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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-93-1252 3 4 5 . i 3D �3 22 23 24 35 25 27 is 39 D 2 2 3 4 Is Temp. Reso. #6545 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA RESOLUTION NO. R-93-d�� A RESOLUTION MODIFYING RATES AND CHARGES APPLICABLE TO THE TAMARAC UTILITY WEST; IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION NO. R-92-111; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. --------------------------------------------------------------- WHEREAS, a Public Hearing has been held pursuant to Sec. 22-96 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-92-111 was adopted after Public Hearing on June 19, 1993; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the proposed amendments and input from City Staff and members of the public; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-92-111 provides for an automatic annual rate increase subject to approval of Tamarac City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tamarac etermines that it would be most efficient to have one esolution setting forth the rates and charges for Tamarac tilities West, and, therefore, re -adopts or amends the rates nd charges set forth in Resolution R-92--111 while repealing said Resolution. WHEREAS, the adoption of the Resolution will modify Resolution R-92-111. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this resolution. SECTION 2' That the rate schedule set forth below shall be applicable to all customers of the Water and Sewer Utility served by the City of Tamarac for customers west of State Road 7. With respect to the application of rate and charges for water and wastewater service, the following shall apply: - GENERAL SERVICE ACCOUNT means any entity that receives services t ut is not classified as a single family or multiple -family welling. WELLING UNIT means a single unit providing complete, V ' independent living facilities for one (1) family, as defined in the land development code, including permanent provisions for Aving, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation, but not including recreation vehicles, tents, boats or tourist accommodations. 1 1 22 22 23 24 25 6 17 ' 2 LTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING means a building designed for and 3 containing two (2) or more dwelling units. Duplexes and totanhouses are multiple -family dwellings for purposes of this resolution, if not individually metered. 3 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING means a building designed for and containing only one (1) dwelling unit. MONTHLY-RATESAND CHARGES - WATER A. SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - WATER Service Availability Charge (no consumption) All Meter Sizes $ 6.51/mo. Monthly Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons. 0 to 6,000 gallons $ 1.22 6001 to 15,000 gallons 1.51 In excess of 15,000 gallons 1.81 B. MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WA�TE Service Availability Charge Per Unit (no consumption) All Meter Sizes $ 4.72 Monthly Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons 0 to 6,000 gallons 1.22 In excess of 6,000 gallons 1.70 C. GENEML S R OR COMMERCIAL - WATER Service Availability Charge (no consumption) 5/8" and 3/411 Meter $ 7.32/mo. 1" Meter 18.34/mo. 1-1/21" Meter 36.62/mo. 211 Meter 58.59/mo. 3" Meter 117.18/mo. 411 Meter 183.09/mo. 6" Meter 366.19/mo. Monthly Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons First Consumption Second Consumption Blogk Block Rate ffor Service: Consumption Blocks: 5 / 811 aid ; / 4" Meter 1" Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter 3" Meter 411 Meter 6" Meter $1.22 0 to 6,000 0 to 15,000 0 to 30,000 0 to 48,000 0 to 96,000 0 to 150,000 0 to 300,000 Pq $1.70 In excess of 6,000 gallons In excess of 15,000 gallons In excess of 30,000 gallons In excess of 48,000 gallons In excess of 96,000 gallons In excess of 150,000 gallons In excess of 300,000 gallons 3 2 3 4, 5 30 13 32 33 14 35 I 36 37 38 39 ID 21� 22 23 24 25 26 27 2e 29 30 21 " D. IRRIGATION SERVICE_ _(All Classes)__ -_WATER Service Availability Charge (no consumption) 5/8" Meter $ 7.32/mo. 1" Meter 18.34/mo. 1-1/2" Meter 36.62/mo. 211 Meter 58.59/mo. 3" Meter 117.18/mo. 4" Meter 183.09/mo. 6" Meter 366.19/mo. Monthly Consumption Charge per 1,000 gallons $ 1.70 Monthly Minimum Charge: No monthly bill, regardless of usage, shall be for less than the Service Availability Charge based on the class of customer served and according to the size of the meter through which service is furnished. E. FIRE LINE CHARGES 4" $ 420.00/yr. 611 840.00/yr. 811 1, 510. 