Item 7B AGENDA ITEM # 713
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
ORDINANCE NO. 80 -10-80
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 UTILITIES,
ARTICLE II, SECTION 22 -27 CHARGES FOR WATER
SERVICE, TO DELETE OLD RATES FROM THE RATE
TABLE IN THE CITY CODE: AMENDING ARTICLE III
WASTEWATER SYSTEM, DIVISION SEVEN, SEWER
USER RATES AND CHARGES, SECTION 22 -166
MONTHLY WASTEWATER BASE FACILITY CHARGES
TO INCREASE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BASE
CHARGE RATES AND DELETE THE OLD RATES; AND
AMENDING SECTION 22 -167 SCHEDULE OF
WASTEWATER VOLUME CHARGES TO INCREASE THE
RATES FOR WASTEWATER VOLUME CHARGES FOR
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS AND
DELETE THE OLD RATES.
WHEREAS, the City, in conjunction with the adoption of the 2011 Annual
Operating Budget proposes an increase to the public utility rates sufficient to generate six
percent additional revenues, and;
WHEREAS, it has been determined that a six percent increase in revenues is
needed to meet the additional debt service required to fund the system improvements
budgeted to meet new environmental standards, and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that an approximately nine percent increase
in the sewer rates only will generate a six percent revenue increase for the utility as a
whole.
WHEREAS, the City has experienced declining sales due to conservation and a
reduction in the number customers further necessitating a rate increase, and
WHEREAS, this proposed ordinance deletes old rates within the code of
ordinances that are no longer in effect.
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:
Article II, Waterworks System:
Sec. 22 -27. Charges for water service.
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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:
(1) Monthly water base facility charges for customers inside the city: A monthly
water base facility charge will be levied upon each connection in accordance with the
following table:
Effective Effective Effective
October-1 October-1 October 1, 2009
Residential
Single- family residential and
single- family individually- $7.41 per- $8. -5-per aesennt $8.97 per account
metered mobile homes
Multifamily residential 546-per-unit 6.11 -per 6.73 per unit
Master - metered mobile homes 546-per-site 6714-per-site 6.73 per site
Travel trailers 546-per-site 6:4-1-per-site 6.73 per site
Hotel/motel 5.56 perroom 64-1-per-room 6.73 per room
Hotel /motel with kitchen 546-per-room 6.11 -per room 6.73 per room
Commercial
Master - metered commercial 7.41- per-unit 84-5-per-unit 8.97 per unit
Restaurants, laundries, and car l-on -meter teeter Based on meter
wash connections sine-phase-in-table size-phase-iii-table size phase in table
below below below
All other commercial Based-on-meter Based-on-meter Based on meter
customers sine-phase-in-table sine-phase-i334able size phase in table
below below below
Irrigation
All residential 7.11 per -ace unt 8.15- per -account 8.97 per account
Based-on-meter lased -on -meter Based on meter
All commercial sine-phase- in-table sine-phase-in-table size phase in table
below below below
Water base facility charges for the commercial classifications are based upon the meter
size and they will become effective as follows:
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Meter Size Effective Effective Effective
in inches October X07 Osteber -1, 2008 October 1, 2009
5/8 or 3/4 $744 $8.15 $8.97
1 9.27 49.20 11.22
1 1/2 18.54 20.39 22.43
2 29.63 32.59 35.85
3 59.28 6- 71.73
4 92.63 491.89 112.08
6 46 203.79 224.17
8 296.42 326:06 358.67
(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 individually - metered mobile homes, per
account, as follows:
Upper Limit Rate-per-1-000-Gellens Rate per 1000 gallons
Block (dons per month) Effective Effective
October 1, 2009
1 3,000 $0:60 $1.02
2 8,000 2.22 2.44
3 13,000 2.62 2.88
4 18,000 3.92 4.31
5 Over 18,000 394 6.50
(b) Multiple units and commercial accounts: There is hereby established an inclining
block volume charge for all multiunit residential and multiunit commercial accounts as
follows:
Upper Limit Rete-per-1000-Gallens Rate per 1000 Gallons
Block Effective Effective
(Gallons per month)
October 1, 2009
1 2,000 $8:60 $1.02
2 Over 2,000 2.22 2.44
(c) Single unit irrigation: There is hereby established an inclining block irrigation
volume charge for all single- family residential and single - family individually- metered
mobile homes, per account, as follows:
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Block Upper Li Rate-per-WOO-Gallons Rate per 1000 Gallons
(Gallons per month) Effective Effective
October 1, 2009
1 13,000 $242 $2
2 18,000 3.92 4.31
3 Over 18,000 5.91 6.50
(d) Multiple unit and commercial irrigation: There is hereby established an inclining
block volume charge for all multiunit residential irrigation accounts and all commercial
irrigation accounts as follows:
Upper Limit Rate-per-1-000-Gallons Rate per 1000 Gallons
Block (dons per month) Effective Effective
October 1, 2009
1 3,000 $0:60 $1.02
2 Over 3,000 2.22 2.44
(3) Commercial outside the city: The rates applicable to customers outside of the city
shall be one and one- quarter (1.25) times the rates above for both monthly water base
facility charges and water volume charges.
