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RESOLUTION NO. 13491
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING RESOLUTION 13068 AND
MODIFYING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE RELATIVE TO
SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as
follows:
WHEREAS, on January 19, 1988, the City Council approved a reduced
rate for monthly sewer service charges for low income households including
tenters of property, and
WHEREAS, in determining eligibility, low income guideline figures
used by Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (50% of the current median income)
will be used, and
WHEREAS, retroactive refunds for the sewer service charges from July
1, 1987, through June 30, 1988, have been authorized to eligible households
including renters as a one-time rebate, and
WHEREAS, residents of the incorporated Montgomery District will not
be eligible for either refunds or the reduced sewer service charge, but will
be eligible once they are subject to the sewer service charge set by the
Master Fee Schedule, and
WHEREAS, this resolution is in compliance with the Federal Clean
Water Act as amended in 1987.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Chula Vista does hereby amend Resolution 13068 and the Master Fee Schedule by
adding Section 3.20.022 to read as follows:
SECTION 3.20.022 Reduced Sewer Service Charges for LOw Income
Households
LOw Income Households including renters of property who are
eligible to receive a reduced rate for monthly sewer service
charges shall be billed at the rate of ~6.10 per month per EDU.
Residents of the incorporated Montgomery District shall not be
eligible to receive the reduced sewer service charge at the
present time. The Finance Department of the City shall make
available the required application form and process all
applications. Application will require the submittal of
information on total household income, the number of persons in
the household and the type of dwelling unit. Proof of total
annual income shall be furnished. In determining eligibility,
the following table based on HUD figures (50% of median income)
shall be used:
No. in Household Total AnnUal Income (Gross)
1 $11,000
2 12,550
3 14,150
4 15,700
5 16,700
6 17,650
7 18,650
8 19,650
9 20,700
$1,000 annual income allowed for each additional person in the
household after 9 people.
Single family residents, if eligible for the reduced sewer service
charge, shall have the option of receiving the reduced charge of $6.10 a month
on their monthly or bi-monthly water bills from Sweetwater Authority and Otay
Water District or as an annual refund.
Residents of apartments, condominiums or mobilehomes shall also be
entitled to the reduced sewer service charge. All eligible occupants may
receive the reduced sewer charge as an annual refund only. Evidence that they
have paid a sewer service charge of greater than a minimum of $6.10 a month
shall be furnished. Proof of total annual income shall be submitted with the
application form.
Requests for annual refunds shall be made by eligible households
between August 1 and September 30 of each year for the pest fiscal year
beginning in July and ending in June. The applicant will be notified of
eligibility status within thirty (30) days of application and if eligible, the
refund forwarded within ninety (90) days of application.
For those occupants who are eligible, a one-time rebate shall be made
retroactive to the effective date of the most recent sewer service charge
increase if requests are made prior to May 1, 1988. This is for the fiscal
year 1987-88 only.
Presented by: Approved as to form by:
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
L jLA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 22nd day Of March
19 88 , by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Nader, Moore, McCandliss
NAYES: Council members Malcolm
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None
ABSENT: Counci 1 members cox
ATmEST//, __ City C,e~'
L ;E OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 13491
,and that the some has not been amended or repealed
DATED
City Clerk
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CHULA VISTA
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