R-9671
City Council Meeting
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2nl.L (CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING AN
ANNUAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX INCREASE ON WASTEWATER RATES AND FEES
WHEREAS, the City Council may establish, amend or revise from time to time by resolution the
rates and service charges to be charged for supplying sewer service to any customer pursuant to Section
7.04.540 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the City faces increased costs of providing sewer service due to inflation.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. As of July 1, 2001, the bimonthly fixed service fee for a specific customer class is
hereby established as follows:
Bi-Monthlv Sewer Service Charae - All Customers
Meter Size Service Charae
5/8 & 3/4" $13.76
1" $30.70
1 W' $58.94
2" $92.81
3' $171.86
Meter Size
4"
6"
8"
10"
Service Charae
$ 284.79
$ 567.12
$ 905.91
$1,301.16
SECTION 2. A sewer commodity rate structure is hereby established as follows:
Sewer Commodity RateslHCF
Rate x HCF of water x discharQe factor*
Single Family
Multi-family
$1.07
$1.07
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Non-Residential Sewer Strenoth Cateoories
General Commercial
Medium Low
Medium
Medium High
High
Churches
Schools, Institutional
Misc. Industrial
Gillette
$1.12
$1.36
$1.68
$2.08
$2.64
$1.07
$1.04
$1.25
$1.22
SECTION 3,
Discharge factors are hereby established
USER CLASS
Single Family Residential
Duplex Residential
Triplex Residential
Fourplex Residential
Over 4 dwelling units
Individually metered multi-family
Commercial and Industrial
Covernment
Public Schools and Churches
Landscape meter
DISCHARGE FACTOR
51%
80%
85%
90%
95%
95%
89%
89%
89%
0%
The Utilities Manager shall have the authority to set any discharge factor not covered by the
above list and to make adjustments in discharge factors for individual users where it is determined
that the actual quantity of sewage discharge is substantially different from that established by the
above list.
SECTION 4. Sewage strength values for individual users or for various types of users may
either be estimated or determined by laboratory analysis, at the direction of the Utilities Manager.
Where sewage strength values are estimated, they shall be consistent with characteristic sewage
strength values which may be approved from time to time by the California State Water Resources
Control Board, adjusted as necessary for local conditions. No sewage strength values for
commercial, industrial, governmental, institutional or other non-residential users shall be less than
sewage strength values established for residential users. The City may revise sewage strength
values from time to time as deemed necessary to reflect current conditions,
In the event any user believes that the sewage strength values established by the City for
its sewage discharge are excessive, said user shall have the option of having its sewage sampled
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and analyzed at its own expense by a laboratory approved by the City. The manner, frequency, and
duration of sampling and analysis shall be approved by the City to ensure that resultant sewage
strength values are representative of all conditions of discharges. During the time period when
sewage is being analyzed, the user shall pay all sewer service charges based on previously
established sewage strength values. In the event analyses show actual strength values to be less
than or greater than the previously established values, the City shall either refund or bill the user for
the difference in charges, as appropriate. However, no refund or additional billing shall be made for
a period in excess of 12 months.
SECTION 5. Beginning on July 1, 2001, and on July 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, sewer
rates and/or fees shall be administratively revised in a manner so as to increase water sales revenue
by a factor equal to the difference in the Lot. Angeles-Riverside-Orange Consumer Price Index for
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for the 12-month period February through February of the prior
fiscal year. Every five years staff will re-examine the rate structure in detail to confirm or
appropriately revise the rate resulting from an automatic CPI increase over the five years.
SECTION 6, Resolution Number 9409 (CCS) is hereby repealed as of the effective date
of this Resolution,
SECTION 7 The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth
and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Adopted and approved this 19th of June, 2001.
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 9671 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 19th of June, 2001, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Council members:
Holbrook, Q'Conr'ur, McKeown, Genser,
Katz, Mayor Pro Tem Bloom, Mayor
Feinstein
Noes: Council members:
None
Abstain: Council members:
None
Absent: Council members:
None
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk