HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 070-2024RESOLUTION NO. 0 7 Q— 2 0 2 4
RESOLUTION ADOPTING FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025
SEWER AND STORM SEWER USER RATES
WHEREAS, Chapter 14.12 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code authorizes the
City Council of the City of Bakersfield (City) to establish fees and charges to
recover costs for services rendered; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of sewer fees is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under the California Public Resources Code
Section 21080(b) (8); and
WHEREAS, the adoption of sewer fees complies with Proposition 26 and
Proposition 218; and
WHEREAS, Exhibit A summarizes both residential and commercial fees
proposed for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 including flat rate fees (collected on property
tax bill), commercial surcharge fees, and sewer fees for commercial and industrial
users that do not fall into existing strength categories including Permitted Industrial
Users.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
1. The above recitals and findings are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by reference.
2. The Council adopts fees established in Exhibit A.
3. This Resolution is effective July 1, 2024.
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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
MAY 2 2 2024 by the following vote:
YE COUNCILMEMBER ARIAS, GONZALES,-W&I't SMITH, FREEMAN, GRAY, KA R
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER Wr k %?-
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J LIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk
of the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED MAY 2 2 2024
KAREN GOH
Mayor of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By:
JOS UA H. RUDNICK
D uty City Attorney II
EXHIBITS: A -Schedule of Fees
L7GRIGINAL
SEWER USER FEES AND CHARGES
RATE SCHEDULE
FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
User Group
SFDE
Flat Rate Charge
Surcharge
Fee per
CCF
Single Family Residence
1
$239.00 / unit
N/A
Multiple Dwelling
0.75
$179.25 / unit
N/A
Car Wash
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Church
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Combination Residence and Store / Office
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Food Processing
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Hospital
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Large Store
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Laundromat
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Light & Heavy Industry
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Medical Lab, Ambulance
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Mobile Home, Mobile Home Park
0.75
$179.25 / + flow
$1.83
Nurseries
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Nursing Home, Retirement Home, etc.
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Office & Financial Building
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Sales, Industrial Sales
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Schools, Day Care Center
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Service Shop
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Small Store or Small Office
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Timber & Produce Plant
1
$239.00 / + flow
$1.83
Hotel, Motel, RV Park *
1
$239.00 / + flow
$2.01
Petroleum
1
$239.00 / + flow
$2.01
Recreational
1
$239.00 / + flow
$2.01
Storage -Warehouse
1
$239.00 / + flow
$2.01
Bigbox Store
1
$239.00 / + flow
$2.59
Hotel, Motel, RV Park (With restaurant)
1
$239.00 / + flow
$2.59
Shopping Center (with Restaurant or Market)
1
$239.00 / + flow
$2.59
Food or Beverage (Restaurant)
1
$239.00 / + flow
$3.35
Market (Grocery Store)
1
$239.00 / + flow
$3.35
Mortuary, etc.
1
$239.00 / + flow
$3.35
* 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
form prior calendar year.
Projected Sewer Rates for Future Years
Table C: Proposed Future Sewer Rates
RATES
FY 24125
FY 25/26
FY 26/27
Flat Rate
$239
FY 24/25 + CPI
FY 25/26 + CPI
Multi Dwelling
$179.25
FY 24P25 + CPI
FY 25/26 + CPI
Sewer Surcharge
As listed above
FY 24/25 + CPI
FY 25/26 + CPI
Industrial user Fee
As listed above
I FY 24/25 + CPI
I FY 25/26 + CPI
'Consumer Price Index: Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim, CA
EXHIBIT A- PAGE 1
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`ORIGIN&
WASTEWATER SEWER SURCHARGE FEES
FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
Sewer Fee - Commercial and Industrial Other
July 1, 2024
Flow / million gallons
$2,080.09
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) / 1,000 pounds
$164.35
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) / 1,000 pounds
$98.89
Sewer fees for commercial and industrial users that do not fall into strength categories identified in
Exhibit A page 1 will be calculated using unit rates listed above. Permitted Industrial users are
subject to sewer fees based on actual measured volume and strength.
WASTEWATER SEWER FEES
MISCELLANEOUS SEWER FEES
FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
Pretreatment Section Fees
l .
Industrial waste monitoring - Permit application fee
$900.00
2.
Industrial waste monitoring - Permit fee
$1,800.00
/ 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
J$800.00
6.
1 Cost Recovery
ISee 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.
Septic / Grease Discharges
1.
Permit application fee
$80.00
2.
Septage discharge permit fee - initial
$175.00
3.
Septage discharge permit fee - annual
1$10.00
$125.00
4.
Card replacement fee
5.
Notice of Violation (NOV) basic fee
J$69.00
6.
1 Disposal rate
J$0.078
/ gallon
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EXHIBIT A - PAGE 2 ` 0RIGINF.L