HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 127-11RESOLUTION NO. 127- 1 1
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD SETTING DOMESTIC WATER
AVAILABILITY FEES.
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 $5,664.00 per acre and has not been adjusted since
January 1, 2011; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 66016, the City noticed a
hearing for December 14, 2011 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
$5,737.00 per acre effective March 1, 2012 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 $5,737.00
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 DEC 14 2011,
by the following vote:
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ROBERTA A. GAFFORD, C
CITY CLERK AND EX OF 1 10 Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED DEC 14 2011
By
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney,,--)
By
VI GINIA "'NNARO
City Attorney
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ENR AVAILABILITY FEE
Construction Cost Index
2010
2009
January
9761.94
9810.94
February
9763.69
9796.69
March
9769.69
9799.19
April
9771.69
9797.44
May
9945.44
9789.94
June
9962.19
9777.19
July
9968.69
9764.44
August
9969.19
9766.19
September
9948.55
9765.44
October
9999.05
9760.69
November
10007.55
9760.94
December
10004.3
9763.69
118,871.97 117,352.78
Divided by 12 9,906.00 9,779.40
Computation of change in CCI:
2010 9,906.00
2009 9,779.40
Change 126.60
Change 1.29%
Current Availability Fee - Jan 1, 2011 $5,664
Change Construction Cost Index 1.29%
New Availability Fee - March 1, 2012 $5,737
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