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ORDINANCE NO. 2121-06J9
ORDINANCE ADOPTING SEWER SERVICE CHARGE RATES
FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019-2020,2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024
STEGE SANITARY DISTRICT
The Directors of the Stege Sanitary District find and determine as follows:
A. The Stege Sanitary District (the "District") retained Lechowicz & Tseng Municipal Consultants to conduct a Sewer Rate Study ("Rate Study") to examine the District's current and projected costs and the District's existing rate structure, a copy of which is on file with the District.
B. The Rate Study recommends that the District update irs rates and charges to more accurately recover the costs of providing service to the District's customers.
C. The Rate Study has been considered by the Directors of the Stege Sanitary District.
D. A Notice of Public Hearing containing information on the proposed sewer service charge was duly mailed to every property owner receiving sewer service from the District at least 45 days prior to the public hearing on the proposed increase conducted on June 27, 2019. at which time the Directors heard from all who wished to comment on this maUer.
E. All wriuen protests presented by the affected property owners were considered and taBied at the public hearing on June 27, 2019, and the District did not receive protests by a majority of the owners of the identified parcels affected by this change.
F. The amount of the charges imposed does not exceed the proportional cost of the service attributable to the properties receiving service, and revenues from Ihe charges and fees are not being used for any other purpose than that for which they are imposed.
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G . This Ordinance was adopted in accordance with the requirements of the law including the provisions of Section 6 of California Constitution Article XIII D.
H. This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to and in implementation of Ordinance No. 1 966-06 LO, "An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 1892-0606 Establishing and Providing for the Collection of Sewer Service Charges," which Ordinance was adopted on June 29, 2006. Accordingly, annual sewer service charges and annual sewer service charge rates for Fiscal Years 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and each fiscal year thereafter unless and until amended shall be as provided in this Ordinance and District Ordnance Code Section 7.2 .
This Ordinance also reflects the addition of a multi-unit dwelling rate and other revisions to refleclthe basis for the calculalions.
In consideration of the foregoing findings and determinations, IT IS ORDAINED as follows:
1. Residential Sewer Service Charges. Pursuant to Section 5.1 of Ordinance No. 1 966-0610 and District Ordinance Code Section 7.2, the annual sewer service charge payable by each residemial customer shall he as follows:
Single Family Dwellings
a. For Fiscal Year 2019-20, the sum of $271.00.
b. For Fiscal Year 2020-2 l, the sum of $304.00.
c. For Fiscal Year 202 l-22, the sum of $341.00.
d. For Fiscal Year 2022-23, the sum of $383.00.
e. For Fiscal Year 2023-24 and each fiscal year thereafter unless and until amended, the sum of $429.00.
Multi-Unit Dwellings
a. For Fiscal Year 2019-20, the sum of $252.00.
b. For Fiscal Year 2020-2 l, the sum of $263.00.
c. For Fiscal Year 202 1 -22, the sum of $274.00 .
d. For Fiscal Year 2022-23, the sum of $285.00.
e. For Fiscal Year 2023-24 and each fiscal year thereafter unless and until amended, the sum of $297.00.
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Thus, Section 7 1 of Code is amended to as follows:
7.2.5.1 Residential Customer Sewer Service Charge. Except as provided in Section
7.2.7, each residential customer pay an annual sewer service charge by the District's Board of one (l) residential dwelling unit, as follows:
a.
b.
iv.
v.
until amenclea
> the sum of $304.00.
the sum of $341.00.
the sum of $383.00.
fiscal year thereafter
sum $429.00.
19-20, the sum of $252.00.
II. For I, sum of $263.00.
iii. For Fiscal the sum of $274.00.
IV. For Fiscal Year the sum of $285.00.
v. For and each fiscal year thereafter unless and
until amended, sum of $297.00.
