Ordinance No. 80-08-78ORDINANCE NO. 80-08-78
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 UTILITIES,
ARTICLE II, WATERWORKS SYSTEM, SECTION 22-27
CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, TO INCREASE THE
WATER VOLUME RATES FOR THE FIRST BLOCK OF
CONSUMPTION AND AMENDING ARTICLE III
WASTEWATER SYSTEM, DIVISION SEVEN, SEWER
USER RATES AND CHARGES, SECTION 22-167
SCHEDULE OF WASTEWATER VOLUME CHARGES TO
INCREASE THE SEWER VOLUME RATES ON THE
FIRST BLOCK OF VOLUME CHARGES FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS, AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City has previously adopted increased water and sewer rates for
the purpose of generating sufficient revenues to fund current operating costs and
infrastructure improvements, and
WHEREAS, the proposed operating budget for the fiscal year ended September
30, 2009 reflects the already passed ten percent increase in the utility rates. The City's
code also includes an additional ten percent increase in utility rates for fiscal yeaz 2010,
and
WHEREAS, the City has experienced declining sales due to conservation and a
reduction in customers causing the rates to be insufficient to generate the needed
revenues as projected, and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that a restructuring of the current rates
would better address the revenue requirements by concentrating the increase on the first
block of consumption, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has requested that the staff prepaze an
ordinance addressing only the lowest block volume chagges while maintaining the
existing adopted rates for all other consumption ranges, ensuring that the conservation
incentives aze not decreased, and
WHEREAS, this proposed ordinance raises the lowest block of volume charges
for both water and sewer only.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON
BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
that;
SECTION I. Chapter 22 Utilities, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlantic
Beach, Florida is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Article II, Waterworks System:
Sec. 22-27. Charges for water service.
The reasonable rates, rentals, fees and other charges for the use of the services and
facilities of the city waterworks system are hereby found and determined to be and are
hereby fixed and established as follows:
(2) Schedule of water volume charges for customers inside the city:
a. Single units. There are hereby-established inclining block volume charges for
single-family residential and single-family individual-metered mobile homes, per account
as follows:
Rate oer Thousand Rate oer Thousand
B/ocli llppe-Lhnit
fGaOons Pa- ~~) +
6>dlens Gallons
Effective
Novem r 12008 allons
Effective
October 1 2009
1 3,000 $8:23 $A:2S- 0.60 $8:3-1- 1.02
2 8,000 S2$2 $2.22 $2.44
3 13,000 538 $2.62 $2.88
4 18,000 X336 $3.92 $4.31
5 Over 18,000 X53:3-~ $5.91 $6.50
b. Multiple units and commercial accounts. There are hereby-established an
inclining block volume charge for all multiunit residential and multiunit commercial
accounts as follows:
U
Li
it Rate uer Thousand Rate uer Thousand
pper
m '
Block Galbns per Month ~oesend
~e-per~ Gallons Gallons
(per unit) f aliens ff iv ive
N vember 1 2008 October 1 2(109
1 2,000 $0:~-~ $0:~8- 0 60 $8:34- 1.02
2 Over 2,000 $2.22 $2.44
e. Single unit irrigation. There are hereby-established an inclining block imgation
volume charge for all single-family residential and single-family individual-metered
mobile homes, per account as follows:
Li
i
U Rate oer Thousand Rate oer Thousand
pper
m
t
Block (Gallons per '~ altons Gallons
Month) Ge4lexs Effective Effective
November 1 2008 October 1 2009
1 13,000 1:38 $2.62 $2.88
2 18,000 X36 $3.92 $4.31
3 Over 18,000 $3-3~ $5.91 $6.50
d. Multiple unit and commercial irrigation. There are hereby established an
inclining block volume charge for all multiunit residential irrigation accounts and all
commercial irrigation accounts as follows:
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U
er Limit Rate oer Thousand Rate oer Thousand
Block pp
(Galbns per
Month) Retebexeaead
Gallees Gallons
Effective
November 1 200$ Gallons
Effective
October 1 2009
1 3,000 $9:2-5 ~8- 0.60 $A:3~ 1.02
2 Over 3,000 ~?82 $2.22 $2.44
ARTICLE III WASTEWATER SYSTEM
Division Seven, Sewer user rates and charges,
Sec. 22-167. Schedule of wastewater volume charges.
(a) Customers inside the city. There are hereby established block volume chazges for
customers inside the city as follows:
(1) Single-family residential and single-family individual-metered mobile homes, per
account as follows:
U
er Li
it E Rate oer Thousand Rate oer Thousand
pp
m ~ ffeet+s~e
B-oek (Gallons per Thousand }, G Ilons Gallons
Month) 6aNees Effective Effective
November 1 2 October 1 2009
1 3,000 $8.32 $A:S7-~00 8:6.3- 1.48
2 13,000 $4:38 $4.73 $5.20
3 Over 13,000 $8:88 $0.00 $0,00
(2) Multiunit residential and all commercial units as follows:
Upper Limit Rate oer Thousand Rate oer Thousand
Bbcic (Galons Pef ~
aqd -E#1'eet~e Gallons Galbns
M011t11, Per 6iNAR6 28A~ Effective Eff ive
UnOj November 1.2008 October 1.2009
1 3,000 $8:32 $8:5~ 1.00 $A:~3- 1.48
2 Over 3,000 $439 $4.73 $5.20
(b) Customers outside the city. The rates applicable to customers outside of the city
shall be one and one-quarter (1.25) times the rates above.
SECTION 2. Severability
If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in
no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final passage and adoption.
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Passed by the City Commission on first reading this 13~' Day of October, 2008.
Passed by the City Commission on fast reading this 27a` Day of October, 2008.
ATTEST:
p~d~~ ~~Q~~~
C Jensen, Esquire Donna L. Bartle
i orney City Clerk
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Approved as to form and correctness: