HomeMy WebLinkAbout027577 RES - 02/12/2008RESOLUTION
DECLARING POLICY RELATIVE TO ESTABLISHMENT OF A STORM
WATER UTILITY SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, EAS, on December 18, 2007, City Council passed Resolution No. 027545,
declaring intent to establish a storm water utility system for implementation in FY 2009;
and
WHEREAS, the development of a budget for Fiscal Year 2009 requires identification of
the fund structure for storm water; and
WHEREAS, a schedule of storm water charges must be approved prior to the
implementation of a storm water utility; and
WHEREAS, various storm water utility policies will affect the calculation of storm water
revenues and service rates; and
WHEREAS, City staff needs preliminary guidance on policies to develop a budget
framework; to design changes to the City's billing software ("HTE") system; and to
calculate the estimates of storm water revenues and rates; and
WHEREAS, At the January 29, 2008 City Council Meeting, staff presented to the
Council a presentation entitled "Policy Considerations for the Development of a Storm
Water Utility" and received Council's direction and decision on the policy issues
presented.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City's storm water utility will be an enterprise fund and a part of the
City's combined utility system. Storm water revenues may be used as debt pledge.
SECTION 2. The primary source of storm water funding will come from storm water
revenues.
SECTION 3. The City will investigate possibilities and benefits of drainage impact fees
as additional future source of capital funding.
SECTION 4. The basis of service measurement will be to use runoff coefficients to
derive an impervious cover proxy amount.
SECTION 5. The City will consider developing and transitioning to impervious cover
basis as a method of service measurement.
SECTION 6. The rate design for storm water charges will be based on the Equivalent
Residential Unit (ERU) approach.
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SECTION 7. For attached commercial, attached housing, and mobile homes, storm
water charges will be billed: i to the customer where individually metered; and (ii) to
the property owner where master metered.
SECTION 8. Failure of a customer/user to pay utility charges when due will subject such
user to discontinuance of any utility services provided by the City at that service address
or at any other address of that delinquent user. If the City will place a lien on the
property of a delinquent user, it will do so after having discontinued any utility services,
provided that discontinuance of utility service is possible.
SECTION 9. Impervious cover does not mean public rights of way, alleys, small vertical
structures, fences, signs, pipelines, viaducts, streams, lakes, ponds, or swimming
pools.
SECTION 10. The following shall be exempt:
A. The Naval Air Station -Corpus Christi NAS and the Port of Corpus Christi
Authority properties within the City's limits which do not use the City's drainage
system. These properties are considered "wholly sufficient onsite systems."
B. "Property is held and maintained in its natural state" that is identified by
having a value of improvements less than $10,000.
C. A developed lot prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, identified by
having a value of improvements Tess than $10,000.
D. Astateagency.
E. A public or a private institution of higher education.
F. Property that is exempt from other city utility service charges.
SECTION 11. Storm water credits will be granted as follows:
A. Partial credit to storm water utility rates will be granted for properly -maintained
onsite detention for 1 OO -yr storm event and greater.
B. Partial credit to storm water utility rates will be granted for certain education
programs of a school district.
C. Credit will be awarded on a renewal basis.
SECTION 12. During the period in which the service measurement defined in Section
is in effect, appeals of a storm water charge are as follows:
A. Appeal of a storm water charge's service measurement basis will be limited to
appeal of lot size and land use classification used in the City's runoff coefficient
method.
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B. Final appeal of a storm water charge's service measurement basis will be to
the City Manager or designee.
C. A budget will be established for appeals and adjustments.
SECTION 13. This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 04 -Feb -08
Veronica Ocanas
Assistant City Attorney
for City Attorney
THE CITY •F CORPUS CHRISTI
Henry Garrett
Mayor
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Henry Garrett
Melody Cooper
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Mike Hummell
Bill Kelly
Priscilla Leal
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Michael IMI C tch n
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