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Resolution No. 7781t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 RESOLUTION NO. 7781 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON ESTABLISHING THE RATES FOR THE SALE OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VERNON IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VERNON CITY CODE AND ORDINANCE NO. 1029 WHEREAS, on May 16, 1995, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1029 which, among other things, established the water rates for the City of Vernon beginning July 1, 1995, with such rates being established by resolution thereafter; and WHEREAS, Vernon City Code Section 25.1 provides that, except as otherwise provided in Chapter 25 of the Vernon City Code, the rates for the sale of water in the City are to be set by resolution; and WHEREAS, by letter dated May 31, 2001, Bruce V. Malkenhorst, City Administrator/City Clerk, has.recommended that the rates established for water services be raised effective July 1, 2001, to reflect the City's increased water demand, the significant increase of water rates by the Metropolitan Water District, the increased lease rates of Central Basin, the increased cost of providing electricity to run the motors at well sites and the increased cost of equipment and materials to provide the water services; and WHEREAS, no interested party has filed a written request.for mailed notice of a meeting on new or increased fees or service charges; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon held on June 6, 2001, a public meeting on the consideration of the water rate increases during which any and all oral or written presentations could be made in accordance with Government Code Section 66016; and 28 11 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 F1PA 0MA 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 jestablish new rates for the sale of water in the City of Vernon in . accordance with the Vernon City Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby, finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true land correct. SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby establish the rates for the sale of water in the City of Vernon pursuant to Vernon City Code Sections 25.1 through 25.9, as set forth in Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as though fully set forth at length. SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby declares that the applicable rates contained in this resolution shall be effective for the first regular water reading for monthly billing purposes in the month of July, 2001. SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6tn day of June, 2001. ` R EONIS C. MALBUTIQ, Mayoff ATTEST: v BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk — 2 — 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 7781, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Wednesday, June 6, 2001, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City of Vernon. (SEAL) BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk - 3 - EXHIBIT VI& 1 Exhibit "A" 2 Water Rates For The City of Vernon Water System 3 Effective July 1, 2001 4 1. Monthly Charge For Meters (V.C.C. Sec. 25.2): 5 Meter Size Monthly Minimum Charge 6 5/8" $ 3.65 7 31 5.63 8 1" 9.38 9 1 IWI 18.77 10 211 30.03 11 12 3" 56.31 13 41F 93.85 14 611187.70 15 8" 300.32 16 2. Water Consumption Rates Per 100 Cubic Feet (V.C.C. Sec. 25.3): 17 For water used: $1.027/100 cubic feet 18 3. Standby Service Meter Charge (V.C.C. Sec. 25.3): 19 Meter Minimum Monthly Consumption 20 Size Allowance For Standby Service Monthly Charge 21 2" 6,000 cubic feet per month $ 91.65 _ 22 23 3" 15,000 cubic feet per month 210.36 24 4" 30,000 cubic feet per month 401.95 25 6" 75,000 cubic feet per month 957.95 26 8" 150,000 cubic feet per month 1,840.82 27 The charge for water in excess of the monthly consumption 28 allowance shall be the rate per cubic foot. A - 1 EXHIBIT "A" 1 4. Minimum Rates for Meters for Fire -Related Services W.C.C. 2 Sec. 25.4): 3 Sprinkler Connection Size Monthly Charge 4 4" $ 2.00 5 6" 2.00 6 8" 2.00 7 1011 2.00 8 The charge for all water used shall be at the rate shown in 9 subsection 2, and shall be payable semiannually. 10 5. Minimum Rates for Unmetered Service for Fire Protection 11 Purposes (V.C.C. Sec. 25.4): 12 Monthly charge per sprinkler head: $0.25/head 13 6. Square Footage Charge (V.C.C. Sec. 25.5): 14 15 Monthly charge for fire -related services based on the square 16 footage of buildings: $0.00244 per square foot. 17 7. Minimum Charge for Temporary Installation and Relocation 18 W.C.C. Sec. 25.6) (each person, firm or corporation): 19 Initial temporary installation: $ 100.00 20 Relocation of said service: $ 50.00 21 The water furnished through said temporary 22 connection shall be charged at the rate of one and one-half times the consumption rate set forth in 23 Subsection 2. 24 8. Bond or Deposit for Temporary Connection to -Fire Hydrant 25 (V.C.C. Sec. 25.7) (each person, firm or corporation): 26 Amount of each bond or deposit: $500.00 27 28 A - 2 EXHIBIT W 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9._ Rates for Retail Water Business (V.C.C. Sec. 25.8) (each person, firm or corporation): The rate shall be one and one-half times the meter charge and the water consumption rate set forth in Subsections 1 and 2. 10. Water Rates per 100 Cubic Feet of Reclaimed Water (V.C.C. Sec. 25.9) (each person, firm or corporation): Reclaimed water: $1.00/100 cubic feet A - 3 EXHIBIT "