Ord 43-09ORDINANCE NO. 43-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 52, "WATER", OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, BY AMENDING
SECTION 52.34, "WATER RATES", SUBSECTION 52.34(B}, TO PROVIDE FOR
AN ADJUSTMENT IN RATES FOR FY 2010, PROVIDING A GENERAL
REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, to provide far accurate accounting of services, the City Commission desires to more
accurately reflect the payment for services provided far the rendition of water services on a prorated basis.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Tide V, "Public Works", Chapter 52, "Water", Section 52.34, "Water Rates",
subsection 52.34{B), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
(B) Monthly rates. The monthly rates (except for fire hydrants as set forth in Sec. 52.03) for water
furnished by the water facilities or plant of the City to customers within and outside the corporate limits of the City,
which unless otherwise indicated shall include the appropriate customer charges, capacity charges, and commodity
charges for all customers, are fixed as shown in the following schedule:
Type of Customer
Residential Inside City Outside City
Customer charge (per meter) 2.94 3.68
Capacity charge (charged to all 12.78 15.97
customers, per residential dwelling
unit)
Residential Inside City Outside City
Commodity charge {all metered consumption-per 1,000 gallons)
Zero to 3,000 gallons ~ p.00 p.pQ
4,000 to ~}-,889 12,000 gallons ~4 1.25 x:4-3 1.56
, , 13 000 to X1-4 2.00 ~ 2.50
25.000 gallons
~;8A9 26,000 to 50,000 gallons 2~ 3.50 ~9 4.3$
Above 50,000 gallons 4.50 5.63
Nonresidential and Irrigation
Customer charge per meter) 2.94 3.6$
Capacity charge (based upon meter size):
3/4-inch meter 12.7$ 15.97
1-inch meter 21.32 26.04
1-1/2-inch meter 42.53 53.16
2-inch meter 6$.08 $5.10
3-inch meter 149.03 186.2$
4-inch meter 268.20 335.25
G-inch meter 596.02 745.03
$-inch meter 1021.62 1277.02
10-inch meter 1617.64 2022,05
Commodity charge (all metered consumption-per 1,000 gallons)
Non-residential x-85 1.94 2~-1- 2.43
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repealed.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby
Section 3. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof, any
paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective irrunediately upon its passage on the
second and final reading.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this ~cs{V'~11ay of
October, 2009.
MAYO
ATTEST:
City Clerk R
First Reading ~ C.3
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Second Reading _~~
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MEMtJRANDUM
T0: Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: David T. Harden, City Manager
DATE: October 13, 2009
SjJ13JEC'T', AGENDA ITEM 10.C. -REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 20 2Q09 ,
ORDINANCE N0.43-49
ITEM BEFO~tE COMMISSION
This ordinance is before Commission for second reading to consider an ordinance amending Chapter
52, "Water" of the City Code of Ordinances by amending Section 52.34, "Water Rates", to provide for
an adjustment in residential, nonresidential, and irrigation rates for FY 2010.
BACKGROUND
At the first reading on October b, 2009, the Commission passed Ordinance No. 43-09.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval of Ordinance Na. 43-09 on second and final reading.
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ORDINANCE N0.43-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE QTY COMNffSSION OF THE QTY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDI~ AMENDING CHAPTER 52,
"WATER", OF TTY CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE QTY
OF DELRAY BEACH, BY AMENDING SECTION 52.34,
"WATER RATES'", SUBSECTION 52.34(B); TO .PROVIDE FOR
AN ADJUSTR~NT IN RATES FOR FY 2010; PROVIDING A
GENET~:AL REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVING C;LAI.~~SE, AND ~-N
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, to provide far accurate accounting of services, the City Carnmiss'ian
desires to more accurately reflect the payment for services provided far the rendition of water
services an a prorated basis,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE QTY COMNI<SSION OF
T~ C1TY OF DELRAY BEACFI, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1, That Title V, "P'ublic Works", Cha~'ter 52, "Water", Section 52.34, „Water
Rates", subsection 52.34(B), of the Carle of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Flarida, is
~y ar~u-~xided to read as follows:
(B) Manthly rates. The monthly rates (except for fire hydrants as set forth in Sec.
52.03) far water famished by the water facilities or plant of the City to customers within and outside
the corporate limits of the City, which unless otherwise indicated shall include the appropriate
cu<stonner charges, capacity charges, and commodity cha:~;es for all customers, are fixed as shown in
the following schedule:
Type of Customer
Residential Inside City Outside City
Custamex charge (per rr~ter) 2.94 3.68
Capacity change (chap ged to all 12.78 15.97
customers, per residential dwelling
unit)
Residential Inside City Outside City
Commodity clh~ (all metered consumption per 1,000 gallons)
Zero to 3,000 gallons ~-~ 0.00 ~~ 0_-00
4,000 to 2~ 12,000 gallons X94 1,25 ~ 1.56
2 to~v 13.000 to z~. 4 2,00 ~:~ 2.50
25.0t~} gallons
3~ 26,000 to 50,Ot10 gallons ~~2 3,50 ~ 4=38
Above 50,000 gallons ~~ 4.50 ~:~
Nonresidential and Irrigation
Customer clh~~rge (per meter) 2.94 3.68
Capacity ~rv~~;e {based upon meter size):
3 /4-inch meter 12.78 15.97
1-inch meter 21.32 26.64
1-112-inch meter 42.53 53.16
2-u-tclt meter 68.08 85.10
3-inch meter 149.03 186.28
4-inch meter 268.20 335.25
6-inch meter 596.02 745.03
8-inch, meter 1021.62 1277.02
10-inch meter 1617.b4 2022.05
Commodity charge (all met#~ed consumption per 1,000 gallons)
Nonresidential ~ 1,94 ~.~ 2.43
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Section 2, That all orclir~ances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the
same are hereby repealed
Section 3. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion
tl~~eof, any paragraph, sentence, or vwrd be declCired by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, soh decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof
other tf~an the part decl~-red to be invalid
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Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately i~on its
passage on the second and final r~x~cling.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in r~~g;u]ar session on second and final reading on this
day of October, 20Q9.
MAYOR
ATTEST;
City Clerk
First R~~dir-g
Second Rea~~ing
ORD. NO.43-Q9
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Commissioners
IiROM: David T. Harden, City Manager
DATE: September 30, 2009
SLT$~ECT: AGENDA ITEM 12 A -REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Ola OCTOBER 6, 2009
ORDINANCE NO.43-09
ITEM BEFORE COMMISSION
Consideration of Ordinance No. 43-09 revising the City's rate structure for drinking water to provide
for more effective water conservation and a more equitable distribution of user costs through
modifications to blocks and rates that reward low volume users and provide a meaningful economic
incentive for high volume users to reduce monthly drinking water use.
BACKGROUND
As a result of a recently completed cost of service analysis of the City's utility systems, staff is
recommending revisions to the City's drinking water rate structure. The current rate structure does not
provide an effective economic incentive for high volume water users to reduce monthly usage. Under
the current structure, the average increase between blocks is $0.22 or roughly 11°fo. With the lowest
block rate set at $1.75, and the highest at $2.65, there is minimal economic incentive for high volume
users to reduce use and, conversely, little reward for low volume users to continue their consumption
behavior. In addition, the rate for strictly irrigation accounts is a flat charge per 1,000 gallons of
metered use regardless of the magnitude of use and is included in the nonresidential customer class.
The proposed rate structure averages $1.08 increase between blocks, or roughly 55°fo. In addition, the
initial block of 0 - 3,000 gallons is included in the base fixed rate to assist those customers on fixed
incomes. A supplementary block has been established between 3,000 and 12,000 gallons to coincide
with the cap on sewer charges above which flow it can generally be assumed that usage is
predominantly for landscape irrigation, $ased on historic flows, it is anticipated that almost 80°!0 of the
City's residential customers will see their water bills decrease under the new structure.
The irrigation rate for drinking water connections has been extracted from the nonresidential category to
avoid the unintended consequence of negative effects on nonresidential customers as a result of the new
rates. The irrigation rate remains a flat rate, but is increased by a factor of 25%. Our model reflects that
a 20°la reduction in irrigation use far customers with irrigation accounts will negate the impact of the
rate increase.
Other than the increase in the irrigation rate, the rate structure revisions result in a revenue neutral
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change. The City will receive no significant additional revenues to the Water & Sewer Fund as a result
of the residential rate revisions.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff reconunends approval of Ordinance No, 43-09 on first reading.
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