Introduced by:
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE WATER RATE ORDINANCE, TITLE 13, CHAPTER 13.20 OF THE PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE
The People of the City of Pasadena ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. This ordinance, due to its length and corresponding cost of publication, will be published by title and summary as permitted in Section 508 of the Pasadena City Charter. The approved summary of this ordinance is as follows:
"Summary
The purpose of Ordinance No. _ is to amend the water rate ordinance, Title 13, Chapter 13.20 of the Pasadena Municipal Code as directed by the City Council on June 3, 2024, to implement adjustments to the water rates and utilize a tiered by customer type and meter size rate structure.
This ordinance shall take effect upon publication by title and summary." SECTION 2. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.015 is hereby amended to add new Subsections D, E, F and G as follows:
D. Single Family Residential ("SFR") customer classification: Applies to separately metered sinale-familv detached residences, also called sinale- detached dwellinas, or sinale-familv with accessory dwellina unit.
E. Multi-Familv Residential ("MFR") customer classification: Applies to multi- family dwellings served by a single meter, including properties permitted as work/live space when used for residential purposes. Multi-family dwellings are apartments, condominiums or town houses with at least two dwelling units at the same physical location.
F. Commercial customer classification: Applies, without regard to meter size, to all accounts serving mercantile buildings, motels, and other short term lodging establishments, office buildings, institutional buildings, schools, churches, manufacturing facilities, industrial facilities, and other commercial establishments.
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G. Billing Unit: The unit of measurement for water consumption which is one hundred cubic feet (HCF) which is 748 gallons.
SECTION 3. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.025 is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.20.025 —BloekTier allocations.
The water supplied by the water division is divided by volume into four allocation blocks as indicated in the table below:
Block Allocations (in Units of One Hundred
Customer Metef Cubic Foot)
Group Sen/ed Sse Bteek
4 Block 2Block 3Block -1
Residential Small SF
Residential MF
Small Commercial
Residential —Medium
SF/Small MF
Small Commercial/
Institutional
Residential —Large SF/
Small MF
Small Commercial/
Institutional
Residential —Large SF/
Small MF
Medium Commercial/
Institutional
r
0—8 Q—2425 3^1s%>
4^
_[
\4^—4044—60@4^
444^0—22 23 8687—^32
^0—4^ 40—4^8189 290
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2 Residential —Large SF/
Medium MF
Medium Commercial/
Institutional
Residential —Large MF
Medium Commercial/
Institutional
y
j4i
Residential —Large MF
Large Commercial/
Institutional
Large Commercial/
Institutional/lndustrial
Large Commercial/
Institutional/lndustrial
6"
i8"
43"
0 116 117 500 §04-
!0 225226 1,000^9^1 —^@00 1,801>
0 500i501 5,6005,601 8,800 8r§04^
0 500501 5,600
^604-
0 500
'€^—
2/1,000
110,000
^2/1,001
10,001;
T
)
32,000
! 32,001:
Notes: SF Single Family; MF Multi Family
The water supplied bv the water division is divided bv volume as measured in whole billina units into three tier allocations and based on Customer Classifications as indicated in the table below.
MONTHLY Tier Allocations
in Units of One Hundred Cubic Feet or One Billina Unit
Customer Classification Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
ResidentialSinale-Familv Residential0-78-29
Multi-Familv Residential*0-56-10
Over 29
Over 10
Commercial
Commercial -Small (5is"-v meter
size)
0-89-43
Commercial -Medium (1 1/2"-4"
meter size)
0-5253-265
Commercial - Large (6"+ meter
size)
0-850851-5,050
Over 43
Over 265
Over 5.050
*
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SECTION 4. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.20.030 - Service charges and rates.
A. Distribution and Customer Charges. The monthly distribution and customer charges shall be as follows:
Effective July 1, 2020:
Customer Group Served
Residential Small SF
Residential —IVt^
Small Commercial
Residential —Medium SF/Small
M^
Small Commercial/lnstitutional
Residential —Large SF/Small
MF
Smalt Commercial/lnstitutional
Residential —Largo SF/Small
MF
Medium
Commercial/lnstitutional
Residential —Large SF/Medium
M^
4^
444"
2"
Distribution and Customer Charges Area
iA and Area B
-T"— ~ ^—----""^-- '---~" -" - •— —
T
$2^1.28
^
-^
$9'1.69
; $218.5/1
$53/1.18
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4 Medium
Commercial/lnstitutional
Residential —Large MF
Medium
Commercial/lnstitutional
Residential —Large MF
Large Commercial/lnstitutional
4"W^4
j6"
Large Commercial/lnstitutional/ !„„
Industrial :
Large Commercial/Institutional/
Industrialw-
|$1,267.37
$2,061./15
$2,683.01
Effective April 1,2022:
!—-
Customer Group Served
Residential —Small SF
Residential MF
Small Commercial
Residential —Medium SF/Small
MF
Small Commercial/lnstitutional
Meter
Size
5/il 3/"
Distribution and Customer Charges Area
A and Area B
$25.18
4"$47^4
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Residential —Large SF/Small
M^
Small Commercial/lnstitutional
Residential —Large SF/Small
MF
Medium
Commercial/lnstitutional
Residential —Large SF/Medium
M^
Medium
Commercial/lnstitutional
1444"^0
'-r~'
^
Residential —Large MF
Medium
Commercial/lnstitutional
Residential —Large MF
Large Commercial/lnstitutional
3"
|4"
'Q"-
Large Commercial/lnstitutional/ ]^,,
Industrial
Large Commercial/Institutional/
Industrial
140"
$226.6/1
1$553.99
|$851.07
i$1,31/1.37
$2,137.{
$2,782.^19
Effective January 1, 2023:
Distribution and Customer Charges Area
A and Area B
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6 Customer Group Sen/ed
RcGidontial Small SF
Residential —M^
Small Commercial
Rosidontial —Medium SF/Small
M^
Small Commercial/lnstitutional
Residential —Large SF/Small
M^
Small Commercial/lnstitutional
Residential —Large SF/Small
M^
Medium
Commercial/lnstitutional
Meter
Sse
$26.08
\^$/19.55
444"$101.71
1^,$23/1.75
Residential —Large SF/Medium
MF
Medium
Commercial/Institutional
Residential —Large MF
Medium
Commorcial/lnstitutional
Residential —Large MF
Largo Commercial/lnstitutional
\3"$573.79
4"|$881.50
^|$1,361.36
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Large Commercial/lnstitutional/
Industrial
Large Commercial/lnstitutional/
Industrial
8"
4^
$2,21/1.32
"T
$2,881.97
Fixed Charges
Effective: July 1, 2024: July 1, 2025; July 1. 2026; July 1, 2027; and July 1, 2028, the monthly Fixed Charae per customer meter shall be as follows:
MONTHLY Fixed Charge
Meter
Size
Effective July 1,
2024
Effective July 1,
2025
Effective July
1 2026±
Effective July 1,
2027
Effective Julv1.
2028
5/8"-3/4"
r
1 1/2"
2^
y
4^$1,074.72$1,149.95
6M$1,731.84$1,939.66$2,114.23$2,283.37$2,443.20
8"$3.026.02$3.389.14$3,694.16$3,989.70$4,268.97
10"$4,535.90$5,080.20$5.537.42$5.980.41$6,399.04
B. Commodity Rates. The commodity rates for all water delivered in Service Area A and Area B shall be:
Effective July 1,2020:
..
Commodity Rate (Per One Hundred Cubic Feet)
All First
Bteek
Water
Delivered
All Second Block
Water Delivered
All Third Block
Water Delivered
All Fourth Block
Water Delivered
All Seasons
Ati
Customers!$1./1/I852 '$3.07637$3.60615$/1.37569
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Effective April 1,2022:
Commodity Rate (Per One Hundred Cubic Feet)
All First
Bteek
Watef
Delivered
All Seasons
AU
Customers
All Second Block
Water Delivered
$1.63649 |$3./17558
j
All Third Block
; Water Delivered
All Fourth Block
Water Delivered
J
I
i$'1.07'110$'1.9^1350
Effective January 1, 2023:
',""
Commodity Rate (Per One Hundred Cubic Feet)
All Seasons
Ati
Customers$1.76/189
"I"" All First
Bteek All Second Block All Third Block All Fourth Block Watef Water Delivered Water Delivered Water Delivered
Delivered
$3.7/1827i $^1.39376$5.33137
Variable Charges. The Variable Chames for all water delivered in Service Area A and Area B shall be:
Effective: July 1, 2024; July 1, 2025; July 1, 2026; July 1, 2027; and July 1, 2028, the monthly Variable Charge shall be as follows:
