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Home My WebLink About14140 ORD - 01/25/1978JKH:vp:1/10 /78:lst AN ORDINANCE MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12208, PASSED AND APPROVED AUGUST 7, 1974, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SCHEDULES THEREIN SO AS TO INCREASE THE WATER RATES TO PROVIDE AN OVERALL INCREASE FOR CUSTOMERS USING TREATED WATER AND UNTREATED WATER, INCLUDING MINIMUM CHARGES, AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH HEREINAFTER; REPEALING ALL ORDI- NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the existing water rates of the City of Corpus Christi have been in effect since 1974; and WHEREAS, various costs of acquiring water, transporting of water, treatment and distribution of the same has been greatly increased since 1974; and . WHEREAS, existing conditions have been studied by the City Council and the City Council has concluded that a new schedule of rates should be adopted; and WHEREAS, costs in materials and operating costs, as well as antici- pated.maintenance costs have increased at least 459; and WHEREAS, a rate increase is necessary to make the water distribu- tion system more self- supportive: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 12208, passed and approved August 7, 1974, be and the same is hereby amended by amending the first two schedules found in Section 1 thereof, under the caption TREATED WATER - REGULAR RATE, to hereafter read as follows: "Minimum Charges For the first 3,000 gallons monthly Meter size -- Inside Outside Corpus Christi Inches Corpus Christi All but Padre Island Pa re Island - 5/8 and 3/4 $ 2.45 $ 4.90 $ 8.50 1 3.20 6.40 10.00 1 -1/2 4.80 9.60 15.00 2 7.00 14.00 22.00 3 22.10 44.22 85.00 4 25.20 50.40 100.00 6 37.80 75.60 8 or larger 56.70 113.40 MICROFILMED `JU!_ 0 7119pl0 14140 • t Commodity Charges For water consumed (in addition to the minimum allowance) Monthly Consumption Inside Corpus Outside Corpus_ Christi C risti All but Padre Island Pa re Island Rate Per 1,000 Gallons First 3,000 gallons Minimum Charge Next 17,000 gallons $ 0.75 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 Next 803000 gallons 0.56 1.12 1.12 Next 900,000 gallons 0.47 0.94 0.94 Next 9,000,000 gallons 0.38 0.55 0.55 All over 10,000,000 gallons 0.28 0.35 0.35 *The area designated as 'Padre Island' includes all area East of the City limits, including Padre Island and Mustang Island. SECTION 2. That Ordinance No. 12208, passed and approved August 7, 1974, be and the same is hereby amended by amending the first two schedules found in Section 2 thereof, under the caption TREATED WATER - REGULAR RATE, to hereafter read as follows: PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE - OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS Size of Branch Annual Inches Charge 3 and less $ 50.00 4 94.00 6 213.00 -8 375.00 10 575.00 12 813.00 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 __In��side��Cor��us Outside Cor us ��isti r sty Rate per month per 1,000 gallons per day of maximum day capacity require- ment $4.50 $5.00 Rate per month per 1000 gaiions per day of excess hourly capacity requirement (in excess of maximum day capacity requirement) 0.38 0.63 Capacity Charge for all water per 1000 gallons 0.135 0.175 Note: Maximum day and excess maximum hourly capacity charges billed monthly on the basis of the highest capacity requirements established during the current and preceding eleven months. Minimum Charge Minimum monthly charge to be the sum of the capacity charges." -2- SECTION 3. That Ordinance No. 9472, passed and approved by the City Council on August 27, 1969, as amended, and particularly as amended by Ordinance Pao. 12834, passed and approved on October 1, 1975, be and the same is hereby amended so as to provide an untreated water rate of eleven cents (lld) per one thousand (1000) gallons for all water consumed. SECTION 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith shall be and are hereby repealed to the extent of conflict herewith. SECTION 5. 