HomeMy WebLinkAbout4369 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO 1`C3CQ 9
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, amending Pasco Municipal Code
Sections 3.05.010 (Ambulance Definitions), 3.05.025 (Ambulance Monthly
Utility Services Fees and Rates), 3.07.010 (Ambulance Utility), 3.07.190
(Stormwater Utility), 3.07.210 (Irrigation Water Utility), and 25.12 (Zoning
Definitions).
WHEREAS, The City completed a rate study with the assistance of FCS in September
of 2017 to determine the impact of needed improvements and system expansion for regulatory
compliance and to provide continuous service to customers for Stormwater and Irrigation
services, and
WHEREAS, The City completed a rate study with the assistance of FCS in November of
2015 to ensure ambulance utility rates sufficiently cover the cost of providing ambulance and
emergency services. Based upon this Study and the City's independent evaluation of the utility
customers and circumstances regarding the classification of services, customers served,
municipal facilities, demands and ability to service, the City has found that due to the differences
in cost of service and facilities to its customer; the location of customers within the City; differing
circumstances among its customers; require different classifications of customers and resulting
differing rates to provide for an equitable establishment of utility rates among its utility
customers, and provide for the stability of the utility funds, and
WHEREAS, The City Council has determined that certain amendments to the
ambulance, stormwater and irrigation are needed. For irrigation and Stormwater, the rate
changes will be effective for five years, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. For ambulance,
the rate changes will be effective for one year, 2018, and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, does ordain
an ambulance rate increase of 3% for 2018, irrigation rate increase of 3% for each of the five
years and a stormwater rate increase of 15% for 2018, and a 5% increase for 2019, 2020,
2021, and 2022, as follows:
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. PMC Section 3.05.010, is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
3.05.010 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this chapter, these terms shall have the following
meanings:
J) "Equivalent Residential Unit"shall mean a unit of measure to express number of people'
Dwelling in a single family residence as provided by Office of Financial Management;
K) "Full Time Equivalent" shall mean the ratio of total number of paid hours during a year
by number of working hours in that year (1920 hours).
Section 2. PMC Section 3.05.025, subsection B) is hereby amended and shall read as
follows:
B) Classifications. The monthly service fee shall be determined, in part, based upon the
identified types of service provided to end users including residential, accident scene response,
health care facilities, senior care, public facilities and other identified ambulance service users.
The monthly service fee shall be assessed on each of the following utility user classifications:
1) Single-Family Residential. Each residential unit shall be assessed as one ERU per
residence in the amount indicated in the fee schedule in PMC 3.07.010.
2) Multi-Family Residential. Each residential unit shall be assessed as one ERU per
residential unit in the amount indicated in the fee schedule in PMC 3.07.010.
3) Commercial/Business/Industrial. Each business shall be assessed a monthly base
utility charge in the amount indicated in the schedule of fees and charges for each ERU in PMC
3.07.010. The number of ERU shall be calculated by dividing the total number of FTEs employed
by such business or industry, by the number representing the average "household size" of
residential and housing units within the City (as published and updated by Office of Financial
Management of the State of Washington) computed on an annual basis.
4) Industria/Assisted Living. Any assisted living facility shall be billed based on the
number of occupants residing at the facility as authorized by the governmental agency having
jurisdiction over such matters, with each occupant being an ERU. The City will solicit occupancy
information on a monthly basis. Occupants who are Medicaid eligible shall be exempt from this
calculation. Each assisted Living facility shall be assessed a monthly base utility charge in the
amount indicated in the fee schedule in PMC 3.07.010.
5) Hotels/Motels. Each hotel/motel shall be assessed a monthly base utility charge
based on the total number of rooms assuming a 1.5 occupancy per room average. The total
number of rooms per hotel/motel will be multiplied by 1.5, the average occupancy factor, and
then divided by the ERU. This product will then be multiplied by the occupancy rate (as
published and updated by Visit Tri-Cities) on an annual basis. Each hotel/motel shall be
assessed a monthly base utility charge in the amount indicated in the fee schedule in PMC
3.07.010.
Section 3. PMC Section 3.07.010, subsection B) is hereby amended and shall read as
follows:
3.07.010 AMBULANCE UTILITY EFFECTIVE 01/01/2018
B) Monthly Ambulancc Scrvicc Fces: 2018 References
Monthly Utility Rate per ERU $14.98 3.05.025
1) :. . $11.55 3.05.025
2) Multi Family Rcsidcntial Ambulancc Utility Fcc $11.55 3.05.025
3) - .. - .. . - . $11.5 3.05.025
4) Industrial Ambulancc Utility Fcc $11..."5 3.05.025
Section 4. PMC Section 3.07.190, subsections A), and B) are hereby amended and
shall read as follows:
3.07.190 STORMWATER UTILITY EFFECTIVE 01/01/2018:
Fee/Charge Refere
nce
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
A Residential
1 Single-Family Residential (unit) $5.64 $5.92 $6.21 $6.52 $6.85 13.60.
2 Multi-Family Residential (per unit) $2.82 $2.96 $3.11 $3.26 $3.42 13.60.
3 Apartments(per unit) $2.82 $2.96 $3.11 $3.26 $3.42 13.60.
4 Undeveloped parcel (per month) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 13.60.
5 Vacant building (per month) $5.64 $5.92 $6.21 $6.52 $6.85 13.60.
B Industrial/Commercial:
1 Parking for 0 to 5 vehicles(per mo) $5.64 $5.92 $6.21 $6.52 $6.85 13.60.
2 Parking for 6 to 10 vehicles (per mo) $11.2 $11.8 $12.4 $13.0 $13.7 13.60.
3 Parking for 11 to 15 vehicles(per mo) $22.5 $23.6 $24.8 $26.0 $27.4 13.60.
4 Parking for 16 plus vehicles(per mo) $28.1 $29.5 $31.0 $32.6 $34.2 13.60.
5 Additional Charges- property runoff to City system $111. $116. $122. $128. $135. 13.60.
6 State highway right-of-way(WSDOT) ($0.84 Min) $26.9 $28.3 $29.7 $31.2 $32.7 13.60.
Section 5. PMC Section 3.07.210 subsection A) is hereby amended and shall read as
follows:
3.07.210 IRRIGATION WATER UTILITY EFFECTIVE 01/01/2018:
Fee/Charge Reference
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
A.Irrigation water service; monthly rate,during
irrigation season:
1)Base rate, per unit,for single family residential
properties $28.12 $28.96 $29.83 $30.73 $31.65 13.61.190(A)
2)Base rate, per unit,for non-single family $28.12 $28.96 $29.83 $30.73 $31.65 13.61.190(8)
residential property
3) Per irrigation unit $8.79 $9.05 $9.32 $9.60 $9.89 13.61.190(C)
4) Per irrigated acre(public parks,playgrounds and
$81.99 $84.45 $86.98 $89.59 $92.28 13.61.190(D)
open spaces)
B. Unauthorized turn-on(any repair cost additional) $51.50 $53.05 $54.64 $56.28 $57.96 13.61.090
C. Disconnect/Connect Service due to violation. $51.50 $53.05 $54.64 $56.28 $57.96 13.61.100
D.Annual System Availability fee $90.64 $93.36 $96.16 $99.04 $102.02 13.61.060
Section 6. A new section PMC 25.12.085 entitled "Assisted Living" is hereby
adopted and shall read as follows:
PMC. 25.12.085 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. "Assisted living facility" means a system
of housing and care that is designed for two or more occupants who need some
assistance with daily activities, and are required to be licensed by the State of
Washington.
Section 7. A new section PMC 25.12.222 entitled "Hotels or Motels" is hereby
adopted and shall read as follows:
HOTELS or MOTELS. "Hotels or motels" means any commercial establishment offering
lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2018.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 4h day of December 2017.
Matt Watkins, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Daniela Erickson, City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney