1991/06/25 City Council Resolution (9)RESOLUTION NO. 91 -126
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK AMENDING RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING RATES AND CHARGES FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park did, on the 21st
day of April, 1975, adopt Ordinance No. 267 of said City, and
WHEREAS, Section 10 of said Ordinance No. 267 does provide fees and
charges authorized thereunder shall be set by resolution of the City
Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park does adopt the rules and regulations and sewer service charges
related to the administration and operation of the City's wastewater
treatment disposal operation.
Section 1. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise indicates,
terms used herein have the following meanings:
(a) "City" means the City of Rohnert Park
(b) "Council" means the City Council
(c) "Sewer service charges" means fees, rolls, rates, rentals, or
other charges for services and facilities furnished by City in connection
with the sanitation or sewage system. They shall include user charges and
industrial cost recovery charges as defined under U.S. Public Law 92 -500.
(d) "Dwelling unit" shall mean any residence, apartment house, mobile
home, habitation or other structure customarily occupied by a single person
or family requiring sewage disposal services.
(e) "Rental living space" shall mean any portion of a dwelling,
habitation or other structure, which is rented to a single person or family
for the purpose of living or sleeping within or thereon.
(f) "Residential user" means single family homes, apartment houses,
duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, mobile homes, rooming homes, and
dormitories.
(g) "Commercial user" means any sewer service user other than
"residential" or "industrial ".
(h) "Industrial user" means any user identified in the Standard
Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget as
now or hereafter amended or supplemented, under the following divisions:
(1) Division A - Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
(2) Division B - Mining
(3) Division C - Manufacturing
(4) Division D - Transportation, Communication, Electric , Gas, and
Sanitary Services
(5) Division I - Services
provided however, that a user so identified shall be classified as a
commercial user if, upon the determination of the City Engineer, such user
introduces into the City's sewerage system primarily segregated domestic
wastes from sanitary conveniences.
Section 2. Sewer Service Charges
Section 2.1 Rate Schedule Sewer service charges are hereby
prescribed as follows:
2.1.1. Residential: A fixed monthly charge as follows:
Single family
Apartment houses, duplex
triplex, fourplex
Mobile home park:
Family
Adult only
Rooming house, dormitories
2.1.1. Commercial:
a. Churches
b. Schools:
Elementary
Junior High Schools
Junior & Senior High
Schools
C. Public Libraries
$23.00 per dwelling unit
$15.50 per dwelling unit
$11.50 per dwelling unit
$10.00 per dwelling unit
$10.00 per dwelling unit
A fixed monthly charge of $10.60
$5.76 per pupil, average daily
attendance, plus faculty and all
personnel
$7.66 per pupil, average daily
attendance, plus faculty and
all personnel
$10.57 per pupil, average daily
attendance, plus faculty and all
personnel
A monthly charge of $55.25
d. Others: A usage charge per 1,000 gallons of water usage per
bi- monthly billing period at the following rates:
Bakery $5.27
Restaurant $5.27
All Other $3.05
Charges for "Commercial- Others" shall be based on bi- monthly or
monthly metered water consumption from all sources but excluding water
which, upon determination by the City Engineer, is found not to be
discharged to a sanitary sewer.
If deemed appropriate by the City Engineer and Finance Director,
charges may be based on metered consumption between the period of November
1 and April 30.
The minimum monthly charge shall be $23.00.
2.1.3. Industrial: A usage charged based on measured discharges in
accordance with the following:
Metered water usage or effluent discharge shall be the billing base
for flow and volume charges. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended
solids (SS) strengths will be based on laboratory analyses of the discharge
to the sewer from the premises. Such analyses shall be conducted at least
annually by the City with all costs paid by the user.
A unit rate per volume of discharge will be developed for each
industrial connection to the sewer system according to the following
formulae:
User Charge:
UR -(F x $41,935.41) -(B x $7.22) +(S x $3.45) +(V x $833.03) +(C x $3.23)
V x 1000
UR = Unit Rate
F = Maximum day flow in million of gallons
B = Maximum day BOD in pounds per day
S = Maximum day SS in pounds per day
V = Volume of sewage discharged during bi- monthly period
in million gallons
C = Number of connection to City main
The minimum rate shall be the same as "Commercial- Others" which is
$23.00 monthly.
The charge will be adjusted of any substantial charge occurs in the
amount of the maximum flow or characteristics of the discharge.
2.1.4 Bi- Monthly rates will be double the monthly rates.
2.2 Special Rates. The City Council may enter into written
agreements for rates other than those listed when special conditions or
circumstances make the listed rates inapplicable.
2.3 Relief from Uniust Rates. The owner or occupants of any
premises who by reason of special circumstance finds that the foregoing
rates are unjust or inequitable.
as applied to his premises, may make written application to the Council,
stating the circumstances and requesting a different basis of charges for
sewer services to his premises. If such application be approved, the
Council may by resolution fix and establish fair and equitable rates for
such premises to be effective as of the date of such application and
continuing during the period of special circumstances. The Council may on
its own motion find that by reason of special circumstances the foregoing
rates are unjust and inequitable as applied to particular premises and may,
by resolution, fix and establish fair and equitable rates for such premises
during the period of special circumstances.
Section 3. Bills and Payments
3.1 Bills for sewer service to unmetered single family and other
unmetered residential accounts will be rendered bi- monthly in advance
unless otherwise provided.
3.2 Bills for sewer service to metered residential accounts and
commercial and industrial accounts will be rendered bi- monthly in arrears
unless otherwise provided.
3.3 Bills for sewer service to schools and other public institutions
may be rendered annually.
3.4 If the total period of service is less than the period, the
period of service may be pro -rated and the service charge adjusted
accordingly.
3.5 Bills for sewer service charges may be combined with bills for
water and garbage service and when so combined the same delinquent dates
and penalties relative to bills for water service will be applicable to
bills for sewer service.
3.6 Bills are due and payable on presentation. Payments may be made
at the City Hall, either by mail or person, or at other places designated
by the City.
3.7 Bills for service to non - metered water accounts billed in advance
are due and payable upon presentation and become delinquent on the 20th day
of the second month in the billing period. Bills not paid by this date
shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent (10 %).
3.8 Bills for service to metered water accounts billed in arrears are
due and payable upon presentation and become delinquent on the 20th day of
the month following the period for which the bill was rendered. Bills not
paid by this date will be subject to a penalty of ten percent (10 %).
3.9 Where owners of real property fail to pay bills for sewer service
charges provided to their property, the delinquent amounts shall become a
lien on the real property to which said service was provided in accordance
with the lien procedure as provided by the laws of the State of California.
3.10 Service may be refused to a property if a balance is still due to
the City for prior service provided to the property.
Section 4. Use of Revenues
4.1 Revenues derived under this resolution shall be used only in
accordance with Ordinance No. 267.
Section 5. Resolution Repealed.
5.1 Resolution No. 89 -44 is hereby repealed when this resolution
becomes effective.
Section 6. Time of Taking Effect
6.1 This resolution shall take effect on September 1, 1991 for non -
metered residential service and on August 1, 1991 for all other service.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 25th day of June, 1991
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Mayor
H LLINGSWORTH
AYE HOPKINS AYE PEI 'Y
AYE
SPIRO JUL ECK.a6LE-
AYES: 5
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