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ORDINANCE NO. 140, 2015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO REVISE ELECTRIC RATES, FEES AND CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6, of the
City Charter to 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 of the electric utility, as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the City purchases bulk wholesale electric power from Platte River Power
Authority ("PRPA") pursuant to an Amended Contract for Supply of Electric Power and Energy,
dated September 1, 2010; and
WHEREAS, PRPA costs are increasing due to reduced wholesale market prices and
surplus sales, increased costs for coal, and increased operating costs for aging plants; and
WHEREAS, PRPA will increase the City's wholesale cost of power approximately 4.5%
in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the increased wholesale power costs will require an average 3.2% increase
in the City's electric rates; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rate increase will vary by customer class based on the cost of
service to each class; and
WHEREAS, Utilities staff have also identified formatting and maintenance updates to
Chapter 26 of the City Code to improve the clarity with which rates are explained; and
WHEREAS, the Energy Board considered the proposed electric rates, fees and changes,
and language clarifications for 2016 at its October 3, 2015, meeting and recommended approval
of the rate changes and City Code updates by an unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and staff have recommended to the City Council the
following electric rate adjustments and City Code rate language clarifications for all billings
issued with meter readings on or after January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, it is the desire of the City Council to amend Chapter
26 of the City Code to revise the electric rates, fees and charges.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Sections 26-464 (c), (d), (e), (f), (p), (r) and (s) of the Code of the
City of Fort Collins are hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 26-464. Residential energy service,schedule R.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the
following charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
(2) Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0238
(3) Energy and demand charge
a. Summer.During the summer season billing months of June,July and August, with the summer
season billing month determined by the month the meter is read, and provided that no customer
shall be billed more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
1. Tier 1 -for the first five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.0632
2. Tier 2-for the next five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.0804
3. Tier 3 -for all additional kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.1 146
b. Non-summer.During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and September
through December. '
1. Tier I -for the first five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month, Per kWh $0.0570
per kWh Per kWh $0.0611
2. Tier 2-for the next five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month,
per kWh Per kWh $0.0703
3. Tier 3-for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per kWh
(4) Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section 6 percent
(d) Medical assistance program.
(1) The rates described in Subsection (c) above shall be discounted for those
electric customers to whom this rate schedule applies and who apply for such
discount, as long as:
a. the applicant's annual household income falls below sixty (60)
percent of the Larimer County Area Median Income (as determined by the
Federal Housing Authority); and
b. the application is accompanied by a certified, signed statement
from a licensed physician that electrical durable medical equipment used
at the residential premises is medically necessary and that such.medical
equipment has been assigned a Healthcare Common Procedure Coding
System number; and/or
C. a certified, signed statement from a licensed physician that air
conditioning at the residential premises is medically necessary for a
resident thereof who, in the absence of the air conditioning, may suffer
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medical deterioration due to a severe immune-compromising medical
condition, including, but not limited to, multiple sclerosis, quadriplegia,
paraplegia, scleroderma or hemiplegia; and
d. the application is accompanied by a sworn affidavit from the
applicant verifying that all information contained in the application,
including, if applicable, the representation that air conditioning will be
operational at the applicant's address during the summer billing months, is
true and correct.
(2) Applications for rate discounts under this Section must be submitted
annually in accordance with an administratively established schedule.
(3) The discounted monthly rates for customers with electrical durable
medical equipment only shall be the sum of the following charges:
a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0238
c. Energy and demand charge
1. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June,July and August, with the summer
season billing month determined by the month the meter is read,and provided that no customer shall
be billed more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate. ,
(a) Tier I -for the first five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.0357
(b) Tier 2-for the next five hundred(500) kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.0804
(c) Tier 3-for all additional kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.1146
2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and September
through December.
