2015/04/28 City Council Ordinance 884ORDINANCE NO. 884
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.04 OF THE
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE
(CITY WATER SYSTEM)
TO INCREASE WATER SERVICE RATES
WHEREAS, Section 13.04.030 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code provides that the
City Council shall, by ordinance, establish rates for the sale of water; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to increase water service rates effective July 1, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified the parcels upon which the charges will be imposed,
calculated the amount of the charge to be imposed on each parcel, and mailed written notice to
all parcels, wherein the City provided notice of the proposed charges, the amount of the proposed
charges, the basis for the calculation, the reason for the charge, and the date, time, and location
for a public hearing on the proposed charges not less than 45 days after the notice; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held the duly noticed public hearing and considered all
written protests; and
WHEREAS, written protests against the water rates were not presented by a majority of
the affected parcels;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park does hereby ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1: Findings.
A. The above recitals are incorporated herein as if set forth herein in full and each is
relied upon independently by the City Council for its adoption of this Ordinance. In accordance
with Article XIII D, Section 6(b), of the California Constitution, the City Council finds that:
B. The revenues derived from the water service charges shall not exceed the funds
required to provide water service, because the rates are calculated to allow the City to recover its
costs.
C. The revenues derived from the water service charge will not be used for any purpose
other than that for which the charge is imposed, because the revenue will be kept in a separate
fund used only for costs related to the provision of water service.
D. The amount of the charge does not exceed the proportional cost of the water service
attributable to each parcel, because it is based upon necessary pipe size and water consumption.
E. The water service charge will not be imposed upon parcels for which water service is
not immediately available.
F. The water service charge will be used to enable the City to provide water service rather
than general governmental services.
SECTION 2. Adoption of Increased Water Service Rates. The following water service rate
schedules are adopted in accordance with Section 13.04.030 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code
after mailed notice and a public hearing, to be effective July 1, 2015:
Monthly Fire Protection Service Charge
July 2015
Water Usage Rate ($/gallon)
$ 22.66
3" riser
Single Family Residential
4" riser
$ 36.06
Tier 1 (0 to 4,000 gal/mo)
$
0.00270
Tier 2 (above 4,000 gal/mo)
$
0.00367
Multi- Family and Non- Residential
$ 79.32
12" riser
All Water Usage
$
0.00315
Monthly Service Charge
1" meter or less
$
18.99
11/2" meter
$
34.78
2" meter
$
53.73
3" meter
$
97.93
4" meter
$
161.08
6" meter
$
318.96
8" meter
$
508.41
Monthly Fire Protection Service Charge
2" riser
$ 22.66
3" riser
$ 28.84
4" riser
$ 36.06
5" riser
$ 44.30
6" riser
$ 48.42
8" riser
$ 65.92
10" riser
$ 79.32
12" riser
$ 92.70
SECTION 3: Annual Increase. Beginning January 2016 and each year after through 2020, the
water rates shall be automatically adjusted to reflect the changes in the water usage rates imposed
by the Sonoma County Water Agency, and to also reflect the annual adjustment in the Consumer
Price Index, as calculated by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for the San Francisco -Oakland -
San Jose area (Series CUURA422SA0). Both rates will automatically increase for a period of
five years.
SECTION 4: Environmental Review. This ordinance is not a project within the meaning of
Section 15378 of the CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines, because it has
no potential for resulting in physical change in the environment, directly or ultimately. In the
event that this ordinance is found to be a project under CEQA, it is subject to the CEQA
exemptions contained in CEQA Guidelines section 15273 (a), because it constitutes the
establishment of charges for the purpose of obtaining funds to meet the water utility's financial
and service obligations for ongoing operation and maintenance, debt service, and capital
improvements within existing service areas, and CEQA Guidelines section 15061 (b) (3),
because it can be seen with certainty to have no possibility of a significant effect on the
environment.
SECTION 5: Severability. The City Council hereby declares that every section, paragraph,
sentence, clause and phrase is severable. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance is for any reason found to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity, or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases.
SECTION 6: Effective Date: This ordinance shall be in full force and effective 30 days after its
adoption and shall be published and posted as required by law.
SECTION 7: Publication. The City Clerk is directed to cause this ordinance to be published in
the manner required by law.
This ordinance was introduced by the Council of the City of Rohnert Park on April 14, 2015 and
adopted on April 28, 2015 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
Five
(5) Councilmembers Callinan, Stafford, Mackenzie, Belforte and
Mayor Ahanotu
NOES:
None
(0)
ABSENT:
None
(0)
ABSTAIN:
None
(0)
CI RO N RT PARK -
Mayor
ATTEST:
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CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION IN
"The Community VOICE"
(Published every Friday)
in the
SUPERIOR COURT
of the
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In and For the County of Sonoma
COUNTY OF SONOMA
City of Rohnert Park
Summary of Ordinance No. 884
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, The undersigned does hereby certify and declare: That at all times hereinafter sworn, deposes
and says: That at all times hereinafter mentioned she was a citizen of the United States, over the age of eighteen years and a
resident of said county and was at all said times the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of The Community VOICE, a
newspaper of general circulation, published in the City of Rohnert Park, in said County of Sonoma, State of California; that
The Community VOICE is and was at all times herein mentioned, a newspaper of general circulation as that term is defined
by Section 6000 of the Government Code; its status as such newspaper of general circulation having been established by
Court Decree No. 35815 of the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Sonoma, Department No. 1
thereof; and as provided by said Section 6000, is published for the dissemination of local and telegraphic news and
intelligence of a general character, having a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers, and is not devoted to the
interest, or published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular class, profession, trade, calling, race or denomination,
or for the entertainment and instruction of such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or denominations; that at all said
times said newspaper has been established and published in the said City of Rohnert Park, in said County and State at regular
intervals for more than one year preceding the first publication of this notice herein mentioned; that said notice was set in
type not smaller than non - pareil and was preceded with words printed in black face type no smaller than non - pareil,
describing and expressing in general terms, the purport and character of the notice intended to be given; that the " City of
Rohnert Park, Summary of Ordinance No. 884" of which the annexed is a printed copy, was published in said newspaper at
least _1_ consecutive time(s), commencing on the 8 day May 12015, and ending on the 8 day of May 2015.
I HEREBY CERTIFY AND DECLARE UNDER THE PENALTY OF perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
EXECUTED this 8 day of May 2015 at Rohnert Park, California
Signed
. ...... ....
Claudia Smith Chief Clerk
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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County of Sonoma )
JoAnne Buergler, under penalty of perjury, deposes and says:
That she is, and during all times herein mentioned was, the duly acting and qualified
City Clerk of the City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California; and that on the 6th
day of May , 2015, she posted and had published full, true, and correct copies
of
ORDINANCE NO. 884 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.04 OF THE CITY OF
ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE (CITY WATER SYSTEM)TO INCREASE WATER
SERVICE RATES
, in five (5) public places in said City, to:
City Hall
130 Avram Avenue
Public Safety Main Station
500 City Hall Drive
Rohnert Park Community Center
5401 Snyder Lane
Rohnert Park - Cotati Regional Library
6250 Lynne Conde Way
www.rpcitV.org for website posting
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of June _2015.
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Carrie Willis, Administrative Assistant