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Home My WebLink About3191 Related to Utility Rates; Amending the Capital Surcharge on Water Rates, and Amending Section 13.05.030 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code, and Establishing an Effective DateOrdinance 3191 ORDINANCE NO.3191 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND RELATED TO UTILITY RATES; AMENDING THE CAPITAL SURCHARGE ON WATER RATES, AND AMENDING SECTION 13.05.030 OF THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE RECITALS 1. Section 13.05.030 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code imposes a capital surcharge on water rates. This surcharge was adopted to help fund the City's new Water Treatment Facility and other water utility capital projects, and is scheduled to increase on January 1, 2018. 2. Because the City received grant and loan funding from the federal and state governments, and because the project was built within the projected budget, preliminary rate analysis shows that the scheduled increase in the capital surcharge is not necessary to fund existing or planned water projects. 3. Staff recommends, and Council agrees, that maintaining the adopted 2018 surcharge amount is not necessary. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend do ordain as follows:. Section 1. Amendment. Effective January 1, 2018, the water rate tables in PTMC Section 13.05.030 are amended as shown in Exhibit A. Existing rates are repealed as new rates set by this Ordinance take effect. Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after the date of its publication in the manner provided by law. The new rates shall go into effect on January 1, 2018. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this 20th day of November, 2017. 1: lborah, S. Stia or...° Mayor Attest: Joanna San.�._ � .......... ........ ders, MMC City Clerk Approved to Form: _. . Steven L. Gross City Attorney Ordinance 3191 Exhibit A Page 1 of 5 EXHIBIT A 13.05.030 Monthly water fees. The following fees shall be charged by the city and collected by the finance director for the use and furnishing of water, and for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the water system infrastructure. All such fees are to be billed and paid on a monthly basis. A. Base Rate. All properties physically connected to the city's water system, except those metered for closed connection for fire protection, shall pay a base rate. The base rate is determined by meter size according to the schedule adopted by this section. A manifold meter installed for irrigation purposes only shall not be subject to a separate base rate in addition to that charged for the main service meter. Stand-alone irrigation meters shall be subject to the base rate. B. Where a meter for a residential customer that is larger than five -eighths inch to three-quarters inch has been installed for the convenience of the city, the customer shall be assessed a base rate only for the size of the meter that would have been installed if the city had not requested a larger meter. The city's public works department shall provide the finance department the information as to what size meter would have been installed if the city had not requested a larger meter. C. Volume Charge. 1. All properties physically connected to the city's water system that are actually receiving water shall pay a volume charge according to the schedule adopted by this section. If water has been temporarily shut off, the property shall not be billed a volume charge. 2. Meter reading shall be done on a monthly basis. Should there be a period during which meter readings cannot be obtained under a normal reading schedule, the volume charge shall be calculated by averaging the prior consumption for the two months immediately preceding the period for which a meter reading cannot be obtained. Charges for the next month during which actual meter readings are taken shall be adjusted for the difference between the average and the actual metered volume for the two -month period involved together with the appropriate meter rate. Where there is a circumstance which, in the reasonable judgment of the finance director, would make the volume charge calculation erroneous, the volume charge shall be established under such other method as the finance director deems reasonable and fair. D. Capital Surcharge. All properties physically connected to the city's water system shall pay a monthly