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Home My WebLink About026368 ORD - 07/26/2005 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; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. 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 amended by revising it to read as follows "Sec. 55-50. Schedule of water rates. "fa) 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 (Inche Size August 1, Auoust 1, s) 2001 to 2005 to July 31, Julv31, ~ 2006 entia I 3/4" $ 6.130 $ 6.799 ercial 3/4" ~ 9812 entia I & -~ f----- ercial 11809 15.660 " 21.879 26.309 38.709 40.934 Resid 5/8" - - Comm 5/8" - Resid Comm h-~~~ ! , ~1,172 >------ _._~ 2' Utiiity rate.doc7/11/2005 02~368 2 Meter Siz (Inches) e ~ugust 1, Auoust 1, , 2001 to 2005 to , i July31, July 31, ;wQa 2006 $138890 $146876 158.158 167.569 238.081 251773 ger ~+G 378.172 - -- 12,056203 12,749434 3" i---- -- 14" I , 6" 8" and lar Large Volume Any size "2. Outside City Limits 5/8 - ter Size August 1, Auqust 1 , 2001 to 2005 to July 31, July 31, ;wQa 2006 sidential - $ 13.651 $ 14435 "- 3/4" mmercial H _ 3/4" 19.369 20482 - -- sidential & mmercial - 30388 32135 -- /2" 50. 511 53450 ~._- 77B 18B 82.683 -._- 278.553 294.569 .-- -. .. fMe ! f- iRe f-- 5/8 c .. Co Re Co 1" i I'~i 2" 3" cJtilrtv ratf' .doc 3 !Mete I r Size August 1, Auoust 1, 200'1 to 2005 to July 31 July 31 , 200a 2006 ----.. $317709 $335977 - '176979 504.405 d larger 71602'1 757.195 -- e ize 20,116981 21,273707 ___.l......--~__~_ , I- - i 41[ I !6'- i rs;'an r-c- ,-- . Large Volum i Any s "b. Untreated Water Customers ,- August 1, AUQust 1, I i 200'1 to 2005 to , I July 31, July 31, i ! 200a 2006 I Minimum $2!l7.!l22 $304.371 monthly service charge, water I districtsl I municipalities I with raw water supply contracts I executed after January ~ 1, 1997 -. Utility rate,doc 4 1---- August 1, Auoust 1 i 2001 to 2005 to I July 31, July 31, ~ 2006 Minimum $175.297 $185.376 monthly service charge for , Public Agency for . Resale ; i Untreated I Water without I a raw water ! supply I contract executed I after ! January 1, ! 19971 i Minimum 287.822 304.371 ! monthly : service charge, , industrial j Minimum ~ 10.139 monthly service charge, domestic ! Minimum 95.938 101.454 annual service charge, domestic , " 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 $175.297 $185376, the customer shall be billed $175.297,$185.376 unless a valid water supply contract between the customer and City that was executed prior to January 1, 1997, provides for a minimum annual payment If a valid water supply contract between the Utility rate doc 5 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. f-'=-- i First 2 i Gallo ~ext I ~'3 00 Gallo Next 15,00 Gallo Next 20.00 Gallo Over 50,00 Gallo "(2) Monthly Volume Charges Per 1,000 Gallons "a Residential Rate "1. Inside City Limits - August 1, Auqust 1 , :wG4 2005 te to July 31, July31, ~ 2006 ,000 Minimum* Minimum* ns $ 2.223 $2.350 0 ns -..-- t-- -- ~ 3317 0 ns ~ 4.059 0 ns ~ 4925 0 ns "*Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). I ~rst2,000 Minimum* I Gallons I L__..___...__J.....-........_ Utility rate.doc "2. Outside City Limits I\ugust 1, :wG4 te July 31, ~ Auqust 1, 2005 to July 31, 2006 Minimum~ ---- 6 Next $-16581' $ 4.925 13,000 I Gallons I , , I Next 1.658 4.925 15,000 Gallons 1__________ 165g 4.925 I ~ 4.925 "*Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1) "b. Commercial Rate "1. Inside City Limits I - - August 1 , Auoust 1, 2,004 2005 te to July 31, Julv31, ~ 2006 First 2,000 Minimum* Minimum* Gallons Next $ 2223 $ 2.350 13 000 Gallons f--- Next 1.978 2091 85,000 Gallons ---- Next ~ 1589 900,000 , Gallons I ---,.._- Over .~ 1245 1000,000 I I Gallons j ,,* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1) Utilitv rate_doc 7 "2. Outside City Limits August 1, ~ Ie July 31, ~ Auoust 1 , 2005 to Julv 31, 2006 f-----~- : First 2,000 Minimum* Minimum* ! Gallons i---- i Next , 13, 000 ! Gallons $ 4848 $ 5126 !-------..--- ~ Next , I 85,000 I Gallons 1- - Next 900,000 Gallons , i , - 4.353 ~ 4.603 ! I I . 