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Home My WebLink About025396 ORD - 07/22/2003 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CHAPTER 55, UTILITIES, REGARDING WATER, GAS AND WASTEWATER RATES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 55-50 of the Code of Ordinances is revised to read as follows: "Sec. 55-50. Schedule of water rates. "(a) Base rates for water service. "The rates for water service are as follows: "(1) Monthly Minimum Charges "a. Metered Treated Water Customers "1. inside City Limits Meter Size August-%, August 1, (Inches) onno , ..... o 2003 to ~' '~" '~ Iy w,j v,, Ju 31, onn'~ 2004 Residential 5/8" - 3/4" $ 5.778 $6.124 Commercial 5/8" - 3/4" ~ '~ .... 8 8.838 Residential & Commercial 1" !3.30~ 14.104 1-1/2" 22~3,?~4 23.695 2" 34.780 36.866 Meter Size August~, August 1, (Inches) ~vw'~nn'~ ,...v 2003 to ~,,i,, ~ July 31 annq 2004 3" ~ 132.277 4" ~,4'~.. -~,. '~'~. 150 .913 6" ~ 226.747 8" and larger 32!.303 340.581 Large Volume Any size -!-0¢~%~A68 11,482.099 "2. Outside City Limits Meter Size ^ ...... · ...~...t 1, August 1, onno ,,-, 2003 to ~"~" ~ J Iy 31 onn'~ 2004 Residential 5~8"- 3/4" .. ¢ ~'~ ,_._~ '~ $13 .001 Commercial 5/8" - 3/4" ! 7.403 18.447 Residential & Commercial 1" 27.303 28.941 1-1/2" ~ ,~.,, ~, 48,138 2" "zn, ,....,.,.'~cn 74.405 3" 250,273 265.289 2 R32111A1.doc Meter Size August-%, August 1, .... to 2003 to w.~ 31, July 31, ~nn'~ 2004 ...... 3 302.580 8" and larger ~.~'~ '~'~ ...... 9 681.928 Large Volume Any size ~ . v,.., n'~,~......, n~'~ 19,159.030 "b. Untreated Water Customers August-%, August 1, 2002 to 2003 to h'~" 31 July 31, 2003 2004 Minimum o~ ~ ..... 01 $274.117 monthly service charge, water districts/ municipalities with raw water supply contracts executed after January 1, 1997 R32111A1.doc 4 · ..~.~t 1, Au.qust 1, onno ,,, 2003 to "'"' '~ July 31 · ~nnq 2004 Minimum !57.500 166.950 monthly service charge for Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 19974 Minimum 258.60! 274.117 monthly service charge, industrial Minimum 8.6!~ 9.132 monthly service charge, domestic Minimum 86¢14~ 91.370 annual service charge, domestic ,,4 Minimum monthly charge for Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water customer without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 1997: If the charge based on the volume of water taken in a monthly billing period is less than $!50.00 $166.950, the customer shall be billed $!50.00 $166.950, unless a valid water supply contract between the customer and City that was executed prior to January 1, 1997, R32111A1.doc provides for a minimum annual payment. If a valid water supply contract between the customer and City executed prior to August 1,2000, provides for a minimum annual payment, the customer shall pay the minimum annual payment under the contract. "(2) Monthly Volume Charges Per 1,000 Gallons "a. Residential Rate "1. Inside City Limits ~'~ ...... ~l' ~ August 1I onno 2003 te to ~, n,, '~* July 31, onn'~ 2004 First 2,000 Minimum* Minimum* Gallons Next $-%ggg $2.118 13,000 Gallons Next gJ~-8 2.988 15,000 Gallons Next ~ 3.657 20,000 Gallons Over 4-/N~6 4.437 50,000 Gallons "*Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "2. Outside City Limits ^ ...... * 4 August 1, onno 2003 te to "'"' ~ July 31, onn'~ 2004 5 R32111A1.doc First 2,000 .M!,",!m'.-'m*Minimum-* Gallons Next ¢ A ~ ~ $4 437 13,000 Gallons Next d. ! 86 4.437 15,000 Gallons Next 4-.486 4.437 20,000 Gallons Over 4. ! 86 4.437 50,000 Gallons "*Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "b. Commercial Rate "1. Inside City Limits ^ ...... *" August 1, onno 2003 ~e Lo ~, n,, q~ July 31 onn'~ 2004 First 2,000 ~'~ .... * Minimum* Gallons Next ~ $2.118 13,000 Gallons Next ~ 7-~ 1 884 85,000 Gallons Next 1.351 1.432 900,000 Gallons R32111A1.doc 7 Over 'kOSg 1,000,000 Gallons "* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). 1.122 "2. Outside City Limits ~ August 1, onno 2003 onnQ 2004 First 2,000 .M!n!mum* Minimum* Gallons Next ¢ '~ ~ .... 57 $4.618 13,000 Gallons Next 3.912 4.146 ' 85,000 Gallons Next 3.039 3.221 900,000 Gallons Over !.~59 1.758 1,000,000 Gallons "* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "c. Reserved" "d. Public Agency for Resale Treated Water Rates "Treated water rates ~urchased by a public agency for resale are hereby set as follows: · .