HomeMy WebLinkAbout1857 08-25-2009ORDINANCE NO. 1857
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 "FEES," SECTION 30 -34, "WATER
DEPOSITS," SECTION 30 -35 "WATER AND SEWER SERVICE — MONTHLY RATES,"
SECTION 30 -37 "MONITORED GROUP CLASS," SECTION 30 -38, "MISCELLANEOUS
FEES," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EULESS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Euless, Texas, purchases water from the Trinity River
Authority and sends wastewater to the Trinity River Authority for treatment; and
WHEREAS, the Trinity River Authority periodically raises the rate it charges the user
cities for these services; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Water Development Board's Best Management Practices for
Water Utilities discourages the inefficient use or waste of water; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Water Development Board's Best Management Practices for
Water Utilities encourages water conservation through the adoption of conservation pricing
structures which include increasing unit pricing with increased consumption, base rates, and
excess use rates; and
WHEREAS, the City of Euless, Texas, finds it necessary to adjust the rates charged to
the consumers and encourage water conservation:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS,TEXAS:
SECTION 1
THAT Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -34, "Water deposits ", is amended to reflect the
change in fee for the following item:
Section 30 -34. Water deposits.
Failure to return fire hydrant meter for reading .......... $ 250.00
SECTION 2
THAT Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -35, "Water and Sewer Service - - - -- Monthly Rates ", be
amended to hereafter be and read in its entirety as follows:
Section 30 -35. Water and Wastewater service — monthly rates.
The schedule of monthly rates and charges for water and wastewater services furnished or
caused to be furnished by the City is as follows:
Water service — Meter Charge. The monthly minimum charge shall be based on meter size
as follows:
METER SIZE (INCHES)
MONTHLY CHARGE
5/8 — 3/4*
$ 7.75
1
$ 9.06
1 112
$ 12.69
2
$ 21.03
3
$ 42.78
4
$ 75.40
5
$ 118.90
6
$ 169.65
*All residential living units and multi - family living units shall be billed a monthly base
charge equivalent to the monthly charge for a 5/8 -inch meter.
Water service —Volume Charge per 1,000 gallons. The monthly volume charge for water
service is as follows:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
0 — 2,000 gallons
3,000 — 8,000 gallons
9,000 — 15,000 gallons
16,000 — 35,000 gallons
Over 35,000 gallons
Residential
$ 2.27 per 1,000 /gallons
$ 3.09 per 1,000 /gallons
$ 3.64 per 1,000 /gallons
$ 3.97 per 1,000 /gallons
$ 4.50 per 1,000 /gallons
Irrigation
$ 3.41 per 1,000 /gallons
$ 3.41 per 1,000 /gallons
$ 3.64 per 1,000 /gallons
$ 3.97 per 1,000 /gallons
$ 4.50 per 1,000 /gallons
Commercial, Industrial and Multi- family: All consumption, $3.41 per 1,000 gallons.
Fire Hydrant and Gas Well Meters: All consumption, $5.00 per 1,000 gallons.
Supplemental Irrigation: All consumption, $5.12 per 1,000 gallons.
Wastewater Service — Residential. The wastewater service charge for residential customers
shall be based on 90 percent of metered water. Wastewater service charges on 90 percent
metered water shall not exceed 12,000 gallons per billing period per living unit. The monthly
minimum per living unit shall be as follows:
(1) Within corporate limits, $6.00, plus $2.53 per 1,000 gallons of 90 percent of metered
water.
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(2) Outside corporate limits, $10.50, plus $2.53 per 1,000 gallons of 90 percent of
metered water.
Wastewater Service — Commercial and Industrial. Commercial and industrial wastewater
charges shall be based on 100 percent of metered water. The monthly minimum shall be as
follows:
(1) Within corporate limits, $6.00, plus $2.53 per 1,000 gallons of metered water.
(2) Outside corporate limits, $10.50, plus $2.53 per 1,000 gallons of metered water.
The following provisions apply to all commercial and industrial customers:
(1) Customers who show proof that a significant portion of metered water does not enter
the wastewater system shall not be billed for that portion that does not enter the
wastewater system.
(2) Monitored group class customers shall be billed according to section 86 -51 of this
Code.
(3) Industrial cost recovery group customers shall be billed according to section
86 -51 of this code plus the additional charges in section 86 -52 as required.
Water service — Other. Water service for municipally owned property and buildings that are
part of or connected to form a parcel of at least a minimum of 50 acres shall be $0.50 per
1,000 gallons.
Wastewater service — Other: Wastewater service for all club houses, convention facilities,
and restaurants on municipally owned property of a minimum of 50 acres shall be billed at the
current city rate of $6.00 plus $2.53 per 1,000 gallons of metered water.
The above rates are based upon total costs to the City to operate the system including, but
not limited to, cost to purchase treated water from the Trinity River Authority of Texas, cost of
wastewater treatment by the Trinity River Authority of Texas, and cost of distribution of water
and collection of wastewater by the City. The minimum charge and /or volume charge may be
adjusted by the City Council from time to time.
Master Deposit. Customers may place a master deposit with the city in the amount of twice
the current residential deposit. This deposit will be held on file until the customer request it be
refunded. Customers must request service starts and disconnects in writing. All accounts will
be charged the current service initiation fees plus sanitation fees in advance on the first
billing. No master deposits are allowed on commercial accounts.
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SECTION 3
THAT Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -37, "Monitored Group Class ", be amended to hereafter
be and read in its entirety as follows:
Section 30 -37. Monitored group class.
Customer monthly service charge ................ $ 6.00
Volume charge per 1,000 gallons BOD. .......... $ 2.53
Strength charge, per pound of BOD ............... $ 0.06063
Suspended solids strength charge,
per pound of suspended solids .................. $ 0.05741
Monitoring charge. 100% of cost to city.
SECTION 4
THAT Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -38, "Miscellaneous Fees ", be hereby amended to
reflect the change in fee for the following item:
Sec. 30 -38. Miscellaneous fees.
Returned check ..................... $35.00
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.
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.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
with billing cycles beginning on or after October 1, 2009, and publication as provided by the
Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
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PRESENTED AND APPROVED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING on the 25th day of August,
2009, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, by a vote of 7
ayes, o nays, and o abstentions.
APPROVED:
Mary Lib S211eh
Mayor
ATTEST:
§irs-aKT'rim, T C
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Bob cFarland
City Attorney
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