3.3821- 3.576 I .~ 1.951 ,,* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "c. Reserved" "d. Public Agency for Resale Treated Water Rates "Treated water rates purchased by a public agency for resale are hereby set as follows: I- . August 1, I Auoust 1 , ~ 2005 Ie I to July31, ! Julv 31 , ~ 2006 First 2,000 Minimum* Minimum* Gallons - ,- Utllltv rate doc 8 , C---__ i Over : 10.00 i Gallo - -T^Ug:d41 AU2~~~ 1. to to July 31, July 31 :wGa 2006 -, $--&+47 $ 2.270 0 I s I i '~I 2031 0 I s t-- 1'111~ ~- 1527 00 , I , S , 1.110 1.205 ,000 s . 0.712 0784 0,000 ns ,,* 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 Auguf:t 1, ~ to July31, :wGa Auoust 1, 2005 to July 31 2006 .---.-.- Uti!!tv rate.doc 9 -- -~..._- . First Minimum* Minimum* 110,000,000 i Gallons i-~ I Each $--0.781 $0.825 I Additional i 1.000 I Gallon L_ __ ,,* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1) "2. Outside City Limits Each Addit 1.000 Gallo - August 1, Auoust 1, 2004- 2005 Ie to July 31, July 31, 200e 2006 Minimum* Minimum* 0,000 I s I $- 'h+4+ $ 1.206 ional n I 1-- - First 10,00 Gallon ~- ,,* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1) 'T 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 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 Utchty rate doc 10 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. "(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 Ut:Hv rClte,doc 11 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. "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. Utlii!-,,, r81e,doc 12 "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, including 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 2005. SECTION 3. 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. "I a) RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS "(1) Inside City Limits "a. Winter rates (from November Cycle 11 throuqh April Cycle 10) IM(:mlhly Consumption I\uguct 1, AUQust 1, :wQ4- 2005 - July 31, July 31, 200a 2006 iFlrst 1 MCF $ 8281 $ 8.757 I(Minimum Bill) [Next 2 MCF 4646 4.913 I INext 7 MCF 2.686 2.840 I ~e-Xt40 MCF -~ 2.679 rll over 50 MCF 1.802 1.905 "Note Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "b. Summer rates (from April Cycle 11 through November Cycle 10) [Month , , Iy Consumption August 1, Auqust 1, 2004 2005 - July31, July 31, 200a 2006 MCF $ 8.281 $ 8757 I f,-rst"1 L Util:ty rate doc 13 I i{Minlmum Bill) ~ext lNext ~ext i !Allav Lmm "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable I 2 MCF $4.646 $ 4913 5 MCF 2.686 2.840 30 MCF 1349 1426 er 38 MCF -tAW 1267 "(2) Outside City Limits "a Winter rates (from November Cycle 11 through April Cycle 10) [Mont hly Consumption August 1, Auqust 1. :wQ4- 2005 - July 31, July 31, 200a 2006 1 MCF $ 10.218 $ 10.805 mum Bill) 2 MCF 5209 5.508 7 MCF 2969 3.139 40 MCF ~ 2962 er 50 MCF ~ 2.066 !First , . !(Mlnl ~xt [Next i [Next i IAII ov I L_ "Note Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "b Summer rates (from April Cycle 11 through November Cycle 1 0) First (Minim Iy Consumption /\uguct 1, AUQust 1. :wQ4- 2005 - July31, July 31, 2005 2006 1 MCF $ 10.218 $ 10.805 um Bill) 2 MCF 5.209 5.508 5 MCF 2.969 3139 - -- L rMonth i Next ~ext 1__ Utility rate. doc 14 [Ne ~I L "Note Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable .- .-- -- $14811 xt 30 MCF $1.566 lover 38 MCF 1.274 1347 "(b) GENERAL RATE CUSTOMERS (commercial, industrial, & institutional) rates: "(1) Inside City Limits IMo ! _. nthly Consumption August 1, AUQust 1. 2004 2005 - July 31, July 31. 