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Home My WebLink About04680 ORD - 11/28/1956' IMS:AP:11/ ?6/56 AN ORDINANCE '160d PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR WATER. BOTH TREATED AND UNTREATED, AS SUPPLIED BY THE CITY STATER DEPART- MENT OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; PROVIDINIG CERTAIN SERVICE CHARGES AND REGULATIONS; REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 1695 INSOFAR AS THE SAME IS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING At,] EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, WATER RATES FOR WATER FURNISHED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN 1938 HAVE NOT BEEN INCREASED SINCE THE TIME OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RATE SCHEDULE ADOPTED IN 1938; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY THAT THE COST OF WATER III LARGE QUANTITIES HAS INCREASED TO THE EXTENT THAT RATES SHOULD BE REVISED AND ADJUSTED SO AS TO FIX A FAIR AND EQUITABLE RATE WHICH WILL RETURN SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO ELIMINATE THE OPERATING LOSSES WHICH HAVE DEEN EXPERIENCED IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY; AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL HAS, WITH THE ADVICE AND COUNSEL OF COMPETENT ENGINEERS AND CONSUMERS, DETERMINED UPON A FAIR AND EQUITABLE SCHEDULE OF RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR WATER TO 3E EFFECTIVE FROM AND AFTER THE BILLINGS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT IAADE AFTER THE DATE OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE: Na-1, THEREFORE, SE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THERE SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED A MONTHLY MINIMUM CHARGE OF £,0.00 FROM EACH CONSUMER OF WATER INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, FOR THE FIRST 3,000 GALLONS OF WATER. THERE SHALL BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED A MONTHLY MINIMUId CHARGE OF $2.25 FROM EACH CONSUMER OF WATER OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, FOR THE FIRST 31000 GALLONS OF WATER. SECTION 2. AT ALL TITHES FROM AND AFTER NOVEMBER 29, 1956, AND COM- MENCING WITH THE FIRST READING OF THE METERS OF THE RESPECTIVE CUSTOMERS, FOR ALL CUSTOMERS, THERE SHALL FIE CHARGED AND COLLECTED THE CHARGES SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 31 4 AND 5 FOR WATER DELIVERED TO METERS OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI WATER SYSTEM. SECTION 3. ALL CONSUMERS OF TREATED WATER INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS WILL BE DILLED AT THE FOLLOWING MONTHLY RATES EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 6 HEREOF: RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS FIRST 10t11 GALLONS PER MONTH NEXT 101,11 GALLONS PER MONTH NEXT 1CNI GALLONS PER MONTH .29 NEXT ION GALL0145 PER MONTH .26 NEXT 10M GALLONS PER MONTH .27 q (,2)(D —2— RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS NEXT 50M GALLONS PER MONTH 4i .26 NEXT 1501iM GALLONS PER MONTH .25 NEXT 25O`1 GALLONS PER MONTH .22 NEXT 500 M GALLONS PER MONTH .20 NEXT 5 MA GALLONS PER MONTH .18 NEXT SOON +1 GALLONS PER MONTH .16 NEXT 1,000M GALLONS PER MONTH NEXT 210001'1 GALLONS PER MONTH .11 NEXT 510001\4 GALLONS PER MONTH .13 ALL IN EXCESS OF 10,10001'•; GALLONS PER MONTH .12 SECTION h'. ALL CONSUMERS OF TREATED WATER OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS co WILL BE BILLED AT THE FOLLOWING MONTHLY RATES EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION HEREOF: RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS FIRST 10Ii GALLONS PER 14ONTH ' =u .6O P!EXT IOM GALLONS PER MONTH .5 ?5 NEXT IO�-0 GALLONS PER MONTH ,51 NEXT 101E GALLONS PER MONTH .525 NEXT 1011 GALLONS PER MONTH NEXT 1011 GALLONS PEP, MONTH n NEXT IOM GALLONS PER MONTH .1165 NEXT 3011 GALLONS PER MONTH .LiO NEXT 1501.1 GALLONS PER MONTH .30 NEXT 2501 +1 GALLONS PER MONTH .25 NEXT 500M GALLONS PER MONTH .23 NEXT 5OOM GALLONS. PER MONTH .21 NEXT 50011 GALLONS PER MONTH .lG NEXT 3,000i" GALLONS PER MONTH 1 NEXT 5,0001; GALLONS PER MONTH .10 ALL II! EXCESS OF 10,000ii GALLONS PER MONTH .15 SIECTIOPI 5. ALL CONSUMERS OF UNTREATED WATER SOLD AND DELIVERED AT THE CALALLEN POOL OR OTHER POINT OF DELIVERY WHERE SUCH WATER IS AVAILABLE DIRECTLY 7C THE CONSUMERS WILL LE BILLED AT THE FOLLOWING