~ .... , August 1, 2002 2003 ~e Lo ~'"" *~ ly 31 ~nn~ 2004 R32111A1.doc ~ August 1, o~no 2003 te Lo "'"' '~ July 31 onn~ 2004 First 2,000 Minimum* Minimum* Gallons Next ~ $2.045 13,000 Gallons Next 1.727 1.830 85,000 Gallons Next ~ 1.376 900,000 Gallons Next ! .025 1.086 9,000,000 Gallons Over 0.667 0.707 10,000,000 Gallons "* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "e. 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 large volume customer. Once a customer has elected to become a large volume customer, the customer will be billed as a large volume customer until the 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. "1. Inside City Limits August 1, 2003 to J ly 31 R32111A1.doc 9 onn~ 2004 First M!n!mum* Minimum* 10,000,000 Gallons Each $ 9.702 $0.744 Additional 1,000 Gallon "* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1 "2. Outside City Limits A ...... +"August 1, onno 2003 ~e to h,,, ,~ July 31 onn~ 2004 First M!n!.mum* Minimum* 10,000,000 Gallons Each · ~ n'~ $1 087 Additional 1,000 Gallon "* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "f. Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water Rates "The rates for the purchase of untreated water purchased by a public agency, which does not have a raw water supply contract with the City executed after January 1,1997, is the average of the monthly raw water cost adjustments, established under subsection (b) of this section, for the period used to determine the composite cost of untreated water under the City's current contract with the public agency. "(b) Raw water cost adjustment (RWCA). "In addition to the charges for the base rates for water service, established in subsection (a) of this section, a separate charge for the costs of raw water, the RWCA, will be R32111A1doc 10 added to each consumer's bill, except Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water customers without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 1997. (A Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water customer without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 1997, will pay the lower of the composite cost, as defined in its contract with the City or the rate for Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water customers without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 1997, specified in subsection (a)(2)f. of this section.) The RWCA will be based on projected system-wide raw water sales. The RWCA will be calculated on an annual basis according to the following procedures. "(1) Use projected system-wide water sales based on historical consumption and projected growth. "(2) Include the annual budgeted cost of debt service. Bond payments, amortization of deferred losses on refundings, and other debt service costs shall be applied to the RWCA in the same proportion as the raw water activities proportion of the original bond proceeds. "(3) Include budgeted expenditures for purchases of water. "(4) Include purchases of water rights, amortized over the duration of the water right agreement. "(5) Budgeted expenditures for capital items shall be included as follows: "a. The expense of acquiring a capital item that cost not more than $100,000 shall be charged in the year in which it is acquired. "b. The expense of acquiring a capital item that cost more than $100,000 shall be amortized over the number of years used to calculate depreciation expenses, with the half-year convention used in the year of acquisition. "(6) All operating and maintenance expenditures shall be charged based on annual budgeted amounts. These expenditures include operation and maintenance of dams, reservoirs, pipelines, wells, pumping stations, and related interfund charges. "(7) All expenses for consultants, engineering, legal services, and administration shall be charged based on annual budgeted amounts in the proportion to which they apply to raw water issues. "(8) Expenses related to the acquisition and transportation of emergency water supplies shall be included in the RWCA for the following fiscal year, unless foreseen and budgeted in advance, in which case they are included in the year budgeted. R32111A1.doc 11 "/.9) Miscellaneous revenues related to raw water activity, such as oil and gas lease revenues and interest earned on debt service surety bonds, is applied as an offset based on annual budgeted amounts. "(10) At fiscal year end, determine the amount of over or under collections that have resulted from differences between budgeted and actual expenses and offsetting revenues and the difference between projected and actual volume of water sold. Apply this amount as an adjustment to the following fiscal year's RWCA. "(11) Apply the credit for levelized Choke Canyon debt payments to City rate- payers' projected water consumption, and deduct from their RWCA. (The escalating payment schedule on the Choke Canyon debt was levelized through the creation of a reserve fund. In the initial years, payments greater than the debt service were made, with the excess going into the reserve fund. This excess was paid through a rate surcharge on ICL and OCL metered treated water customers. Now that bond payments exceed the levelized payment amount, the reserve fund is drawn on to make up the difference. Since only ICL and OCL metered treated water customers participated in building the reserve fund, the drawing on the reserve fund is only credited to the RWCA assessed against ICL and OCL metered treated water customers. "(c) Definitions. '"Costs of raw water' is the total of all costs of acquiring, producing, storing, conserving, and transporting untreated water from its source to the City's treatment facility and all other points of diversion. These costs include, but are not limited to, the costs of: "Construction, including debt service, operation, and maintenance of dams and reservoirs. "Construction, including debt service, operation, and maintenance of raw water supply transmission pipelines. "Construction, including debt service, operation, and maintenance of wells. "Construction, including debt service, operation, and maintenance of facilities capable of converting wastewater effluent, salt water, and brackish ground water into water suitable for municipal, industrial, or agricultural uses. "Acquisition of new water supplies and water rights. "Payments to the P.L. 104-318 Alternative Water Supply Acquisition and Facilities Construction Special Fund. R32111A1.doc 12 "Construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities to reduce water losses from water resources due to evaporation or the release of water from a reservoir due to the operation of law. "Acquisition and transportation of emergency water supplies, including the costs of transporting water by vessel or pipelines from other regions. "Water supply development and protection, including consultants' studies and reports, investigations, legal fees, court costs, and any other costs related to the development or protection of the water supply. "Administrative costs, in,cluding overhead and the portion of the City's general administrative costs applicable to the activities enumerated in this definition." SECTION 2. The water rates established in Section 1 of this ordinance shall take effect and be applied against all service provided on or after the first day of August. SECTION ;3. Section 55-50.1 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 55-50.1. Water service to city without charge. "No rate or charge shall be assessed for water service provided to city buildings, institutions, and activities operated by the city. The city shall maintain records showing the free service provided and the value thereof. However, rates and charges shall be assessed for city utilities provided to city buildings, institutions, and activities operated by the city for which operating and maintenance expenditures are recorded in the aviation, golf, and marina funds." SECTION 4. Section 55-61 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to include the classification of customers and schedule of gas rates, which shall read as follows: "Sec. 55-61. Classification of customers and schedules of rates. "(a) RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS: "(1) Inside City Limits "a. Winter rates (from November Cycle 11 throuqh April Cycle 10) Monthly Consumption August-%, Au.qust 1, · '> n n-'> 2003 - ~'"" ~ July 31 2nn'~ 2004 First 1 MCF 7,.,..AA~ $7.887 (Minimum Bill) R32111A1.doc 13 Monthly Consumption August-~, August 1, onto 2003 - "'"' '~ July 31, onn~ 2004 Next2 MCF 4.!75 4.425 Next 7 MCF 2.4 !5 2.559 Next 40 MCF 2.278 2.414 All over 50 MCF !.620 1.717 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "b. Summer rates (from April Cycle 11 through November Cycle 10) Monthly Consumption ^ ...... + 4 · .