200a 2006 - st 1 MCF $ 8281 $ 8.757 inimum Bill) xt 2 MCF 4646 4.913 -- - xt 7 MCF 4341 4.590 xt 40 MCF 4175 4415 xt 50 MCF 1.802 1.905 xt 100 MCF 1.502 1588 xt 100 MCF 1.312 1387 -- xt 700 MCF 1.255 1.327 - xt 1,000 MCF 1.085 1147 -- xt 13.000 MCF 0975 1.031 lover 15,000 MCF 0935 0.988 -- r~ i ~e !Ne L INe ~ !Ne ro-:- :Ne rNe iNe lNe e-- IAI I "Note Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(2) Outside City Limits Monthly Consumption I\ugust 1, 2004 July 31, 200a AUQust 1, 2005 - July 31, 2006 Uti,ity rate.doc 15 ~irst (~inlm Next [Next ~-ext ~ext lNeXt , [NeXt , iNext ~eXt INext jAil ov L__ "Note Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable 1 MCF I $ 102181 $10.805 um Bill) I 2 MCF ~ 5.508 7 MCF 4c-W4- 5172 40 MCF ~~ 4.972 -- 50 MCF ~ 2.066 100 MCF ~ 1.705 100 MCF +4G+ 1487 700 MCF ~ 1405 1,000 MCF +.ooa 1.147 13,000 MCF ~ 1.031 er 15,000 MCF 0.935 0.988 "(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 r:----~-- iMont f----- !First I(Minlm lNext tr\lext Utility rate. doc hly Consumption August 1, AUQust 1, 2004 2005 - July 31, July 31, 200a 2006 1 MCF $ 13.757 $14.548 um Bill) 2 MCF 12.441 13.156 7 MCF ~ 6.246 16 eext t"~v "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable 30 MCF $2.534 $2.679 er 40 MCF ~ 1.905 "(2) Outside City Limits ronthlY Consumption August 1, AUQust 1, 2004 2005 - July 31, July 31, I 200a 2006 -- First 1 MCF $ 16525 $17475 (Minimum Bill) -- Next 2 MCF 14211 15.028 -- Next 7 MCF ~ 7082 -- Next 30 MCF UG+ 2.962 ----- All over 40 MCF ~ 2066 "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 c Monthly Auguct 1, AUQust 1 , >onsumption 2004 2005 - July 31, July 31. 200a 2006 1 MCF $ 8.280 $ 8.756 imum Bill) 2 MCF ~ 4912 First (Min Next Utility "ate doc 17 ~--- $4.341 $4.590 Next 7 MCF ~--- Next 40 MCF ~ 3.358 1--..--- Next 150 MCF 'hM9 1426 , INext 300 MCF ~ 1.327 [Next 500 MCF 1085 1.147 lNext"" 14,000 MCF ~ 1.031 !Allover 15,000 MCF ~ 0.988 L__ "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(2) Outside City Limits I Moo'hl, August 1, AUQust 1, Consumption 2004 2005 - July31, July 31, 200a 2006 =-- $ 10.218 $ 10.805 First 1 MCF (Minimum Bill) Next 2 MCF ~ 5.508 -- 4c-W4- 5.172 Next 7 MCF ~-. ~ 3776 Next 40 MCF --- Next 150 MCF ~ 1.566 Next 300 MCF ~ 1405 -- 1.207 Next 500 MCF ~ Next 14,000 MCF ~ 1.070 ~. ~ 0.988 All over 15,000 MCF ~. "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 Utility rate.doc 18 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 4 The gas rates established in Section 3 of this ordinance shall take effect and be applied against all service provided on or after the first day of August, 2005. SECTION 5 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 Inside limits ification August 1, AUQust 1, 2004 to 2005 to July 31, July 31, 200a 2006 City $ 14.802 $ 15653 amily um hly e (first s) Class One-f minim mont charg 2.000 gallon Utility rate_doc 19 ----- Classification August 1, AUQust 1. 2004 to 2005 to July 31, July 31. 200a 2006 --- Inside City $2.993 $3.165 Limits One-family per 1 000 gallons over 2000 1--- Inside City 83.641 88450 limits One-family maximum monthly charge (Up to 25.000 gallons) Outside City 28.470 30.107 Limits One-family minimum monthly charge (first 2.000 gallons) e---- Outside City ~ 6088 limits One-family per 1.000 gallons over 2.000 ------ Utility rate.doc 20 Inside Limits ification /\uguct 1, AUQust 1. 2004 to 2005 to July 31, July 31, 200a 2006 e City $160.923 $170.176 amily um Iy e(Up 000 s) City 21.634 22877 ercial um Iy e (first s) City ~ 2.434 ercial 000 s over e City 43.269 45.756 ercial um Iy e (first s) Class Outsid Limits One-f maxim month charg to 25. gallon Comm minim month charg 2.000 gallon Inside Limits Comm per 1. gallon 2000 Outsid Limits Comm minim month charg 2.000 gallon Utility rate.doc Class Outsid Limits Comm per 1 gallon 2000 21 .- ification Auguct 1. Auqust 1. 2004 to 2005 to July 31, July 31. 200a 2006 e City $4607 $4871 ercial 000 s over - "(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 Utility rate.doc (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 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 22 "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 usage 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 section to calculate the customer's wastewater bill for each month until a new average is established for 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 at 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 Utility rate doc 23 "winter average" at their previous address, shall be billed 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. "(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 6. The wastewater rates established in Section 5 of this ordinance shall take effect and be applied against all service provided on or after the first day of August 2005. SECTION 7. 