Res 17-082RESOLUTION NO. 17-082
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE SCHEDULE
OF SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AND RATES PER
SECTION 13.03.010 OF THE POWAY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Poway provides sewer services to residents of Poway;
WHEREAS, a fixed bimonthly sewer service charge is established, which recovers
all costs associated with customer service and a portion of the fixed costs associated with
maintaining the capacity of the City's sewer system;
WHEREAS, the City collects sewer commodity charges based on water
consumption, which also takes into account both quantity and strength of a customer's
sewage;
WHEREAS, the variable sewer commodity charge adopted herein shall be imposed
on the basis of established percentages of the amount of water through the water meter;
WHEREAS, the City has a delinquency fee and other noted fees related to sewer
services, as established from time to time by City Council resolution;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway held a duly noticed public hearing
on December 19, 2017, pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIID of the California
Constitution and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act;
WHEREAS, the City Council received a final tabulation of all written protests
received by the City Clerk at the December 19, 2017, Proposition 218 hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council heard and considered all written and oral protests to
the proposed changes to the rates at the public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED bythe City Council of the City of Poway as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council hereby finds that no majority protest for the Schedule
of Sewer Charges and Rates were received.
Section 2: The City Council hereby establishes the following Schedule of Sewer
Service Charges and Rates, to replace the sewer service charges and rates, if any, set
forth in section 13.03.010 of the Poway Municipal Code, for all sewer services billed
beginning the first full billing cycle after January 1, 2018 as follows:
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A. Single -Family Residential.
Every sewer customer pays a bimonthly service charge. All residential sewer
customers pay the same charge.
Commodity Rate. In addition to a bimonthly service charge, every customer
pays a commodity charge. The residential commodity rate is based on
November through April (winter months) water usage to exclude any excess
water used on landscaping in the warmer months. The lowest water
consumption during this period is selected for each of the three most recent
years, and then averaged. Eighty-five percent of that averaged amount is
estimated as sewer discharge. This figure is used to place the customer in
one of seven sewer tiers for a one-year period, and billed on a bimonthly
basis.
New customers in single-family residential, condominiums and townhomes
with separate master landscape meters are assigned to Tier 3 until they
establish their own winter water use (one full billing cycle during the winter
months of November through April).
Tier — Water Use
Current
Charge Effective
Tier 1 (0 — 5 Units')
Charge
01/01/18
Bimonthly Service Charge (All
$19.73
$20.67
Residential Meters)
$72.71
$75.98
Commodity Rate. In addition to a bimonthly service charge, every customer
pays a commodity charge. The residential commodity rate is based on
November through April (winter months) water usage to exclude any excess
water used on landscaping in the warmer months. The lowest water
consumption during this period is selected for each of the three most recent
years, and then averaged. Eighty-five percent of that averaged amount is
estimated as sewer discharge. This figure is used to place the customer in
one of seven sewer tiers for a one-year period, and billed on a bimonthly
basis.
New customers in single-family residential, condominiums and townhomes
with separate master landscape meters are assigned to Tier 3 until they
establish their own winter water use (one full billing cycle during the winter
months of November through April).
Tier — Water Use
Current Charge
Charge Effective
01/01/18
Tier 1 (0 — 5 Units')
$27.38
$28.61
Tier 2 (6 — 12 Units)
$48.31
$50.48
Tier 3 (13 — 19 Units)
$72.71
$75.98
Tier 4 (20 — 26 Units)
$79.69
$83.28
Tier 5 (27 — 37 Units)
$93.65
$97.86
Tier 6 (38 — 50 Units)
$107.60
$112.44
Tier 7 (51+ Units)
$118.07
$123.38
`One Unit = 100 Cubic Feet (HCF), which is approximately 748 gallons
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B. Commercial/Industrial/Institutional (Nonresidential).
1. Every nonresidential sewer customer pays a bimonthly service charge, which
is based on water meter size.
Bimonthly Service Charge
Meter Size
Current
Charge
Charge Effective
01/01/18
5/8 -inch and 3/4 -inch
$26.03
$27.27
1 -inch
$35.35
$37.03
1 1/2 -inch
$58.65
$61.44
2 -inch
$86.83
$90.74
3 -inch
$161.20
$168.86
4 -inch
$245.09
$256.73
6 -inch
$571.38
$598.52
8 -inch
$757.82
$793.82
2. Commodity Rate. In addition to a bimonthly service charge, every customer
pays a commodity charge. Nonresidential sewer commodity charges are
based on percentage of actual water usage. The commodity charge is per
unit of water, and based on the types of sewer discharged.
Commodity Rate
Current
Charge Effective
Charge
01/01/18
Multi -Family and Mobile Home.
Estimated sewer flow based on 85
percent of customer's bimonthly
$3.72
$3.89
water usage (75 percent if a separate
landscape meter does not exist).
Nonresidential Customers. Estimated sewer flow based on 90
percent of customer's bimonthly water use.
Type of Discharge
General Commercial
$3.72
$3.89
Medium -Low
$4.27
$4.46
Medium
$4.96
$5.18
Medium -High
$6.34
$6.63
High
$7.55
$7.89
Light Industry
$3.91
$4.09
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Commodity Rate
Current
Charge Effective
Charge
01/01/18
Institutional
Churches. Sewer flow based on 75
percent of customer's bimonthly
$3.72
$3.89
water usage.
Schools. Sewer flow based on
calculated flow per student per day
$3.72
$3.89
using March/April water consumption.
Section 3: That the setting of such charges and rates is statutorily and
categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA, pursuant to Section 21080(b)(8) of
the Public Resources Code, and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Sections
15273(a) and 15307.
Section 4: This Resolution shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
the charges and rates established by this Resolution shall not be effective until January 1,
2018.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting this 19th day of December 2017.
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Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Nancy Neufeld, City Clerk of the City of Poway, California, do hereby certify under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 17-082 was duly adopted by the City
Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 19th day of December 2017, and that
it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: CUNNINGHAM, GROSCH, MULLIN, LEONARD, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Nanc, Ne fel , CMC, City Clerk
City of Poway