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Home My WebLink About140 - 11/17/2020 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF CITY CODE TO REVISE THE WATER RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES ORDINANCE NO. 140, 2020 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO REVISE WATER RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain and provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs, expenses, and other obligations as set forth therein; and WHEREAS, the rates, fees or charges for utility services set forth herein are necessary to produce sufficient revenues to provide the utility services described herein; and WHEREAS, the revenue from the rates, fees or charges for utility services set forth herein shall be used to defray the costs of providing such utility services as required by the Charter and the City Code; and WHEREAS, Article 111, Chapter 26 of the City Code establishes the water utility as a utility service furnished by and an enterprise of the City; and WHEREAS, City Code Sections 26-126 and 26-127 concern various water-related rates, fees, and charges; and WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-118 requires that the City Manager analyze the operating and financial records of the utility during each calendar year and recommend to the City Council user rates or adjustments to be in effect for the following year; and WHEREAS, the City Manager and City staff have recommended to the City Council adjustment of the water-related rates, fees, and charges as set forth herein to be effective January 1, 2021; and WHEREAS, this Ordinance increases the subject water rates by 20/r. to address mitigation and related costs associated with the Cameron Peak Fire; and WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, City Council desires to amend Chapter 26 of the City Code to adjust the scope and rate of the water-related rates, fees, and charges as set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That Section 26-126 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: -1- Sec. 26-126. - Schedule A,flat rates for unmetered construction water use. For residential and nonresidential premises under construction with a planned meter size greater than one (1) inch, no flat unmetered water service will be provided. For residential and nonresidential premises under construction with a planned meter size of one (1) inch or less, the following flat rates will apply per month until the permanent meter is set: Category Component Billed Charge Charge (with PILOT) 3/a-inch construction service, flat charge per month L $30.15 $31.96 1-inch construction service, flat charge per month _ $57.49 $60.94 Section 2. That Section 26-127 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-127. -Schedule B,meter rates. (a) Residential rates. (1) Residential customers with one (1) dwelling unit shall pay the sum of the following changes: Component Billed l Category Charge Charge (with PILOT) a. Base monthly charge for residential customers with one (1) $17.27 $1$.30 dwelling unit b. Quantity monthly charge for residential customers with one (1) dwelling unit (volumetric) Tier 1 - For the first seven thousand (7,000) gallons used per $2.673 $2.834 { month, per one thousand (1,000) gallons Tier 2 - For the next six thousand (6,000) gallons used per $3.072 $3.257 month, per one thousand (1,000)gallons s Tier 3 - For all additional gallons used per month, per one $3.534 $3.746 thousand (1,000) gallons c. Income-qualified assistance discount. Discount applied to 23 percent monthly base and Tier 1 volumetric charges for IQAP participating residential customers in properties with one (1) dwelling unit, as further described in Section 26-724 of the Code. -2- (2) Residential customers with two (2) dwelling units shall pay the sum of the following charges: Category Component Billed Charge Charge (with PILOT) a. Base monthly charge for residential customers with two (2) $18.24 $19.33 dwelling units b. Quantity monthly charge for residential customers with two (2) dwelling units (volumetric) Tier 1 - For the first nine thousand (9,000) gallons used per $2.316 $2.455 month, per one thousand (1,000) gallons Tier the next four thousand (4,000) gallons used per $2.662 T$2.822 month, per one thousand (1,000) gallons Tier 3 - For all additional gallons used per month, per one $3.063 $3.247 thousand (1,000) gallons c. Income-qualified assistance discount. Discount applied to 23 percent monthly base and Tier 1-volumetric charges for IQAP participating residential customers in properties with two (2) dwelling units, as further described in Section 26-724 of the Code. (3) Residential cu%tomers with more than two (2) dwelling units shall pay the sum of the following charges: Category Component Billed Charge Charge (with PILOT) a. Base monthly charge for residential customers with more than two (2)dwelling units ' First dwelling unit ! - $13.12 $13.90 Second and each additional dwelling unit $4.37 $4.63 b. Quantity monthly charge for residential customers with more than two (2) dwelling units (volumetric) Winter- per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the winter - $1.907 $2.022 season months of November through April Summer-per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the $2.384 $2.527 summer season months of May through October .The meter reading date shall generally determine the seasonal monthly quantity charge; however, no customer shall be -3- billed more than six (6) full billing cycles at the summer quantity charge. c. Income-qualified assistance discount. A discount applied 23 percent �Y to the monthly base and volumetric charges above for IQAP participating residential customers in properties with more f than two (2) dwelling units who hold water and wastewater service accounts in their own names, subject to Section 26- 724 of the Code. (b) Nonresidential rates. (1) Base charge. Nonresidential, except for special users as described in Subsection 26- 127(c) below, customers shall pay a base monthly charge based on meter size as follows: Monthly Base Billed Charge(With '! Meter Size (inches) Charge PILOT) 3/4 $15.36 E $16.28 1 $42.86 $45.43 1'h $116.54 $123.53 2 $175.61 $186.15 3 $267.85 $283.92 4 $420.51 $445.74 6 -- $815.73 $864.68 8 ��- $1,441.07 -� $1,527.53 (2) Quantity charges. Nonresidential customers shall pay monthly charges as follows: Category Component Billed Charge Charge (with PILOT) Winter- per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the winter $2.137 $2.265 r! season months of November through April Summer- per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the $2.671 $2.832 T� summer season months of May through October The meter reading date shall generally determine the seasonal monthly quantity charge; however, no customer shall be billed more than six (6) full billing cycles at the summer quantity charge. -4- (3) Charges for excess use. Nonresidential customers shall also pay monthly water use charges in excess of the amounts specified in the following table: Category Component Billed Charge Charge (with PILOT) T-. _ .._I Winter- per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the winter $3.070 $3.254 season months of November through April Summer- per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the $3.840 $4.071 summer season months of May through October The meter reading date shall generally determine the seasonal + monthly quantity charge; however, no customer shall be billed more than six (6) full billing cycles at the summer quantity charge. (c) High volume industrial rates. High volume industrial rates apply to any customer with an average daily demand in excess of two million (2,000,000) gallons per day. The specific rate for any qualifying customer shall be based upon the applicable peaking factor for that customer as follows: Billed Charge(with Peaking Factor Monthly Charge per PILOT) Thousand Gallons A 1.00-1.09 $1.67 $1.77 1.10-1.19 $1.73 $1.84 1.20-1.29 — $1.80 $1.90 1.30-1.39 $1.85 $1.96 1.40-1.49 $1.91 $2.02 1.50-1.59 $1.95 $2.07 1.60-1.69 $2.01 $2.13 1.70-1.79 $2.07 $2.19 {- 1.80-1.89 $2.12 $2.25 1.90-1.99 $2.19 $2.32 > 2.00 $2.24 $2.38 _5_ Section 3. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for meter readings on or after January 1, 2021, and in the case of fees not based on meter readings, shall be effective for all fees paid on or after January 1, 2021. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of November, A.D. 2020, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2020. ayor ATTEST: oe ipoR7'coy :Z " SEAL N ity Cl OLOR�p Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2020. ayor ATTEST: �oF Ponr�o ' G? ity Cl A� H OO�ORA0 -6-