Res 15-051RESOLUTION NO 15-051
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; and
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, and
WHEREAS, the City collects sewer commodity charges based on water
consumption, which also take into account both quantity and strength of a customer's
sewage, and
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;
and
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, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway held a duly noticed public hearing
on December 15, 2015, pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIID of the California
Constitution and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received a final tabulation of all written protests
received by the City Clerk at the December 15, 2015, 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 January 1, 2016 as follows
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A Single -Family Residential
1 Every sewer customer pays a bimonthly service charge All residential sewer
customers pay the same charge
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 Effective
Tier 1 (0 — 5 Units`)
Charge
01/01/16
Bimonthly Service Charge (All
$18 14
$19 73
Residential Meters)
$6764
$7271
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
01/01/16
Tier 1 (0 — 5 Units`)
$2547
$2738
Tier 2 (6 — 12 Units)
$4494
$4831
Tier 3 (13 — 19 Units)
$6764
$7271
Tier 4 (20 — 26 Units)
$74 13
$7969
Tier 5 (27 — 37 Units)
$8712
$9365
Tier 6 (38 — 50 Units)
$10009
$10760
Tier 7 (51+ Units)
$10983
$11807
*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
01/01/16
5/8 -inch and 3/4 -inch
$2394
$2603
1 -inch
$3251
$3535
1 1/2 -inch
$5393
$5865
2 -inch
$7966
$8663
3 -inch
$14823
$161 20
4 -inch
$22537
$24509
6 -inch
$52541
$571 38
8 -inch
$69685
$75782
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
01/01/16
Multi -Family and Mobile Home
Estimated sewer flow based on 85
percent of customer's bimonthly
$346
$372
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
$346
$372
Medium -Low
$397
$427
Medium
$461
$496
Medium -High
$5 90
$634
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High
$702
$755
Light Industry
$364
$391
Commodity Rate
Current
Charge Effective
Charge
01/01/16
Institutional
Churches Sewer flow based on 75
percent of customer's bimonthly
$346
$372
water usage
Schools Sewer flow based on
calculated flow per student per day
$346
$372
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,
2016
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway at a
regular meeting this 15th day of December 2015
teve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST
Sheila R Cobian, CMC, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Sheila R Cobian, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No 15-051 was duly adopted by the City
Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 15th day of December 2015, and that
it was so adopted by the following vote
AYES LEONARD, CUNNINGHAM, MULLIN, GROSCH, VAUS
NOES NONE
ABSENT NONE
DISQUALIFIED NONE
Sheila KCobian, CMC, City Clerk
City of Poway