(a) Tier I - for the first five hundred'(500)kilowatt hours per month, Per kWh $0.0311
per kWh
(b) Tier 2-for the next five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month, Per kWh $0.0611
per kWh
(c) Tier 3 -for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per kWh Per kWh $0.0703
d. Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section 6 percent
(4) The discounted monthly rates for customers with medical needs
requiring air conditioning only shall be the sum of the following charges:
a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0238
c. Energy and demand charge
1. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June,July and August, with the summer
season billing month determined by the month the meter is read,and provided that no customer
shall be billed more than three(3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(a) Tier 1 - for the first five hundred(500) kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.0350
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(b) Tier 2-for the next five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.0444
(c) Tier 3-for all additional kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.1 146
2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and
September through December.
(a) Tier I - for the first five hundred (500)kilowatt hours per month, Per kWh $0.0570
per kWh
(b) Tier 2-for the next five hundred (500) kilowatt hours per month, Per kWh $0.0611
per kWh
(c) Tier 3 -for all additional kilowatt hours per month,per kWh Per kWh $0.0703
d.Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
6 percent
A charge of all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section
(5) The discounted monthly rates for customers with electrical .durable
medical equipment and medical needs requiring air conditioning shall be the sum
of the following charges:
a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
b. ' Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0238
c. Energy and demand charge
I. Summer. During the summer season billing months of June,July and August, with the summer
season billing month determined by the month the meter is read,and provided that no customer
shall be billed more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(a) Tier 1 -for the first five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.0229
(b) Tier 2-for the next five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.0291
(c) Tier 3-for all additional kilowatt hours per month Per kWh $0.1146
2. Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and
September through December.
(a) Tier 1 -for the first five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month, Per kWh $0.0311
per kWh
(b) Tier 2-for the next five hundred(500)kilowatt hours per month, Per kWh $0.0611
per kWh
(c) Tier 3-for all additional kilowatt hours per month,per kWh Per kWh $0.0703
a. Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section 6 percent
(6) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no rate established under this Subsection
shall reflect a discount exceeding an amount consistent with the use of one
hundred fifty (150) kilowatt hours per month for the operation of electrical
durable medical equipment or, if applicable, an additional amount consistent with
the use of three hundred fifty (350) kilowatt hours per month for air conditioning.
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(7) A decision that an applicant does not qualify to participate in this program
for a medical or financial reason may be appealed to the Utilities Executive
Director, who shall, prior to making his or her decision, and as he or she deems
appropriate, confer with one (1) or more medical or financial experts in reviewing
such appeal.
(e) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (e). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(f) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (f) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
(p) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. the qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120)percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, 'public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. the rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
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Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
in this rate schedule section.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be,
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable seasonal tiered rate.as outlined
in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator
shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0238
b. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0632
(6) TOU rates, for customer-generators participating in a qualifying "time-of-
use" (TOU) rate study, consumption of energy from the utility and production of
energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall.be measured on a
monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the customer-generator
shall be billed at the applicable study rates under Subsection (s) of this Section.
The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be credited to the customer
monthly as follows:
a. Energy and demand credit—summer season billing months
.1. On-Peak(Mon-Fri, 2 pm to 7 pm, excluding holidays) Per kWh $0.1968
2. Off-Peak Per kWh $0.0412
b. Energy and demand credit—non-summer season billing months
1. On-Peak(Mon-Fri, 5 pm to 9 pm,excluding holidays) Per kWh $0.1632
2. Off-Peak Per kWh $0.0395
(r) Net metering—community solar projects.
(1) Net metering service is available,to a customer who holds an exclusive
interest in a portion of the electric energy generated by a community solar project
when the generating capacity of the customer's interest is sized to supply no more
than one hundred twenty (120) percent of the customer's average annual
electricity consumption at the customer's point of service, including all contiguous
property owned or leased by the customer, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation rights-of-
way or utility rights-of-way.
(2) The community solar project-generator and electric service arrangements
shall be subject to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort
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Collins Utility Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities
Connected to the Fort Collins Distribution System.
(3) Both the customer's consumption of energy from Fort Collins Utilities and
interest in the production of energy that flows into Fort Collins Utilities'
distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed
from Fort Collins Utilities by the customer shall be billed at the applicable
seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsections (c) and (d) of this Section. The
energy produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
I. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0119
2. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0632
(s) Time of Use (TOU) Pilot Study.
