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Home My WebLink About3047 Ordinance!T. ORDINANCE NO, 3cv-ii AN ORDINANCE providing for an increase in sewer rates and charges, and amending sections 13 40 020, 13 40 030, 13 40 040, and 13 42 010 WHEREAS, the city council following public hearing and review of the 1994 Sewer Rate Study by Economic and Engineering Services, Inc has determined it appropriate and necessary to raise certain rates and charges for City sewer service, and WHEREAS, the estimated cost of upgrading the sewer treatment plant has increased from 12 million to 19 million dollars since the sewer rates and charges were last revised, due to more stringent regulations imposed by the Washington State Department of Ecology on the operation and discharge from the treatment plant, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS §1. Section 13.40 020 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (new language shown by underlining and deletions shown by ctnkcthru) 13 40 020 DWELLING UNIT/MULTIPLE FAMILY MONTHLY RATE The monthly rate for each dwelling unit within the corporate limits of the city of Pasco shall be twenty-nine nineteen dollars forty sixty cents ($29 40 19 60) "Dwelling units" as used herein includes each unit, space or lot for rent or lease in a park for mobile homes, recreational vehicles and trailers whether or not actually rented Provided, however, multiple family residential buildings with five residential units or more and mobile home and recreational vehicle parks with five residential units or more (whether or not actually rented) shall pay a mimmum monthly rate for each dwelling unit of twenty-three fifteen dollars fifty-five seventy cents ($23 55 15 70) §2. Section 13 40.030 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (new language shown by underlining and deletions shown by stnkcthru) 13 40 030 HOTEL AND MOTEL MONTHLY RATE The monthly rate for hotels and motels within the corporate limits of the city of Pasco shall be twelve ftve dollars seventy five cents ($12 00 5 75) per unit per month Catherine D Seaman Deputy City Clerk Oa - Greg Ai, Re ubstello City ATtrney §3. Section 13.40.040 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (new language shown by underlining and deletions shown by f;trikethru) 13 40 040 COMMERCIAL MONTHLY RATE The monthly sewer amounts charged to commercial accounts inside the corporate limits of the city of Pasco shall be thirty-four twenty three dollars fifty cents ($34 50 23-00) minimum plus $1 18 79¢ per one hundred cubic feet for all water used over one thousand cubic feet per month §4. Section 13.42.010 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (new language shown by underlining and deletions shown by s tnkethru) 13 42 010 SEWER SYSTEM CAPITAL EXPANSION /REPLACEMENT CHARGES At the time of application for the connection to the public sewer inside the city limits and all cases where a sewer service account inside the city limits has not been billed at least the applicable sewer service charge for each of the preceding twenty-four months, the following fees shall be paid to the city Dwelling units Hotel/motel units Commercial—The sanitary sewer system charges shall be based on the size of $ 540 00 4-00-00 per unit $ 220 00 40-00 per unit capital expansion/replacement water service 3/4 inch meter $ 540 00 400-00 1 inch meter $ 810 00 -1-50-00 1 -1/2 inch meter $ 1,890 00 3-50-00 2 inch meter $ 2,970 00 550 00 3 inch meter $ 5,670 00 -14)50-00 4 inch meter $ 8,910 00 1,65000 6 inch meter $ 18,090 00 3,350 00 8 inch meter $ 28,890 00 37350-00 §5. This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 1995 Passed by the City Council of the City of Pasco, at a regular meeting this 19th day of September, 1994 APPROVED AS TO FORM: IL < TRANSACTION REPORT > 09-20-1994 ( TUE) 08 06 C -I- 1=2 A 11 S 1-1 I -1- 3 NO DATE TIME DESTINATION STATION PG DURATION MODE RESULT 4656 9-20 08 03 15095821453 6 0°02 26 NORM E OK 6 0° 02 ' 26 AttO P 0 BOX 2608 • 5055 o PASCO WASHINGTON 99302 2608 ACCOUNT NO PHONE (509) 582 1500 &HMI AaVaG17711000t2 INVOICE SOLD TO F ASCO , CITY OF LEGALS FO . BOX 2.3,7 PASCO WA 99701 TOTAL 4, 142.27 NOTICE This is an invoice for legal advertising space Please pay from this invoice as no statement will be rendered Please detach at perforation and return with payment AFFigDZY117 OF PUE3,111C271100 COUNTY OF BENTON SS STATE OF WASHINGTON DATE 09//94 LEGAL NO 4417Pf: DESCRIPTION 1726 ORDINANCE NO 7047 A TIMES 001 INCHES 17 -70 taitiq OUT 0 R1594 17-1NANCE DEPT CARLA ALFORD , being duly sworn, deposes and says, I am the Legal Clerk of the Tr-City Herald, a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published countinually as a daily newspa- per in Benton County, Washington That the attached is a true copy of a 172 b ORDINANCE NO . 3047 A as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tr-City Herald itself and not in a supplement thereof, 1 time(s), commencing on 0/25/I , and ending on 09/25/94 , and that said newspaper was regulary distributed to its subscribers during all of this period SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS 30 DAY OF _240,p7L-- , a Nota public in and for the State of Wash- ington, residing at F ASCO WA COMMISSION EXPIRES 7--/.5---f ORDINANCE NO 3047 AN ORDNANCE providing for an '1crease...-..in sewer rates and charges and amending sections 13 40 20 13 40 030 13 40 040 and 13 42 010 WHEREAS the city council following public hearing and review of the 1994 Sewer Rate Study by Eco nomic and Engineering Services Inc has deter- mined it appropriate and necessary to raise certain rates and charges for City i sewer service and WHEREAS the estimated , cost of upgrading the sewer treatment plant has increased from 12 million to 19 million dollars since the sewer rates and charges I were last revised due to more stringent regulations imposed by the Washing ton State Department of Ecology on the operation and discharge from the treatment plant NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO WASHINGTON DO OR , DAIN AS FOLLOWS §1 Section 13 40 020 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (new language shown by underlinging and deletions shown by striket hru) , 13 40 020 DWELLING, UNIT/MULTIPLE FAMILY' ; MONTHLY RATE The monthly rate for each dwelling unit within the cor porate limits of the City of Pasco shall be twenty-nine dollars forty cents ($29 40) Dwelling units as used herein includes each unit space or lot for rent or lease in a park for mobile homes recreational vehi cles and trailers whether or not actually rented Pro- vider however multiple family residential buildings with five residential units or more and mobile home and recreational vehicle parks with five residential units or more (whether or not actu- ally rented) shall pay a minimum monthly rate for each dwelling unit of twenty three dollars fifty five cents ($23 55) §2 Section 13 40 030 of the Pasco Municipal Code IS hereby amended to read as follows (new language shown by underltnging and deletions shown by striket- hru) _ - - -13 -40-030 HOTEL AND MOTEL MONTHLY RATE The monthly rate for hotels and motels within the cor porate limits of the city of Pasco shall be twelve dol lars ($12 00) per unit per month §3 Section 13 40 040 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (new language shown by underlining and deletions shown by stnket hru) 13 40 040 COMMERCIAL MONTHLY RATE The monthly sewer amounts charged to commercial ac counts inside the corporate limits of the city of Pasco shall be thirty four dollars fifty cents ($34 50) mini mum plus $1 18 per one hundred cubic feet for all water used over one thou sand cubic feet per month §4 Section 13 42 010 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (new language shown by underlinging and deletions shown by stnket hru) 13 42 010 SEWER SYS TEM CAPITAL EXPANSION/ REPLACEMENT CHARGES At the time of application for the connec- tion to the public sewer in side the city limits and all cases where a sewer ser- vice account inside the city limits has not been billed at least the applicable sewer service charge for each of the preceding twenty four months the following fees shall to paid to the city Dwelling units $540 00 per unit Hotel/motel units 220 00 per unit Commercial The sanitary sewer system capital expansion/replacement charges shall be based on the size of water service 4 inch meter $540 00 1 inch meter $810 00 1 - 1 / 2 inch me ter $1 890 00 2 inch meter $2 970 00 3 inch meter $5 670 00 4 inch meter $8 910 00 6 inch meter $18 090 00 8 inch meter $28 890 00 §5 This Ordinance shall take effect, January 1 1995 Passed by the City Council of the City of Pasco at a regular meeting this 19th day of September 1994 City of Pasco s- Joyce DeFelice Mayor Attest s- Catherine D Seaman Deputy City Clerk Approve -I As To__,Form s- Grew A Rubstello City Attorney #1726 9/25/94 • 11Mit14111.11111111(116L. 111111 1 1 P R FINANCE DEPARTMENT (509) 545-3401 / Scan 726-3401 / Fax (509) 545-3403 P 0 BOX 293, 412 WEST CLARK, PASCO, WASHINGTON 99301 September 20, 1994 Tn-City Herald P 0 Box 2608 Pasco, Wa 99302 Dear Kathy Please publish the attached Ordinance(s) No 3047 on the following date September 25, 1994 Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each Thank you, Cathenne D Seaman Deputy City Clerk 545-3402 cds * No attachments or maps included AGENDA REPORT ) REGULAR 9 / 1 9 / 9 4 FOR City Council TO Gary Crutchfiel i ager FROM Dan Underwood, Finance DirectorgfriA SUBJECT 1994 SEWER RATE INCREASE I REFERENCE(S) Proposed Ordinance City of Pasco Draft Final Report Sewer Rate Study (Provided to Council with 8/8/94 Sewer Rate Study Results Agenda Report, copy available in Finance Director's office ) II ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL/STAFF RECOMMENDATION 9/1 9 I move to adopt Ordinance No , increasing sewer rates and charges effective January 1, 1995 Ill HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF A) At the June 6, 1994 City Council meeting, Council authorized Economic and Engineering Services, Inc (EES) to undertake a rate study for the sewer utility A draft of the final report was reviewed with the Council Sewer Committee on August 3, 1994 It was the decision of the sewer committee to accept the consultant's recommendation to increase sewer rates 50% This would establish a residential rate of $29 40 per month The report was presented to the full Council at the August 8, 1994 Workshop At that time staff was directed to set a public hearing, to consider the sewer rate increase, for September 6, 1994 B) As a result of the last cost of service and rate study done by EES for the city, it was determined that hotels/motels were not paying a proportionate share of sewer costs The percentage of the last rate increase for hotels/motels was larger than other classes of customers, but still did not get them to the level that they paid their full share based on the cost of service study EES offers two options in their study Option 1 increases hotel/motel users the same percentage as other users, Option 2 increases them to their proportionate share and results in a 109% increase The sewer committee recommended Option 2 be adopted C) At the August 8, 1994 Workshop, Mr Gould also presented a review of System Development Charges that recommended an increase from $100 per equivalent residential unit to $542 41 per equivalent unit D) Mr Gould presented to City Council at a public hearing conducted September 6, the recommended rate increase of 50% with the two options for hotels/motels Tony Krutsch, of HDR Engineering, explained how additional Department of Ecology requirements have driven the cost of the wastewater treatment plant upgrade from $12 million in 1992 to over $19 million in 1994 E) The City Council received comment during the September 6, hearing from 16 citizens and also received a petition bearing the signature of 173 Pasco citizens The petition and virtually all of the comment at the public hearing clearly objected to the rate increase F) The capital improvements required for the sewage treatment plant and the capital projects committed to by Council to facilitate development total $26,340,600 through 1997 The only means of meeting the debt service required to fund these projects is through the rate increase recommended by EES IV DISCUSSION Staff has prepared a sewer rate ordinance based on the recommendations of the Council Sewer Committee The ordinance increases rates by 50% for residential, multi-family residential and commercial customers It increases the hotel/motel rate 109% to reflect the actual cost of service It establishes the System Development Charge at $542 41 per equivalent residential unit It is staff's recommendation that any rate increase take effect January 1, 1995