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R-9163 . . City Council Meeting July 8, 1997 Santa MOnica, Callforma RESOLUTION NUMBER 9163 (CCS) (CITY COUNCIL SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA REDUCING THE EXISTING WATER RATE SURCHARGE 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 water service to any customer pursuant to Section 7 12010 of the Santa MOnica Municipal Code, and WHEREAS, as part of the adoption of the Fiscal Year 1997-1998 City budget, the Santa Momca City Council established a water rate surcharge effective July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998, and WHEREAS, It has continued to be necessary to shut down certain water wells supplYing water to the City's customers because of a contaminant, and WHEREAS, It continues to be necessary to raise additional revenue to purchase Imported water to prOVide contInuous water service to the City's customers, and 1 . . WHEREAS, the City has recently entered Into an agreement with Chevron and Shell regarding the contamination at the Charnock well field to pay for replaCing lost water from that well field, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1. The water rate surcharge estabhshed by Resolution Number 9033 (eCS) shall be reduced to the follOWing Surcharae First Tier $ 13 Second Tier $ 29 SECTION 2 The water rate surcharge shall continue to be In effect from July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998 The City shall separately account for surcharge revenues SECTION 3 Any amounts collected In excess of costs from responsible parties for the contamination shall be refunded or credited to customers of the water enterprise SECTION 4 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 "\ d"' ;-;UA~~~~ MARSHAI}ONES MOUTRIE City Attorney 2 . . Adopted and approved thIs 8th of July 1997 ~~.- (......~"""""'="'"'"r'~ P O'Connor, Mayor I, Mana M Stewart, Cuy Clerk of the City of Santa MOllICa, do hereby certIfy that the foregomg ResolutIOn 9163(CCS) was duIy adopted at a meetmg of the Cny CouncIl held on the 8th of July. 1997 by the followmg vote Ayes CouncIlmembers Ebner. Femstem. Genser, Greenberg. Mayor Pro Tem Holbrook. Mayor O'Connor, Rosenstem Noes CouncIlmembers None Abstam Councdmembers None Absent CouncIlmembers None ATTEST ~~c~