HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 095-14RESOLUTION NO. 0 9 5 - 14
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE
COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL SEWER AND STORM SEWER
SERVICE USER CHARGES BY THE KERN
COUNTY AUDITOR - CONTROLLER'S OFFICE
WHEREAS, Chapter 14.12 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code authorizes the
establishment of sewer user fees and charges to recover costs for services
rendered; and
WHEREAS, the City has calculated the annual rate for sewer user fees; and
WHEREAS, the fees and charges set forth in Exhibit "A," attached hereto
and incorporated by reference, do not exceed the reasonable estimated cost
of providing the services for which the fees are charged; and
WHEREAS, the fees and charges set forth in Exhibit "A" include two new
user groups: "Shopping Center with Restaurants or Market" and "Hotel, Motel,
RV Park with Restaurant;" and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the collection of said
charges is necessary for Fiscal Year 2014/2015, and that with the exception of
the two new rate codes referenced above, the rates set by City Council action
on June 5, 2013 for Fiscal Year 2013/2014 will continue and not be increased for
Fiscal Year 2014/2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
The above recitals and findings are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by reference.
2. The fees and charges set forth in Exhibit "A" are hereby adopted by
separate resolution and shall become effective on July 1, 2014.
3. The adoption of these fees and charges complies with Proposition
218.
4. Pursuant to the Bakersfield Municipal Code, the fees and charges
herein shall be collected by the Kern County Tax Collector on the
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted,
by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
JUN 0 4 2014 by the following vote:
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MAXWELL, WEIR, SMITH, HANSON, SULLIVAN,
ROBERTA GAFFORfiRCMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED JUN 9 (, 2414
KEN WEIR
VICE -MAYOR
APPROVED as to form
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
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SHUA RUDNICK
puty City Attorney II
Attached: Exhibit "A”
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COUNCILMEMBER
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COUNCILMEMBER
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBER
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER
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MAXWELL, WEIR, SMITH, HANSON, SULLIVAN,
ROBERTA GAFFORfiRCMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED JUN 9 (, 2414
KEN WEIR
VICE -MAYOR
APPROVED as to form
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
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SHUA RUDNICK
puty City Attorney II
Attached: Exhibit "A”
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SEWER USER FEES AND CHARGES
RATE SCHEDULE
FISCAL YEAR 2014 -2015
EXHIBIT A p1
User Group
SFDE
Flat Rate Charge
Surcharge Fee
per CCF
Single Family Residence
1
$205.00 / unit
n/a
Hotel, Motel, RV Park *
0.30
$61.50 / room or space
n/a
Mobile Home, Mobile Home Park
0.75
$153.75 / unit
n/a
Multiple Dwelling
0.75
$153.75 / unit
n/a
Schools, Day Care Center
0.04
$8.20 / ADA
n/a
Car Wash
1.5
$307.50
$1.19
Church
1
$205.00
$1.30
Combination Store & Office
1.75
$358.75
$1.32
Food or Beverage Restaurant
1.5
$307.50
$2.30
Food Processing
1.5
$307.50
$1.32
Hospital
0.60
$123.00 / bed
$1.24
Hotel, Motel, RV Park With restaurant
0.30
$61.50 / room ors ace
$1.88
Large Store
1.5
$307.50
$1.30
Light & Heavy Industry
1.5
$307.50
$1.32
Market (Grocery Store
1.5
$307.50
$2.26
Medical Lab, Ambulance
1.5
$307.50
$1.31
Mortuary, etc.
1.5
$307.50
$2.26
Nurseries
1
$205.00
$1.32
Nursing Home, Retirement Home, etc.
1.5
$307.50
$1.32
Office & Financial Building
1.5
$307.50
$1.24
Petroleum
1.5
$307.50
$1.41
Recreational
1.5
$307.50
$1.40
Sales, Industrial Sales
1.5
$307.50
$1.24
Service Shop
1.5
$307.50
$1.41
Shopping Center with Restaurant or Market
1
$205.00 / unit
$1.84
Small Store or Small Office
1
$205.00
$1.30
Stora e-Wa rehouse
1.5
$307.50
$1.41
Timber & Produce Plant
1.5
$307.50
$1.32
* No restaurant or restaurant on separate water meter
Note 1: Sewer fees for commercial users consist of 1) a flat rate component, collected on the property
tax bill by the Kern County Tax Assessor, and 2) sewer surcharge, which recovers costs that exceed the
amount of water consumption allowed for in the flat rate. The minimum sewer charge for all properties is
equal to the single family residence rate.
Note 2: Sewer fees for commercial and industrial users are estimated using lower of 1) winter months
annualized water consumption (Sum of January, February and December multiplied by four) or 2) actual
water consumption from prior calendar year.
EXHIBIT A p1
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SEWER USER FEES AND CHARGES
MISCELLANEOUS SCHEDULE
FISCAL YEAR 2014 -2015
EXHIBIT A p2
I. Sewer fee -Commercial and Industrial Other
Flow $1,502.49 / million gallons
BOD $104.91 /1,000 pounds
TSS $115.03 /1,000 pounds
Total sewer fees for commercial and industrial users that do not fall into strength categories identified
on Exhibit A p 1 will be calculated using unit rates above. Permitted industrial users are subject to sewer
fees based on actual measured volume and strength.
II. Additional fee for Outside Users
1. Single family dwelling $94.78 /yr /connection
2. Multiple dwelling $63.05 /yr /unit
3. Commercial and industrial facilities $94.78 /yr /business
4. Hotels /motels $15.80 /yr /room
All outside users pay the same annual user fee as City residents. In addition, an additional fee is
assessed to cover capacity charge for reserving a portion of City's trunk line and sewage treatment
facilities and a capital charge for recovering subsequent City capital costs.
III. Pretreatment Section Fees
1. Industrial waste monitoring - Permit application fee $75.00
2. Industrial waste monitoring - Permit fee $964.00 Annual
3. Industrial waste monitoring - Noncompliance re- inspections $964.00 As needed
4. Outside laboratory testing fees Actual costs
5. Notice of violation (NOV) basic fee $69.00
6. Cost recovery See below
Users may be charged cost recovery fees when discharges are monitored for compliance to regulatory
requirements. Costs may include, but are not limited to outside commercial laboratory fees, city staff
hourly rates and fringe benefit costs, equipment costs, reimbursement for damages, administrative
costs, overhead costs and other costs incurred by the City.
IV. Connection Fee - Maior Industrial Discharaer
Flow $1.18 /gallons per day
BOD $800.00 /pounds per day
TSS $254.00 /pounds per day
Unit Rates: Based on maximum month loadings.
V. Septic / Grease Discharges
1. Permit application fee $30.00
2. Septage discharge permit fee - initial $153.00
3. Septage discharge permit fee - annual $75.00
4 Card replacement fee $10.00
5 Disposal rate $0.034 / gallon
6 Additional surcharge for discharge originating outside city limits $0.034 / gallon
Definitions:
BOD
- Biochemical oxygen demand
CCF
- Hundred cubic feet
1 CCF
- 1 hundred cubic feet is equal to 748 gallons
SFDE
- Single family dwelling equivalent
TSS
- Total suspended solids
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