HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 069-15RESOLUTION NO.
069- 15
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD SETTING DOMESTIC WATER
AVAILABILITY FEE.
WHEREAS, the City is slated with the responsibility of ensuring that all proposed
development in the City's Domestic Water Service area will have a viable high quality
water supply and pressures or such development cannot proceed; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure that current and future infrastructure and
distribution of water supplies will be available for current and new users, the City must
take all necessary steps to procure and capture water resources, including, but not
limited to, acquiring real property for the drilling of water wells, installation of
transmission water mains and water treatment facilities; and
WHEREAS, the cost of procuring and maintaining the water supply is an
expense which is funded from the various fees established for the use of such water
supplies; and
WHEREAS, the Availability Fee charged to ensure water will be accessible for
new development (cost of funding new water well construction, purchase of land for
recharge facilities, etc.) is currently $5,938.00 per acre and has not been adjusted since
July 1, 2014; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 66016, the City noticed a
hearing for June 3, 2015 regarding the setting of the availability fee; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the calculations set forth in Exhibit "A ", attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference, the new availability fee needs to be set at
$6,054.00 per acre effective July 1, 2015 to offset these increased costs, pursuant to
Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 14.04.120(B) in accordance with the Construction
Cost Index as defined in the Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 15.84.030(D).
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by
reference;
2. The City Council hereby adopts a new water availability fee of $6,054.00
per acre based upon the calculations contained in Exhibit "A ";
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on JUN 0 12015
by the following vote:
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— 4J." ROBERTA A. GAFFORD C
CITY CLERK AND EX O Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED JUN 0 3 2015
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorn y
By
VI GINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
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ENR AVAILABILITY FEE
Construction Cost Index
Computation of change in CCI:
2013 10,454.62
2012 10,253.72
Change ($) 200.90
Change ( %) 1.96%
Current Availability Fee - July 1, 2014 $5,938
Change ( %) Construction Cost Index 1.96%
New Availability Fee - July 1, 2015 $6,054
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2013 -
2012
January
10,276.68
10,091.80
February
10,284.93
10,091.80
March
10,283.93
10,283.55
April
10,289.18
10,285.30
May
10,298.93
10, 300.05
June
10,304.68
10,299.55
July
10,306.93
10,295.55
August
10,304.18
10,280.55
September
10, 305.43
10,280.18
October
11, 320.93
10,283.18
November
10,740.93
10,282.18
December
10,738.68
10,270.93
125,455.41
123,044.62
Divided by 12
10,454.62
10,253.72
Computation of change in CCI:
2013 10,454.62
2012 10,253.72
Change ($) 200.90
Change ( %) 1.96%
Current Availability Fee - July 1, 2014 $5,938
Change ( %) Construction Cost Index 1.96%
New Availability Fee - July 1, 2015 $6,054
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