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Home My WebLink About027355 ORD - 07/24/2007ORDINANCE 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. "(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 (Inches) Aum- -i August 1, , 2006 to July 31, 2007 to July31, 2007 2008 Residential 5/8" - 3/4" $ 7.18 7.602 Commercial " - 3/4" 10.376 10.972 J Residential Commercial 1" 16.560 17.512 1-1/2" 27.821 1 29.420 _ 2" h 43.2871 45.776 Utility rate.d 7l 12007 027355 2 Meter Size (Inches) August 1, August 1, 2006to July 2007 to July 3t -34, 2407 2008 �" lential Residential $164.251 " 177.204 187.393 6" 266,249 281.558 5/8" - 3/4" 8" and larger 390,944 422.911 Large Volume Any size I-37482;526 14,257.771 "2. Outside City Limits Meter Size August 1, August 1, July 31, 2007 to July 31 2007 2008 lential Residential 5/8" - 3/4" $ 15.265 $ 16.142 Commercial 5/8" - 3/4" 21.659 22.904 Residential Commercial 1" 337982 35.935 1-1/2" €6,523 59.773 2" 87437 92.464 �" 329.417 3 Meter Size August -17 July31, August 1, 2007 to July31, 2007 2008 2008 !1 Minimum monthly service charge, water districts/ municipalities with raw water supply contracts executed after January 1, 1997 $375.724 $340.379 " 533.408 564.078 8" and larger i 800.733 846.775 Large Volume Any size 23 790.519 "b. Untreated Water Customers August 1, Aust 1, July 31, 2007 to July31, 2007 2008 Minimum monthly service charge, water districts/ municipalities with raw water supply contracts executed after January 1, 1997 $321.872 $340.379 "1 Mi 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 $4-967035 $207.307, the customer shall be billed $496:0367$207.307 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 August 1, August 1, 2006 -to July 31, 2007 to July 31, 20Q-7 2008 Minirnum monthly service charge for Public Agency for Resale Untreated Water without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 19971 $207'.807 Minimum monthly service charge, industrial 321.872 340.379 Minimum monthly service charge, domestic 10,721- 11.887 Minimum annual service charge, domestic 107.287 113.456 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. "(2) Monthly Volume Charges Per 1,000 Gallons "a. Residential Rate "1. Inside City Limits '!*Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "2. Outside City Limits 20.06 to July 31, Ais 1,, 2007 to July 31, 2007 2008 First 2,000 Gallons First 2,000 Gallons Minima , Minir m* Next 13,000 Gallons $2.627 Next 15,000 Gallons 3,507 3.708 1 Next 20,000 Gallons 4.2g2 I 4.538 Over 50,000 Gallons 5.208 5.507 '!*Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "2. Outside City Limits , 2006 to 200-7 August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008 First 2,000 Gallons Minima ,* Minimum± 6 Next 13,000 Gallons S-57208 I 5.5Q/ 2006 to July 31, Next 15,000 Gallons 5.208 5.507 2008 Next 20,000 Gallons B.208 5.507 1Ai fy .,nir* Over 50,000 Gallons 5.208 5.507 $-241.8-5 $ 2.627 "*Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "b. Commercial Rate "1. Inside City Limits "` Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). August 1, August 1, 2006 to July 31, 2007 to July 31, 2007 2008 First 2,000 Gallons 1Ai fy .,nir* _ . i Minimum* Next 13,000 Gallons $-241.8-5 $ 2.627 Next 85,000 Gallons 2.211 2.338 Next t 900,000 Gallons 1.680 1.776 Over 1,000,000 Gallons -1.316 ' www _ w wy 1.891 "` Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "2. Outside City Limits 11* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection OM . "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: August 1, August 1, 2006 to July31, 2007 to July31, 2007 2008 First 2,000 Gallons First 2,000 Gallons Minim1lam* Minimum* Net 13,000 Gallons $ 5.731 Next 85,000 Gallons 5.146 Next 900,000 Gallons 3.781 3.998 Over 1,000,000 Gallons - 2.181 .063 11* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection OM . "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: 2006 to July 31, August 1, 2007 t July 31, 2007 2008 First 2,000 Gallons Minimuwft Minimum* 11* 8 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 Aust -1-, August 1, 2006 to 2007 2007 to July 81, 2008 to Next 13,000 Gallons a2.538 .July 31, Next 85,000 Gallons 2.147 2.270 Next 900,000 Gallons 1.611 1.706 Next 9,000,000 Gallons 1.271 1.347 Over 10,000,000 Gallons 0.829 0.876 11* 8 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, 2006 2007 to to 1 2007 .July 31, 2008 9 First Minimum_*_. Minimum* 10,000,000 t July 31, Gallons Each Minimufg $0.922 Additional Each Additional 1,000 Galion $ 1. 75 1,000 Gallon "* Use the Minimum Charges in Subsection (a)(1). "2. Outside City Limits "* 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 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 2006 to duIy 31, August 1, 2007 t July 31, 2008 First 10,000,000 Gallons Minimufg Minimum* Each Additional 1,000 Galion $ 1. 75 $ 1.348 "* 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 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 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. " 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) Alt 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 all 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 '11 revenues and the difference between projected and actual volume of water sold. Use of overcollections to create and maintain a reserve to level out large fluctuations in raw water charges is authorized. Apply any remaining amount as an adjustment to the following fiscal year's RWCA." "(11) Apply the credit for Ieveli ed 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 levelled 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 levelied 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. 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 2007. 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. "(a) RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS: "(1) Inside City Limits "a. Winter rates (from November Cycle 11 through April Cycle 10) Monthly Consumption , 2006 August 1, 2007 July 31, itujy 31, 2007 2008 Meter Charge L1.00 First 1 MCF - - (Minimum Bill) $9.26Q - Next 2 MCF 4.913 5.195 Next 7 MCF 3.008 Next 5 MCF 2.479 2.621 Next 86 IMF 2.679 2.833 ---------- All over 50 MCF 2.014 "Note: Rates do not inc ude purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable 13 "b. Summer rates (from April Cycle 11 through November Cycle 10) Monthly Consumption , 2006 August 1, t 2007 - July 31, July 31,. 2007 2008 2008 Meter Charge $1,00, $1.00 $1.25 First 1 MCF Ninimum Bill) :- 9.260 10.805 Next 2 MCF - 5.195 Next2MCF 1 Next 5 IMF 5.824 3.003 Next 7 MCF Next 2 MCF ''-.-" 'I.6 Next 40 MCF Next 28 MCF 1.390 1.469 All over 38 MCF 1-;267 1.339 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(2) Outside City Limits "a. Winter rates (from November Cycle 11 through April Cycle 10) Monthly Consumption August 1, Amu st 1, 2008 - 2007 - July 31, July 31ti 2007 2008 Meter Charge $1.25 $1.25 First 1 MCF (Minimum Bill) 10.805 11.426 Next2MCF ----67508 5.824 Next 7 MCF 3439 3.319 Next 40 MCF 2.962 3.132 Alf over 50 MCF 27966 2.184 "Note: Rates do not inc ude purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable 14 "b. Summer rates (from April Cycle 11 through November Cycle 10) Monthly Consumption , 2006 — August 1, 2007 July 81, July 31, 2007 2988 Meter Charge $445 $1.25 First 1 MCF (Minimum Bill) 1-07805 11.426 9.280 Next 2 MCF •5.824 Next 2 IIF Next t MCF 37149 3.319 Next 7 MCF Next t 88 MCF 1,566 1.656 Next 40 MCF All over 88 MCF .-3,47 1.424 'Next t MCF "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(b) GENERAL RATE CUSTOMERS ommercial, industrial, & institutional) rates: "(1) Inside City Limits Monthly Consumption , 2006 August 1, 2007 — J my 31, July 31 2007 2008 Meter Charge First 1 MCF (Minimum Bill) 8.757 9.280 Next 2 IIF Next 7 MCF Next 40 MCF 4.868 'Next t MCF 1.905 2.014 Next 100 MCF 1.679 Next 100 MCF 1.387 1.466 15 Next 700 MCF 1 1.327- 1.403 2006-- 2007 — Next 1,000 MCF -1r14-71.21 Z 2008 Next 13,000 MCF 1.031 1.090 $10.IQ All over 15,000 MCF ________ 1.044 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(2) Outside City Limits Monthly Consumption August 1, August 1, 2006-- 2007 — July 31, July 3t 2007 2008 Meter Charge $10.IQ First 1 MCF (Minimum Bill) 407806 11.426 Next 2 MCF I 5.5085.824 Next 7 IMF 5.172 5.469 Next 40 MCF 4.972 5.257 Next 50 ICF _.� 2.184 Next t 1 MCF 1.705 1.803 Next 100 MCF 1A87 1.572 Next 700 MCF 47405 1.485 Next 1,000 IMF 1.147 1.212 Next 13,000 MCF 1.031 1.090 All over 15,000 MCF 1.044 "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 16 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' , 2006 Augusts 2007 – July 31, July 3i 2007 2008 Meter Charge Meter Charge $140 $1.00 First 1 MCF (Minimum Bill) 447548 15.384 15.028 Next 2 MCF 13.156 13.912 Next 7 MCF 7.082 Next 7 MCF 67246 6.805 Next 30 MCF Next 30 MCF $2.679 $2.833 All over 49MCF ---- 66 All over 40 MCF 1,90.5 2.014 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable "(2) Outside City Limits MonthlyConsumption 2006— Ju3i, August 1 097 – July 31, 2007 Meter Charge $1.25 First 1 MCF (Minimum Bill) $18.479 Next 2 MCF 15.028 15.892 Next 7 MCF 7.082 7.489 Next 30 MCF 2.9623.132 All over 49MCF ---- 66 2.184 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable 17 "(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 Consumption , 2006 August 1, 2007 July 81, Jung 31, 2007 2008 Meter Charge $843 $8.13 First 1 MCF (Minimum Bill) 8-.756 9.259 Next 2 MCF 4.912 5.194 Next t 7 MCF 47590 4.853 Next 40 MCF 3.358 3.551 Net 150 MCF 1.426 1.507 Next 800 MCF -1;327 1.403 Next 500 MCF 1.212 Next 14,000 MCF 1.031 1.090 All over 15,000 MCF 0.9881.044 "Note: Rates do not include purchased gas adjustment and sales tax, where applicable 18 "(2) Outside City Limits Monthly Consumption , 2006-- July 31, August 1, 2007 July31 2007 2008 Meter Charge i $10.16 First 1 MCF (Minimum Bill) 10.805 1t426 Next t 2 MCF 5.824 Next 7 MCF 6.172 5.469 Next 40 MCF 3.776 3.993 F _ Next t 150 MCF 1.566 _ 1.656 Net 300 MCF 1,406 1.485 Next 500 MCF 1.207 1.276 Next t 14,000 MCF 1.070 1.131 All over 15,000 MCF 0.988 1.044 "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." 