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Home My WebLink About09472 ORD - 08/27/1969AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WATER RATES FOR ALL CLASSES OF CUSTOMERS AS TO THE RESPECTIVE QUALITY OF WATER FURNISHED BY THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM CHARGES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, SOME OF THE EXISTING WATER RATES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAVE REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE 1939, AND MOST RATES, WITH SLIGHT MOD FICATIONS, HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 1941; AND WHEREAS, VARIOUS COSTS OF ACQUIRING WATER, TRANSPORTING OF WATER, TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SAME HAS BEEN GREATLY INCREASED SINCE 1941; AND WHEREAS, A STUDY OF WATER RATES HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY COMPETENT CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND REPORT MADE TO THE CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDING AN INCREASE IN WATER RATES; AND WHEREAS, EXISTING CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN STUDIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH REPORT OF SAID CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS CONCLUDED THAT A NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES SHOULD BE ADOPTED: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT IN L1.4[1 OF THE WATER RATES NOW IN EFFECT, THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF RATES APPLICABLE TO THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF CUSTOMERS, AND CONCERNING THE RESPECTIVE QUALITY OF WATER, BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY ADOPTED: 74 TREATED WATER - REGULAR RATE ALL TREATED WATER CUSTOMERS, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY COVERED BY SPECIAL CONTRACT OR ALTERNATIVE RATES, SHALL PAY THE FOLLOWING RATES: MINIMUM CHARGES FOR THE FIRST 3,000 GALLONS MONTHLY METER S1ZE -- INSIDE OUTSIDE CORPUS CHRISTI INCHES CORPUS CHRISTI PADRE ISLAND* _ ALL OTHERS 5/8 AND 3/4 $ 1.50 $ 5.00 $ 3.25 1 2.00 6.00 4.00 1 -1/2 00 9.00 6.00 2 4.50 13.00 9.00 3 17.50 50.00 35.00 4 20.00 6o.00 40.00 6 0.00 90.00 6o.00 8 OR LARGER 5.00 135.00 90.00 74 COMMODITY CHARGES FOR WATER CONSUMED (IN ADDITION TO THE MINIMUM ALLOWANCE) MONTHLY CONSUMPTION INSIDE OUTSIDE CORPUS CHRISTI CORPUS CHRISTI PADRE ISLAND* ALL OTHERS RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS FIRST 3,000 GALLONS MINIMUM CHARGE NEXT 17,000 GALLONS $0.44 $0.70 $0.70 NEXT 80,000 GALLONS 0.32• 0.6o 0.60 NEXT 150,000 GALLONS 0.28 0.49 o.49 NEXT 750,000 GALLONS 0.24 0.39 0.39 NEAC 9,000,000 GALLONS 0.21 0.33 0.33 ALL OVER 10,000,000 GALLONS 0.18 0.22 0.22 *THE AREA DESIGNATED AS 'PADRE ISLAND" INCLUDES ALL AREA EAST OF THE CITY -LIMITS, INCLUDING PADRE ISLAND, MUSTANG ISLAND, CAUSEWAY AND ALL WATER AREAS. PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE ANNUAL CHARGES SIZE OF BRANCH -- INSIDE CORPUS OUTSIDE CORPUS INCHES CHRISTI CHRISTI 3 AND LESS $ 30.00" $ 4o.00 4 -00 6 125.00 170.00 8 220.00 3300.00 10 350.00 46o.0o 12 500.00 650.00 TREATED WATER - ALTERNATIVE CAPACITY COMMODITY RATE UPON REQUEST AND APPROVAL OR AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE CITY TO TREATED WATER CUSTOMERS WHO PROVIDE SPECIAL METERING FACILITIES AND WHOSE WATER USE EXCEEDS 2,500,000 GALLONS PER MONTH, THE FOLLOWING RATES SHALL APPLY: CAPACITY AND COMMODITY CHARGES INSIDE CORPUS OUTSIDE CORPUS CHRISTI CHRISTI MAXIMUM DAY CAPACITY REQUIRE- MENT RATE PER MONTH PER 1000 GALLONS PER DAY OF MAXIMUM DAY CAPACITY REQUIREMENT $2.00 $3.00 MAXIMUM HOUR CAPACITY REQUIRE- MENT RATE PER MONTH PER 1000 GALLONS PER DAY OF EXCESS HOURLY CAPACITY REQUIREMENT (IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM DAY CAPACITY REQUIREMENT) 0.30 0.50 COMMODITY CHARGE FOR ALL WATER RATE PER 1000 GALLONS 0.08 0.08 NOTE: MAXIMUM DAY AND EXCESS MAXIMUM HOURLY CAPACITY CHARGES BILLED MONTHLY ON THE BASIS OF THE HIGHEST CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED DURING THE CUR- RENT AND PRECEDING ELEVEN (11) MONTHS. MINIMUM CHARGE MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE TO BE THE SUM OF THE CAPACITY CHARGES. -2- UNTREATED WATER - INDUSTRIAL, MUNICIPAL AND DOMESTIC ALL UNTREATED