Ordinance No. 933
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ORDINANCE NO. 933
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VERNON AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
VERNON, CALIFORNIA, 1959, BY AMENDING SECTIONS
25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 25.5, 25.6, 25.7, 25.8,
25.46 AND 25.48 OF SAID CODE AND BY ADDING
SECTION 25.51 TO CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE III OF
SAID CODE, ESTABLISHING THE RATES FOR THE
SALE OF WATER IN SAID CITY; AMENDING THE
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY OF VERNON BY AMENDING SECTIONS
5.A AND 5.B OF SAID APPENDIX III; PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION
OF THIS ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT THEREWITH AND
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, SPECIFICALLY ORDINANCE
NOS. 870, 891 AND 914
12 WHEREAS, the Director of Water has recommended by letter
13 dated December 1, 1982, that the rates established for water
14 services be increased to reflect the increased cost of providing
15 said services; and
16 WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 4814 and Ordinance
17 No. 914 the City Council of the City of Vernon established a
18 special district which is referred to as the "Special CMD
19 District" and established fees, charges and surcharges for
20 services provided for therein; and
21 vlliEREAS, the area serviced by the City of Vernon which
22 is outside of the Special CMD District shall be entitled
23 "Vernon 1" and the area serviced by the City of Vernon within
24 the Special CMD District shall be entitled "Vernon 2"; and
25 ~VHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes
26 to establish fees, charges and surcharges on services provided
27 for in said Special CMD District (Vernon 2) as well as the rest
28 of the service area within the City of Vernon (Vernon 1).
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
2 OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon
4 hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained herein-
5 above are true and correct.
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SECTION 2: That Section 25.1 is hereby amended to
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"Sec. 25.1. Honthly Rates Established.
The rates to be charged by the water
department for the sale of water from its
municipal water plant for domestic, commercial,
industrial, fire protection purposes, and
standby service to be due and payable to the
City monthly, are hereby fixed as follows:
For All Water Consumed. . . . 34C per 100 cubic feet."
SECTION 3: That Section 25.2 is hereby amended to read
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"Sec. 25.2. Monthly Minimum Charge With Zero
Consumption-For Consumers Generally.
The monthly minimum charge to be charged
to consumers of water from the municipal plant
shall be as follows:
5/8 inch meter $ 4.00
3/4 inch meter 4.00
1 inch meter 5.00
l~ inch meter 6.00
2 inch meter 8.00
3 inch meter 11. 00
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1 4 inch meter $15.00
2 6 inch meter 20.00
3 8 inch meter 25.00
4 10 inch meter 30.00
5 The charge for water in excess of the
6 monthly minimum charge shall be the minimum
7 charge plus the rates shown in Section 25.1.
8 Any portion of a month shall be considered a
9 full month."
10 SECTION 4: That Section 25.3 is hereby amended to
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12 "Sec. 25.3. Same-For Standby Service.
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25 The charge for water in excess of the monthly
26 consumption allowance shall be the minimum charge
27 plus the rate's shown in Section 25.1. Any portion
28 of a month shall be considered a full month."
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The monthly consumption allowance and the
minimum monthly charge for standby service to
be charged to consumers of water from the
municipal plant shall be as follows:
Any person, firm or corporation receiving
water from a standby:
2 inch meter 6,000 cubic feet per month $ 28.40
3 inch meter 15,000 cubic feet per month 62.00
4 inch meter 30,000 cubic feet per month 117.00
6 inch meter 75,000 cubic feet per month 275.00
8 inch meter 150,000 cubic feet per month 535.00
10 inch meter 250,000 cubic feet per month 880.00
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SECTION 5: That Section 25.5 is hereby amended to read
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"Sec. 25.5. Minimum Rates For Fire Protection
Purposes.
