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Res 19-012RESOLUTION NO. 19-012 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 March 5, 2019, 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 March 5, 2019, 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 hearings. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the 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 March 1, 2019 as follows: A. Single -Family Residential. Every sewer customer pays a bimonthly service charge. All residential sewer customers pay the same charge. Current Charge Effective Charge 03/01/19 Bimonthly Service Charge (All $20.67 $21.34 Residential Meters) Resolution No. 19-012 Page 2 2. 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 03/01/19 Tier 1 (0 - 5 Units') $28.61 $29.54 Tier 2 (6 - 12 Units) $50.48 $52.12 Tier 3 (13 - 19 Units) $75.98 $78.45 Tier 4 (20 - 26 Units) $83.28 $85.99 Tier 5 (27 - 37 Units) $97.86 $101.44 Tier 6 (38 - 50 Units) $112.44 $116.09 Tier 7 (51+ Units) $123.38 $127.39 'One Unit = 100 Cubic Feet (HCF), which is approximately 748 gallons B. Commercial/Industrial/Institutional (Nonresidential). 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 03/01/19 5/8 -inch and 3/4 -inch $27.27 $28.16 1 -inch $37.03 $38.23 1 1/2 -inch $61.44 $63.34 2 -inch $90.74 $93.69 3 -inch $168.86 $174.35 4 -inch $256.73 $265.07 6 -inch $598.52 $617.97 8 -inch $793.82 $819.62 Resolution No. 19-012 Page 3 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 03/01/19 Multi -Family and Mobile Home. Estimated sewer flow based on 85 percent of customer's bimonthly water $3.89 $4.02 usage (75 percent if a separate landscape meter does not exist). Nonresidential Customers. Estimated sewer flow based on 90 percent of customers bimonthly water use. Type of Discharge General Commercial $3.89 $4.02 Medium -Low $4.46 $4.60 Medium $5.18 $5.35 Medium -High $6.63 $6.85 High $7.89 $8.15 Light Industry $4.09 $4,22 Commodity Rate Current Charge Effective Charge 03/01/19 Institutional Churches. Sewer flow based on 75 percent of customer's bimonthly water $3.89 $4.02 usage. Schools. Sewer flow based on calculated flow per student per day $3.89 $4.02 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. Resolution No. 19-012 Page 4 PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway, California, at a regular meeting this 5th day of March 2019. Steve Vaus, Mayor ATTEST: ,�-i L Faviola M-ellina, CMC, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) I, Faviola Medina, City Clerk of the City of Poway, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 19-012 was duly adopted by the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 5th day of March 2019, and that it was so adopted by the following vote: AYES: MULLIN, LEONARD, FRANK, GROSCH, VAUS NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE DISQUALIFIED: NONE Faviola Medina) CMC, City Clerk City of Poway