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Home My WebLink About1237 08-12-1997ORDINANCE NO. 1237 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30, "FEES ", SECTION 30 -27, "RECREATION AREAS OR FACILITIES; SECTION 30 -34, "WATER DEPOSITS'; SECTION 30 -38, "MISCELLANEOUS FEES"; CHAPTER 86, "UTILITIES ", SECTION 86-31, "BILLING; LATE PAYMENT PENALTIES'; SECTION 8632, "DELINQUENCY AND SERVICE DISCONTINUANCE PROCEDURE'; SECTION 86 -167, "SAME --LATE PAYMENT OF DRAINAGE CHARGES, PENALTY; INTEREST" OF THE EULESS CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: That Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -27, 'Recreation areas or facilities" be amended by adding the following phrase at the beginning of the section: "Residents of Mosier Valley (generally an area bounded on the east side by the western property line of the Golf Course at Texas Star, on the west side by Raider Drive, on the north side by South Pipeline Road, and on the south side by Mosier Valley Road) are eligible to use recreational facilities at the same rates as Euless citizens." That Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -27, 'Recreation areas or facilities ", (c) "Midway Recreation Center" be amended by removing (4) "Babysitting (for one hour) ..... 1.00 ". 111. That Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -27, "Recreation areas or facilities ", (h) "Sports association fees:" be deleted in its entirety. IV. That Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -27, "Recreation areas or facilities ", (i) "Green fees: be amended by renaming the sub - section as (i) "Golf course green fees: ". V. That Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -27, 'Recreation areas or facilities ", (j) "Membership fees" be amended in its entirety to read as follows: (j) Golf course membership fees: Membership limited to 200 individuals and 100 corporations for a total of 300 memberships. Individual Memberships - $250.00 initiation fee; $35.00 per month Corporate Memberships - $500.00 initiation fee; $100.00 per month (consists of three members) Minor changes in fees and operations may be made at the discretion of the city manager. VI. That Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -34, "Water deposits ", be amended in its entirety to read as follows: Sec. 30 -34. Water deposits. If the deposit is paid or transfer of service received before noon, service can be connected that same afternoon. If the deposit is paid or transfer of service received after noon, service can be connected the following working day. No specific times can be designated other than two -hour increments (8 - -10, 10 - -12, 1 - -3, 3 - -5). If the customer requires service be turned on immediately, an initiation fee will be charged. Residential units .... 60.00 Restaurant/cafe .... 300.00 Car wash .... 300.00 Cleaners .... 150.00 Commercial sprinkler .... 150.00 Beauty/barber shop .... 75.00 Service station .... 150.00 ORDINANCE NO. 1237, PAGE 2 Shell buildings .... 200.00 Supermarket/convenience stores .... 500.00 Washaterias .... 300.00 Child care centers .... 200.00 Retail business - -Small .... 75.00 Retail business - -Large .... 150.00 Motels, per unit .... 60.00 Apartments, per unit .... 60.00 Office buildings, per suite .... 50.00 Fire hydrant meter deposit .... 600.00 Deposit per unit for commercial customers shall not be less than $75.00 and shall be calculated to equal the multiple of $5.00 nearest the estimated average monthly billing for the particular type of customer involved. Calculation shall be based on water, sewer and garbage monthly billing. Miscellaneous charges: Additional deposit .... 20.00 Reco,inection fee .... 20.00 Meter relocation .... 200.00 Meter box and lid (five- eighths -inch) .... 20.00 Meter box and lid (two inches) .... 35.00 Returned check .... 20.00 After hours service call .... 25.00 Meter calibrations (inches): 5/8 .... 50.00 ORDINANCE NO. 1237, PAGE 3 1 .... 87.50 1 1/2 .... 137.50 2 .... 150.00 3....175.00 4 .... 225.00 Repair of curb stop .... 50.00 Meter box lid .... 12.50 Fire hydrant meter (cost) .... 795.00 FHA inspection (water turned on for 48 hours) .... 10.00 Tampering with locked or plugged meters .... 75.00 (plus misdemeanor charges will be filed for theft of service) Service initiation fee .... 15.00 Transfer fee .... 15.00 Recheck of meter read .... 10.00 All customers are allowed one recheck every six months at no charge; a charge will be assessed For all others unless the meter has been misread. Emergency cut -off by city personnel (broken pipes or freeze damaged pipes) ....No charge The curbstop at the meter belongs to the city; all customers should have a working cutoff close to their house. Residential deposits .... 60.00 Delinquent accounts: If the bill is not paid or other disposition made within 15 days of the date of the billing, water service is subject to termination. ORDINANCE NO. 1237, PAGE 4 Home collection .... 20.00 Allow serviceman to collect check or money order at door on delinquent account. (No additional deposit, no reconnect fee.) Disconnect: Additional deposit .... 20.00 Service charge .... 20.00 Locked or plugged meter, additional deposit .... 20.00 Service charge .... 20.00 Turn on fees .... 15.00 VII. That Chapter 30, "Fees', Section 30 -36, "Same- Reconnection ", be amended in its entirety to read as follows: Sec. 30 -36. Same -- Reconnection. Reconnection .... $20.00 Additional deposit required .... 20.00 VIII. That Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -38, "Miscellaneous fees', be amended by adding the following after "Annual financial audit/budget .... 10.00 ": Standard paper copy ..... 10 cents per page Nonstandard size copy Diskette..... 1.00 each Magnetic tape 4mm ..... 13.50 each 9 track..... 11.00 each ORDINANCE NO. 1237, PAGE 5 Data cartridge 9000 series..... 35.00 each Tape cartridge 250 MB ..... 38.00 each VHS video cassette..... 2.50 each Audio cassette..... 1.00 each Oversized paper copy ...... 50 cents each Mylar (36 ", 42" and 48 ") 3 mil ..... 85 cents /linear foot 4 mil.....1.10 /linear foot 5 mil.....1.35 /linear foot Other..... actual cost Personnel charge Programming personnel..... 26.00 per hour Other personnel..... 15.00 per hour Overhead charge ..... 20% of personnel charge Microfiche or microfilm charge Paper copy.....10 cents per page Fiche or film copy..... actual cost Remote document retrieval charge..... actual cost Computer resource charge Midsize..... 1.50 per minute Client/Server ..... 2.20 per hour PC or LAN ..... 1.00 per hour Health Certification Training Tape...... 15.00 ORDINANCE NO. 1237, PAGE 6 Miscellaneous supplies..... actual cost Postage and shipping charge..... actual cost Photographs ..... actual cost Other costs..... actual cost IX. That Chapter 86, "Utilities ", Section 86 -31, "Billing; late payment penalties ", be amended in its entirety to read as follows: Sec. 86-31. Billing; late payment penalties. (a) Each month's charges shall be due and payable on or before the tenth day after the date of the bill. If such charges are not paid within twenty -five days from the date of bill, a penalty shall be added in the amount of ten percent of the past due amount less penalties. (b) If the bill is not paid or other disposition made within 15 days of the date of the billing, water service is subject to termination. (c) Receipt of a check that is dishonored shall be deemed nonpayment, and there shall be an additional bad check service charge. X. That Chapter 86, "Utilities ", Section 86 -32, "Delinquency and service discontinuance procedure ", sub - section (c) be amended in its entirety to read as follows: Sec. 86 -32. Delinquency and service discontinuance procedure. (c) If the bill is not paid or other disposition made within 10 days of the date of the delinquent notice, water service will be terminated. XI. That Chapter 86, "Utilities ", Section 86 -167, "Same -Late payment of drainage charges, penalty; interest ", sub - section (a) be amended in its entirety to read as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 1237, PAGE 7 Sec. 86 -167. Same - -Late payment of drainage charges, penalty; interest. (a) Municipal drainage utility charges shall be due and payable on or before the tenth day after the date of each billing; if such charges are not paid within twenty -five days from the date of a billing, a penalty shall be added in the amount of ten percent of the past due amount. Receipt of a check that is dishonored shall be deemed nonpayment, and there shall be an additional bad check service charge. Sub - section (b) to remain unchanged. XII. SAVING CLAUSE. That applicable chapters of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance. XIII. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. XIV. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. PRESENTED AND APPROVED ON THE FIRST AND FINAL READING on the 12th day of August, 1997, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, by a vote of 7 ayes, o nays and n abstentions. ORDINANCE NO. 1237, PAGE 8 APPROVED: Mary Libf Saleh Mayor ATTEST: usan Crim, MC /AAE City Secreta APPROVED AS TO FORM: ORDINANCE NO. 1237, PAGE 9