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Home My WebLink About022879 ORD - 03/25/1997AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES IN SECTION 55-50, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ELIMINATING DECREASING BLOCK WATER RATES FOR LARGE VOLUME COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USERS, ESTABLISHING A NEW RATE CLASS FOR THOSE USERS, AND ESTABLISHING A FLAT WATER RATE FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WITH CONSUMPTION UP TO 15,000 GALLONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 55, Utilities, Article III, Water Rates and Charges, Section 55-50(a), on file with the City Secretary, is revised to read as follows: Sec. 55-50. Schedule of water rates. Effective Date: January 1, 1997 (a) Base rates for water service. The rates for water service are as follows: (1) Monthly Minimum Charges a. Metered Treated Water Customers Meter Size (Inches) Inside City Limits Outside City Limits Residential 5/8" - 3/4" $4.531 $9.617 Commercial 5/8" - 3/4" 13.645 6.643 6.539 Residential & Commercial 1" - -1-07469 10.431 21.406 R73703A8.074 "`2879 MICROFILMED 2 1-1/2" 17.526 35.604 2" 27.267 55.075 3" 97.831 196.206 4" 111.615 223.785 6" 167.701 335.970 8" and larger 251.889 504.345 Large Volume Any size $8,580.97* $14.169.70* * A large volume customer may combine multiple meters that serve a single. confguous complex into a single account that will bill the customer based on the total volume of water used at the complex. However. the Large volume customers with more than one meter shall pay an additional minimum charge for each additional meter installed under the account based on the table above b. Untreated Water Customers Minimum monthly service charge, industrial/water districts/municipalities $202.733 Outside City Limits First 2,000 Gallons Minimum monthly service charge, domestic 6.756 Minimum annual service charge, domestic 67.578 (2) Monthly Volume Charges Per 1,000 Gallons a. Residential Rate R73703A8.074 Inside City Limits Outside City Limits First 2,000 Gallons Minimum* Minimum* $-1569 $3.283 N___t, ,000 Gallon_ 1.703 3.283 Next 13.000 Gallons 1.569 3.283 Next 15,000 Gallons 2.211 3.283 R73703A8.074 3 Next 20,000 Gallons 2.706 3.283 Over 50,000 Gallons 3.283 3.283 se the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). b. Commercial Rate Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). c. Capacity -Volume Treated Water Rates 1. Capacity Charges Inside City Limits Outside City Limits First 2,000 Gallons Minimum* Minimum* Next 13,000 Gallons $1.569 $3.417 Next 85,000 Gallons 1.395 3.068 Next 900,000 Gallons 1.060 2.385 Over 1.000.000 Gallons 0.832 1.302 0.551 0.806 Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). c. Capacity -Volume Treated Water Rates 1. Capacity Charges R73703A8.074 Inside City Limits Outside City Limits Rate per month per $12.432 $13.822 1,000 gallons/day of maximum day capacity requirement 12.458 13.848 Rate per month per $1.012 $1.711 1,000 gallons/day of excess hourly capacity requirement (in excess of maximum day capacity requirement) 1.068 1.737 R73703A8.074 2. Volume Charge 3. Minimum Charge The minimum monthly charge shall be the sum of the capacity charges. d. Public Agency for Resale Treated Water Rates Treated water rates purchased by a public agency for resale are hereby set as follows: Inside City Limits Outside City Limits Volume charge for all water per 1,000 gallons $0.095 $0.203 3. Minimum Charge The minimum monthly charge shall be the sum of the capacity charges. d. Public Agency for Resale Treated Water Rates Treated water rates purchased by a public agency for resale are hereby set as follows: * Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). Large Volume Customers A commercial customer who agrees to pay for a minimum of 10.000 000 gallons of treated water per month is considered a 1 rge vol ,me customer Once a customer has elected to become a large volume customer. the customer will be billed as a large volume cu tomer until he customer notifies the City and requests reclassification as a commercial customer in writing. However. a commercial customer may not elect to become a large volume customer more than once in any 12 month period R73703A8.074 4 Cost Per 1,000 Gallons First 2,000 Gallons Minimum* Next 13,000 Gallons $1.515 Next 85,000 Gallons 1.355 Next 900,000 Gallons 1.020 Next 9,000,000 Gallons 0.805 Over 10,000,000 Gallons 0.525 * Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). Large Volume Customers A commercial customer who agrees to pay for a minimum of 10.000 000 gallons of treated water per month is considered a 1 rge vol ,me customer Once a customer has elected to become a large volume customer. the customer will be billed as a large volume cu tomer until he customer notifies the City and requests reclassification as a commercial customer in writing. However. a commercial customer may not elect to become a large volume customer more than once in any 12 month period R73703A8.074 4 5 Cost Per 1.000 Gallons Inside City Limits Outside City Limits First 10.000.000 Gallons Minimum* Minimum* Each Additional 1.000 $0.551 $0.806 Gallon se the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). * SECTION 2. That the additional rate increases provided in Section 5 of Ordinance 021814 on December 14, 1993, shall apply to the rates for water service in Section 55-50(a) of the Code of Ordinances, as amended by Section 1 of this ordinance. 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 in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. R73703A8.074 That the foregoing ordinance was red for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the /' Day of %/,+%t,0 , 1997, by the following vote: Mary Rhodes Betty Jean Longoria Dr. Jack Best John Longoria Betty Black _.� Edward A. Martin Melody Cooper _ Dr. David McNichols Tony Heldenfels 2 - That the o e oing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the 4076{ h Day of Lh , 1997 by the following vote: 6 Mary Rhodes Dr. Jack Best Betty Black Melody Cooper Tony Heldenfels -04f± ahdth PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ATTEST: Armando Chapa, City S retary Mayor n� The City of Corpus Christi a re A , 1997: Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria Edward A. Martin Dr. David McNichols Day of ‘-/A/101.0 h , 1997. APPROVED: /' DAY OF James R. Bray, Jr., City Attorney By: R. Ja As stant ity Attorney R73703A8.074 .122879 State of Texas County OF Nueces } } PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY OF CORPUS CHIRSTI ss: Ad # 1224417 PO# Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Darrell G. Coleman, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is Vice - President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said County and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE V NO. 022879 which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 31ST day(s) of MARCH, 1997. ONE (11 Time(s) $46.56 r M1Aondgy, Mare 3*, 1997 .� 10 L49& Notion NOTICE OF PASAGlit.Or QNp*IANCE NOS 022$8 Mantling the Schedule of OP fn plies in Section 5640, Owls of Ordinances, 010 .11 Corpus Christi, eliminatingds- coming block water ratty Mr Ings volume commercial and Industrial users, establishing. naw Me class for those *.an, and establishing a flat S MMS for single family r Nal customers oat commotion up to 15.000 gal ion: providing for severe**. ani providing for publicaSwn. This ordinance was and approved by the Corneal of the City of Ctu sd on the 25th day San, i9QN• lar raepnadb Cala City of Corpus w. : Vice -President and Chief Financial Officer Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3RD day(s) of April, 1997. Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas CONNIE HARALSON Print or Type Name of Notary Public My commission expires on 5/14/97.