DIVISION 7. SEWER USER RATES AND CHARGES
Sec. 22 -166. Monthly wastewater base facility charges.
Wastewater base facility charges will be levied monthly as follows:
(a) Monthly wastewater base facility charge for customers inside the city. A monthly
base charge will be levied upon each connection in accordance with the
following:
An equivalent residential unit (ERU) is defined as a wastewater connection that delivers
three hundred (300) gallons per day (gpd) of typically domestic wastewater flow to the
waste stream, or equivalent to a residence serviced by a three- fourths -inch water meter.
Effective Effective € ective- Effective
October October -1, October --1 October 1,
2007 2008 -- 2009 2010
Residential
Single - family residential and single - family $15.51 $4-7:96 $1 8.77 $20.46
individually- metered mobile homes, per
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account
Multifamily residential, per unit 11.64 4-2.80 14.08 15.35
Master- metered mobile homes, per site 11.64 4-2780 44.88 15.35
Travel trailers, per site 9.32 10.25 11.28 12.30
Hotel/motel, per room 7.77 8:33 10.26
Hotel/motel with kitchen, per room 9.32 10.25 11.28 12.30
Commercial
Master- metered commercial, per unit 15.51 4-7706 18.77 20.46
Restaurants, laundries, and car wash 15.51 x 17.06 x 18.77 x ERU 20.46 x ERU
connections 1R- faster faster factor
All other commercial customers 15.51 x 17.06 x 18.77 < ERU 20.46 x ERU
ERU -fat ERer faster factor
The ERU factor for the commercial classification is based upon meter size as follows:
Meter Size ERU factor
in inches
5/8 x 3/4 1.00
1 1.28
1 1/2 2.08
2 2.88
3 5.60
4 10.00
6 20.00
8 30.00
(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.
Sec. 22 - 167. Schedule of wastewater volume charges.
(a) Customers inside the city. There are hereby established block volume charges
for customers inside the city as follows:
(1) Single-family residential and single- family individually- metered mobile homes,
per account, as follows:
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U r Limit Gallons r Rate per 1000
Block p per month) Gallons-Effective Gallons-Effective Gallons Effective
November-4 42 October 1, 2010
1 3,000 $1700 $18 $1.62
2 13,000 4.73 20 5.67
3 Over 13,000 0:80 0 0.00
(2) Multiunit residential and all commercial units as follows:
Upper Limit
Rate-per-4000 Rate per 1000 Rate per 1000
Block (Gallons per month) Gallons Effective
October --1-,, 209 October 1, 2010
1 3,000 $1.00 $1.48 $1.62
2 Over 3,000 443 540 5.67
(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.
Passed by the City Commission on first reading this 13 day of September, 2010.
Passed by the City Commission on first reading this day of September,
2010.
Mike Borno
Mayor / Presiding Officer
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Approved as to form and correctness:
Alan C. Jensen, Esquire
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Donna L. Bartle, CMC
City Clerk
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