(1) Objective. The City has identified potential benefits available through
time-of-use (TOU) based electric service rates, including encouraging reduced
energy consumption and equitably shifting energy costs to customers who use
more energy. In order to study these benefits, Fort Collins Utilities shall conduct a
temporary pilot project beginning with the billing cycle commencing on or after
October 1, 2015, and concluding after twelve (12) full billing cycles.
(2) Scope. The project shall include six thousand residential energy service
(Schedule R) customers selected at random. Customers selected at random will be
notified and given a one-time opportunity to "opt-out" of participation in the
project. Customers who do not opt-out will be assigned, as determined by the
Executive Director, to one of the two pilot rates described in Subsections (s)(4)
(pilot TOU rate) and (s)(5) (pilot TOU with energy efficiency tier rate), or
monitored on their existing residential energy service tiered rate, as a control
group.
(3) Best-bill guarantee. Customers participating in the pilot project for the full
twelve (12) billing cycle period will be eligible for the following best-bill
guarantee: the total energy costs paid by each customer under either of the pilot
rates for the twelve full billing cycles shall be compared with the energy costs
such customer would have paid under the base residential energy service tiered
rate during the same twelve billing cycles, and each customer shall be reimbursed
(by issuance of a billing credit or otherwise, as determined by the Executive
Director) for the amount by which the total energy costs paid exceed the amount
that would have been due under the base residential energy service tiered rate for
such period. Each customer who pays total energy costs under either of the pilot
rates during the twelve full billing cycles of the project that are less than the
energy costs such customer would have paid under the base residential energy
service tiered rate shall retain those savings.
(4) Pilot TOU rate. Customers assigned to this rate during the pilot study shall
pay monthly rates under this sub-schedule equal to the sum of the following
charges:
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a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0238
c. Energy and demand charge
1. Summer.During the summer season billing months of May, June,July and August,and September
(a) On-Peak(Mon-Fri,2 pm to 7 pm,excluding holidays) Per kWh $0.1968
(b) Off-Peak Per kWh $0.0412
2. Non-summer.During the non-summer season billing months of January through April and October
through December.
(a) On-Peak(Mon-Fri,5 pm to 9 pm,excluding holidays) Per kWh $0.1632
(b) Off-Peak Per kWh $0.0395
d. Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
6 percent
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section
(5) Pilot TOU with energy efficiency tier rate. Customers assigned to this rate
during the pilot study shall pay monthly rates under this sub-schedule equal to the
sum of the following charges:
a. Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
b. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0194
c. Energy and demand charge
1. Summer. During the summer season billing months of May,June,July,August,and September
(a) On-Peak(Mon-Fri,2 pm to 7 pm,excluding holidays) Per kWh $0.1968
(b) Off-Peak Per kWh $0.0412
2.' Non-summer. During the non-summer season billing months of January through April and October
through December.
(a) On-Peak(Mon-Fri,5 pm to 9 pm,excluding holidays) Per kWh $0.1632
(b) Off-Peak Per kWh $0.0395
d. Energy efficiency tier charge,per kilowatt hour for total consumption over Per kWh $0.0163
700 kWh in a billing month(regardless of on-peak or off-peak)
e. Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section 6 percent
Section 2. That Sections 26-465 (a)-(f), (q), and (r) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-465. Residential demand service, schedule RD.
(a) Availability. The residential demand service rate, schedule RD, shall be available
within the corporate limits of the City and the suburban fringe. Service under this rate
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class is available only to customers who establish to the satisfaction of the utility, by
providing to the utility such documentation as the utility may deem appropriate, that the
residence served is heated entirely by electric energy. Such documentation must be
submitted by April 1, 2012. At such time that the utility implements a time-of-use rate,
this rate schedule will no longer be available.
(b) Applicability. This schedule applies to residential customers for all domestic uses
in single-family private dwellings, individually metered apartments and home
occupations as defined in Article 5 of the Land Use Code.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates shall be the sum of the following
charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $5.07
(2) Demand charge Per kW $2.36
(3) Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0211
(4) Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June,July and August Per kWh $0.0435
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May and per kWh $0.0418
September through December
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer season
billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three
(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(5) Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this Section 6 percent
(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the.premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
(f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an
annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in
kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the
following:
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(1) Contracted standby service,this charge shall be in lieu of the per kW $2.33
distribution facilities charge.
