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Home My WebLink About09-25-17-05 - Resolution Amendment - 09/25/2017 RESOLUTION NO. 09-25-17-05 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS (CITY), AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 08-10-17-2Q THAT ESTABLISHED THE FEES, RATES AND CHARGES AS AUTHORIZED IN CHAPTER 2 "ADMINISTRATION", ART. V. "FINANCE", DIV. 2 "FEES, RATES AND CHARGES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. WHEREAS, the Code of Ordinances, City of College Station, Texas contains substantially all ordinances compiled, adopted and approved by the College Station City Council; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2 "Administration", Art. V. "Finance", Div. 2 "Fees, Rates and Charges"of the Code of Ordinances, City of College Station, Texas requires all fees, rates and charges be adopted by resolution; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: PART 1: That the City Council has approved, authorized and established the amended fees, rates and charges as provided by Chapter 2 "Administration", Art. V. "Finance", Div. 2"Fees,Rates and Charges"of the Code of Ordinances,City of College Station, Texas, as amended by this Resolution and as shown in Exhibit A,"Fees,Rates and Charges". PART 2: That reference to a Chapter, Article,Division or Section in Exhibit A, "Fees,Rates and Charges" shall be considered a reference to the same Chapter,Article,Division or Section from the Code of Ordinances, City of College Station, Texas. PART 3: That this resolution shall take effect ten (10) days from and after its passage. ADOPTED this 25th day of September, 2017. ATTEST: APPROVED: City ecr•/ ayor A'P.' OVED: A -1,4414 II, \ i ir4 ty Attorney Resolution No. 09-25-17-05 Page 2 of 4 EXHIBIT A FEES, RATES AND CHARGES CHAPTER 40: UTILITIES 1. Article I. In General f. Sec. 40-15. Account creation fee. i. All customers creating a utility account or opening additional account numbers shall pay a fee for creating a utility account, regardless the number of services provided by the City. Account creation fee: $30.00. 2. Article II. Water and Sewer Service Division 2. Rates, Usage Charges and Fees a. Sec. 40-64. Rates for water service. (*bracketed rates effective 1 July 2018) i. All retail customers using water shall have a monthly service charge based on the water meter size and a monthly usage charge as follows: ii. Service charge: established in Section 2-117. Meter Size Service Charge per Month 1. 3/4 inch $10.19 (*$10.80) 2. 1 inch $12.78 (*$13.55) 3. 1.5 inch $19.03 (*520.17) 4. 2 inch $30.05 (*531.85) 5. 3 inch $94.84 (*5100.53) 6. 4 inch $140.90 (*5149.35) 7. 6 inch $171.53 (*5181.82) 8. 8 inch $171.53 (*5181.82) iii. Residential usage charge: Defined to be a domestic meter or irrigation meter serving a residence with one or two living units: 1. $2.26 (*$2.40)per 1,000 gallons for usage from 0-10,000 gallons 2. $2.94 (*$3.12)per 1,000 gallons for usage from 11,000-15,000 gallons 3. $3.61 (*53.83) per 1,000 gallons for usage from 16,000-20,000 gallons 4. $4.28 (*$4.54)per 1,000 gallons for usage from 21,000-25,000 gallons 5. $4.96 (*$5.26) per 1,000 gallons for usage of 26,000 gallons and more iv. Commercial usage charge: Defined to be a meter serving three or more living units or any commercial location,providing water for domestic usage: 1. $2.49 (*$2.64) per 1,000 gallons v. Commercial irrigation usage charge: Defined to be a meter serving a commercial customer dedicated for non-domestic usage: 1. $2.68 (*$2.84)per 1,000 gallons 2. $2.49 (*52.64)per 1,000 gallons Residential Multifamily 3 plus units vi. Residential and Commercial customers in Brazos County Municipal Utility District#1: All rates as above, with an added 50% surcharge. b. Sec. 40-65. Rates for sewerage service. Resolution No. 09-25-17-05 Page 3 of 4 i. For customers using sewerage service for household purposes, where City water service is provided with a meter for each residential unit,the monthly charges shall be as follows: 1. Service charge: $20.28 for first 4,000 gallons of water metered. 2. Usage charge: $4.06 per 1,000 gallons of water usage for the next 5,000 gallons of water metered. 3. Maximum billing: $44.64 cap for metered water is 10,000 gallons. ii. For customers using sewerage service for household purposes, multifamily residences with kitchen facilities in each residential unit where water service is provided without a meter for each residential unit shall pay a monthly charge per household unit as $25.80. iii. For customers using sewerage service for household purposes, multifamily residences with more than 50 units without kitchen facilities in each unit shall pay a monthly charge per household unit of$16.10. iv. For customers using sewerage service for household purposes, multifamily residences having 50 residential units or less without kitchen facilities in each residential unit, where water service is provided without a meter for each residential unit such as, but not limited to, fraternity houses, sorority houses, boarding houses and privately owned student dorms, the monthly charges shall be as follows: 1. Service charge as $17.40 per month. 2. Usage charge as $4.06 per 1,000 gallons of water usage. v. For customers using sewerage service for commercial, industrial, or institutional business establishments, the monthly charges shall be as follows: 1. Service charge as $17.40 per month. 2. Usage charge as $4.83 per 1,000 gallons of water usage. vi. For customers outside the City water service area(where City water meters do not exist), using City sewerage service for commercial, industrial, or institutional business establishments the customer will be charged a monthly rate, based on average rounded water use for the previous 12 months, the monthly charges shall be as follows: 1. Service charge as $17.40 per month. 2. Usage charge as$4.83 per 1,000 gallons of water usage,based on average monthly water use for the previous 12 months. vii. For customers outside the City water service area(where City water meters do not exist), using City sewerage service for household purposes, the customer will be charged the monthly rate as set out in section 2-1 for 10,000 gallons per month, unless the customer establishes, as determined by the City Manager, that the average rounded water usage is less than 9,001 gallons per month in which case the customer will be charged the following amount: 1. 0-5,000 gallons per month$20.28 2. 5,001-7,000 gallons per month$28.39 3. 7,001-9,000 gallons per month$36.51 4. 9,001-10,000 > gallons per month$44.64 viii. For customers where sewerage service is provided through a satellite wastewater treatment plant not connected to the City's main sewer collection and treatment Resolution No. 09-25-17-05 Page 4 of 4 system (typically outside the corporate limits of the City) the monthly charge per residential unit is as $49.05. ix. All customers receiving sewer service under contract where the sewer rates are not addressed in the contract shall pay 1.15 times the amounts set forth above. x. Residential and Commercial customers in Brazos County Municipal Utility District#1: All rates as above, with an added 50% surcharge. c. Sec. 40-66. Water and sewer service connection fees, and sewer inspection fees. i. Fee for water service connection. The City will charge a service charge to all customers connecting to the water system within or outside the corporate limits of the City. The service charge will be based on water meter size. 1. The water service connection fee shall apply to all connections to the water system, including meter set-ins. The service charge for water connection is (*bracketed rates effective 1 July 2018): Meter Size Charge a. 3/4 inch $607.00 (*$643.42) b. 1 inch $739.00 (*$783.34) c. 1 '/2 inch $2,001.00 (*$2,121.06) d. 2 inch $2,961.00 (*$3,138.66) 2. For three-inch and larger water meters, a $100.00 service charge will be assessed and includes only an inspection fee. Meters of this size must be purchased by the developer that meet current City specifications. The developer is responsible for contracting a licensed/bonded contractor, acquiring applicable permits to install the service connection in accordance with City specifications, and is to be inspected by the City before meter is placed into service. ii. Fee for sewer service connection. All customers connecting to the sewerage system within or outside the corporate limits of the City will have a service charge based on sewer connection size. Sewer Connection Size Charge a. 4 inch/RESIDENTIAL $350.00 b. 6 inch/NONRESIDENTIAL $100.00 d. Sec. 40-67. Fire flow testing. i. For customers requesting a fire flow test on the existing City water system, an additional charge established in Section 2-117 will be assessed as described herein. 1. Fire Flow Test Fee: $100.00 per tested hydrant.