The rates to be established, which shall
be considered the minimum rate for connections
to the water system of the City for fire
protection purposes, shall be as follows:
Each person, firm or corporation having a
2 inch sprinkler connection
$10.00 per month
3 inch sprinkler connection
10.00 per month
4 inch sprinkler connection
14.00 per month
22.00 per month
30.00 per month
40.00 per month
5.00 per month
6 inch sprinkler connection
8 inch sprinkler connection
10 inch sprinkler connection
Each hydrant connection
The charge for all water used shall be at
the rate shown in Section 25.1 and shall be
payable semi-annually. Any portion of a month
shall be considered a full month."
SECTION 6: That Section 25.6 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 25.6. Minimum Charges For Installation
or Relocation: Temporary
Connection Rates.
The Water Department of the City shall make
a minimum charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
for each initial temporary installation for water
service and thereafter a minimum charge of
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fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each relocation
of said service. The water furnished through
said temporary connections shall be charged
at the rate of one and one-half times the
water rate and minimum charge set forth in
Sections 25.1 and 25.2. Any portion of a
month shall be considered a full month."
SECTION 7: That Section 25.7 is hereby amended to read
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"Sec. 25.7. Bond or Deposit Prerequisite
To Temporary Connections.
Before temporary water service is
connected to a fire hydrant, the applicant
for such service shall deposit with the City
Clerk in cash or surety bond, approved by
the City, the sum of two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00) and a minimum charge of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) for each initial connection
made. Said deposit andlor bond of two hundred
fifty dollars ($250.00) deposited with the
City is to guarantee the payment of all water
charged through said connections and the
return to the City Water Department in good
condition, usual wear and tear excepted, of
all materials furnished by the City of Vernon
in making said connection, together with all
labor costs in connection therewith."
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SECTION 8: That Section 25.8 is hereby amended to read
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"Sec. 25.8. Rates For Person Conducting
Retail Water Business.
The rate to be charged by the City for
the sale of water from its municipal plant to
any person, firm or corporation conducting a
retail water business shall be, and the same
is hereby fixed at, thirty-four cents per one
hundred cubic feet."
SECTION 9: That Section 25.46 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"Sec. 25.46. l10nthly '-Jater Rates Established.
The rates to be charged by the water
department for the sale of water in the Special
CMD District from its public works system for
domestic, commercial, industrial, fire protection
purposes, and standby service to be due and
payable to the City's Special CMD District Fund
monthly, are hereby fixed as follows:
For All Water Consumed. . . 40C per 100 cubic feet."
SECTION 10: That Section 25.48 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Sec. 25.48. Minimum Rates For Fire Protection
Purposes in Special CMD District.
The rates to be established, which shall be
considered the minimum rate for connections to
the water system of the City for fire protection
services, shall be as follows:
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1 Each person, firm or corporation having
2 a fire connection to the water system of the
3 City for fire protection purposes
4 Sprinkler charge (per building)
5 first 3,000 sprinkler heads 75C/head per year
6 over 3,000 sprinkler heads 60C/head per year
7 The charge for all water used shall be
8 at the rate shown in Section 25.46 and shall
9 be payable semi-annually. Any portion of a
10 month shall be considered a full month."
11 SECTION 11: That Section 25.51 is hereby added to
12 Chapter 25, Article III of the Code of the City of Vernon,
13 California, 1959, and shall read as follows:
l4 "Sec. 25.51. Monthly Standby Service Charge.
15 The monthly consumption allowance and the
l6 minimum monthly charge for standby service to
l7 be charged to consumers of water in the Special
18 CMD District from the public works system shall
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20 Any person, firm or corporation receiving
21 water from a standby:
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2 inch meter 6,000 cubic feet per month $ 32.00
3 inch meter 15,000 cubic feet per month 71.00
4 inch meter 30,000 cubic feet per month 135.00
6 inch meter 75,000 cubic feet per month 320.00
8 inch meter 150,000 cubic feet per month 625.00
10 inch meter 250,000 cubic feet per month 1,030.00
1 monthly consumption allowance shall be the
2 minimum charge plus the rates shown in
3 Section 25.46. Any portion of a month shall
4 be considered a full month."
