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Home My WebLink About16446 ORD - 08/12/1981AN ORDINANCE -50 MAKINGS OF FACT; ENDING SECTION ORDINANCES,1 976 REVISIONS AS OF AS JAENDED BY 25,978, ORDINANCE APPROVED AMENDING CERTAIN SCHEDULES THEREIN SO AS TO INCREASE THE WATER RATES TO PRO- VIDE AN OVERALL INCREASE FOR CUSTOMERS USING TREATED WATER, INCLUDING MINIMUM CHARGES, AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH HEREINAFTER; REPEALING ALL ORDIN- NANCFOR SEVER- ANCE;SPROVIDINGINICT AN EFFECTIVE DATE;HEREWITH;DING AND PROVIDING PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the existing water rates of the City of Corpus Christi have been in effect since 1978; and WHEREAS, various costs of acquiring water, transporting of water, treatment and distribution of the same has been greatly increased since 1978; 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, 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 Section 55.50 of the City Code of Ordinances, 1976 Revision, as amended by Ordinance No. 14140, passed and approved January 25, 1978,_be and the same is hereby amended by amending the first two schedules found in Section l of said Ordinance No. 14140 under the cap- tion TREATED WATER - REGULAR RATE, to hereinafter read as follows: "Minimum Charges For the first 3,000 -gallons monthly Meter Size, Inside Outside Corpus Christi inches Corpu s Christi All but Padre Island Padre Island* 5/8 and 3/4 $ 2.85 $ 5.70 $ 9.90 3. 5.60-75 7.50 11.65 111.20 8.1517.50 1-1/2 16.30 25.65 2 51.50 99.05 4 29.35 3 25.75 58.70 116.50 6 44.05 88.10 1 8.10 8 or larger 66.05 *The area designated as 'Padre Island' includes all area east of the City limits, including Padre Island and Mustang Island. 16 446 MICROFILMED SEP 2 7'884 Commodity Charges For water consumed (in addition to the minimum allowance) Inside Outside Corpus Christi Monthly Consumption Corpus Christi All but Padre Island Padre Island Rate per 1,000 gallons First 3,000 gallons Minimum Charge Next 17,000 gallons $ 0.87 $ Next 80,000 gallons 0.65 Next 900,000 gallons 0.55 Next 9,000,000 gallons 0.45 All over 10,000,000 gallons 0.33 SECTION 2. That Section 55-50 of the Code of Ordinances, 1976 Revision as amended by Ordinance No. 14140, passed and approved January 25, 1978, be and the same is hereby amended by amending the first two schedules found in Section 2 of said Ordinance No. 14140 under the caption TREATED -MATER-- REGULAR RATE, to hereafter read a -s follows: "Private Fire Protection Service - Outside City -Limits 1.75 1.30 1.10 0.64 0.41 $ 1.75 1.30 1.10 0.64 0.41 - Size_ of Branch, inches Annual Charge 3 and less $ 58.00 4 110.00 6 248.00 8 437.00 10 670.00 12 - 947-.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 2500,000 gallons --per month, the following rates shall apply: Inside Outside Capacity and Commodity Charges Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Rate per month per T,000 gallons per day of maximum day capacity requirement $ 5.24 $ 5.83 Rate per month per 1,000 gallons per day of excess hourly capacity requirement (in excess of -maximum day capacity requirement) _ 0.44 0.73 -Commodity charge for all water per 1,000 gallons 0.157 0.204 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." 4 SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith shall be and are hereby repealed to the extent of conflict herewith. SECTION 4. 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 5. This ordinance shall be effective November 1, 1981, for October water consumption. SECTION 6. 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. That the foregoing ordinance was read for t second reading on this the -29 day of following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dunphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky st time and passed to its , 19)Q/ , by the That the foregoing ordinance wa read for e seco d time d passed to its third reading on this the day of f' , 19, by the following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky That the foregoin ordinance was read for the third time and -passed _ finally on this the day.nf 1986 , by the following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner - Jack K. Dumphy - Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky PASSED AND APPROVED, this the , day of ATTEST: Cit Secretary APPROVED: 1.94- DAY OF J. BRUCE A BY Y ATTORNEY City Attorney MAO , 19 . THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 16146 STATE OF TEXAS, },. County of Nueces. Before me, BILLIE J. HENDERSON A&. 03tMII7lA _GLERX:.._... Daily Newspapers published NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT V.273145 CITY OF C.C. 444 the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came....._ _... , who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the —..- — ._.._..._ of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times, at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of ORDINANCE NO.26446.... of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER -TIMES 17t3any AUGUST 81 on the _ . of._. _ and once earl).._. day _ _ thereafter for_ one consecutive. day one _..TIMce, 33.62 BILLIE J. HENDERSO Subscribed and sworn to before me this th _day of.. AUGUST 19 81 LOIS WINN.� — -- _ Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas . _. ars • J f ,�,jifQFOr OF ORDINANCE ANCE o• OF ORDINANCE 16446 MAKING FINDINGS OF TACT; AMENDING CEG, TION 59 OTHE CITY, CODE 0',O9 -F' C;DINANCES, 0976 RE.,StSIONS AS AMEN NO 14140PASSED AND APPROVED JANU- ARY ZS, 1978, BY AMEND- ING CERTAIN SCHED- INCRTHEREIN TSWATER EASE THE OVERATO LL INCREASE FOR' CUSTOMERS USING TREATED WATER, IN- CLUDING MINIMUM. CHARGES, AS MORE I FULLY SET FORTH, ' HEREINAFTER; RE -I PEALING ALL 'Jiu`91- NANCES IN CONFL4CTI 'HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PRO- VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING PUBLICATION. Was passed and approved , by the City CounSIl of the City of Corpus Christ' on the 14th day 61 August, 1981. The (Iffull text of •said ordinance Is Levallable tothe public In the, Ice of the City Secretary. '-s41.111 G. Read, City Secretary; rpos r.hristl, Texas1