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Home My WebLink About028686 ORD - 07/20/2010• ORDINANCE Page 1 of 16 AMENDING SECTIONS 55-50, 55-52, 55-113, AND 55-70(9) AND ADDING NEW SECTION 55-55, 55-56, AND 55-115, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, REGARDING WATER RATES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Section 55-50, Code of Ordinances, is revised to read as follows: "Sec. 55-50. Schedule. "(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 ("ICL"): Meter Size (Inches)st 1, ?n�,July 3 2-04-0 August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Residential 5I8-- 314 $ 8.72 Commercial 5/8-- 314 12.33 12.58 Residential and Commercial 1 18.50 18.87 1 112 30.811 31.46 2 61.67 62.90 3 98.67 100.64 4 197.31 201.29 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B O2 8 686 INDEXED 6 Page 2 of 16 8 and larger Large Volume 308.35 314.52 616.70 629.03 Any size Temporary construction 16,028.00 16,349.00 1 1 y2 2 18.87 31.46 62.90 "2. Outside city limits ("OCL"): Residential Meter Size (Inches) August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 5/8 -- 3/4 Commercial 6 $ 10.46 5/8 -- 3/4 Residential and Commercial 11.80 15.10 1 22.20 22.64 37.01 37.75 2 7'1.00 75.48 3 4 118.'10 120.77 236.81 241.55 6 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B 370.02 377.42 8 and larger Large Volume Page 3of16 710.01 754.84 Any size Temporary construction 1 26,711.00 27,279.00 1% 2 b. Untreated water customers. 22.64 37.75 75.48 Minimum monthly service charge, water districts/municipalities with raw water supply contracts executed after January 1, 1997 August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum monthly service charge for public agency for resale untreated water without a raw water supply contract executed after January 1, 19971 Minimum monthly service charge, industrial Minimum monthly service charge, domestic Minimum annual service charge, domestic X3 $ 390.281 233.040 237.70 382.631 390.28 12.711 13.00 127.510 130.09 Minimum monthly service charge agricultural irrigation water service Minimum monthly service charge, temporary construction water service 1 195.00 260.00 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 Tess than $233.040, the customer shall be billed $233.040, 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 customer and city executed prior 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B Page 4 of 16 to August 1, 2000, provides for a minimum annual payment, the customer shall pay the minimum annual payment under the contract. "c. Blended water customers. Any size August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 "(2) Monthly volume charges per 1,000 gallons. "a. Residential rate. "1. Inside city limits: First 2,000 Gallons Next 4,000 Gallons Next 4,000 Gallons Next 5,000 Gallons $ 27,279.00 August . 31, 2040 August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum* 8 $ 3.442 3.623 4.302 1.166 4.948 Next 15,000 Gallons Next 20,000 Gallons Next 50,000 Gallons Over 100,000 Gallons *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "2. Outside city limits: First 2,000 Gallons Next 4,000 Gallons 5.072 6.023 6 7.314 6.703 7.960 7.216 8.605 { ly-vTi-201-00 August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum* 4 $ 1.613 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B Next 4,000 Gallons Next 5,000 Gallons Next 15,000 Gallons Next 20,000 Gallons Next 50,000 Gallons Over 100,000 Gallons *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "b. Commercial rate. "1. Inside city limits: First 2,000 Gallons Over 2,000 Gallons *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "2. Outside city limits: First 2,000 Gallons Over 2,000 Gallons *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "c. Reserved. Golf course and athletic field irrigation water inside City limits: Page 5 of 16 1.955 2.016 2.248 2.319 2.737 2.823 3.321 3.428 3.617 3.730 3.910 4.032 Augusi 1, 2009-toa ly 31, 0 August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum* 3 $ 4.302 1u y 31 2010 August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum* $ 2.383 First 2,000 Gallons Over 2,000 Gallons 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum* $ 2.246 Page 6 of 16 *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1) for ICL commercial customer. "d. Resale treated water rates. "1. Treated water rates purchased for resale where the water is taken and metered at the site of treatment are hereby set as follows: *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "2. Treated water rates purchased for resale where the water is delivered to the resale entity through city facilities are hereby set as follows: AuOust -2-414 y August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 First 2,000 Gallons Minimum* Over 2,000 Gallons $ $ .824 *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "2. Treated water rates purchased for resale where the water is delivered to the resale entity through city facilities are hereby set as follows: *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "e. Large volume treated water customers. A commercial treated water customer who agrees to pay for a minimum of ten million (10,000,000) gallons of treated water per month is considered a large volume treated water customer. Once a customer has elected to become a large volume treated water customer, the customer will be billed as a large volume treated water 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 treated water customer more than once in any twelve-month period. "1. Inside city limits: AuOust -2-414 August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 First 2,000 Gallons Minimum* Over 2,000 Gallons $-1,435 $ 1.465 *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "e. Large volume treated water customers. A commercial treated water customer who agrees to pay for a minimum of ten million (10,000,000) gallons of treated water per month is considered a large volume treated water customer. Once a customer has elected to become a large volume treated water customer, the customer will be billed as a large volume treated water 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 treated water customer more than once in any twelve-month period. "1. Inside city limits: 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B AuOust -2-414 > > August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 First 10,000,000 Gallons Minimum* Each Additional 1,000 Gallons $1-040 $ 2.547 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "2. Outside