VanabLe Char.qe per Billing Unit
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Class/Tier
MONTHLY
Tier
Allocations
July 1,
2028
Single Family
Residential
Tier17$2.24818 I $2.51796 I $2.74458 I $2.96414 | $3J7163 Tier 229$5^2680 | $6.63802 I $7.23544 I $7.81428 I $8.36128 Tier3Over_29 | $6.44550 I $7.21896 I $7.86867 I $8.49816 I $9.09303 Multi-Familv Residential
Tier 15$2.24209 I $2.51114 I $2.73714 I $2.95611 | $3J6304 Tier 210$5.87186 I $6.57648 I $7.16836 I $7.74183 I $8.28376 Tier3Over 10 I $6.24448 I $6.99382 I $7.62327 ] $8.23313 I $8.80945 Commercial Small (5/8"-1" meter size)
Tier 18$2.21109 I $2.47642 I $2.69930 I $2.91524 I $3.11931 Tier 243$5.84411 I $6.54540 I $7.13448 I $7.70524 I $8.24461 Tier3Over 43 | $6^19440 | $6.93773 I $7.56212 I $8.16709 I $8.73879 Commercial Medium _(1 1/2"- 4" meter size)
Tier 152$2.25510 ] $2.52571 I $2.75303 I $2.97327 I $3.18140 Tier 2265$5.88262 I $6.58853 I $7.18150 I $7.75602 I $8.29894 Tier3Over 265 I $6.36652 I $7.13050 I $7.77224 I $8.39402 I $8.98160 Commercial Large (6"+ meter size)
Tier 1850$2.27128 I $2.54383 I $2.77278 I $2.99460 I $3.20422 Tier 25,050 | $5.94146 I $6.65444 I $7.25333 I $7.83360 I $8.38195 Tier3Over
5,050$6.55430$7.34082$8.00149$8.64161$9.24652
C. Block Rates Pricing Structure. The ratio between the block rates shall be subject to annual adjustments based on the department's projected five-year water supply costs. The department shall calculate the adjustments, if any, and recommend any new ratio between the block rates to city council. Block 1 rates shall be priced to recover local water supply costs. Block 2 and Block 3 rates shall be priced to recover the first two tiers of imported water costs. Block 4 rates shall be priced to recover incremental costs of procuring additional imported water above the Block 3 consumption level and/or water conservation costs.
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Drought Charges
Levels 1 throuah 4 correspond to Pasadena's Municipal Code, Chapter 13.10:
Water Waste Prohibitions and Water Supply Shortage Plans. Stages 1 through 6 correspond to the six standard water shortaae stages in Pasadena's Urban Water Management Plan which align with the regujrements established in the California Water Code and the Urban Water Management Planning Act. As shown in the drought rate percentages below, the six stages allow for cross referencina with Pasadena's four existing Water Supply Shortaae levels.
The charges for all water delivered shall be subject to an adjustment to reflect changes in revenue requirements to the department during a declared drought by either City Council or the Governor of the State of California. The responsibility to determine if the drought levels require an adjustment based on increased revenue requirements shall rest with the department and the authority to approve the adjustment shall rest with the general manager. The adjustment shall be the product of a percentage multiplied by the variable charges in this ordinance.
Drought Rate Percentages -
Increases Shown as a Percentage to the Variable Rate
Water Supply Shortage LevelLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4 Standard Water Shortage StageStage 1Stage 2Stage 3Stage 4 Stage
5 Stage
6 Tier 10%0%10%35%58%125%
Tier 211%29%52%89%152% | 178%
Tier317%51%77%127%175%225%
D. Special Provisions.
1. All water under this section is metered.
2. Reserved.
3. A charge set forth in the department's sen/ice regulations is made for each new account or customer originated account change. This charge is added to the first bill for service under the account.
4. Deposits. The general manager may require a deposit in reasonable amount to guarantee payment for water to be delivered subsequent to date of demand for such deposit. If customer fails to make such deposit after demand therefore, 11 V8LTUR9XOD3JRM
water service may be discontinued until such deposit in the amount required has been made.
SECTION 5. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.035 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
13.20.035 —Capital improvements charge.