2. Pursuant to Section
Ordinance No.
service charge
foHowing sewer
one
a. For Fiscal
b. For Fiscal
c. For Fiscal Year 2021
d. Fiscal Year
Ordinance Code Section 7.2, the
customer be vQ.\...\.1]'GLC' .....
no case the
per 1000 gallons,
rate $6.30 per 1000 gallons.
the rate .10 per 1000 gallons.
rate of $8.01 per 1000 gallons.
sewer
e. For Fiscal Year thereafter unless and
until amended, 1000 gallons.
Thus, Section 7.2.5.2 ofthe District is amended to read as foHows:
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7.2.5.2 Non-Residential Customer Sewer Service Charge. Each non-residential customer shall pay an annual sewer service charge calculated as follows:
7.2.5.2.J The customer's annualized water consumption shall be determined as provided in Section 7.2.6.
7.2 .5.2.2 The customer's annual sewer service charge shall be the amount in dollars obtained when the customer's annualized water consumption is multiplied by the applicable annual sewer charge rate established by the District's Board of Directors. except (hat in no case shall the annual charge be Jess than the applicable charge for one residential multi-unit dwelling unit.
7.2 .5.2.3 The non-residential annual sewer charge rate shall be equal to the annual sewer service charge established by the District's Board of Directors for one (l) residential dwelling unit divided by the annual residential unit water discharge specified in Section 7.2.6.1 pha<;ed-in over five years. The result shall be expressed in terms of dollars per thousands of gallons. as follows:
For Fiscal Year 2019-20, the rate of $5.59 per tOOO gallons.
For Fiscal Year 2020-21, (he rate of $6.30 per 1000 gallons.
For Fiscal Year 2021-22, the rate of $7.lD per 1000 gallons.
For Fiscal Year 2022-23, the rate of$8.01 per 1000 gallons.
For Fiscal Year 2023-24 and each fiscal year thereafter unless and until amended, the rate of $9.02 per 1000 gallons.
3. Typical Gallons Per Year. Sections 7.2.1.1 and 7.2.6.1 of the District Ordinance Code are amended to read as follows :
7.2.1.1 The average wastewater flow discharged from a typical residential dwelling in the District's territory is 47,574 gallons per year. This is based on the annualized. metered water consumption during the winter period of December, January and February for the average single family residential dwelling unit.
7.2.6 .1 The discharge from each residential dwelling unit is presumed to be 47,574 gallons per year and shall not be based upon measured water consumption or other conditions of occupancy of the dwelling unit. The District may periodicalJy review water consumption figures and update this discharge factor. l .
The increases in sewer
and sewer rates for
shaH occur automalicaHy on July 1 SI of each respective year or other actions by the District's of
2023, and
without further
Notwithstanding
scheduled
automatic nature of those increases, the Board may review the scheduled
year shaH not
this
at the beginning of each fiscal year and may, in its
rates for thaI fiscal year. Any such reduction
and rales for subsequent fiscal years as _"' .... v.,' .. ' independently acts to reduce charges for that
by
fiscal
reduce
increase
long as the
with this Section. Furthermore, any action by
to this Section 3 shall not affect the
excess of the charges and rates specified in
with aU notice, hearing and other requirements
to
ability to
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5. Ordinance is effective upon the expiration one
from the date of publication a summary of the Ordinance, as prescribed by Health
6. Adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the
the California Environmental Quality Act.
7. ST ATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF CONTRA
I HEREBY
regularly by
thereof, held on the 27th
AYES:
NOES: BOARD
Section 7.2 of the current District
t 8, shall be revised in accordance with this
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2121-0619 was duly and
Sanitary District, at a regular meeting
19, by a vote as follows:
: Christian-Smith, Merrill, Miller, O'Keefe,
Gilbert-Snyder
: None
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
BOARD MEMBERS: None
BOARD MEMBERS; None
Stege Sanitary District
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PAUL GILBERT-SNYDER, President
Stege Sanitary District
Contra Costa County. California
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