city limits: First 10,000,000 Gallons Each Additional 1,000 Gallons *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "f. Large volume blended water customers. A commercial blended water customer who agrees to purchase a minimum of ten million (10,000,000) gallons of blended water per month is considered a large volume blended water customer, Page 7 of 16 August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum* 5 $ 1.465 "1. Inside city limits: August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 First 10,000,000 Gallons Each Additional 1,000 Gallons *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "2. Outside city limits: First 10,000,000 Gallons Minimum* $ 2.278 August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum* Each Additional 1,000 Gallons $ 0.071 *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "3. Peaking factor. [To be determined.1 "q. Temporary water service. "1. Treated water. "A. Inside city limits: In subsection (a)(1). 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 First 2,000 Gallons Minimum* Over 2,000 Gallons $ 4.500 In subsection (a)(1). 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B Page 8 of 16 "B. Outside city limits: First 2,000 Gallons Over 2,000 Gallons August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum* $ 2.600 *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "2. Untreated water. "A. Inside city Limits: First 2,000 Gallons Over 2,000 Gallons August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum* 2XRWCA *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "B. Outside city limits: First 2,000 Gallons August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 Minimum* Over 2,000 Gallons 2XRWCA *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "h. Agricultural irrigation water outside City limits: August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 First 2,000 Gallons Minimum* Over 2,000 Gallons *Use the minimum charges in subsection (a)(1). "LPublic 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), 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 2XRWCA 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 070820108 Page 9 of 16 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, adjusted for water losses. The RWCA will be calculated on an annual basis using the adopted utility rate model according to the following procedures: "(1) Use projected system -wide water sales based on historical consumption and projected growth, with adjustments for water losses. "(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 costs not more than ene five hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) ($500,000.00) shall be charged in the year in which it is acquired. "b. The expense of acquiring a capital item that costs more than one -five hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) ($500,000.00) 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. 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B Page 10 of 16 "(9) Miscellaneous revenues related to raw water activity, such as oil and gas lease revenues and rentals ' - - - - - - _ _ - . - _ - , is applied as an offset based on annual budgeted amounts. "(10) Apply the credit for Ievelized Choke Canyon debt payments to city rate payers' : _ - _ - .. _ .. . - - - - RWCA. (The escalating payment schedule on the Choke Canyon debt was Ievelized 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.) "(11) Include funds necessary to collect 1.35 times coverage on current annual debt service in order to improve the financial position and bond ratings of the city's water fund. "(12) Include funds necessary to establish and maintain an operating reserve fund with a target amount of twenty-five (25) per cent (or three (3) months) of annual operating expenses for the fiscal year. "(13) Include funds necessary to establish and operate a water capital reserve fund with a target amount of two (2) per cent of the respective annual water capital improvements program for the fiscal year or two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) (whichever is greater). "(14) Include funds necessary to establish and maintain a future water resources reserve fund with an ultimate target balance of $30,000,000, and an annual contribution of approximately $2,000,000 per fiscal year. "(15) The minimum operating or capital reserves amounts are intended to provide for unplanned, unbudgeted expenses and revenue shortfalls, and will not be used for routine expenses. "04)-(16) At fiscal year end, determine the amount of over or under collections that have resulted from difference between budgeted and actual expenses and offsetting revenues and the difference between projected and actual volume of water sold. Any funds realized in excess of annual expenses are available for either supplementing minimum operating or capital reserves, for addition to the capital funds for discretionary cash capital funding of the water utility, or 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 year's RWCA. 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B Page 11 of 16 "(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, including the establishment and funding of a reserve dedicated to offset the costs of acquisition of additional water rights and the implementation of Ionq range water resource development and related capital improvements. "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. "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. 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 070820108 Page 12 of 16 SECTION 2. Section 55-52, Code of Ordinances, is revised to read as follows: "Sec. 55-52. Contracts for sale of irrigation water. "The director of public utilities is authorized to execute contracts for the sale of irrigation water for periods not to exceed five (5) years, according to the form of contract attached to Ordinance No. 10806, on file in the city secretary's office, any modifications of standard contract to be approved by the city manager. The contracts must be based on the water rates in Section 55-50." SECTION 3. Article III of Chapter 55, Code of Ordinances, is amended by adding new Sections 55-55 and 55-56 to read as follows: ARTICLE 111. WATER RATES AND CHARGES "Secs. 55-55. Large volume customer equity buy -in fee. "(a) Any Targe volume treated or blended water customer who requests more than 120,000,000 gallons of water on an annual basis shall pay an equity buy -in fee. lb) The equity buy -in fee