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 UtNy rate doc 24 "See, 55-148. Fees. "(a) Abnormal wastewater surcharge. * * * * * "(6) Computations of each surcharge, as applicable, shall be based on the following "S = V x 834 x X x (COD-562) "S = V x 834 x Y x (BOD-250) "S = V x 834 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 mgll. "BOD = Five-day biochemical oxygen demand strength index in parts per million by weight, or mg/1. "TSS = Total suspended solids strength index in parts per million by weight, or mg/1. "250 = Normal BOD and TSS strength in parts per million by weight, or mg/1. "562 = Normal COD strength in parts per million by weight, or mg/1. * * * * * Utility rate doc 25 "(8) The values for X, Y, and Z used in subdivision (6) of this subsection to determine the abnormal wastewater surcharge are:" Z (un charg dollar pound TSS) August AUQust 1, 2004 1.2005 te to July 31, July 31, 200a 2006 It $0.0000 $0.0000 e In s per of It 0.2490 0.2633 e In s per of It o 1789 0.1891 e In s per of - Value X (un charg dollar pound COD' Y (un charg dollar pound BOOi * * * * * SECTION 8. The values used to determine the abnormal wastewater surcharges established in Section 7 of this ordinance shall take effect and be applied against all service provided on or after the first day of August 2005. SECTION 9. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or proYision of this ordinance shall be held inyalid 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 10. 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. Utility rate doc 26 Thatthe foregoing orq~a~nce was rea or th~ first time and passed to its second reading on this the ~day of LJU_ , 2005, by the following vote: ~ ~ 0U i. John E Marez 0.1-1- l~. ~ -, - J,,,, No,ol, --9'!1- ~ Mark Scott ~ [Ql:f Tha1,.tt~hee...f f(oregoing ordinll ce \ij(as read for the second time and passed finally on this th~ day of' _ , 2005 by the following vote: Henry Garrett Brent Chesney Melody Cooper Jerry Garcia Bill Kelly Henry Garrett . ~ Rex A. Kinnison Brent Chesney ~ John E. Marez Melody Cooper ljA.~z. Jesse Noyola Jerry Garcia ( V:tj- Mark Scott Bill Kelly ~ PASSED AND APPROVED, this the .].(0 f'h-day of ATTEST: I~ Armando Chapa City Secretary ~ ~ ~ ,2005. APPROVED: -t'- l.!...... day of July, 2005 ,-~ J /-vOZ . Lisa Aguila~ Assistant Ci Attorney for City Attorney EFFECTIVE DATE f/J)Oc; Utiilty rate_doc n2~3R8 fiNANCE DEPAR1MEttl State ~alO Mi 9: 36; County of Nueces PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT ss: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 5267782 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Diana t1i.D9iosa, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is SENIOR COLLECTOR of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City 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 t he publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the annexed is a true copv, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-TImes and on 1he World WIde Web on the Caller-Times Interactive on the 1ST day(s) of i}.UGUST,2005. $.Q211 L~'CUlO.- cti~.s~ SENIOR COLLECTOR '(WClQ....1 Time(s) Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of AUGUST 02,2005. / ,.:~~,~: ~ ..~.~ O~ \' ') ____fUQ~ IJ)J/21 tl ~.JtDlL-- Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas ROSA MARIA FLORES Print or Type Name of Notary Public \11,\ ,.\ My commission expires on 04/23/09. CALLER- 5.~ t' II , ." OF ORDINANCE NO. ' 026368 Amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, ChlIpler 55, UtiIIies, reQIlRIng Walar, Gas I and Watt.water' ~;~Ioran! efIec:tlve .... This on:lnance _ puud and llPIlI'OWd by !he City Council ot !he City ot Corpus Christi on its ~'reedIng on July 26, 2005. IaI AmlMdo CtIllpe CIty SecnIlery City 01 Corpus Christi ';f. '.} , / .. . <~ ,. . j <~