R-9163
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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
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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
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MARSHAI}ONES MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved thIs 8th of July 1997
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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
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