-~ .... , August 1, onno 2003 - "'"' '~ Iy 31 onnq 2004 First 1 MCF $ 7.441 $7.887 Minimum Bill) Next 2 MOF 4.175 4.425 Next 5 MCF ~., .,~° ,~2.55g Next 30 MOF 1.21~ ~.285 ~11 over 38 MOF ~.07~ 1.~42 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustmen and sales tax, where applicable "(2) Outside City Limits "a. Winter rates (from November Cycle 11 through April Cycle 10) Monthly Consumption ,,..~. 1, August 1, onno 2003 - ~"~" ~ July 31 onn~ 2004 First 1 MCF $8-482 $9.732 ,(Minimum Bill) R32111A1.doc 14 Monthly Consumption Augur, August 1, onno 2003 "'"' '~ July 31 onn~ 2004 Next 2 MCF '!.69~ 4.961 Next 7 MCF 2.662 2.828_ Next 40 MCF 2.517 2.668 All over 50 MCF ! .756 1.861_ "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "b. Summer rates (from April Cycle 11 through November Cycle 10) Monthly Consumption Augur, August 1, onno 2003 - ~,n,,31, July 31, onn'~ 2004 First 1 MCF $-9-A82 $9.732 Minimum Bill) Next 2 MCF '!..69! 4.961 Next 5 MCF 2.66~ 2.828 Next 30 MCF 1.332 1.411 All over 38 MCF !.!'!.6 1.214 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(b) GENERAL RATE CUSTOMERS (commercial, industrial, & institutional) rates: "(1) Inside City Limits Monthly ,^,-~,* ~., August 1, Consumption 2902~ 2003 - ~' '~" '~" July 31, onn'~ 2004 First 1 MCF ,~¢ '~,...'~'~ $7 .887 (Minimu;m Bill) R32111Al.doc 15 Next 2 MCF d.!75 4.425 Next 7 MCF ~ 4.135 Next 40 MCF 3.752 3.977 Next 50 MCF ! .620 1.717 Next 100 MCF 1.350 1.431 Next 100 MCF !.!80 1.250_ Next 700 MCF !.!29 1.196 Next 1,000 MCF 8~76 1.034 Next 13,000 MCF 0.877 0.929 All over 15,000 nv.~.,~,~ 0.891 MCF "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(2) Outside City Limits Monthly Consumption August-%, August 1, ~ n n":, 2003 - ~""' '~ July 31 ~nn~ 2004 First 1 MCF $-9-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-A82 $9.732 (Minimum Bill) Next 2 MCF '!,.68! 4.961 Next 7 MCF 4=396 4.659 Next 40 MCF zk226 4.479 Next 50 MCF !.75~ 1.861 Next 100 MCF !.'!,59 1.537 Next 100 MCF !.2~5 1.340 Next 700 MCF ~%498 1.266 R32111A1.doc 16 Next 1,000 MCF 0~g76 1.034 Next 13,000 MCF 0.877 0.929 All over 15,000 MCF 0.8'!~ 0.891 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(c) SEASONAL CUSTOMERS (partial year service) rates (all customers who have requested a cutoff and re-connection at the same location or for services to the same premises, including increases or reductions of the same premises, and which cutoff was not necessitated by reason of reconstruction of the building on the premises, shall be classified as seasonal customers, and in lieu of the rates applicable to residential customers, shall be charged and collected the following charge for gas furnished and delivered to the meters by the Gas Department of the City): "(1) Inside City Limits Monthly Consumption Augur, August 1, · ~nno 2003 - ~"~" '~ July 31 onn'~ 2004 First 1 MCF ,.¢ ~o,~.~v-~ $13.102 Minimum Bill) Next 2 MCF 44~47g 11.849 Next 7 MCF 5.308 5.626 Next 30 MCF 2.278 2.414 ~,11 over 40 MCF !.620 1.717 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(2) Outside City Limits Monthly Consumption ~ ...... * ~ August 1 ')nno 2003 - h.~.. '~. July 31, onnq 2004 First 1 MCF ~ $15.739 Minimum Bill) Next 2 MCF 12.7~ 13.535 R32111Al.doc 17 Next 7 MCF 6.0!8 6.379 Next 30 MCF 2.517 2.668 All over 40 MCF !.758 1.861 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(d) INCENTIVE AIR COOLING AND CONDITIONING RATE CUSTOMERS rates (limited to customers using less than 15,000 MCF per month annual average. All general rate customers that have installed total energy or have gas operated air cooling and air conditioning equipment, or both, and have an average used in MCF per month in the seven summer months that exceeds the five winter months in average use, when inspected and approved by the Gas Department, who request in writing to be billed in the summer months on the Summer Incentive Gas Rate Schedule starting with Cycle 11 in April and ending with the billing Cycle 10 in November shall be billed on the following rate schedule): "(1) Inside City Limits Monthly Augur, August 1, Consumption 2002 2003 - "'"' ~" July 31 onnq 2004 First I MCF ,.¢ '~,.,AAn,~ $7 .886 (Minimum Bill) Next 2 MCF 4.!74 4.424 Next 7 MCF ~ 4.135 Next 40 MCF 2.854 3.025 Next 150 MCF 1.213 1.285 Next 300' MCF -1--A-2-8 1.196 Next 500 MCF J;M~78 1.034 Next 14,000 MCF 0.877 0.929 All over 15,000 MCF 0.84~ 0.891 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable R32111A1.doc 18 "(2) Outside City Limits Monthly ,^,,~,v,+ ". , August 1, Consumption 2992 2003 - ~' '"' '~ July 31 onn~ 2004 First 1 MCF $q~482 $9.732 (Minimum Bill) Next 2 MCF d.68! 4.961 Next 7 MCF 4~?~6 4.659 Next 40 MCF ~ 3.401 Next 150 MCF 1.332 1.411 Next 300 MCF !.!95 1.266 Next 500 MCF !.027 1.088 Next 14,000 MCF ~ 0.964 All over 15,000 MCF 0.8'!,! 0.891 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(e) PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT. The rates in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section are subject to gas cost adjustments as follows: Rates will be adjusted monthly by the City following the receipt of notice of the cost of gas from the supplier to pass on to the consumer the full amount of such cost adjusted for pressure base and gas loss & unaccounted-for factors. Additional fees and charges paid to the supplier, which are necessary for the City to receive the gas, shall be included in the cost of gas. All general rate customers, who consume over 15,000 MCF in one month, and who receive gas from the City's distribution system at the same pressure base at which the City receives the gas from its supplier (14.65 psi), shall be billed 2.05% less per MCF for purchased gas adjustment than the General Customer Rate Schedule. "(f) INTERRUPTIONS. Deliveries of gas to Commercial or Industrial customers may be interrupted or curtailed in case of shortage, or threatened shortage, of gas supply from any cause whatsoever, to conserve gas for residential and other human need customers served hereunder, according to all mandatory orders of governmental agencies having jurisdiction." SECTION 5. The gas rates established in Section 4 of this ordinance shall take effect and be applied against all service provided on or after the first day of August. R32111A1.doc 19 SECTION 6. Section 55-100 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to include the classification of customers and schedule of wastewater rates, which shall read as follows: "Sec. 55-100. Schedule. "(a) The monthly charge to be paid by users of sewer service furnished by the City's municipal sewer system, except as otherwise provided in Articles Vii and XI of Chapter 55, shall be based on the amount of water used by the user according to the following rates: ClassificationAugu~ August !,~w~'~nn'~ 1, 2003 te to ~"~" '~ July 31 onn~ 2004 Inside City ~ $13.557 Limits One-family minimum monthly charge (first 2,000 gallons) Inside City 2.5~ 2.741 Limits One-family per 1,000 gallons over 2,000 Inside City 72.27! 76.607 Limits One-family maximum monthly charge (Up to 25,000 gallons) R32111A1.doc Classification Augu~ August ~ ,~nn,) I 2003 te to ~' '~" '~ July 31 onn'~ 2004 I Outside City 25.58! 27.115 Limits One-family minimum monthly charge (first 2,000 gallons) Outside City 5.173 5.483 Limits One-family per 1,000 gallons over 2,000 Outside City ! 4~.585 153.260 Limits One-family maximum monthly charge (Up to 25,000 gallons) Inside City ~,~. '~'~,~ 20.604 Limits Commercial minimum monthly charge (first 2,000 gallons) R32111A1.doc 21 Classification .^..~...+ August, '~ onno 1 2003 ~e t__o I,,~,, '~ July 31 onn~ 2004 inside City ~ 2.193 Limits Commercial per 1,000 gallons over 2,000 Outside City w.v,~ ~7-~, 41.209 Limits Commercial minimum monthly charge (first 2,000 gallons) Outside City A,.. ~An ,v 4.388 Limits Commercial per 1,000 gallons over 2,000 "(b) The amount of water used to compute the monthly bills to one family residential customers shall be computed on the basis of the "winter average" or "interim average" that is calculated under this subsection. (1) Definitions a. Winter Averaging Wastewater Charge Period -- the period of water and wastewater service during the three complete consecutive reading periods commencing on or after December 1 of each year. Using the three complete consecutive reading periods, the City shall establish monthly wastewater service charges for customers based upon their average monthly water consumption. The customer must R$2111A1.doc 22 receive wastewater service at one location during the three consecutive reading periods in order to establish a "winter average". b. Winter Average -- The monthly wastewater usage established by the City of Corpus Christi during the "winter averaging wastewater charge period". This usage is the basis for monthly billings which apply to service before and including July 31 of each year. Billings which apply to service after July 31 will reflect wastewater usages based on the previous "winter averaging wastewater charge period". c. Interim Average -- The monthly wastewater usage established by the City for individual customers who have not established a "winter average". The "interim average" shall be recalculated each year based on the total "winter average" consumption of all customers subject to winter averaging divided by the number of winter averaging customers, and shall be the basis for monthly billings until a "winter average" as defined in subsection (b)(1)b. of this section is established for the individual customer. d. Service Area -- the geographic region served by the City's wastewater system. (2) Winter Average Criteria a. "Winter Average" charges shall apply to one-family residential customers only. b. The "winter average" shall be based on a customer's average water consumption for three complete consecutive reading periods commencing with the customer's first reading period on or after December 1 of each year. c. The following method will be used to calculate a customer's "winter average". 1. Add the three winter months water consumption to get total water consumption. "2. Divide three month usage amount by 3 to get winter average usage. Such winter average u~sage shall be limited to a maximum of 25,000 gallons. "d. Using the winter average usage, apply the applicable rates established in subsection (a) of this R32111A1.doc 23 section to calculate the customer's wastewater bill for each month until a new average is established (or rates are changed. "e. New and Relocating Customers; Adjustments "1. Customers new to the service area, who have not established a "winter average", shall be billed aK the "interim average" rate. "2. Customers who are relocating within the service area, who established a "winter average" at their previous address, shall be billed at the "interim average" rate or their "winter average" rate at the previous address, whichever is less. "3. Customers who are relocating within the service, area, who have not established a "winter average" at their previous address, shall be bi,lied at the "interim average" rate. "4. When a customer experiences a substantial increase in water or wastewater usage from hidden water leaks in the plumbing system during the winter average charge period, and if the customer can produce proof of repairs, the Director of Finance or the Director's designee may adjust the wastewater bill. "(3) Administrative change in rates. "a. Annually the City Manager shall calculate base revenues from single-family residential wastewater customers. Base revenues shall equal a three-year moving average of actual revenues from single-family residential wastewater customers, with each year's revenue adjusted for all actual rate increases, which were implemented in subsequent years. For this purpose, a year shall run from-June 1 through May 31. "b. The City Manager shall annually, based upon the Winter Average wastewater usage determined during the Winter Averaging Wastewater Charge Period, adjust the rate in the new fiscal year applied to each customer's winter average or interim average so that the Adjusted Rate will produce an amount equal to the base revenues. R32111A1.doc 24 "(c) The rates established in subsection (a) of this section are based upon water consumption for wastewater service customers with wastewater characteristics of 562 parts per million or less by weight of chemical oxygen demand index, 250 parts per million or less by weight