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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 8906 ~ s ~ ~ - iv+. ~ ti .• 4 ~ J u y :I .. ~ e ~~ ORDINANCE NO. D AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 37-25(b) AND SECTION 37-26(a), OF CHAPTER 37 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1964), AS AMENDED, BY+ REVISING CERTAIN WATER RATES AND CHARGES; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Section 37-25(b) of Chapter 37 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964), as amended, be and is hereby amended and, after having been so amended, shall hereafter read and be as follows: "(b) The following schedule of rates per month, or fraction thereof, shall be the charges to all persons, as herein defined, for furnishing water to water customers located within the City: RATE FOR WATER SERVICE Monthly Service Charge for Water A monthly service charge in the following amount shall be charged based on the size of the meter serving the customer: Meter Size Amount (inches) ($) 5/8 x 3/4 1.80 1 2.80 1-1/2 4.65 2 6.45 3 14.25 4 23.50 6 46.40 g 68.55 LO 90.75 12 104.25 r "The monthly follows: volume charge for water service is as Cubic Feet First 2,000 or less cubic feet of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet For the next 48,000 cubic feet of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet Rates for Rates for June thru October thru September May Billing Billing $0.89 $0.89 $0.63 $0.89 ~* i J' d ^L. ^ ~ ? J -;) - Wy :. _ ~ For the next 75,000 cubic feet $0.59 of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet For the next 125,000 cubic feet $0.53 of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet For all in excess of 250,000 cubic $0.47 feet of water used per month, per 100 cubic feet .~ a $0.59 $0.53 $0.47 "The service charges set out in the foregoing sche- dule are based upon the amount of water used as measured by meters." SECTION 2. That "Schedule A" of Section 37-26(a), Connection Charge, of Chapter 37 of the Fort Worth City Code (1964), as amended, be and the same is hereby amended and, after having been so amended, "Schedule A" shall hereafter read and be as follows: "SCHEDULE A Water Service Only Monthly Minimum Charge Meter Size Cubic Feet Oct.-May June-Sept. (inches) Allowed Billing Billing 5/8 x 3f4 100 $ 2.70 $ 2.70 1 250 5.05 5.05 1 1/2 500 9.10 9.10 2 800 13.55 13.55 3 1,500 27.60 27.60 4 2,500 44.45 45.75 6 5,000 83.10 90.90 8 10,000 136.75 157.55 10 15,000 190.45 224.20 12 21,000 241.75 291.15" SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance and pro- vision of the Fort Worth City Code in conflict herewith but only insofar as any portion of such prior ordinance or provision shall be in conflict, and as to all other ordinances or provisions of the Fort Worth City Code not in direct conflict herewith, this ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative. SECTION 4. That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of Chapter 37 or of -2- ~~ "' ~-- .. , ~.. ~~ ~~ v '~' .';.- any amendments thereto, of the Fort Worth City Code (1964), as amended, which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and as to such accrued violations, the Court shall have all of the powers that existed prior to the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 5. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitu- tional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such un- constitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, provided, however, that the increased rates specified herein shall apply to customer utility statements sent by the City of Fort Worth on or after October 1, 1983, and it is so ordained. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney Date: `6'~.I -`~ 3 ADOPTED : ~ "~~ D - 0`~ EFFECTIVE: l ~' ~ ~.~ -3- 4 ,A fER fllE 1 ~~t~ ®~ JL ~~°t '(g,®0 ~If~~ ~~/./'V~v1 CITY MANA(dER 1 ~/~/ ACCOUN71N0.2 ~~i (y/ ®~ ~i~~i ~/® (l/1Y U (L~~~ ~®~~ (VlV U U/~~~l.W ~ (L®~ TRANSI'ORTATtON PUBLIC WORK5•B DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT PAGE NUMBER Proposed Water Rate increase 3 v-AreR AD Nls$t~~,~63 G-5718 > of _ The costs of producing an adequate supply of safe and potable water to the citizens of Fort Worth are continuing to rise Included among these costs are cer- tain expenses over which the Water Department has little or no control Higher rates for electricity impact the City budget in many areas including water pumping and raw water costs. The chemicals used in the water treatment processes are also anticipated to reflect substantial price increases during the next year The following illustrates the areas where costs have been significant Some Categories of Water Costs Budgeted Estimated Estimated 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1982-83 1983-84 Raw Water Water Treatment Plants Electricity (Pumping) Distribution System Capital Replacement Debt Service $2,987,230 $5,044,947 $3,465,626 $5,633,026 $4,046,744 $4,935,000 1,503,291 2,018,748 3,295,644 3,138,873 3,137,976 3,701,179 1,314,396 1,887,785 2,065,047 2,745,898 2,750,000 3,300,000 5,243,049 5,960,362 7,220,349 7,082,972 6,902,732 8,236,795 -0- -0- 2,870,000* 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,267,441 2,941,401 1,076,181* 6,029,436 6,029,436 5,354,073 *Debt Service for 1981-82 had adequate reserves, therefore, funds from operating budget in the amount of $2,870,000 were used in replacement projects It should be noted that some expenditures for replacing existing mains in poor condition are to be paid directly from current revenues instead of financing these replacements through revenue bond proceeds The decision to fund replacement ms.ins from revenues began during the 1982-83 fiscal year, when retained mornings totalling $3,000,000 were used for this purpose instead of financing these projects with in- creasingly expensive long-term debt This year, it is proposed that the same amount be budgeted from current revenues to fund replacements on a "pay-as-you-go" basis DATE REFERENCE 8/23/83 "~~18 SUBJECT Proposed Water Rate Increase PAGE 2 3 of Proposed Rate Adjustments The established costs for water operations for 1983-84 are shown in the following schedule The effect of a 15 percent rate increase for 1983-84 is also shown COMPARISON OF ESTIMATED REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES Budget Expenditures 1983-84 $30,946,026 Capital Replacement Projects 3,000,000 Total Budget $33,946,026 Wholesale Customer Service $ 4,332,000 Other Revenue 1,707,000 Retail Service Revenue-Existing Rate 24,478,000 Total Revenue -30,517,000 Additional Revenue Required $ 3,429,026 Additional Revenue Expected from 15% Retail Rate Increase $ 3,671,700 The increasing costs of producing and distributing treated water requires that the Water Department derive funds in excess of those that can be collected under the existing rate structure It is proposed that a rate adjustment be adopted and that the use of a summer rate differential be continued An overall 15 percenC increase in the water rate is ,proposed The following rate schedule is proposed Monthly Volume Charge Rate per 100 cubic feet Present Proposed Oct-May June-Sept Oct-May June-Sept First 2,000 cubic feet $0 77 $0 77 $0 89 $0 89 Next 48,000 cubic feet 0 55 0.77 0 63 0 89 Next 75,000 cubic feet 0 51 0 51 0 59 0 59 Next 125,000 cubic feet 0.46 0 46 0 53 0 53 Over 250,000 cubic feet 0 41 0 41 0 47 0 47 r. ^ ° DATE REFERENCE NUMBER SUBJECT PAGE Proposed Water Rate Increase 3 3 8/23/83 G-5718 ---°f-- Minimum Monthly Charges Monthly Minimum Monthly Charge Service Charge Present Proposed Meter Size Cubic Feet Present Proposed Oct-May June-Sept Oct-May June-Sept 5/8" x 3/4" 100 $ 1 55 $ 1 8U $ 2 30 $ 2 30 $ 2.70 $ 2 70 101 250 2 45 2 80 4.40 4.40 5 OS 5 OS 1 1/2" 500 4 US 4 65 7.90 7 90 9 10 9.10 2" 800 5 60 6 45 11.75 11 75 13.55 13 55 3" 1,500 12 40 14 25 23 95 23.95 27.60 27 60 4" 2,500 20.45 23 50 38.60 39.70 44 45 45 75 6" S,OOU 40 35 46.40 72.25 78 85 83.10 90 90 801 10,000 59.60 68.55 119.00 136.60 136 75 157 55 10" 15,000 78.90 90 75 165 80 194.40 190.45 224 20 12" 21,000 90 65 104 25 210 55 252.35 241.75 291 15 Attachment I is a listing of monthly char ges for different levels of water use to provide a comparison of the impact of the proposed rate on customers Recommendations It is recommended that 1 The Water Rate Schedule as outlined above be approved as the rates to be charged all customers of the Fort Worth Water Department, and, 2. The City Council adopt the attached Ordinance, which includes the rate schedule outlined above, with an effective date of billing on and after October 1, 1983. APPRa~ED ~Y CITY CO~NCI~ Attachment AUG gQ 133 /~ City S.ecretazy of the SUBMITTED FOR THE n~ CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE BY / j~ LL ~ DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY ((jj ^ APPROVED ORIGINATING Richard Sawe DEPARTMENT HEAD: y ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE) CITY SECRETARY TTIONAL INFORMATIOAIOnny Hyde Ext tC CONTA 8220 ADOPTED OR i C . DATE