2015-010 - Revising the Water and Sewer Rates and Charges

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Jxs 02104/11 RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -010 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REVISING THE WATER AND SEWER RATES AND CHARGES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby, finds, determines and declares as follows: A. 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 increased costs of repair, replacement, and maintenance of the water system and facilities, including increased materials, labor and overhead costs and water capital improvement program costs. B. 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. 3. The rate increase will be placed into a fund that will be used only to repair and replace sewer mains and laterals located within the street right of way, and which have outlived their useful life and provide preventive maintenance and operation of the sewer collection system. No moneys from this fund would be placed in the city's general fund. Resolution No. 2015 -010 Page 1 of 5