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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6832 RESOLUTION NO. 6832 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, SETTING CITY SEWER RATES AND FINDING THE RATES WILL NOT EXCEED THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT NECESSARY TO FUND OPERATION OF THE CITY SEWER SYSTEM WHEREAS, pursuant to the Arcadia Municipal Code, sewer rates may be set and modified by resolution of the City Council; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to set sewer rates in a reasonable amount and so as to meet the capital improvement and service needs of the City and its sewer service consumers; and WHEREAS, proposed sewer rate changes were presented to the City Council at its June 5, 2011 regularly scheduled City Council meeting; and WHEREAS, a public notice concerning said rate changes was duly mailed to residents in accordance with Proposition 218 noticing requirements in April 2009, and a duly noticed public hearing concerning said rate adjustments was conducted by the City Council on June 16, 2009 for Fiscal Years 09/10, 10/11, 11/12, 12/13 and 13/14. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. RATES. The following new sewer rates are established and shall supersede rates heretofore adopted for the following categories of sewer service: (a) Single-Family Dwellings - $4.11 per month (b) Multiple-Family Dwellings (e.g. - Apartments, Condominiums, Town homes, etc.) - $4.11 per month, per dwelling unit. (c) Commercial Properties - $12.30 per month sewer connection charge and an additional $0.12 per 100 cubic feet of water used per month. 1 (d) Premises where sewer connections are not available or are not connected shall be exempt from said monthly charges. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds that the rates specified in this Resolution will not produce an amount in excess of that necessary to fund the operation of the City of Arcadia Sewer System. SECTION 3. All rates set forth in this Resolution shall be reflected on all sewer bills issued on and after July 1, 2012. SECTION 4. Sewer rates for the following fiscal year, 2013/14, shall automatically be adjusted annually based on the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers Consumer Price Index. Annually adjusted rates shall take effect for all sewer service appearing on sewer bills issued on July 1 or thereafter of each year. SECTION 5. The City Council hereby finds that the adoption of this Resolution and the establishment of the sewer rates set forth herein are categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, as specified in Title 14, Section 15273 of the California Administrative Code. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] 2 Passed approved and adopted this 5th day of June , 2012. Mayor of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: City C"-rk APPROVED AS TO FORM: 4.(4 Stephen P. Deitsch City Attorney 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6832 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of June, 2012 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Amundson, Kovacic, Segal, Wuo and Harbicht NOES: None ABSENT: None •erk of th T ity of Arcadia 4