HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7115 2021-02-22RESOLUTION 7115
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
ADJUSTING SEWER CHARGES
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach (City) maintains a municipal
wastewater collection system for sewer users within the City of Seal Beach; and
WHEREAS, it has always been the policy of the City Council that the
City's Wastewater Utility be self-supporting from charges made by the City for
water furnished to customers and all services rendered in connection therewith;
and
WHEREAS, in order to adjust sewer rates, the City must comply with
Article XIIID of the Constitution, more commonly known as Proposition 218; and
WHEREAS; The City's last sewer rate adjustment was approved by City
Council Resolution 5386 in October of 2005 which retained the monthly service
charge of 22% of the bi-monthly water bill and increased the capital charge to
City all wastewater system users.
WHEREAS; since the 2005 sewer rate increase, a majority of the sewer
capital projects have been completed and the sewer utility has accumulated
sufficient funds for anticipated future CIP projects.
WHEREAS, Raftelis Financial Consultants (Raftelis) was awarded a
professional service agreement to prepare a comprehensive Water and Sewer
Utility Rate Study at the November 12, 2019 City Council meeting; and
WHEREAS, the scope of the Water and Sewer Rate Study included
development of five year financial plans, Cost of Service Analyses, new rate
designs, Customer Impact and Sensitivity Analyses, and a final Rate Study
Report for both the water and sewer utility enterprise funds; and
WHEREAS, the current City sewer rate structure is proposed to be
changed to be more consistent with current industry practices; and
WHEREAS, Raftelis has prepared a study and analysis dated December
18, 2020 and entitled "Water and Wastewater Study — Final Report / December
18, 2020"; (hereinafter, Rate Study); and
WHEREAS, the Rate Study demonstrates that the proposed fees are in
compliance with the substantive provisions of Proposition 218, to wit:
(1) Revenues derived from the fee or charge do not exceed the funds
required to provide sewer services;
(2) Revenues derived from the fee or charge are not to be used for any
purpose other than that for which the fee or charge was imposed;
(3) The amount of a fee or charge imposed upon any parcel or person
as an incident of property ownership does not exceed the
proportional cost of the service attributable to the parcel; and
(4) No fee or charge may be imposed for a service unless that service
is actually used by, or immediately available to, the owner of the
property in question. Fees or charges based on potential or future
use of a service are not permitted.
WHEREAS, On December 30, 2020 the City mailed the Public Hearing
Notice on the Proposed Water and Wastewater Rate Adjustments (Notice) for a
hearing to be held on February 22, 2021 relating to the proposed sewer charges
in accordance with California Constitution Article XIIID Section 6; and
WHEREAS, upon the close of February 22, 2021 majority protest hearing
the City Clerk tabulated all written protests submitted by the owners of each
identified parcel upon which the sewer charges are proposed in the days leading
up to the majority protest hearing and prior to the close of the majority protest
hearing and determined that the total number of protests submitted in opposition
of the proposed sewer charges was less than 50% of the total number of affected
parcels.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE:
Section 1. As authorized by Section 9.30.020 of Chapter 9 of the Seal Beach
Municipal Code, the following sewer charges are adopted:
A. Flat Monthly Sewer Charges ($/account)
Both Single Family Residential (SFR) and Leisure World customer classes will be
assessed flat monthly sewer charges. Effective dates for these flat charges shall
be the first day of the months shown in the Table 1.
Table 1
Customer Class Billing Frequency May January January January January
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Single Family Bi -monthly $48.04 $48.04 $48.04 $48.04 $48.04
Leisure World Monthly $1,098.42 $1,098.42 $1,098.42 $1,098.42 $1,098.42
B. Sewer Billing/Customer Service Charges ($/account)
Multi -Family, Commercial, City, and Navy customer classes shall be accessed a
bi-monthly fixed charge per sewer account as shown in Table 2.
January 2022
January 2023
January 2024
Table 2
Multi -family
$4.00
$4.00
Customer Class
May 2021 January
January January
January
Multi -family
$1.22 $1.22
$1.22
$1.22
$1.22
Commercial
$1.22 $1.22
$1.22
$1.22
$1.22
City
$1.22 $1.22
$1.22
$1.22
$1.22
Leisure World*
$0.61 $0.61
$0.61
$0.61
$0.61
Navy*
$0.61 $0.61
$0.61
$0.61
$0.61
"Billed monthly. Leisure World fixed charge included in Table 1
C. Sewer Volumetric Rate ($/hcf)
Multi -Family, Commercial, City, and Navy customer classes shall be accessed a
uniform volumetric rate as shown in Table 3.
Table 3
Customer Class
May 2021
January 2022
January 2023
January 2024
January 2025
Multi -family
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
Commercial
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
City
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
Navy*
$0.24
$0.24
$0.24
$0.24
$0.24
*Billed monthly
Section 2. This Resolution shall be effective on the date that Ordinance 1688
becomes effective.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 22nd day of February, 2021 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members: Kalmick, Massa-Lavitt, Moore, Sustarsic, Varipapa
NOES: Council Members: None
ABSENT: Council Members: None
ABSTAIN: Council Members: None
Jo almick, Mayor
ATT T:
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Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7115 on file in the office of
the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeti � held on the 22nd day of February, 2021.
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GI ,ria D. Harp6r, City Clerk