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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6680RESOLUTION NO. 6680 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 April 7, 2009 City Council meeting and June 16, 2009 regularly scheduled meeting; and WHEREAS, a public hearing concerning said rate changes was conducted by the City Council on June 16, 2009. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1 SECTION 1. RATES. The following new sewer rates are established and shall supercede rates heretofore adopted for the following categories of sewer service: (a) Single-Family Dwellings - $3.94 per month (b) Multiple-Family Dwellings (e.g. - Apartments, Condominiums, Town homes, etc.) - $3.94 per month, per dwelling unit. (c) Commercial Properties - $11.78 per month sewer connection charge and an additional $0.11 per 100 cubic feet of water used per month. (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, 2009. SECTION 4. Sewer rates for the next four (4) fiscal years 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, and 2013/14 will automatically be adjusted annually based on the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers Consumer Price Index. Rates would take effect on July 1 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. 2 SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed approved and adopted this 16th day of June 9 2009. of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: 4ityyk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephen P. Deitsch City Attorney 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6680 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 16th day of June, 2009 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler, Harbicht, Kovacic and Wuo NOES: None ABSENT: None ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia 2---- 4