00/yr. over 8" By Agreement F. CONTRIBUTION CIAC CHARGES a. In addition to the physical connection to and the installation of a meter for the determination of consumption for both the water and sewer system, the City shall charge a connection charge which represents the capital facility cost of the water and sewer system capacity utilized by the new connection. b. The capital cost of the water and sewer capacity is calculated on an Equivalent Residential Connection (ERC) basis, which is defined as the maximum demand of three hundred fifty (350) gallons per day (GPD) which equates to the demand for a single-family dwelling unit. Meter size shall comply with the requirements of the South Florida Building Code. C. The BRC factors to be utilized for the determination of the Connection Charges are based on user category and shall be as follows: USER CATEGORY No. of ERC'_s Residential Service Single -Family 1.00 Multi -Family (per dwelling unit) .70 General Service and Irrigation Service 5/8" and 3/4" Meters 1.00 1" Meters 2.50 1-1/2" Meters 5.00 2" Meters 8.00 3" Meters 16.00 4" Meters 25.00 6" Meters 50.00 91 01 a S 3 1 5 Exception: If a general service connection serves living units such as a hotel, motel, or timeshare with efficiency units that include a kitchen or kitchenette and/or laundry facilities, the connection charge shall be the higher. of the fee from the meter size schedule above or the number of dwelling units based on the multi -family ERC equivalent. �I d. Future dumpster connections to sanitary sewer system shall pay CIAO sewer charges based on each dumpster being one (1) ERC. e. The rate per ERC is as follows: Rate per ERC 3a Water System $1205.00 Sewer System $1550.00 31 G. OTHER USES - WATER 32 Any customer for which no schedule directly applies 33 shall use GENERAL SERVICE rate per unit. 34 H. RETURN CHECK __CHARGE _$15.00 15 The City of Tamarac adopts the following automatic increase to 3J become effective -to all water service availability and consumption charges as contained in Section I. 17 Effective Sills Rendered Percent 16 On and After Adjustment 19 October 1, 1993 8.5% 20 I. AUTOMATIC ANNUAL RATE INCREASE 22 The City of Tamarac adopts annually, effective with bills rendered on and after October 1, 1994, and 22 each year thereafter an automatic increase each year of three (3%) to all rates, fees, and charges Z2 contained in Section I, Monthly Water Rates and 24 Charges, as they are in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such annual increase. The 25 automatic increase shall not aRply to the water connection__ fee charges as established by Section I. 26 Each annual increase shall be subject to aRRroval_.by_ Council- 27 J. WATER RESTRICTION SURCHARGE ADJUSTMENT is In the event that the South Florida Water Management 29 District or other authority having jurisdiction declares a water shortage requiring mandatory 10 curtailment to the extent of a 15% reduction in water usage, the consumption charges listed above 12 shall be increased 18%. In the event that a reduction of water use -in excess of 15% is required, !1 the City Council may establish by ordinance an appropriatq surcharge based upon a recommendation of 1"the Finance Director as to the revenue required to comply with debt service covenants or to meet other requirements of the water system. 3 2 3I 1 5 Y, 122 Q: 8 9 0 1 1 Ih MONTHLY RATESLND CHARGES - SEWER A. RESIDENTIAL SERVICE Service Availability Charge: Single Family $11.20/mo. Multi -Family (per dwelling unit) 7.45/mo. Disposal Charge per 1,000 gallons of metered water usage 2.41/mo. No sewer disposal charge shall be imposed on water usage above fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons per month per individual dwelling unit. B. GENERAL SERV service Availability Charge: 5/8" and :�/4" Meter $14.39/mo. 1" Meter 36.01/mo. 1-1/2" Meter 71.96/mo. 2" Meter 115.14/mo. 3" Meter 230.27/mo. 4" Meter 359.80/mo. 6" Meter 719.60/mo. Disposal charge per 1,000 gallons of metered water usage $ 2.41/mo. Sewer disposal charges shall be imposed on one hundred percent (100%) of total metered water consumption per month as determined by the City. C. DUMPSTER(EXISTING AND FUTURE) a) Service availability charge (no consumption) $9.85/mo. b) Consumption fee based on 7,300 gallon discharge per mon D. OTHER USES -_.SEWER Any customer for which no schedule directly applies shall use GENERAL SERVICE rate per unit. E. The City of Tamarac adopts the following automatic increases to become effective immediately to all sewer service availability and consumption charges as contained in section II, Monthly Rates and Charges as they are in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such annual increase: Effective Bill Rendered On and After =_ October 1, 1993 5 Percent Adjustment 12% 2 3 F. AUTOMATIC ANNUAL RATE INCREASE 4 The City of Tamarac adopts annually effective with bills rendered on and after October 1, 1994, and 5 each year thereafter an automatic increase of three -percent (3%) to all rates, fees, and charges contained in Section II, Monthly Rates and Charges, as they are in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such annual increase. The automatic increase shall not apply to the sewer connection fee charges as established by Section II. Each annual increase shall be subject to approval by Council. III METER INSTALLATION AND OTHER CHARGES is A. R INSTALL IO C AR S P S TS 12 1. Residential or Homeowners' Association 33 Recreational Facilities 14 METER SIZE CHARGE DEPOSIT 5/8" $160.00 $ 90.00 35 lit 230.00 235.00 1-1/2" 505.00 470.00 36 2" 590.00 745.00 Over 2" BY AGREEMENT BY AGREEMENT 17 2. Commercial and Multi -Family 1B 5/8" and 3/4" $160.00 $105.00 1i 1" 230.00 265.00 1-1/2" 505.00 530.00 Z D 2" 590.00 745.00 Over 2" BY AGREEMENT BY AGREEMENT 2] 3. Renters 27 5/8" and 3/4" $115.00 $180.00 23 111 225.00 470.00 1-1/2" 400.00 650.00 24 2" 525.00 745.00 Over 2" BY AGREEMENT BY AGREEMENT 25 26 4. Construction 27 5/8" $160.00 $105.00 Over 5/8" BY AGREEMENT BY AGREEMENT 28 5. $50 for meter installation for each additional service call if meter cannot be installed first 29 trip at no fault of the City. 20 B. CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGES During Normal After Normal 21 Working Hours Working Hours 21 Meter Turn -On $20.00 $25.00 Meter Turn -Off 20.00 25.00 (not applicable for termination of service at consumer's request (Normal working hours are defined as 7:30 A.M. to �tP 3:30 P.M., Monday thru Friday, excluding weekends and holidays) 0 6 30 13 32 13 34 15 16 17 is ]9 2D 2] 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 )2 21 When the City has service discontinued at the nustomer's premises for cause or because of non- payment of amounts due, there shall be a service charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) for the reestablishment of water service made during normal ;3orking hours, and a service charge of thirty-f ive dollars ($35.00) for the reestablishment of service after normal working hours. If the customer has not paid the current bill within 45 days of the date the bill is rendered, a door tag will notify the customer of the delinquency and the customer will be given 24 hours to pay the amount due. There will be a service charge of $10.00 for any required tagging after one (1) in any calendar year. C. TESTING OF WATER METERS If a customer requests a water meter test and the meter is determined to be accurate, the customer shall pay a fee according to the schedule below: Should the test of the water meter prove the meter to be inaccurate, there shall be no fee and the customer will be rendered a corrected bill. The fees for testing of a water meter are as follows: Charge ±: per test , 5/8" to 1" meter $35.00 Over 1" Actual Cost D. METER REQUESTS AND SPECIAL READINGS Upon the request of a customer, the City shall, without charge, re -read the customer's meter to determine if the initial reading was accurate, provided that a customer's request for a meter re- read has not been made during the preceding twelve (12) months. Should a customer request to have the meter re -read more frequently than once every twelve (12) months, the customer shall pay a charge of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each additional re- read. If the customer -requested re -read of the meter results in a corrected bill, the meter re --read charge shall be refunded and the customer will be rendered a corrected bill. Upon the request of a customer to have a special meter reading performed which is not a part of the month's readings during the normal billing cycle, the customer shall pay a charge of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for the special reading. E. BACK FLOW TEST FEE $40.00/TEST * * Test required prior to connection of water service and annually (or at intervals determined