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, work, 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 6. This ordinance shall be effective from those billings beginning with Cycle 1 for March, 1978. SECTION 7. Publication shall be made one time in the officiaT publication of the City of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption of this ordinance, stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance. • That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the tL 4 -'day o�_, 19 17Y , by the following vote: Jason Luby Eduardo de Ases David Diaz Ruth Gill Bob Gulley Gabe Lozano, Sr. Edward L. Sample That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed to its third reading on this the ;l —day of by the following vote: Jason Luby Eduardo de Ases David Diaz Ruth Gill Bob Gulley Gabe Lozano, Sr. Edward L. Sample That the foregoing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally on this thea5-t!- day of 19 rI8 , by the following vote: Jason Luby Eduardo de Ases David Diaz Ruth Gill Bob Gulley Gabe Lozano, Sr. i Edward L. Sample PASSED AND APPROVED, this the_,2� �'-' day o 19 �g ATTEST: City Secretary MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: DAY OF 19 this ordinance is in effect and force with or without the J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY signature of the Mayor, in accordance with Article 11 Section 6 of the City Charter. By Assistant City Attorney 14140 1 -18 -78 MOTION David Diaz moved and Edward L. Sample seconded the motion that the ordinance amending Ordinance No. 12208, pro- posing to increase water rate schedules, read on.the first of three readings on January 11, 1978, be and the same is hereby amended prior to the second reading as follows: 1. Delete the phrase "and to avoid a tax increase" in the last introductory paragraph. 2. Delete, in Section 1, under schedule Outside Corpus Christi, the words "All Others" and in lieu thereof reword as "All but Padre Island." 3. Delete. at the end of Section 1, the words "Causeway and all water areas", the said last sentence to hereafter read as follows: '"The area designated as 'Padre Island' includes all area East of the City limits, including Padre Island and Mustang Island." 4. Delete,_from Section 2, under TREATED WATER - ALTERNATIVE CAPACITY COMMODITY RATE, Capacity and Commodity Charges, the words "Maximum Day Capacity Requirement" and "Maximum Hour Capacity Requirement ". Said statements under Capacity and Commodity Charges to hereafter read as follows: "Rate per month per 1,000 gallons per day of maximum day capacity require- ment. "Rate per month per 1.000 gallons per day of excess hourly capacity require- ment (in excess of maximum day !y capacity requirement)" and delete from the last statement under said Capacity and Commodity Charges the word "rate", said statement to hereafter read, "Capacity Charge for all water per 1,000 gallons." 5. Delete, from Section 2, "Note" the parenthetical number (11). Dated January 18. 1978 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF TEXAS, , County of Nueces. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally Divine Pulido .............. - who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he Is the -Ac.c.aurLtin,& .......... . ......... . . . ....... . .... . ......... of the Corpus Christi Caner and The Corpus Christi 71mes, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of QF ... FAaSA_qE i p � n !� fj s of fact.. k of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in . ..... --.- on the-.29-_ day of t1-1134ars ............. . ...... - 14 &ZEIR WWW- - - — I)iv 0 Accoun Ing Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2 . .. . ...... day of.. 19brWiry ..... . ...... . ......... Eugenia S. Cortez . . N'ot Pub Nueces County, Texas-5 NOTICE OF- P;_SAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 10140 MAKING •Fll'.DI NGS OF FACT; AMENDING ORDI- NANCE NO. 12MB, PASSED AND APPROVED AUGUST 7, 1414, BY AMENDING CER- TAIN SCHEDULES THEREIN 1 WA ER RATESETo PROE I, VIDE AN OVERALL IN--I CRREASE FOR CUSTOMERS I U91NG T 1EATI:IS WATER' MID WATERI INCLUDING MINIMUM CHARGE$ AS ORE FULLY SET FORTMHHEgE- INAFTER; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVID- ING AN EFFECTIVE GATE; AND PROVIDING PUB- LICATION. WAS PASSED AND APPROVED by the Clly Camell of the Clry of Cow Christl, Tuxes, dunes the Reg - lar Courcll Meeting held on January 79, 1478, a120 pm. ,and provides that Is shall be In Ifull forte and effect -from and sftef its passage and pub• Illation ona time In tae dRb l �publleatlon of the City of Corpps Christi, Texas, . ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of the City pus CFvlsti, Texas; MIS 26th o6y of January, 1418. 3.8111 G. Read, City Secretary Corpus Ch_ ris1H,.Texas