RATES, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 6 HEREOF: RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS FIRST 10,000M; GALLONS PER PIONTH ALL IN EXCESS OF 10,0001''4 GALLONS PER MONTH .V4 SECTION U. THIS ORDINANCE ADJUSTS ALL CONTRACTS IN EFFECT BETWEEN THE CITY AND WATER CONSUMERS TO CONFORM WITH THE RATES HEREIN SET OUT; EXCEPT THAT WHERE IT IS TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY, THE CITY MAY AUTHORIZE INDIVIDUAL WATER CONTRACTS AFFECTING RATES OR PLACE OF DELIVERY OR THE COMBINING OF SEVERAL METER-°,. SECTION 7. A SERVICE CHARGE OF TWO DOLLARS ($2,00) MUST BE PAID TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES OFFICE PRIOR TO THE RECONNECTION OF A WATER METER TURNED OFF FOR COLLECTION OF A DELINQUENT BILL. THIS CHARGE IS NECESSARY TO COVER THE COST OF THESE PROCEDURES AND IS TO 9E CHARGED IF PAYMENT OF THE DELINQUENT BILL HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES OFFICE BY 0:00 O'CLOCK A. M. OF THE DAY THE SERVICE IS TO BE DISCONTINUED. —2— D "IETERS REMOVED AS A NECESSARY ADDITIO;IAL MEASURE TO EFFECT COLLECTION WILL BE REPLACED ONLY UPON PAYMENT OF A x$10.00 SETTING FEE AND THE SERVICE CHARGES ACCRUIIIG FROM PREVIOUS COLLECTION ACTIO1d. METERS SERVICE CONPIECTIONS, LOCKS, VALVES OR ANY OTHER CITY PROPERTY BROKEN OR DAMAGED WHILE ON THE PPEI-11SES OF THE CONSUMER OR BY THE CONSUMER OR SOME ONE ACTING IN HIS BEHALF IN AN EFFORT TO CIRCUMVENT ROUTINE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT BILLS WILL HE CHARGED TO THE CUSTOP1ER AT A FAIR PRICE BASED ON THE CCSTS OF THE LABOR AND MATERIALS NECESSARY TO REPAIR DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTIOPI. THESE CHARGES IF NOT PAI E WILL BE ADDED TO THE WATER DILL AND COLLECTED IN THE SAPIE MANNER AS A DELINQUENT DILL. U' SECTION C. FIRE PLUG METERS WHICH ARE SET BY THE LATER DEPARTMENT FOP, THE CONVENIENCE OF A CU5TDi,1ER NEEDING WATER FOR RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SHALL DE MADE ONLY UPON PAYMEPIT OF A MINIMUM CHARGE OF x;10.00 AND A METER 50 SET SHALL NOT BE 'HOVED EXCEPT EY THE V,ATER DEPARTMENT OR FIRE DEPARTIiEItiT. CUSTOMERS WHO PERSIST IIJ PAOVING THESE METERS WILL DE DENIED THE USE OF SUCH SERVICE UNLESS PEP, - MISSION HAS FIRST DEEM GRANTED BY THE 'DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES. THE DIFFICULTY OF INVENTORYING TRANSIT METERS AND THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO FIRE PLUGS MAKES THE SECTION NECESSARY TD THE PUBLIC INTEREST. JECTIOIQ 9. THAT ORDII'IANCE ` -''O. 1695 IS HERESY REPEALED IPISOFAR AS THE SAME CONFLICTS HEREWITH. SECTION' 1C. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FROM AND AFTER NOVEMBER 1956. S3ECTION 11. IF FOR ANY REASON AHY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION, CLAUSES PHRASE OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL GE HELD INVALIDS IT SHALL NCT AFFECT ANY VALID PROVISIONS OF THIS OR ANY 07HER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE. SECTION 12. THE NECCSSITY FOR REVISING THE WATER RATES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CREATES A PUBLIC Ei•1ERGCNCY APID AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT HO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL DE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL DE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE FIAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE DE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AS HEREINABOVE PROVIDED AND dE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO OR D',',- I IVE:D. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS I DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1956. MA ,. THE fTY OF C�RPOS cHRkSTf, TEXAS AT CITY SECRET APPROVED �jS/�TO LEGAL FORM NOVEMBER 't_1 1956: ITY ATTORNE . . CORP CHRISTI, yTEXAS J .1956 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, 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 SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY,, � MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS C'HRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: FARRELL D. SMITH W. J. ROBERTS `I MINOR CULLI B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADO THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: FARRELL D. SMITH ll W. J. ROBERTS MINOR CULLI NXXUM8949*9 XXXXXXX B. E. BIGLER 7 MANUEL P. MALDONADO 4� cuen