19 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 2007. SECTION 5 Section 55-100 of the Code of Ordinances is amended to include the classification of customers s 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 1111 and XI of Chapter 55, shall be based on the amount of water used by the user according to the following rates: 1 Classification August 1, August 1, 200649 July-31,July_ 2007 2007 to 31, 2008 Inside City Limits One -family ■ m in mum monthly charge (first 2,000 gallons) $-1 5117 $ 15.986 I Inside City$3.232 Limits One -family per 1,000 gallons over 2,000 Inside City Limits One -family maximum monthly charge Up to 25,000 gallons) 85,428 90.340 , 20 1 Classification July 31; uq st 1, 2007 to July 31,. 2007 2008 Outside City Limits One -family minimum monthly charge (first 2,000 gallons) 34:838 33.668 Outside City Limits One -family per 1,000 gallons over 2,000 6438 6.808 Outside City Limits One -family maximum monthly charge (Up to 25,000 gallons) $179.961 $190.308 Inside City Limits Commercial minimum monthly charge (first 2,000 gallons) 25.583 21 Classification August 1, August 1_, July 31, 2007 to July3 , 2007 2008 Inside City Limits I Commercial per 1,000 gallons over 2,000 2.573 2.720 Outside City Limits Commercial minimum monthly charge (first 2,000 gallons) 44486 51.168 Outside City Limits Commercial per 1,000 gallons over 2,000 5441- 1 $5.447 "(b) The amount of water used to compute the monthly bilis 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 receive wastewater service at one location during the three 22 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 b1 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 `inter 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 23 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 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 Tess. "3. Customers who are relocating within the service, area, who have not established a "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 the prior year's actual revenues from single-family residential wastewater customers, adjusted for all subsequent atual rate increases, and for any increase the single-fami r residential wastewaterr customer base. 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. i i � 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 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 2007. 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) - 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 = 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 mgl. 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 nal 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 of this subsection to determine the abnormal wastewater surcharge are:" - -- ----- -------------- - Value August 17-2006 to July 31, August 12OO7 to July 31, 2007 2008 X (unit charge in dollars per pound of COD) , $O.0000 unit charge in dollars per pound of BOD) 0.2784 0.2944 Z unit charge in dollars per pound of TSS) 0.1999 0.2113 SECTION . 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 2007. 26 SECTION 9. 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 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. 1 • That the foregoing or ipnce was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the day of , 2007, by the following vote: Henry Garrett 01--k)t--) � Priscilla G. Leal eil-hU Melody Cooper &a-44' John E. Marez da ---)L, Larry Elizondo, Sr. Nelda Martinez Mike Hammell Michael McCutchon 0,010.iit Bill Kelly going ordinan as read for the second time and passed finally on this day of , 2007, by the following vote: Priscilla G. Leal NO John E. Marey Rye__ Nelda Martinez e, Michael McCutchon Henry Garrett Melody Cooper Larry Elizondo, Sr. Mike Hummel! Bill Kelly PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 0/1day of ATTEST: Armando Chapa City Secretary APPROVED as to form: July 9, 2007 By: Lisa Aguila Assistant City Attorney For City Attorney f 2007. EFFECTIVE DATE - 1Yr()--01 027355 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Texas } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI County of Nueces } Ad # 5806049 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came CRIS HURTADO, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is LEGAL SALES REPRESENTITIVE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLISHER, namely, 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 the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 027356 which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on 7/30/2007 . $108.39 1(s) LEGAL SALES REPRESENTIVE On this 3( S+ day o , 2C0 -)I certify that the attached document is a true and an exact c py de by publisher. GWENN J. MEDINA MY COMMISSION EXPIRES August 2,2008 Notary Public, State of Texas July 30, 2007 • Monday NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 027355 Amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Chap- ter 55, Utilities, regarding Water, Gas and Wastewater Rates; providing for an effective dale; and providing for publica- tion. This ordinance was passed and ap- proved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi on its second reading on July 24, 2007. This or- dinance is effective August 1,2007. /s/ Armando Chapa City Secretary City of Corpus Christi