HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 23429-09-2018 ORDINANCE NO. 23429-09-2018
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH (2015), AS AMENDED, CHAPTER 35
"WATER AND SEWERS", ARTICLE III "CHARGES",
SECTION 35-56, "WATER AND SEWER RATES WITHIN
THE CITY" BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (g) and (h)
REVISING WHOLESALE VOLUME BASE RATES FOR
WATER AND WASTEWATER; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH:
SECTION 1.
That Section 35-56(g), Article III "Charges" of Chapter 35 "Water and Sewers" of the
Code of the City of Fort Worth (2015), as amended, is hereby further amended to change
the volume base rate for wholesale water service to be as follows:
Volume($/1,000 gallons) $1.0712
SECTION 2.
That Section 35-56(h), Article III "Charges" of Chapter 35 "Water and Sewers" of the
Code of the City of Fort Worth (2015) as amended, is hereby further amended to change
the volume base rate for wholesale wastewater service to be as follows:
Volume ($/1,000 gallons) $1.3710
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas (2015), as amended, except where the provisions of this
ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinance and such Code, in
which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance No. 23429-09-2018
SECTION 4.
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 unconstitutional by the
valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect any 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 unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect on October 1, 2018.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Christ . Lopez- ynolds ary . Ka69f71jy Secretary
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
ADOPTED: September 25, 2018
Ordinance No.23429-09-2018
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 9125/2018 - Ordinance No. 23429-09-2018
DATE: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 REFERENCE NO.: G-19387
LOG NAME: 60WHOLESALE RATES 2019 AMEND
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Amending Wholesale Water and Wastewater Volume Service Rates and Amending
Chapter 35 -Water and Sewers, Article III - Charges, Division 1 —Generally, Sections 35-56 (g) and (h) of
the City Code with an Effective Date of Billing on or After November 1, 2018 for Usage and Flows From
and After October 1, 2018 for Water and Wastewater Service (ADJACENT TO ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending the wholesale water and
wastewater volume service rates and amending Chapter 35 -Water and Sewers, Article III - Charges,
Division 1 —Generally, Sections 35-56(g) and (h) of the City Code, with an effective date of billing on or
after November 1, 2018, for usage and flows from and after October 1, 2018 for water and wastewater
service.
DISCUSSION:
On September 11, 2018, (M&C G-19364), the City Council approved the FY2019 wholesale rates
calculated under the terms of the uniform wholesale customer contracts to recover the cost of providing
wholesale water and wastewater services. An element of the cost of service for both water and
wastewater is the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT), which by contract is calculated based on the utility's
net asset base and the Fort Worth adopted property tax rate.
The FY2019 wholesale water and wastewater volume service rates adopted on September 11, 2018 were
calculated incorporating a PILOT cost that used a tax rate of$0.790/$100 of valuation. Subsequently, the
City Council adopted a tax rate of$0.7850/ $100 of valuation that decreased the PILOT cost. In
accordance with the terms of the uniform wholesale customer contracts, new volume rates have been
calculated and are presented below:
FY2019 FY2019
Adopted 9/11/18) Amended
Water Volume Base Rate ($ per 1,000 gallons) $1.0715 $1.0712
Wastewater Volume ($ per 1,000 gallons) $1.3712 $1.3710
This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that the Water Department is responsible for the collection and deposit of
funds due to the City.
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CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Mananer's Office by: Jay Chapa (5804)
Originatina Department Head: Chris Harder (5020)
Additional Information Contact: Skipper Shook (8402)
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