capital surcharge according to the schedule adopted by this section. E. Repealed by Ord. 3145. F. Repealed by Ord. 2953. Rates Effective January 2015 Monthly Fixed Charge -- All Classes 5/8" to 3/4" (Low - Income) Inside City O&M Rate $9.77 Capital Surcharge $9.61 Total $19.38 Outside City O&M Rate $11.72 Capital 'Surcharge $11.53 Total $23.26 5/8" to $18.29 $18.00 $36.29 $21.95 $21.60 $43.55 3/4" 1" $45.75 $18.00 $63.75 $54.90 $21.60 $76.50 1-1/2" $91.49 $18.00 $109.49 $109.79 $21.60 $131.39 2" $146.40 $18.00 $164.40 $175.68 $21.60 $197.28 3" $274.49 $18.00 $292.49 $329.39 $21.60 $350.99 4" $457.481 $18.00 $475.48 $548.98 $21.60 $570.58 60' $914.97 $18.00 $932.97 $1,097.97 $21.60 $1,119.57 8" 1$1,463.94 $18.00 $1,481.94 $1,756.73 $21.60 $1,778.33 Ordinance 3191 Exhibit A Page 2 of 5 Volume Charges per 1,000 Inside Outside Gallons city City Low- $2.59 $3.10 Income Residential $2.59 $3.10 (Including Duplexes) Multifamily $2.01 $2.41 (3 or More Units) Commercial $2.98 $3.57 A (Meter < 2") Commercial $4.48 $5.38 B (Meter > 3 ") Government k3.iL$4.66 Irrigation: Winter $3.10 $3.72 (November - April) Summer $5.44 $6.52 (May - October) Ordinance 3191 Exhibit A Page 3 of S Rates Effective January 2016 Monthly Inside City Outside City Fixed Volume Charge Charges per �1nid All O&M Capital O&M Capital 1,000 Outside Classes Rate Surcharge Total Rate Surcharge Total Gallons City City 5/8" to $10.06 $9.61 $19.67 $12.07 $11.53 $23.61 Low- $2.66 $3.20 3/4" Income (Low - Income) 5/8" to $18.84 $18.00 $36.84 $22.61 $21.60 $44.21 Residential $2.66 $3.20 3/4" (Including Duplexes) l" $47.13 $18.00 $65.13 $56.55 $21.60 $78.15 Multifamily $2.07 $2.48 (3 or More Units) 1-1 /2" $94.24 $18.00 $112.24 $113.09 $21.60 $134.69 Commercial $3.06 $3.68 A (Meter < 2") Commercial $4.62 $5.54 2" $150.79 $18.00 $168.79 $180.95 $21.60 $202.55 B (Meter > 3 ") 3" $282.73 $18.00 $300.73 $339.27 $21.60 $360.87 Government $4.00 $4.80 4" $471.20 $18.00 $489.20 $565.44 $21.60 $587.04 Irrigation. Winter $3.19 $3.83 6" $942.42 $18.00 $960.42 $1,130.90 $21.60 $1,152.50 (November - April) '8" $1,507.86 $18.00 $1,525.86 $1,809.44 $21.60$1,831.04 Summer $5.60 $6.72 (May - October) Ordinance 3191 Exhibit A Page 4 of S Rates Effective January 2017 Monthly Inside City Outside City Fixed Volume Charge Charges per All O&M Capital O&M Capital 1,000 Inside Outside Classes Rate Surcharge Total Rate Surcharge'Total Gallons City City 5/8" to $10.26 $9.61 $19.87 $12.32 $11.53 $23.85 Low- $2.72 $3.26 3/4" Income (Low - Income) 5/8" to $19.22 $18.00 $37.22 $23.06 $21.60 $44.66 Residential $2.72 $3.26 3/4" (Including Duplexes) 1" $48.07 $18.00 $66.07 $57.68 $21.60 $79.28 Multifamily $2.11 $2.53 (3 or More Units) 1-1/2" $96.12 $18.00 $114.12 $115.35 $21.60 $136.95 Commercial $3.13 $3.75 A (Meter < 2") 2" $153.81 $18.00 $171.81 $184.57 $21.60 $206.17 Commercial $4.71 $5.65 B (Meter > 3") 3" $288.38 $18.00 $306.38 $346.06 $21.60 $367.66 Government 1 $4.08 $4.89 4"" $480.63 $18.00 $498.63 $576.75 $21.60 $598.35 Irrigation: 6" I $961.27 $18.00 $979.27 $1,153.52 $21.60 $1,175.12 Winter $3.26 $3.91 (November - April) 8" $1,538.02 $18.00 $1,556.02 $1,845.62 $21.60 $1,867.22 Summer $5.71 $6.85 (May - October) Rates Effective January 2018 Monthly Fixed Charge Inside City Outside City All O&M Capital O&M Capital Classes Rate Surchargel Total Rate Surcharge Total 5/8" to $10.47 2 $2 $12.56 4-549 $27794, 3/4" $1.0.00 $20.47 $12.00 $24.56 (Low - Income) 5/8" to $19.60 $24,00 $44,60 $23.52 $2 . 0 $6.2-3-2 3/4" $20.00 $39.60 $24.00 $47.52 1" $49.03 $2474) 7 $58.84 $.), $8-7,64 $X00 $69,03 $24.00 ,12.8 1-1/2" $98.05 $24 '40 e'er $117.65 US-. W $4.46:44 20 00 $118.05 $24.0f) $141.65; 2" $156.88 24A0 $44)48 $188.26 Q8.80 $2 1-7-4)(i $20,00 $176,88 " 4.,.00. 21_12 3°" $294.15 $24,00 $3.1." $352.98 28.80 *U. 7 $20.00 $314.15 $24.00 $376.98 4" $490.24 $244A) $64" 4 $588.29 92: ' $617.09 $20 00 $510,24 ...$1,176.59 $24.00 $612.29 6" $980.49 $2.44M $-1,004-.49 :V2 ;S4 $20.00 $1 000. 4L) 24.00 $1200.5 8" $1,568.78 $=24-4H.) $ $1,882.54 P8; 0 4;.-94-1-..7-44 ,`� "200) $1,588.78 $24.00 .JL )06.54 Ordinance 3191 Exhibit A Page 5 of 5 Volume Charges per 1,000 Inside Outside Gallons City City Low- $2.77 $3.33 Income Residential $2.77 $3.33 (Including Duplexes) Multifamily $2.15 $2.58 (3 or More Units) Commercial $3.19 $3.83 A (Meter < 2") Commercial $4.80 $5.76 B (Meter > 3 ") Government $4.16 $4.99 Irrigation: Winter $3.32 $3.99 (November - April) Summer $5.83 $6.99 (May - October)