For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $6.99
(2) In the event the contractual kilowatt amount is exceeded, the beginning
date of the contract period will be reset. The first month of the new contract
period will become the current billing month and such month's metered demand
shall become the minimum allowable contract demand for the standby service.
Requests for standby service may be subject to a waiting period. An operation and
maintenance charge may be added for special facilities required to provide
standby service.
(q) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. the qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. the rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System:
(4) A customer-generator who.receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
in this rate schedule section.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable seasonal tiered rate as outlined
in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator
shall be credited to the customer monthly as follows:
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a. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0238
b. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0632
(r) Net metering—community solar projects.'
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer who holds an exclusive
interest in a portion of the electric energy generated by a community solar project
when the generating capacity of the customer's interest is sized to supply no more
than one hundred twenty (120) percent of the customer's average annual
electricity consumption at the customer's point of service, including all contiguous
property owned or leased by the customer, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation rights-of-
way or utility rights-of-way.
(2) The community solar project-generator and electric service arrangements
shall be subject to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort
Collins Utility Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities
Connected to the Fort Collins Distribution System.
(3) Both the customer's consumption of energy from Fort Collins Utilities and
interest in the production of energy that flows into Fort Collins Utilities'
distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed
from Fort Collins Utilities by the customer shall be billed at the applicable
seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy
produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be credited to
the customer monthly as follows:
1. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0119
2. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0632
Section 3. That Sections 26-465 (c)-(f), (q), and (r) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-466. General service,schedule GS.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the following
charges:
1. Fixed Charge
a. Single-phase, two-hundred-ampere service Per account $3.26
b. Single-phase,above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $9.60
c. Three-phase, two-hundred-ampere service Per account $4.96
d. Three-phase, above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $11.74
2. Demand charge
a. Summer season billing months of June,July,and August Per kWh $0.0289
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b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kWh $0.0156
and September through December
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three(3) full billing cycles at the summer rate.
3. Distribution facilities charge Per kWh $0.0227
4. Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June,July,and August Per kWh $0.0435
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kWh $0.0418
and September through December
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
5. Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this 6 percent
Section
(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge per kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
(q) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. The qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
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leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. The rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
in this rate schedule section.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection
(c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh $0.0435
(r) Net metering—community solar projects.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer who holds an exclusive
interest in a portion of the electric energy generated by a community solar project
when the generating capacity of the customer's interest is sized to supply no more
than one hundred twenty (120) percent of the customer's average annual
electricity consumption at the customer's point of service, including all contiguous
property owned or leased by the customer, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation rights-of-
way or utility rights-of-way.
(2) The community solar project-generator and electric service arrangements
shall be subject to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort
Collins Utility Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities
Connected to the Fort Collins Distribution System.
(3) Both the customer's consumption of energy from Fort Collins Utilities and
interest in the production of energy that flows into Fort -Collins Utilities'
distribution system shall be measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed
from Fort Collins Utilities by the customer shall be billed at the applicable
seasonal tiered rate as outlined in Subsection (c) of this Section. The energy
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produced by the customer's portion of the qualifying facility shall be credited to
the customer monthly as follows:
1. Distribution facilities credit Per kWh $0.0114
2. Energy and demand credit Per kWh $0.0435
Section 4. That Sections 26-467 (c)-(f) and (r) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-467. General service 25,schedule GS25.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be 'the sum of the
following charges:
1.Fixed Charge
a. Single-phase,two-hundred-ampere service Per account $3.26
b. Single-phase,above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $9.60
c. Three-phase,two-hundred-ampere service Per account $4.96
d. Three-phase,above two-hundred-ampere service Per account $1 1.74
2.Demand charge
a. Summer season billing months of June,July,and August Per kW $7.86
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kW $4.57
and September through December
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the.summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
3. Distribution facilities charge Per kwh $0.0176
4. Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June,July,and August Per kWh $0.0435
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kWh $0.0418
and September through December
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
5. Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this 6 percent
Section
(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
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generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
(f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an
annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in
kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the
following:
(1) Monthly standby distribution charge
Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution per kW $3.82
facilities charge.