A-. — A capital improvements charge ("CIC") shall be added to water rates to recover the capital improvement costs of the water distribution system as provided in this section. &—CIC Amounts. The CIC rate for Service Area A and Area B shall be as follows and shall be subject to adjustment as provided in subsection C:
Effective Aug uct1, 2019:
CIC (per 100 cubic foot)
|AII Customers for All Seasons | $1.00501
Effective January 1, 2023:
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|CIC (per 100 cubic feet)
All Customers for All Seasons $1.12/10^1
G.—Adjustments to the CIC. Adjustments to the CIC shall be calculated by the department and shall take effect on the first of the month following city council's approval of the Water Fund Capital ImprovomontG Program ("CIP"). The CIC Gholl bo adjusted by the following calculation:
CIC-((FTRxCE)+DS)/WS
(expressed to the nearest $0.00001 per hundred cubic feet) Where: FTR ("Funding Target Ratio") - (A) / (A+B)
Where "A" is the five year average annual cash required from current year water rates to fund the CIP as projected by the department at the time the CIC calculation is made.
Where "B" is the five year average annual revenue bond funds required to fund the CIP as projected by the department at the time the CIC calculation is made. 12 V8LTUR9XOD3JRM
CE ("Capital Expenditure") is the five year average annual water fund capital expenditure as projected by the department at the time the CIC calculation is made.
DS ("Debt Service") is the five year average annual CIC related debt service payment as projected by the department at the time the CIC calculation is made.
WS ("Water Sales") is the water system sales for the next twelve months stated in billing units, as projected by the department at the time the CIC calculation is made. e.CIC Account. A CIC account shall be maintained into which all CIC revenue bond funds, CIC revenues and interest earned shall be deposited. The CIC account shall be used solely for the purposes of paying CIC related debt service, funding the water fund CIP as approved by the city council, and the water fund transfer to the general fund.
SECTION 6. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.20.050 -Service—Municipal.
For water and water service supplied to other city departments, the department shall be paid out of the general fund, or other appropriate fund, as follows:
A. Water for domestic purposes shall be supplied at the charges and rates established by Sections 13.20.030, 13.20.035 and 13.20.110.
B. Water for park and power plant purposes shall be supplied at the rates established in Sections 13.20.030, 13.20.035 and 13.20.110.
C. Water for street sprinkling or flushing and other non-domestic use shall be supplied at rates established in Sections 13.20.030, 13.20.035 and
13.20.110; except for street sweepers, small trucks or other vehicles used for general street maintenance by the public works department. Such vehicles may make unmetered connections to fire hydrants for street sweeping and drain flushing operations at a charge determined by the Department fixed charge of $200 per vehicle per month per vehicle.
SECTION 7. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.100 is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.20.100 - Meter reading and billings.
The commodity variable rates for the several classes of water service are based on meter readings, read in units of 100 cubic feet. (A billing unit is 100 cubic feet of water or 748 gallons.)
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A. The water division may have bimonthly meter readings and billings.
B. Opening and closing bills and bills for an irregular period are prorated on a 30-day-month basis.
C. All charges for water and water service, as well as for refuse service, and all other charges, including taxes, surcharges and fees that are regularly assessed through the utility bill, are due and payable when rendered and become delinquent 30 days after the date rendered. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, there shall be assessed a penalty for delinquent bills pursuant to Section 1.08.080. The amount of such penalty shall be as set forth on the general fee schedule.
D. If delinquent bills are not paid upon presentation, or on failure to comply with the rules and regulations established as a condition to the use of water, or to pay rates or any charges or penalty imposed in the time and manner herein provided, water may be turned off at any or all services where the customer is supplied with water until payment of the amount due is made.
The appropriate reconnection and special service charges, in addition to all previously accrued charges, shall be made prior to having the service restored.
SECTION 8. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.110 is hereby deleted in its entirety as follows:
13.20.110 —Purchased water adjustment charge.
The charges for all water delivered, other than the distribution and customer charges and the capital improvements charge shall be subject to an adjustment to reflect changes in the prices paid by the department for its water. The responsibility to calculate the adjustment shall rest with the department and the authority to approve the adjustment shall rest with the general manager. The adjustment shall be the product of a percentage multiplied by all commodity rates. The percentage is calculated as follows:
Total Dollar Amount of Adjustment = £(A;sub\su/);x6;su6\sub;) + C Total Commodity Revenue = £{D-k-->1^-^) + E(D;sub\suib; x E;suib\sub;) 14 V8LTUR9XOD3JRM
Where:
A;sub\su£>; - Projected water system purchases for the next twelve months stated in acre-feet, for every category of commodity purchased, where ";sub\sub~," represents each category of commodity purchase costs.
B;sub\su/); =- ;hg; Difference between projected purchased water prices over base year purchased water prices, stated in terms of dollars per acre feet, for every category of commodity purchased, where "^"represents each category of commodity purchase costs. Base year prices are defined as those water rates last reflected in the department's retail water rates.
C = My other change to costs incurred by the department in the acquisition of water stated in dollars over the base year.
-D-A-- Projected water system sales for the next twelve months stated, in terms of number of billing units, for every block of commodity sold, for customers in Area A, where "A-" represents each category of commodity revenue in Area A, as defined in Sections 13.20.020 and 13.20.030 oftho Pasadona Municipal Code. A billing unit is 100 cubic feet.
D;sujb\sub; = Projected water system sales for the next twelve months stated, in terms of number of billing units, for every block of commodity sold, for customers in Area B, where " <-" represents each category of commodity revenue in Area B, as defined in Sections 13.20.020 and 13.20.030 of the Pasadena Municipal Code.
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-E-)^= Current commodity rate for every block in Area A in dollars per billing unit, where represents each category of commodity revenue in Area A.
E;sub\sub; - Current commodity rate for every block in Area B in dollars per billing unit, where " i-" represents each category of commodity revenue in Area B.
Each commodity rate in each block in each area shall be adjusted by the formula above.
SECTION 9. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.130 is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.20.130 - Service—Fire—Private.
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A. The monthly rates for private fire service for private fire protection shall be at the following flat rates:
Area A and Area B
Size of Service
Lateral (in inches) With or Without
14 6
§
\w
45 Detector Meter
$50.71
$9/1.82
$170.35
T,$250.53
>332.89
Effective: July 1, 2024; July 1, 2025; July 1, 2026; July 1, 2027; and July 1, 2028, the monthly rates for private fire service for private fire protection shall be at the following flat rates:
MONTHLY Private Fire Service
Meter
Size
July 1,
2024
July 1,
2025
July 1,
2026
July 1,
2027
July 1,
2028
4"$31.12$34.86 I $37.99 I $41.03$43.91
6"$90.40 I $101.25 I $110.37 | $119.20 | $127.54
8"$192.66 | $215.77 I $235.19 I $254.01 I $271.79
10" | $346.46 | $388.04 I $422.96 I $456.80 I $488.77
12" | $559.63 I $626.79 I $683.20 I $737.85 I $789.50
16" | $1,192.59 I $1,335.70 I $1,455.91 I $1,572.38 I $1,682.45 B. Sen/ice at the foregoing rates is for fire extinguishing purposes only and includes water for such purposes. If the department determines that water from a private fire service is used for other than fire extinguishing purposes, fire service may be discontinued or the department may install a fire flow meter at customer's expense and the service will be deemed a domestic service in all cases.
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D. Once instituted, fire service to any property may be terminated with written approval by the fire marshal.
E. Charges for private fire protection service are the responsibility of the building owner.
SECTION 10. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.145 is hereby deleted in its entirety as follows:
13.20.145 —Fire protection surcharge.
A fire protection surcharge shall be added to each monthly distribution and customer charge to reflect the cost of maintaining, repairing, installing and upgrading public fire hydrants utilized for fire protection purposes. The fire protection surcharge shall not apply to private fire protection service rendered in accordance with Section
13.20.130. The fire protection surcharge shall be as follows:
Size of Meter Fire Protection
(in inches) Surcharge
Area A and Area B i
% and % ,$0^8 |
4 !$0-?0 j
444 $2^8 I
2 $3^&
S $8-4^
6 $22.00
§ $29.-18
W $38.20
SECTION 11. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.150 Subsection E is hereby amended to read as follows:
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E. The rates for water taken from a fire hydrant by permit for use other than fire suppression shall be the commodity fixed and variable rates pursuant to Section 13.20.030, a distribution and customer charge per month applicable to the size of the portable meter, the CIC pursuant to Section
13.20.035, and the PWAC pursuant to Section 13.20.110.
SECTION 12. Pasadena Municipal Code, Title 13, Chapter 13.20, Section
13.20.165 is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.20.165 - Fire hydrants flow test charge.
Fire hydrant flow tests shall be conducted by the department when requested for the purpose of determining the availability of water for fire protection purposes. A charge determined by the Department of $200 for each flow test shall be paid by the person requesting such test.
SECTION 13. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause this ordinance to be published by title and summary in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.
SECTION 14. This ordinance shall take effect upon publication by title and summary.
Signed and approved this _ day of June, 2024.
Victor Gordo
Mayor of the City of Pasadena
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pasadena at its meeting held this _day of June 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Date Published:
Approved as to form:
C^JL^^/dK^
Lisa J. Hosey [\
Assistant City Attorney
Mark Jomsky
City Clerk
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