will be calculated using the following procedures: [To be developed.1 "(c) All equity buy -in fees shall be deposited in the future water supply reserve fund for the dedicated to offset the costs of acquisition of additional water rights and the implementation of Ionq range water resource development and related capital improvements. "Sec. 55-56. Temporary construction water service. "(a) The City Manager or designee may authorize the use of fire hydrants or other connections to the City's water distribution system or water supply system for temporary water service, including, but not limited to, for construction and exploration and development of natural resources, such as oil or natural gas. "(b) Temporary water service customers shall post a $600.00 deposit to cover the costs that the City will incur for a replacement meter. If the meter is returned to the City, the customer will receive a $590.00 refund on the deposit, and be charged a $10.00 set fee. "(c) The temporary water service customer shall pay an application fee to cover the costs of establishing the temporary account, placing the meter, and installing any required backflow preventer. The temporary water service application fees are: "(1) Inside city limits -- $100.00. "(2) Outside city limits -- $100.00. 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B Page 13 of 16 "(d) The temporary water service customer shall pay the applicable water service rates in Section 55-50. "(e) If the customer request relocation of the temporary meter, the customer shall pay a $75.00 meter movement fee. "(f) If a customer moves a temporary water service meter, the customer shall pay a $125.00 meter tampering charge, plus the costs of any broken parts, including chains, locks, and seals. "Secs. 55-57--55-59. Reserved." SECTION 4. Article VIII of Chapter 55, Code of Ordinances is amended by revising Section 55-113 and adding a new section 55-115 to read as follows: "ARTICLE VIII. WATER SERVICE OUTSIDE CITY "Sec. 55-113. City council approval. Each contract for water service outside the city limits which includes a new water connection must receive approval by the city council before the contract for such service can become effective. "ILI The city manager or his designated representative is hereby authorized to execute water service contracts meeting all of the requirements contained herein in this article when no additional service connection is involved or the contract is for temporary water service for a period of not more than one year or for consumption of less than 10 acre feet of water during the entire contract term. "Secs. 55-115. Temporary water service. "(a) The City Manager or designee is authorized to execute a temporary water service contract for treated or untreated water to customers within the City's certificate of convenience and necessity service area that are outside the city limits or along the portions of the Nueces River system that are subject to the City's water rights. The temporary water service contract must follow the form of contract attached to Ordinance No. [insert number of this ordinance], on file in the city secretary's office, any modifications of standard contract to be approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. "(b) Temporary water service customers must post a deposit to cover the costs that the City will incur for a replacement meter. The temporary water service customer must pay the applicable water service rates and application fee in Sections 55-50 and 55-56. 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B Page 14 of 16 "Secs. 55-116-55-119. Reserved." SECTION 5. Section 55-70(9), Code of Ordinances is revised to read as follows: "Sec. 55-70. Adoption of rules, regulations and water and gas fees. "The rules and regulations concerning the control, operation and administration of utility taps or service connections of water, gas and sewer utilities owned by the city and the regulations prescribing fees for utility taps or service connections are hereby adopted and approved as follows: * "(9) Fee schedule, water: "(a) Inside city limits: Size 5/8 inch x 3/4 inch 3/4 inch 1 inch Over 1 inch Loops*, minimum Street Fee Easement Fee $ 520.73 $ 561.00 €343 576.00 679.11 734.00 Special* $-432773 $ 469.00 116.73 484.00 591.11 641.00 Special* Meter moves*, minimum 212.00 236.00 58.00 242.00 236.00 58.00 *Denotes costs to be specified by the director of water utilities based on circumstances. "(b) Fees inside the city limits in subdivision in which the developer has installed the service lines when the subdivision was constructed. 5/8 inch x 3/4 inch 3/4 inch 1 inch Size Fee 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B $-460765 $ 169.00 171.65 183.00 217.30 228.00 "(c) Outside city limits: Size Page 15 of 16 518 inch x 314 inch 3/4 inch 1 inch Street Fee Easement Fee Over 1 inch Special* Loops*, minimum $-722773 $ 763.00 710.73 782.00 965,1-4 1023.00 Special* $-564,73 $ 598.00 576.73 614.00 769.11 819.00 Special* Meter moves*, minimum 362.00 354.00 86.00 362.00 354.00 86.00 *Denotes cost to be specified by the director of water utilities based on circumstances. "(d) Fees outside the city limits in subdivision in which the developer has installed the service lines when the subdivision was constructed. 5/8 inch x 3/4 inch 3/4 inch 1 inch Size Fee 5 $ 169.00 171.65 183.00 217.30 228.00 * * * * * SECTION 6. 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 of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 7. 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. 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 070820108 Page 16 of 16 That the foregoing ord'n a was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the ��day of 2010, by the following vote: Joe Adame Chris N. Adler Brent Chesney Larry R. Elizondo, Sr, No Kevin Kieschnick Priscilla Leal John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Mark Scott That the fQ,regoing ord'. ance was read for the second time and passed finally on this they ay of , 2010, by the following vote: Joe Adame Chris N. Adler Brent Chesney Larry R. Elizondo, S Kevin Kieschnick PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ATTEST: Armando Chapa Priscilla Leal John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Mark Scott ay of (1)7,,2010. ix-1&40,COVe Joe Ad ae City Secretary Mayor APPROVED: 8TH day of July, 2010: R. Jay 'ei g Firs ss tant Cit, ttorney For City Attor 28(3 2010-2011 WATER RATE ORDINANCE 07082010B EFFECTIVE DATE /Ix.itt vCn Zld .J