For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $11.45
(2) In the event the contractual kilowatt amount is exceeded, the beginning
date of the contract period will be reset. The first month of the new contract period
will become the current billing month and such month's metered demand shall
become the minimum allowable contract demand for the standby service. Requests
for standby service may be subject to a waiting period. An operation and
maintenance charge may be added for special facilities required to provide standby
service.
(r) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility when the generating capacity
of the customer-generator's qualifying facility meets the following two (2)
criteria:
a. The qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. The.rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
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(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
in this rate schedule section.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection
(c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Summer season energy credit' Per kWh $0.0435
Section 5. That Sections 26-468 (c)-(g), and (u) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-468. General service 50, schedule GS50.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the
following charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $9.45
An additional charge may be assessed if telephone communication per account $40.00
service is not provided by the customer.
(2) Coincident demand charge
a. summer season billing months of June,July and August Per kW $1 1.68
b. non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kW $8.15
and September through December
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(3) Distribution facilities charge Per kW $5.90
(4) Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June,July,and August Per kWh $0.0435
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kWh $0.0418
and September through December
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c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(5) Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this 6 percent
Section
a
(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d). The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge per kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW $2.00
(f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an
annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in
kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the
following:
(1) Standby distribution charge.
a. Monthly standby distribution charge shall be the sum of the following
charges:
Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution Per kW $4.72
facilities charge.
For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $14.16
b. In the event the contractual kilowatt amount is exceeded, the
beginning date of the contract period will be reset. The first month of the
new contract period will become the current billing month and such
month's metered demand shall become the minimum allowable contract
demand for the standby service. Requests for standby service may be
subject to a waiting period. An operation and maintenance charge may be
added for special facilities required to provide standby service.
(2) Standby generation and transmission charge. All charges incurred by the
utility under Platte River Power Authority's applicable tariffs, as may be amended
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from time to time, will be billed to the customer as a standby generation and
transmission charge.
(g) Excess circuit charge. In the event a utility customer in this rate class desires
excess circuit capacity for the purpose of controlling the available electric capacity of a
backup circuit connection, this service, if available, will be provided on an annual
contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable backup demand (in kilowatts)
as determined by the customer and approved by the utility according to the following:
(1) Monthly charge shall be the sum of the following charges:
Contracted backup capacity per month Per kW $0.86
Metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $2.58
(2) In the event the contractual kilowatt limit is exceeded, a new annual
contract period will automatically begin as of the month the limit is exceeded. The
metered demand in the month of exceedance shall become the minimum
contracted demand level for the excess circuit charge.
(u) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. the qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. the rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
in this rate schedule section.
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(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection
(c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh $0.0435
Section 6. That Sections 26-469 (c)-(g) and (v) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-469. General service 750,schedule GS750.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the
following charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $15.24
a. Additional charge for each additional metering point Per account $9.50
b. An additional charge may be assessed if telephone per account $40.00
communication service is not provided by the customer.
(2) Coincident demand charge
a. summer season billing months of June,July and August Per kW $11.51
b. non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kW $8.04
and September through December
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(3) Distribution facilities charge
a. First seven hundred fifty(750)kilowatts Per kW $5.85
b. All additional kilowatts Per kW $3.48
(4) Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June,July,and August Per kWh $0.0428
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kWh $0.0412
and September through December
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(5) Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this 6 percent
Section
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(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at the premium per kilowatt hour set forth in this Subsection (d).-The utility may establish
and offer voluntary programs designed to increase and enhance the use of energy
generated by renewable energy resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable
to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Excess capacity charge. The monthly capacity charge per kilowatt set forth in this
Subsection (e) may be added to the above charges for service to intermittent loads in
accordance with the provisions of the Electric Service Standards.
