 13 LANDSCAPE ADJUSTMENT The landscape adjustment shall be the adjustment to the sewage treatment and collection charge based upon the proportional amount of the customer's property irrigated through a domestic water meter. This Ordinance shall take effect July 24, 2003 ADOPTED this 23rd day of June 2003 ROLL CALL: Aye s: D i recto rs: Noes: Absent: Abstain: Donald D. Goodin, President ATTEST: Robert E. Martin, Secretary 5 SEWER ORDINANCE NO.363