of biochemical oxygen demand index, and 250 parts per million or less by weight of suspended solids index. If the wastewater characteristics exceed any of these parameters shall pay an additional abnormal wastewater surcharges as provided in Section 55-148." SECTION 1. The wastewater rates established in Section 6 of this ordinance shall take effect and be applied against all service provided on or after the first day of August. SECTION 8. Section 55-148 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to include the schedule of values used to determine the abnormal wastewater surcharges. Section 55- 148(a)(6) and (8) shall read as follows: "Sec. 55-148. Fees. '(a) Abnormal wastewater surcharge. "(6) Computations of each surcharge, as applicable, shall be based on the following: "S = V x 8.34 x X x (COD-562) "S = V x 8.34 x Y x (BOD~250) "S = V x 8.34 x Z x (TSS-250) "S = Surcharge in dollars for the billing period. "V = Water consumption in millions of gallons during the billing period. "8.34 = Weight of water in pounds per gallon. "X = Unit charge in dollars per pound for COD as established subdivision (8) of this subsection. "Y = Unit charge in dollars per pound for BOD as established in subdivision (8) of this subsection. "Z = Unit charge in dollars per pound for TSS as established in subdivision (8) of this subsection. "COD = Chemical oxygen demand strength index in parts per million by weight, or mg/l. R32111Al.doc 25 "BOD = Five-day biochemical oxygen demand strength index in parts per million by weight, or mg/I. "TSS = Total suspended solids strength index in parts per million by weight, or mg/I. "250 = Normal BOD and TSS strength in parts per million by weight, or mg/I. "562 = Normal COD strength in parts per million by weight, or mg/I. "(8) The values for X, Y, and Z used in subdivision (6) of this subsection to determine the abnormal wastewater surcharge are:" Value Augu~ Au,qust ~ onno 1 2003 te t_o ~' '~" '~ July 31 onn~ 2004 X (unit ,,,,.,,,,~vcn nnnn $0.0000 charge in dollars per pound of COD) Y (unit 9.2238 0.2372 charge in dollars per pound of BOD) Z (unit nv. ~n~.v~ 0 .1704 charge in dollars per pound of TSS) SECTION 9. The values used to determine the abnormal wastewater surcharges established in Section 8 of this ordinance shall take effect and be applied against all service provided on or after the first day of August. R32111A1,doc 6 SECTION 10. 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 11. 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. SECTION 12. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council members, copy attached, the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the need for immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs and (2) suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance,~s~ ~ssed and takes effect upon first re_~adir]g as an emergency measure on this the ~ day of ,~ [~t~ ,2003. ATTESTI City Secretary APPROVED: This 16TM day of July, 2003: R. ~vCeinin~ Acting 'City Attorney THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI "'Samuel L. Nea~, Jr. Mayor R32111A1.doc 27' Corpus Christi, Texas ~)~,~ dayof J~ ,2003 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings: I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, Respectfully, Council Members The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Brent Chesney Javier D. Colmenero Melody Cooper Henry Garrett Bill Kelly Rex A. Kinnison Jesse Noyola Mark Scott R$2111Al.doc 5396 State ~i' ~e~aS ~ County of Nueces } PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 461926O PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Diana Hinoiosa, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Credit Manager of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Dural, 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 NO. which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and on the World Wide Web on the Calle~Tirnes Interactive on the 28TH day(s) of JULY, 2003. $58.39 TWO (2) Time(s) Credit Manager Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of JULY 29, 2003. Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas ROSA MARIA FLORES Print or Type Name of Notary Public My commission expires on 04/23/05. am:l approved by rne