by Director of Public Services). If test indicates malfunction, a $40.00 test fee shall be paid for each re -test. 7 Z F ,. EEIMBUR5EMENT FOR EMERGENCY ,SERVICES -EXPENSES 3 Cosecs fogy'- x_ epairs to water and sewer lines on private property by City utility or public works shall be charged to consumer as follows: 5 Services provided or services for which no specific 6 hourly fee applies. Jet Rodder Includes Jet Rodder Operator Regular $100.00 and Video Operator overtime 114.00 Video & Sealing Regular $117.00 3C Includes Video Technician Overtime 134.00 33 When Jet Rodder and Video Regular $195.00 are used together Overtime 220.00 Backhoe Machine $ 30.00 33 Machine with Operator Regular 58.00 Machine with Operator Overtime 66.00 34 4" Trash Pump $ 10.00 35 Service Man/Truck 36 ' One --man Crew Regular $ 32.00 17 Overtime 40.00 3B Two -man Crew Regular $ 60.00 29 overtime 75.00 Three-man Crew Regular $ 88.00 Overtime 112.00 23 Foreman/Truck Regular $ 41.00 2? Overtime 52.00 Regular working hours are defined as 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 23 Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and holidays. 24 Overtime costs are all hours other than regular working hours. 25 IV. OTHER SUC IFICATIONS.AND DEFINITIONS A. Customers shall be billed by the City for services used on a monthly basis. 27 B. Customers outside of the corporate limits of the City receiving service shall, in addition to the rates set, pay a surcharge of 25% on water charges 9 only. p C. service availability charges shall be prorated for customers becoming a part of or leaving the system 3 during a billing cycle. I. D. To qua3ify as a Homeowner Association Recreational Facility, the following criteria shall apply: w1a E: 1 2 i CONDOMIN?"rTMfi *'kTn .,� ,,.., �... _ _•.,., „ i 100% of the water is used exclusively for the co -owner's benefit. None Of the water and sewer is used in any endeavor which i sells or rents a commodity or provides a service . for a fee. Each point of service is separately metered and billed. A responsible legal entity is established as the customer to whom the Utility can render its bills, and receive 10 payment for said service. 11 HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS: 32 100% of the water and sewer is used exclusively for the member homeowner's benefit. 33 None of the water and sewer is used in any endeavor which 11 sells or rents a commodity or provides a service for a fee. 35 16 Each point of service is separately metered and billed. A responsible legal entity is established as the customer 17 to whom the City can render its bills, and receive payment for said service. 16 Membership in the Homeowners' Association which controls �9 and operates the common facilities is required as a condition of property ownership in the subdivision, and 2 D such requirement arises from restrictions of record which are set out or incorporated by reference on each member 21 homeowner's deed. 22 Such restrictions require each member homeowner to pay his proportionate share of the costs of operating and 23 maintaining the common facilities. This obligation to pay must be enforceable by placement of a lien on the member 24 homeowner's property and by foreclosure for non-payment of 25 such liens. 26 The Homeowners' Associations are comprised of persons owning contiguous lots in a planned development, and the 27 commonly owed facilities are located within the development. 26 E. A customer amount deposit shall not be required of other 29 utilities if the City has as account for service from the customer. 30 31 -9- i 18 1'. 2L 22 22 23 24 25 26 17 t8 M 1 3 SECTION 3: All of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repeFi ed to the extent of such 4 conflict. $ SECTION 4: If any clause, section, other part or application of this Resolution is held by any court of f competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or application, it shall not affect the validity of the emaining portions or applications of this Resolution. SECTION 5 • This Resolution shall become effective for all illings after October 1, 1993. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED THI ATTEST: 4CA&M:1&-EVANS CITY CLERK I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have as ,w ' RESO.93 CIF iL J Qi el' PAnf J^ O-r , n n 3 . RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE MAYOR BENDER DISTRICT 1: V/M KATZ C,LM SCHUMUMA NN DISTRICT 2• - DISTRICT 3 : CJM „SCHREYBER DISTRICT 4: C/M ARRAMnWTT7 MilM