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Home My WebLink About12810 ORD - 09/24/1975IJRH:hb:9 /23/75:lst AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9472, PASSED AND APPROVED ON AUGUST 27, 1969, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN UNTREATED WATER RATE OF SEVEN CENTS (7jE) PER THOUSAND GALLONS PER MONTH FOR ALL WATER CONSUMED AND TO CHANGE THE MINIMUM CHARGES OF INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL CUSTOMERS AND TO ADD A COMMERCIAL MONTHLY CHARGE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. IMREAS, it has been determined that the cost of supplying raw water is at least seven cents (7¢) per thousand gallons: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 9472, passed and approved by the City Council 'on August 27, 1969, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended so as to provide an untreated water rate of seven cents (79!) per one thousand (1000) gallons for all water consumed and to provide' a minimum monthly charge for industrial and municipal customers and to add a minimum commercial charge, said rates to hereafter provide as follows: 'UNTREATED WATER —INDUSTRIAL PUNICIPAL "COMMERCIAL-AND'DOMESTIC All untreated water sold and delivered at the Calallen Pool, Lake Corpus Christi, or any other point of delivery Where such water is available directly to the consumer shall be at the following rates: Rates Charge For all untreated water consumed on a regular use or minimum guarantor's basis - $.07 per 1000 gallons Minimum Charge Minimum Monthly Charge, Industrial and Municipal; Minimum charge to equal to the average of the highest previous three calendar years, or the previous calendar year's consumption, whichever is higher, divided by 116 MGD (2010 yield of reservoir) times 365 times 110% times $1,182,266 (the 1970 -86 average annual debt service for Lake Corpus Christi) and Choke Canyon when debt service requirements begin; Average of highest previous three calendar years, or the previous calendar year's consumption, whichever is higher X 110 %" ' ' X - '81 182 266" " 116,000,000 gallons per day X 365 Minimum Monthly Charge, Commercial To be determined by Superintendent of Water Division based on the meter size and whether the user is inside or outside the City limits. 12810 Water direct from lakes or river bed Minimum Monthly Charge, Domestic $ 3.00 Minimum Annual Charge, Domestic $24.00 Raw water committed under municipal contracts amended for specific volume and purposes will be on a take or pay basis. Water contracts for standby supplemental water supply for municipal uses will be contracted at a rate of $.50 per 1000 gallons. Slater sold on the rate - charged basis will be subject to availability of supply and prior customer demands without liability on the part of the City for failure to supply any particular quantity of water sought by any consumer. SECTION 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith shall. be and they are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite Intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 4. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi, by publishing the caption of this ordinance, stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance. SECTION 5. The necessity to amend the water rate as herein - above provided creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council and the Mayor having declared that such emergency and necessity exist, and having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this -2- ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and take effect and be in full force and //effect from and ter its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the..�i� of_�. 1975. ATTEST: 4CiSe&creary MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: L� DAY OF ;, 1975: /� City Attorney . o CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS > > 9TH TO THE Mit.9ERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL ��DyAY CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING OAIIINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SMALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS I, THEREFOR FORE, E� REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY I MAYOR s E CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JASON LUBY OR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL ILOW... BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO, SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY OTE: JASON LUBY OR. BILL TIPTON EDUARDO DE ASES RUTH GILL BOB GULLEY GABE LOZANO� SR. EDWARD L. SAMPLE II THIS AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE AUGUST 7, 1975 THROUGH JULY 31, 1976 AND SHALL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND IS SUBJECT TO TERMINATION BY EITHER PARTY UPON 30 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE, I11 THE CITY AGREES TO PAY FROM ITS BUDGETED RESOURCES, THE AMOUNT OF 15,000 PER MONTH ACCORDING TO MONTHLY BILLINGS FROM THE CENTER FOR THE PERIOD OF AUGUST 1, 1975 THROUGH JULY 311 1976, IV THE CENTER SHALL PROVIDE TO THE CITY, PERIODIC REPORTS ON CENTER FINANCES, AND CENTER PROGRAMS AND THE CENTER SHALL ALSO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTS WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO DISCHARGE ITS RESPONSIBILITY AS CO- SPONSOR, THE UNDERSIGNED CONTRACTING PARTIES BIND THEMSELVES TO THE FAIL - FUL PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, EXECUTED IN DUPLICATE ORIGINALS, EACH OF WHICH SHALL 8E CONSIDERED AN ORIGINAL, THIS THE DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1975. ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BY CITY SECRETARY R. MARVIN TOWNSEND CITY MANAGER - APPRQVED: _DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1975: r 0, CITY Arro Y ATTEST: NUECES COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION COMMUNITY CENTER BY BOARD CHAIRMAN LOWELL GAUT ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR