75B - PUBLIC HEARING - METERED WATER RATE

Home Browse Search

Lss5/28/08 RESOLUTION NO. 2008- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REVISING THE METERED WATER RATE AND SEWER SERVICE CHARGE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City Council hereby, finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The Consumer Price Index -Urban, All Services Component, for the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County Area in a twelve month period ending December 31, 2007 (CPI) has risen by approximately 4.1 %. B. Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 39, Article II regulates connection to water mains within the City. 1. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code section 39.21 the City Council shall set metered water rates by resolution. 2. The metered water rate shall be set to maintain a potable water supply and provide standby readiness. 3. It is necessary to increase the metered water rate to reimburse the City for increases in the direct and indirect costs of water delivery, including purchasing water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Orange County Water District, Edison power costs, administrative overhead costs, maintaining essential water delivery and water capital improvement program costs. C. Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 39, Article III regulates connection to sewer mains within the City. 1. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code section 39.55.4 the City Council shall set reasonable sewerage service fees by resolution. Said fee shall be used to operate, maintain, repair and replace the City owned sewer system and facilities. 2. It is necessary to increase the sewer service charge to reimburse the City for increased costs of repair, replacement and maintenance of the sewer system and facilities, including increased materials, labor and overhead costs and sewer capital improvement program costs. 75B-4