HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1992-16705 RESOLUTION NO. 16705
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING AMENDMENT TO MASTER FEE SCHEDULE ON
SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
WHEREAS, as a member of the San Diego Metropolitan Sewerage System (Metro),
the City of Chula Vista is required to participate in its operation, maintenance
and upgrade program; and
WHEREAS, San Diego has recently increased its estimated revenue
requirements for Fiscal Year lgg2-g3, resulting in a need for increased sewer
service charges.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby approve the following amendments to the Master Fee Schedule,
Chapter XII, Engineering - Sewer, Section B as follows:
B. SERVICE CHARGES
1. Sewer Service Charges
In addition to other fees, assessments or charges provided by the
City code or otherwise, the owner or occupant of any parcel of real
property which said parcel is connected to the sewer system of the
City and to a water system maintained by the Sweetwater Authority or
the Otay Municipal Water District shall pay a sewer service charge
as follows, applicable to the first whole billing period subsequent
to July 1, lgg2:
a. Domestic: The domestic sewer service charge for each single
family dwelling unit serviced by a separate water meter shall
be $16.00 per month;
b. Domestic: A monthly sewer service charge for other parcels of
real property used for domestic purposes as herein defined,
and serviced by a water meter shall be at the rate of $1.61
per each one hundred cubic feet of water usage by such parcel,
but in no case less than $16.00 per month, nor more than
$16.00 per dwelling unit per month;
c. Commercial and industrial: A monthly sewer service charge for
premises used for other than domestic purposes shall be at the
following rates per each one hundred cubic feet (HCF) of water
usage:
Low Strength: $1.47 per HCF water usage
Medium Strength: $1.81 per HCF water usage
High Strength: $2.44 per HCF water usage
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Low strength is defined as wastewater with suspended solids
content under 200 parts per million {ppm}. Medium strength is
defined as wastewater with at least 200 ppm but less than 600
ppm suspended solids. High strength is defined as wastewater
with suspended solids content of 600 ppm or more.
Wastewater strength categories will be determined using either
the attached table, "Proposed User Classifications and Assumed
Pollutant Concentrations" or actual sampling results, as
determined by the Di rector of Public Works. Dischargers who
believe that their total suspended solids concentration is
sufficiently low to qualify for a different category of sewer
service charge billing may apply to the City Manager in
writing for a variance in accordance with Municipal Code
Section 3.20.030. When there is a change in the rate payer,
the category will be re-evaluated.
d. Montgomery Area: An annual sewer service charge for premises
in the former Montgomery area shall be at the rates given
above under Parts A through C.
These rates will be collected on the annual tax bill by the
San Diego County Tax collector. Charges for multiple family
and commercial industrial discharges shall be based on a
recent 12 month billing period.
e. High Volume Dischargers: Premises which discharge over 25,000
gallons per day {gpd) are classified as high volume
dischargers. These dischargers shall be billed bi-monthly by
the City of Chula Vista. Wastewater discharge shall be
assumed to be gO percent of water consumed, unless established
otherwise by an approved variance. A separate suspended
solids concentration shall be determined for each discharger
based on either the table, "Proposed User Classifications and
Assumed Pollutant Concentrations" or on actual sampling
results, as determined by the Di rector of Public Works. The
bi-monthly rates shall be as follows:
Bimon~ly b~ling ch~ge: Average wastewater x $0.11006 +
flow ~ gpd
Average waste- x Average ppm suspended solids x 8.34 x $21.20
wa~r flow 1,000,000
~ gpd
2. Penalty for Delinquent Payment of Sewer Service Charges
The fee for delinquency in payment of the sewer service charge shall
be an amount equal to twenty percent of the service charge.
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3. Sewer Service Charges for Low Income Households
Low Income Households {as defined in Chapter I) including tenters of
property who are eligible to receive a reduced rate for monthly
sewer service charges, shall be billed at the rate of $11.20 per
month per EDU. Eligible residents of the incorporated Montgomery
District shall be billed at the rate of $134.40 per year per EDU.
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.
Single family residents, if eligible for the reduced sewer service
charge, shall have the option of receiving the reduced charge of
$11.20 a month on their monthly or bi-monthly water bills from
Sweetwater Authority and Otay Water District or as an annual refund.
Montgomery area residents will only receive the reduced charge of
$134.40 per year 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 $11.20 a month or $134.40 per year in the
Montgomery area 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 I and September 30 of each year for the past 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.
Presented by ~~B ~
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, California, this 30th day of June, 1992, by the followin9 vote:
YES: Councilmembers: Grasser Horton, Malcolm, Moore,
Rindone
NOES: Councilmembers: Nader
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
David ~ Malcolm
Mayor, Pro-Tempore
ATTEST:
Beverly A~ Authelet, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 16705 was duly passed, approved,
and adopted by the City Council held on the 30th day of June, 1992.
Executed this 30th day of June, 1992.
Beverly~. ut'elet, City Clerk
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