HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 044-13RESOLUTION NO. 044-13
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 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 $5,737.00 per acre and has not been adjusted since
March 1, 2012; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 66016, the City noticed a
hearing for April 17, 2013 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
$5,824.00 per acre effective June 1, 2013 to offset these increased costs, pursuant to
Bakersfield Municipal Code Section 14.04.120(8) 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 $5,824.00
per acre based upon the calculations contained in Exhibit "A ";
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed andd dopted by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on AA 1 7 2013__,
by the following vote:
Y COUNCIL MEMBER (,Y\O'x �''e11 wei r) S~
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ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER
APPROVED
By
ROBERTA A. GAFFO , CMC
CITY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO Clerk of
APR 171013 the Council of the City of Bakersfield
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
By
VIAGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
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ENR AVAILABILITY FEE
Construction Cost Index
January
2011
10000.3
2010
9761.94
February
10032.05
9763.69
March
10035.05
9769.69
April
10044.55
9771.69
May
10045.55
9945.44
June
10051.3
9962.19
July
10062.8
9968.69
August
10075.55
9969.19
September
10076.8
9948.55
October
10083.3
9999.05
November
10088.3
10007.55
December
10088.8
10004.3
120,684.35 118,871.97
Divided by 12 10,057.03 9,906.00
Computation of change in CCI:
2011 10,057.03
2010 9,906.00
Change ($) 151.03
Change ( %) 1.52%
Current Availability Fee - March 1, 2012
Change ( %) Construction Cost Index
New Availability Fee - June 1, 2013
$5,737
1.52%
$5,824
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