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Home My WebLink About027779 ORD - 07/22/2008AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 21-40, BY REVISING SOLID WASTE RESOURCE RECOVERY FEES; ENACTING A CART DELIVERY FEE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-40, of the Code of Ordinances is amended by revising the resource recovery fees set out in the table in subsection (a), including enacting a cart delivery fee, and revising subsection (d)(2) to read as follows: "Sec. 21-40. Charges --For collection services within the City of Corpus Christi. "(a) The following charges apply to the collection of solid waste from solid waste services department customers located within the limits of the City of Corpus Christi. In addition to the charges listed below, each customer is liable for any applicable federal/state surcharges or fees specified in section 21-20 and state and city taxes. The charges for collection services are: Type Description Minimum Charge Per Month or Fraction Thereof Collection (1) One -family dwelling $44.95 $15.91 (2) Two-family dwelling on one (1) water and/or gas $29,90 meter $31.82 (3) Two-family dwelling on separate water and/or $44.95 gas meters $15.91 each unit (4) Apartment $44.95 $15.91 per unit (5) One -family dwelling and single apartment on one $29.90 (1) water and/or gas meter $31.82 (6) Apartment house, travel trailer park, or $44.-95 manufactured home park on one (1) water and/or gas meter $15.91 per unit 027779 (7) Apartment house, travel trailer park, or manufactured home park --Each apartment, travel trailer pad, or manufactured home site on separate water and/or gas meter $44-95 $15.91 per unit (8) Additional charge for rear door pickup on any type above $11.86 per unit (9) Additional loads of heavy brush or bulky item at time of scheduled heavy brush or bulky item collection $58.30 per load (10) Surcharge for bulky item pickup $10.00 per item (11) Special non-scheduled heavy brush, clean wood, waste, debris, or bulky items pickup, including pickup of heavy brush and debris set out more than two (2) weeks prior to the scheduled pickup or brush or debris that is a traffic, safety, or health hazard Actual cost not to exceed $200.00 per load (12) Recycling containers: Each solid waste services customer account will pay a fee for recycling containers that will be refunded upon termination of the account and return of the recycling containers $6.00 per container (13) Surcharge for tires set out for collection $ 5.00 per tire (14) Garbage cart delivery fee - assessed for every $ 10.00 per cart second residential cart delivered and every third commercial cart delivered per account * * "(d) A business and commercial institutions establishment and any other occupied premises located within the City of Corpus Christi, except a residence covered by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, shall be charged for collection services by the department at a rate determined by the director based on the following: * * "(2) The director may not set a rate below • - • - _ _ _ _ - - . ($29.90) thirtv-one dollars and eighty-two cents ($31.82) a month (the minimum rate), plus any applicable state disposal fees and state and city taxes." EHord238.doc Page 2 of 4 SECTION 2. The provisions of this ordinance take effect on August 1, 2008. SECTION 3. If, for any reason, any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it will not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of the City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, phrase, word, and provision of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 4. Publication of this ordinance is to be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. SECTION 5. A violation of any provision of this ordinance or requirements implemented under this ordinance constitutes an offense punishable as provided in this ordinance and in Sections 1-6 and 1-6.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi. EHord238.doc Page 3 of 4 That the foregoing ord'nsce was read for the firs time and passed to its second reading on this the /S day of , 2008, by the following vote: Henry Garrett ` Priscilla G. Leal Melody Cooper John E. Marez Larry Elizondo, Sr. Nelda Martinez Mike Hummel) Michael McCutchon Bill Kelly That the fore this the Henry Garrett Melody Cooper Larry Elizondo, Sr. Mike Hummel) Bill Kelly ordinance was r- : d f y of r the second time and was finally passed on , 2008, by the following vote: Priscilla G. Leal np John E. Marez Nelda Martinez 46e4kF Michael McCutchon PASSED AND APPROVED this the £ day of ATTEST: Armando Chapa City Secretary APPROVED as to form: July 7, 2008 .. dry Eliz.•th R. Hundle Assi ant City Attorney for the City Attorney EHord238.doc , 2008. He ry Garre Mayor 027779 EFFECTIVE DATE Page 4 of 4 State of Texas County of Nueces } } PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT C1843b CITY OF' CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 5867506 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came JENNIFER HOBBS, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is LEGAL SALES REPRESENATIVE 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 ORDI NANCE NO. 0277 which the armexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 7/28/2008, 7/28/2008. $ 347.92 ITime(s) On this&4' `-day of is a true and an exact cop m GWENN 1 MEDINA MY COMMISSION EXPIRES August 2, 2008 i i ►pU I certify that the attached document ublisher. N i tart' Public, State of Texas NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDI- NANCE NO. 027779 Amending the Codes of Ordinances, Chap- ter 21.,.'Article IV, Section 21-40, by re- vising solid waste fesOnrGe recovery fees enacting a'. cart delivery fee; providing an effective date; pro- viding forpublication; and: providing for pen- alties. This ordinance' was passed and ap- proved by tt'w City Council of the City of Corpus .Christi .on its second reading on July 22, 2008. This or- dinance is effective August1,2008. >... /s/Armando Chapa City Secretary City of Corpus Christi NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDI- NANCE NO.027780 Amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Section. 2-79 "Fees", by repealing the annu- al nonresident :library fee; providing for li- brary photocopy: fee of $0.15 per page, and reinstating a library collection tee of $10 for accounts referred to collection; providing for an effective date; and providing for publi- cation. This ordinance was passed and ap- proved 'bythe City Councilof the City of Corpus Christi on its second reading on 'July 22, 2008. This or- dinance fs: effective August1, 2008. /s/Armando Chapa City Secretary City of Corpus Christi July 28, 2008 • NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDI- NANCE NO, 027781 Amending the Code of Ordinances£, City: of Corpus Christi, Chap- ter •55r'`Utilities, regarding: Water, :Gas and Wastewater rates and fees; providing for an effective date; 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 22, 2008. This or- dinance is effective August 1, 2008. /sl Armando Chapa City Secretary City of Corpus Christi NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDI- NANCE NO. 027782 Amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 35, Article V, Section 35-117, Entitled "Annual Well Inspections", by revis- ing the' fees; providing for aneffective date; providing' for publica- tion and providing for penalties: 'This - ordi- nance was passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi on Its, second readinon July 22, 2008. This or- dinance is. effective August 1, 2008. /s/ Armando Chapa City Secretary City of Corpus Christi