5 SECTION 12: That Section 5.A and 5.B of the Rules
6 and Regulations of the Water Department, Appendix III, is
7 hereby amended to read as follows:
8 "Sec. 5. Operating Conditions.
9 A. Payment of Bills. All bills are due and
10 payable and are to be received at the office of
11 the Water Department of the City of Vernon on the
12 last working day of each month for water used
13 the preceding month.
14 In the event, and as often as, any bill,
15 account or other charge for water or service,
16 as in this Ordinance provided, is not paid or
17 discharged when the same is due and payable
18 before delinquency, the Water Department shall
19 have the right forthwith to discontinue any
20 service which it has been furnishing andlor
2l to discontinue furnishing water to any such
22 person, firm or corporation until all bills,
23 accounts and other moneys due for such person,
24 firm or corporation to the City of Vernon have
25 been paid or discharged.
26 In those cases where the Water Department
27 deems it advisable to discontinue water service
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charge for water or service, a printed
notice shall be enclosed with the delinquent
bill stating that the service will be
discontinued on a certain day if the bill
remains unpaid. If the water service is
discontinued, the following charges will be
made:
Reconnection Fee
$ 25.00
B. Meter Testing. A customer may demand
that the meter through which water is being
furnished be examined and tested to determine
if it is registering correctly the amount of
water delivered. Such demand shall be made in
writing to the Water Department, and shall be
accompanied by a deposit of one hundred dollars
($100.00) for one, one and one-half and two
inch meters and one hundred fifty dollars
($150.00) for three, four and six inch meters.
Upon receipt of such demand, the Water Department
shall examine and test the meter. If the meter
is found to register over two percent more
water than actually delivered, another meter
will be substituted and the deposit shall be
repaid to the customer making the application,
and the water bill for the current period
adjustered in such manner as the Water Department
may consider fair and just. If the meter is
found to register not over two percent in excess,
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1 the deposit shall be forfeited and the
2 water bill paid as rendered.
3 If a meter fails to register during
4 any period, the customer shall be charged
5 with the daily consumption, as shown by the
6 meter when operating correctly."
7 SECTION 13: The City Council of the City of Vernon
8 hereby declares that the applicable rates contained in this
9 Ordinance shall be effective for the first regular water
10 reading for monthly billing purposes, in the month of
11 February, 1983.
12 SECTION 14: All other Ordinances or parts of
13 Ordinances thereof in conflict with this Ordinance, specifically
14 Ordinance Nos. 870, 891 and 914, are hereby repealed.
15 SECTION 15: Any person, firm or corporation
l6 violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
17 deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or
18 portion thereof during which any violation of any of the
19 provisions of this Ordinance is committed, continued, or
20 permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such
2l person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five
22 Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than
23 six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
24 SECTION 16: If any section, subsection, sentence,
25 clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is for any reason held
26 to be void or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect
27 the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance; it
28 being the intention of the City Council of the City of Vernon to
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adopt and pass this Ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact
that one or more of the sections, subsections, clauses,
sentences or phrases thereof may be declared void or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 17: There being no newspaper printed,
published or circulated in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk
is hereby directed to certify to the passage of this Ordinance
and shall post the same, or cause the same to be posted, in
three (3) of the most public places in the with of Vernon, to
wit: the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue,
the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard,
and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of
said City, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in the City of
Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California; that this
Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days
from and after the passage of the same.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st
day of December
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/~ / LEONIS C. MALBpRG, Mayor
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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2 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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4 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
5 Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being
6 Ordinance No. 933 , was duly and regularly introduced
adjol.lrned
7 at a regular/meetlng of the City Council of the City of Vernon,
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held on
December 2, 1982
, and thereafter finally adopted
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at a regular meeting of said City Council held on
21st
December 1982
, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmen: Ybarra~ Davis~ Gonza1es~
Ma1burg~ McCormick
Councilmen: None
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmen: None
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Bruce V. Malkenhorst, City Clerk
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