HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 135-2020RESOLUTION NO. 135, .— 1 0 Z Q
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 $6,169.00 per acre; 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 $6,291.00 per acre effective October 1, 2020 to offset 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).
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 66016, the City noticed a
hearing for September 9, 2020 regarding the setting of the new availability fee.
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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
$6,291.00 per acre based upon the calculations contained in Exhibit
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ORIGNAL
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted
by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
SEP QS 2020 , by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, SULLIVAN, PARLIER
S.
COUNCIL MEMBER NOME
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER NONE
JULIE DRIMAKIS, CMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED SFp I0 2020
By
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA C70NARO
CiVAttor y
By
V GINIA 6 ENNARO
City Attorney
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AVAILABILITY FEE
2019 2018
January
11,206.00
10,878.00
February
11,213.00
10,889.00
March
11,228.00
10,959.00
April
11,228.00
10,971.00
May
11,230.00
11,013.00
June
11,268.00
11,069.00
July
11,293.00
11,116.00
August
11,311.00
11,124.00
September
11,311.00
11,170.00
October
11,326.00
11,183.00
November
11,381.00
11,184.00
December
11,381.00
11,186.00
135,376.00 132,742.00
Divided by 12 11,281.33 11,061.83
Computation of change in CCI:
2019 11,281.33
2018 11,061.83
Change($)
219.50
Change (%) 1.98%
Current Availability Fee- Nov 1, 2019 $6,169
Change (%) Construction Cost Index 1.98%
New Availability Fee -
$6,291
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