HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 123-10RESOLUTION NO. 123- 10
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 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 $5,450.00 per acre and has not been adjusted since
January 1, 2010; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 66016, the City noticed a
hearing for October 13, 2010 regarding the setting of the availability fee; and
WHEREAS, while, 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
$5,664.00 per acre effective January 1, 2011 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 $5,664.00
per acre based upon the calculations contained in Exhibit "A";
3. Such fee represents the reasonable cost of ensuring an adequate water
supply for future development in the City.
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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 OCT 13 2010
by the following vote:
AYE COUNCIL MEMBER COUCH, CARV/ L'111 L/ SON, BE AM, HA SON, SUL IL VAN, SCRIVNER, WEIR
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ROBERTA GAFFOR CMC
CITY CLERK AND E OFFICIO Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED OCT 13 2010
By
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA ~GE,~ NARO
City Attorn
By Le 4,
V GINIA E ARO
Ity Attorney
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Construction Cost Index
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Divided by 12
AVAILABILITY FEE
2009 2008
9810.94 9183.42
9796.69 9183.42
9799.19 9199.69
9797.44
9204.69
9789.94
9223.94
9777.19
9265.94
9764.44
9335.69
9766.19
9342.44
9765.44
9394.19
9760.69
9894.94
9760.94
9876.19
9763.69
9823.19
117,352.78 112,927.74
9,779.40 9,410.65
Computation of change in CCI:
2009 9,779.40
2008 9,410.65
Change 368.75
Change 3.92%
Current Availability Fee - Jan 1, 2010 $5,450
Change Construction Cost Index 3.92%
New Availability Fee - Jan 1, 2011
$5,664
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