WATER USE SOLD AND DELIVERED AT THE CALALLEN POOL OR OTHER POINT OF DELIVERY WHERE SUCH WATER IS AVAILABLE DIRECTLY TO THE CONSUMER SHALL BE AT THE FOLLOWING RATES: COMMODITY CHARGE FOR ALL WATER CONSUMED 6 CENTS PER 1000 GALLONS MINIMUM CHARGE MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE, INDUSTRIAL $100.00 MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE, MUNICIPAL BY CONTRACT MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE, DOMESTIC $ 3.00 UNTREATED WATER - IRRIGATION PURPOSES AVAILABLE ONLY AT SUCH TIMES, AT SUCH QUANTITIES AND AT SUCH DELIVERY POINTS AS IS APPROVED BY THE CITY. SUCH WATER IS AVAILABLE ONLY AS CONSIDERED EXCESS OVER OTHER MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL REQUIREMENTS. WATER FOR IRRIGATION SHALL BE CHARGED AT THE FOLLOWING RATES: METERED OR ESTIMATED USE FOR ALL WATER 3 CENTS PER 1000 GALLONS FLAT RATE USE FOR THE FIRST ACRE OR LESS OF IRRIGATED AREA $20.00 PER YEAR FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ACRE OF IRRIGATED AREA 20.00 PER YEAR MINIMUM CHARGE MINIMUM ANNUAL CHARGE TO BE $20.00 SECTION 2. THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH SHALL BE AND ARE HEREBY REPEALED. SECTION 3. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, CLAUSE, PHRASE OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, IT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE. SECTION 4. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 1969, AND APPLY TO ALL METER READINGS ON AND AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1969. SECTION 5. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE. AN' r e That the foregoing ordinance was read for the rst time and passed to its second reading on this thea�bay of _ 19&? , by the following vote: Jack R. Blackmon Gabe Lozano, ..f . V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore That the foregoing ordinanc as read fo he second time and passed to its third reading on this the day of 19 teo ( , by the following vote: Jack R. Blackmon Gabe Lozano, Sr. V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr. Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts Ronnie Sizemore That the for o' g ordinance s ead for the me and passed finally on this the day of 19 Jul by the following vote: / Jack R. Blackmon Gabe Lozano, Sr. V. A. "Dick" Bradli Eduardo E. de Ases Ken McDaniel W. J. "Wrangler" I Ronnie Sizemore PASSED AND APPROVED, this ATTES . yt City Secreta y TOAS TO LEGAL FORM TH THE DAY OF , 19�%: c City Atkorn y PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVITr t k STATE OF TEXAS, ss -f County of Nueces. i, Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came ... ............................... ------ I el-a�n - G. --- B&r -nss .................... . . . .. who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the Uaas_fied -.M nagax ............................... of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of - --- Legal ... OF_ PASSAGE._OF ORDINANCE NO.. 9472 .................. ........ ..... .._-- ............ . of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in ...- ...the .. Tie.� ................................................... ...... __.. on the 3.G day of ust ......... ...........19..x+9., = d[aDOmw=kxxxxxxYxxxXhremQWta fMX...................._... 58wedlkl ar ...................... ............................... ..-- ....................i....Times. $------------------- - - - --- 4-50 Subscribed and sworn to before me Louise Vick r NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF OROINANCENO A114 ESTABLISHING WATER RATES FOR ALL CLASSES OF CUSTOMERS' 4 DF WATER RW RNSH ED`BYµTHE` CITY; PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM CHARGES: REPEALING ALL ORDI- NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH: P- ROVIDI NO A SEVERANCE CLAUSE: PROVIDING AN EFFEC. PUBLICATION WAS PIASSED AND the PClyVafDCarpush Christi, during the Regular M.1f held at 4 W p m„ an the 47th tl0y 01 August, 1969, OM , PMva(ter thus itst It ss all tam effect �Iicahisn, W 9e a P HP d that a penolfy for ymlot ng Shull d floe of at exceetling Two' Huntlretl (fU DE Dollars. ISSUED UNDER MY HANG AND SEAL of 16 City of of August' Corpus Christi, ' 196 -' gust, Secretary T. RAY KRING. City Secretary i(SEAL) (Sa