Per kW
(f) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available, will be provided on an
annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in
kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility. according to the
following.-
(1) Standby distribution charge.
a. Monthly standby distribution charges shall be paid in the following
amounts
Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu.of the distribution Per kW $3.52
facilities charge.
For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $10.56
b. In the event the contractual kilowatt amount is exceeded, the
beginning date of the contract period will be reset. The first month of the
new contract period will become the current billing month and such
month's metered demand shall become the minimum allowable contract
demand for the standby service. Requests for standby service may be
subject to a waiting period. An operation and maintenance charge may be
added for special facilities required to provide standby service.
(2) Standby generation and transmission charge. All charges incurred by the
utility under the Platte River Power Authority's applicable tariffs, as may be
amended from time to time, will be billed to the customer as a standby generation
and transmission charge.
(g) Excess circuit charge. In the event a utility customer in this rate class desires
excess circuit capacity for the purpose of controlling the available electric capacity of a
backup circuit connection, this service, if available, will be provided on an annual
contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable backup demand (in kilowatts)
as determined by the customer and approved by the utility at the following
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(1) Contracted backup capacity per month Per kW $0.64
Metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $1.92
(2) In the event the contractual kilowatt limit is exceeded, a new annual
contract period will automatically begin as of the month the limit is exceeded. The
metered demand in the month of exceedance shall become the minimum
contracted demand level for the excess circuit charge.
(v) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. the qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, .transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. the rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of.Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
for this rate schedule.
-(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
measured on a monthly, basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection
(c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh $0.0428
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Section 7. That Sections 26-470 (c)-(e), and (s) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-470. Substation service,schedule SS.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates for this schedule shall be the sum of the
following charges:
(1) Fixed Charge Per account $39.47
(2) Coincident demand charge
a. summer season billing months of June,July and August Per kW $1 1.33
b. non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kW $7.91
and September through December
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(3) Distribution facilities charge Per kW $2.50
(4) Energy charge
a. Summer season billing months of June,July, and August Per kWh $0.0422
b. Non-summer season billing months of January through May Per kWh $0.0405
and September through December
c. The meter reading date shall generally determine the summer
season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed
more than three(3)full billing cycles at the summer rate.
(5) Payment in lieu of taxes(PILOT)and franchise.
A charge based on all monthly service charges billed pursuant to this 6 percent
Section
(d) Renewable resource. Renewable energy resources, including, but not limited to,
energy generated by the power of wind, may be offered on a voluntary basis to customers
at a premium per,kilowatt hour. The utility may establish and offer voluntary programs
designed to increase and enhance the use of energy generated by renewable energy
resources in support of Council-adopted policy applicable to the utility.
Per kWh $0.024
(e) Standby service charges. Standby service, if available; will be provided on an
annual contract basis at a level at least sufficient to meet probable service demand (in
kilowatts) as determined by the customer and approved by the utility at the following
rates:
(1) Standby distribution charge.
a. Monthly standby distribution charge:
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Contracted standby service, this charge shall be in lieu of the distribution
facilities charge. Per kW $2.22
For all metered kilowatts in excess of the contracted amount Per kW $6.66
b. In the event the contractual kilowatt amount is exceeded, the
beginning date of the contract period will be reset. The first month of the
new contract period will become the current billing month and such
month's metered demand shall become the minimum allowable contract
demand for the standby service. Requests for standby service may be
subject to a waiting period. An operation and maintenance charge may be
added for special facilities required to provide standby service.
(2) Standby generation and transmission charge. All charges incurred by the
utility under the Platte River Power Authority's applicable tariffs, as may be
amended from time to time, will be billed to the customer as a standby generation
and transmission charge.
(s) Net metering.
(1) Net metering service is available to a customer-generator producing
electric energy exclusively with a qualifying facility using a qualifying renewable
technology when the generating capacity of the customer-generator's qualifying
facility meets the following two (2) criteria:
a. the qualifying facility is sized to supply no more than one hundred
twenty (120) percent of the customer-generator's average annual electricity
consumption at that site, including all contiguous property owned or
leased by the customer-generator, without regard to interruptions in
contiguity caused by easements, public thoroughfares, transportation
rights-of-way or utility rights-of-way; and
b. the rated capacity of the qualifying facility does not exceed the
customer-generator's service entrance capacity.
