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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2022-65 - Water Utility RateORDINANCE NO. 2DZZ—(,P5 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 13.04.120 TITLED "RATES AND CHARGES —WATER —SCHEDULE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN TEXAS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown (the "City") last modified its water rates in January 2021; and WHEREAS, the City has completed a cost of service study for the water utility service territory; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to implement water rates that recover the cost of water service for all customer classes; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to implement a water rate structure that promotes water conservation and the reduction of peak water demand; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown wishes to amend the current water rates and adopt proposed rates, effective for all utility services provided on and after October 1, 2022. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT: SECTION 1. The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. SECTION 2. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. SECTION 3. Section 13.04.120 "Rates and Charges —Water —Schedule" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Georgetown, Texas is hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein. SECTION 4. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts of ordinances and resolutions, in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, and are no longer of any force and effect. SECTION 5. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or Ordinance Number: 201-2 (05 — Description:'Water Utility Rate Ordinance Date Approved:�� t5 2022 application thereof, of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. SECTION 6. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City Secretary to attest. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect on October 1, 2022. PASSED AND APPROVED on the 1st reading at regular meeting of the City Council of Georgetown, Texas, on this the ZfA day of A-�: , 2022 PASSED AND APPROVED on the 2nd and final reading at a of Georgetown, Texas on this the I day of , 21 ATTEST: Robyn D smore, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Skye ass n, City Attorney Ordinance Number: 2,_0ZZ - �05 Description: Water Utility Rate Ordinance Date Approved: , 2022 THE By: Josh meeting of the City Council GE Exhibit A Section 13.04.120 of the Code of Ordinances Effective October 1, 2022 Section 13.04.120 — Rates and charges —Water —Schedule. Rates and charges for water service are as follows: A. Residential Service: 1. Availability. This schedule applies to residential customers in single-family residences, or to residential locations with a water meter for each dwelling unit. 2. Customer Base Charge per month. Meter Size Inside City Limits Outside City Limits %-inch meter $18.40 $22.10 3/4-inch meter $27.30 $32.85 1-inch meter $45.70 $54.90 1'/z-inch meter $90.80 $109.20 2-inch meter $182.20 $219.00 3. Monthly Customer Volumetric Charge, per 1,000 gallons for inside and outside City limits: Up to and including 7,000 gallons $2.05 Over 7,001 gallons, up to and including 15,000 gallons $3.10 Over 15,001 gallons, up to and including 25,000 gallons $5.35 Over 25,001 gallons $9.40 4. Residential customers may request a low-income water discount that is 30 percent below the current base rate for the meter size that is applicable. a) Request for low-income discount must be made in writing. b) To qualify for the discount, customer or a permanent resident in the household must participate in the Medicaid Program and provide verifiable proof of that participation, such as an award letter or other official documentation. c) Requests for the low-income discount must be renewed annually. d) Customers qualifying for the sewer low-income discount will automatically receive the water discount. B. Multi -family Residential Service: Availability. This schedule applies to multi -family residential customers with domestic use only and more than one individual dwelling unit per water meter. 2. Multi -family Residential Base Charge per month. a) Inside City Limits - $18.40 multiplied by the number of dwelling units b) Outside City Limits - $22.10 multiplied by the number of dwelling units 3. Multi -family Residential Volume per dwelling unit will be calculated using the following formula: Volume per Unit = total billable volume in gallons, per the met # of dwelling units served by the meter e) Monthly Multi -family Residential Volumetric Charge applied per dwelling unit, per 1,000 gallons for inside and outside City limits: Up to and including 7,000 gallons $2.05 Over 7,001 gallons, up to and including 15,000 gallons $3.10 Over 15,001 gallons, up to and including 25,000 gallons $5.35 Over 25,001 gallons $9.40 f) Example: Shows calculation method for monthly Multi -family Residential Volumetric charges only Total billable Multi -family Volume, per the Meter = 500,000 gallons Total Number of dwelling units served by the Meter = 14 Volume per Unit = SQ1400 = 35,714 gallons per dwelling unit Unit Dwelling Total Charge per Volumetric Tiered Structure Usage Units Usage, per Rate 1,000 gallons (kgals) Served the Meter (kgals) Up to and including 7,000 gallons 7 14 98 $2.05 $200.90 Over 7,001 gallons, up to and including 8 14 112 $3.10 $347.20 15,000 gallons Over 15,001 gallons, up to and including 10 14 140 $5.35 $749.00 25,000 gallons Over 25,001 gallons 10.714 14 150 $9.40 $1,410.00 Total Multi -family Residential 35.714 500 $2,707.10 Volumetric Char es C. Non-residential Service: 1. Availability. This schedule applies to non-residential customers who meet one of the following criteria: a) Water usage is primarily due to manufacturing of a product and irrigation usage is metered separately; b) Municipal facilities that agree to curtail water usage at the Utility's discretion based on drought measures and conservation practices; c) Customers that operate a restaurant with a meter size of less than two inches; d) Customers with installed and qualifying on -site evaporative cooling equipment; e) Customers utilizing reclaimed water; f) Irrigation -only meters; or g) Customers whose use is not covered by a specific rate schedule. 2. Customer Base Charge per month Meter Size Inside City Limits Outside City Limits 3/4-inch meter $27.30 $32.85 1-inch meter $45.70 $54.90 11/z-inch meter $90.80 $109.20 2-inch meter $182.20 $219.00 3-inch meter $436.80 $525.10 4-inch meter $764.40 $918.95 6-inch meter $1,673.60 $2,012.00 8-inch meter $2,908.05 $3,496.00 3. Monthly non -Residential Volumetric Charge, per 1,000 gallons for inside and outside City limits: Customer Type Meter Tier 1 Rate Tier 2 Rate Tier 2 Threshold Size Small <2" $2.70 $7.25 300,001 gallons Commercial $7.25 Large 2" $2.70 600,001 gallons Commercial Large 3" $2.70 $7.25 900,001 gallons Commercial Large 4" $2.70 $7.25 4,000,001 gallons Commercial Large 6" $2.70 $7.25 6,000,001 gallons Commercial Large 8" $2.70 $7.25 8,000,001 gallons Commercial Manufacturing <8" $2.70 Municipal $2.70 Interruptible Restaurant $2.70 Evaporative $2.70 Cooling Fire Flow $2.70 Irrigation Only $4.45 $9.50 500,001 gallons Fire Hydrant $9.50 Meter Reclaimed Water $1.40 D. Fire Hydrant Meter/Bulk Water: 1. Availability. For non -irrigation water use from fire hydrant meters with no connection to plumbing. a) A $1,300 deposit is required prior to use unless water is prepaid (bulk water). b) Usage is read and billed monthly. c) Monthly base rate corresponds to meter size, as appropriate. d) Customer is responsible for the meter and all parts and retrofits to the meter involved in the meter reading process and replacement of meter if damaged. E. A customer may request an exemption to the rates provided in this Section for leaks that occur on the customer side of the meter. The request shall be in writing and addressed to the City Manager or his or her designee, who, after a review of the circumstances of the request, may approve or disapprove the exemption request in his or her sole discretion. F. All other provisions for City utility service shall apply, except as provided in this Chapter.