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Home My WebLink About142 - 11/17/2015 - AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF CITY CODE TO REVISE WATER RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES ORDINANCE NO. 142, 2015 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 XH, 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, Article III, 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 26-127 and 26-129 concern various water-related rates, fees, and charges; and WHEREAS, City Code Section 26-118 requires that the City Manager to 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 also recommended to the City Council adjustment of the water-related rates, fees, and charges as set forth herein to be effective January 1, 2016; and WHEREAS, the Water Board considered the proposed water-related rates, fees, and charges adjustments for 2016 at its meeting on September 17, 2015 and recommended approval of the proposed adjustments by a unanimous vote; 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 26-127 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 - (1) Residential customers with one (1) dwelling unit shall pay the sum of the following changes:.. a. Base monthly charge for residential customers with one (1) dwelling $15.41 unit b. Quantity monthly charge for residential customers with one(1)dwelling unit Tier 1 - For the first seven thousand (7,000) gallons used per $2.386 month,per one thousand (1,000)gallons Tier 2 - For the next six thousand (6,000) gallons used per month, $2 742 per one thousand(1,000)gallons Tier 3 -For all additional gallons used per month, per one thousand $3.154 (1,000)gallons (2) Residential customers with two (2) dwelling units shall pay the sum of the following charges:- a. Base monthly charge for residential customers with two(2)dwelling units $16.31 b. Quantity monthly charge for residential customers with two (2) dwelling units Tier I - For the first nine thousand (9,000) gallons used per month, $2 071 per one thousand(1,000)gallons Tier 2 - For the next four thousand (4,000) gallons used per month, $2.380 per one thousand(1,000)gallons Tier 3 - For all additional gallons used per month, per one thousand $2 739 (1,000)gallons (3) Residential customers with more than two (2) dwelling units shall pay the sum of the following charges: a. Base monthly charge for residential customers with more than two (2) dwelling units First dwelling unit $1 1.72 Second and each additional dwelling unit $3.90 b. Quantity monthly charge for residential customers with more than two (2) dwelling units Winter - per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the winter season $1.703 months of November through April Summer - per one thousand (1,000) gallons used in the summer $2 129 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 - 2 - than six(6)full billing cycles at the summer quantity charge. (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: Meter Size(inches) Monthly Base Charge 3/ $ 13.63 1 38.03 I'/z 103.41 2 155.85 3 237.70 4 373.17 6 723.91 8 1,278.85 (2) Quantity charges. Nonresidential customers shall pay monthly charges as follows: Winter-per one thousand(1,000)gallons used in the winter season months of $1 897 November through April Summer-per one thousand(1,000)gallons used in the summer season months of $2 370 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. (3) Charges for excess use. Nonresidential customers shall also pay monthly water use charges in excess of the amounts specified in the following table: - 3 - Winter-per one thousand(1,000)gallons used in the winter season months of $2.725 November through April Summer-per one thousand(1,000)gallons used in the summer season months of May $3.408 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. Specified Meter Size(inches) Amount (gallons per month) 3/ 100,000 1 300,000 1�h 625,000 2 1,200,000 3 1,400,000 4 ( 2,500,000 (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: Peaking Factor Monthly Charge per Thousand Gallons 1.00-1.09 $1.490 1.10-1.19 1.540 1.20-1.29 1.590 1.30-1.39 1.640 -4 - 1.40-1.49 1.690 1.50-1.59 1.740 1.60-1.69 1.790 1.70-1.79 1.840 1.80-1.89 1.890 1.90-1.99 1.950 >2.00 2.000 (d) Service outside the City. The monthly charge for water taken through a meter by a user outside the City limits shall be the same as for like service within the City limits as specified in Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section. (e) Rates by special water services agreement. The rate structure and associated charges for water service pursuant to a special water services agreement approved by the City Council pursuant to § 26-130 shall be as set forth in said agreement. Section 3. That Section 26-129 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows:. Sec. 26-129. Schedule D, miscellaneous fees and charges. The following fees and service charges shall be paid by water users, whether inside or outside the City limits: (a) Connection fees and service charges shall be as set forth in Subsection 26-712(b). . (b) The fire hydrant fees and charges shall be as follows: (1) For installation of meter Per meter $43.00 (2) For removal of meter Per meter $43.00 (3) For daily rental for meter and fittings Per meter $8.60 (4) For water service Per 1,000 gallons $6.00 A deposit may be required in the amount of the charges for the anticipated water usage and rental. - 5 - (c) The fees and requirements for raw water shall be as follows (1) To satisfy raw water requirements (RWR) with in-lieu cash per acre-foot payments of RWR $6,500.00 (2) Excess Water Use Surcharge assessed on commercial and irrigation taps when water use is in excess of the applicable Per 1,000 $3.06 annual allotment gallons (3) The annual water allotment, based on the minimum RWR shall be as follows: Annual Meter Size(inches) Allotment (gallons/year) ;/a 293,270 1 977,550 1'/z t 1,955,110 2 3,128,170 325,851 gallons Above 2 per acre foot RWR Section 4. That the modifications set forth above shall be effective for meter readings on or after January 1, 2016, and in the case of fees not based on meter readings, shall be effective for all fees paid on or after January 1, 2016. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of November, 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of November, A.D. 2015. er Mayor ATTES : W w City Clerk - 6 - . Passed and adopted on final reading on this 17th day of November, A.D. 2015. ayor FORT CO��iy AT .cr U: it CleFkp C" 0?. — 7 - r