(2) The energy generated by an on-site qualifying facility and delivered to the
utility's electric distribution facility shall be used to offset energy provided by the
utility to the customer-generator during the applicable billing period.
(3) The customer-generator and electric service arrangements shall be subject
to the requirements and conditions described in the City of Fort Collins Utility
Services Interconnection Standards for Generating Facilities Connected to the
Fort Collins Distribution System.
(4) A customer-generator who receives approval from the electric utility to
obtain net metering service shall be subject to the monthly rates described above
for this rate schedule.
(5) The customer-generator's consumption of energy from the utility and
production of energy that flows into the utility's distribution system shall be
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measured on a monthly basis. The energy consumed from the utility by the
customer-generator shall be billed at the applicable rate as outlined in Subsection
(c) of this Section. The energy produced by the customer-generator shall be
credited to the customer monthly as follows:
a. Summer season energy credit Per kWh $0.0422
Section 8. That Sections 26-471 (b) and (f) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-471. Special area floodlighting,schedule FL.
(b) Monthly rate. The monthly rates (including a six percent charge in lieu of taxes
and franchise) are as follows:
(1) Charge per lamp, mercury vapor:
a. One-hundred-seventy-five(175)watt $16.93
b. Two-hundred-fifty(250)watt $19.94
c. Four-hundred(400)watt $26.14
(2) Charge per lamp, high-pressure sodium:
a. Seventy(70)watt $7.15
b. One-hundred(100)watt $10.12
c. One-hundred-fifty(150)watt $16.01
a. Two-hundred-fifty(250)watt $20.41
b. Four-hundred (400)watt $26.96
(f) Contract period and conditions
(1) Those desiring floodlighting service shall sign a service contract at the
electric utility office. This contract may be terminated at the end of any billing
period upon ten (10) days' written notice to the City.
(2) The lamps shall be controlled by automatic control equipment and burning
time shall be from approximately thirty (30) minutes after sunset to approximately
thirty (30) minutes before sunrise.
(3) The customer shall notify the utility of any operational failure of the lamp.
Lamp replacements or repairs will be performed only during regular working
hours.
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Section 9. That Section 26-472 (c) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows: `
Sec. 26-472. Traffic signal service,schedule T.
(c) Monthly rate. The monthly rates (including a six (6) percent charge in lieu of
taxes and franchise) shall be the sum of the following charges:
(1)Fixed Charge Per account $73.16
(2)Energy Charge Per kWh $0.0680
(3) Service extensions and signal installations made by the utility shall be
paid for by the City General Fund, subject to material and installation
costs at the time of installation.
Section 10. That Section 26-476 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-476. Public electric vehicle charging station service user fees.
(a) Availability. Designated electric vehicle charging stations will be made available
by the Electric Utility for public use within the corporate limits of the City at the user
rates set forth in this Section.
(b) Applicability. The fees set forth in this Section shall apply to all public electric
vehicle charging stations owned and operated by the Electric Utility.
(c) User fee rates. Public electric vehicle charging station service user fees (including
six-and-zero-tenths-percent charge in lieu of taxes and franchise) will be provided and
billed on a per session basis as follows:
(1) Level 2-240 volt charging,per one-hour charging $1.00
session
(2) Level 3-480 volt DC Quick Charging,per $3.00
charging session(not necessarily based on one-hour
increments)
(d) Payment of fees. Payment for electric vehicle charging station services will be
collected directly from the customer at the point of service (the charging station or City
facility at which the charging station is located) through credit card or other payment
processing service.
Section 11. That the amendments herein are effective and shall go into effect as
follows:
A. Amended GS50 & GS750 schedule rates shall apply to all electricity used
on or after January 1, 2016;
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B. Amended TOU Pilot Study schedule rates shall apply to all electricity
used on or after January 1, 2016; and
C. All other amended schedule rates shall apply to all bills issued on the basis
of meter readings on or after January 1, 2016.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
November, A.D. 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D.
2015.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015.
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