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CITY OF SAN BERN.DINO - REQUEST F. COUNCIL ACTION
From: Bernard C. Kersey, Secretary
De~ Board of Water Commissioners
DM~ January 30, 1991
Subject: AMENDMENTS TO WATER DEPARTMENT RULES
AND REGULATIONS NOS. 14 AND 21
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Resolution No. 89-420
Approved increases in Fire Service Connections
and General Water Service Charges established
by the Board of Water Commissioners, effective
November 1, 1989.
Recommended motion:
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Adopt Resolution
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Supporting data attached:
Yes
Ward:
384-5091
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Contact person: Bernard C. Kersey
Phone:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount: N/ A
Source: (Acct. No.!
(Acct. Descriotion)
Finance:
Ceil Notes:
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CITY OF SAN BERNAaDINO - REQUEST FA COUNCIL ACTION
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STAFF REPORT
The Board of Water Commissioners on December 18, 1990 conducted a
public hearing to receive comments on the proposed water rate
increase and no comments or protests were received. After the
public hearing closed, the Board of Water Commissioners adopted
Resolution No. 414 approving the revised fire service and general
water service rates, to become effective April 1, 1991.
A water rate study has just been concluded in which operations for
fiscal year 1989-1990 were analyzed, and operational costs were
projected for fiscal year 1990-1991. Included in the proposed
budget are two new expense items; those being a state mandated
connection charge of $.50 per service connection and a Civil
Service fee of $45,000 to be paid to the City as payment for
recruitment and testing of Water Department candidates for
employment. Additionally, in 1990 the Department updated the Water
System Master Plan as required by the City's General Plan. This
comprehensive analysis of the system analyzed our current and
future water demands, and determined what capital improvements were
needed through the year 2010. The Water Department, in participa-
tion with West San Bernardino County Water District and the City
of Rial to, formed a joint powers agency to fund the capital
improvements by obtaining revenue bonds. The first issue was for
$9.57 million issued in July 1990.
Included in the 5-year Capital Improvement Program are additional
wells, booster stations, storage, and transmission mains. It is
anticipated that these improvements will cost approximately $13.4
million per year for the next five years. Revenue for repayment
of the bonds will be generated from water rates and acquisition of
service charges.
In addition to the extensive capital improvement program the
Department is undertaking, the 5-year drought condition has had a
dramatic effect on our production operations. We have maximized
our capacity to produce and boost water from the artesian pressure
zone located in the south portion of the City into the higher
elevation zones of our distribution system. During the past four
years, the overall production capability of our sources of supply
has been reduced by 40%. The boosting of water to higher pressure
zones has greatly increased the cost of production and distribution
of water.
The proposed general water rate is approximately a 20% increase
over current rates. It is anticipated the increase will generate
approximately $1,488,468 for the General Fund of the City, an
increase of approximately $250,586 on an annualized basis.
It is anticipated the increase in revenue from the rate increase
will generate an additional $84,000 in revenue for fiscal year
1990/1991, and the increased cost of water for the city would be
approximately $10,500, resulting in a net increase of revenue of
$73,500 to the City plus the charges for Civil Service.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, APPROVING
INCREASES TO WATER RATES ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF WATER
COMMISSIONERS, AS SET FORTH IN RULE AND REGULATION NUMBERS 14 AND
21 OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO.
WHEREAS, Article IX, Section 163 of the City Charter, in part,
9 empowers the Board of Water Commissioners to establish all water
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11 WHEREAS, water rates are set forth in the rules and
12 regUlations of the Board of Water Commissioners; and
13 WHEREAS, the current rates set for in Rule and Regulation No.
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15 Regulation No. 21 for General Water Service, are not sufficient to
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18 WHEREAS, a water rate study has been conducted and a water
rate increase has been prepared, and a Public Hearing was held by
the Board of Water Commissioners to receive comments from the
public on proposed water rates on December 18, 1990, and no
comments or protests were received; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Water Commissioners adopted Resolution
No. 414 on December 18, 1990 approving amendments to Rule and
RegUlation No. 14 (Subsection b), increasing Fire Service
Connection Rates, and Rule and Regulation No. 21, increasing water
rates for General Water Service, to become effective April 1, 1991.
WHEREAS, water rates and charges established by the Board of
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APPROVING INCRjliES TO WATER RATES AS ESTABLIS~BY THE BOARD OF WATER
COMMISSIONERS.~LE AND REGULATION NO. 14 AND 2'"
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pursuant to Charter Section 163, may be
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Chapter 2.28, Subsection 4 of the Municipal code.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
SECTION ONE:
That the City of San Bernardino hereby approves
increases in rates for water service established by Resolution No.
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attached hereto, marked "Exhibit 1", and is hereby referred to and
made a part hereof as fully as though set forth at length herein.
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SECTION TWO:
That the rates approved herein shall be come
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
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and Common Council of the City of San
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CITY CLERK
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APPROVING INC~ES TO WATER RATES AS ESTABLIS.BY THE BOARD OF WATER
COMMISSIONERS.~LE AND REGULATION NO. 14 AND _
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City Attorney
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS, CITY OF SAN
4 BERNARDINO. APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO RULE AND REGULATION NO. 14
(SUBSECTION B) OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT,
5 INCREASING FIRE SERVICE CONNECTION RATES, AND RULE AND REGULATION
NO. 21, INCREASING WATER RATES FOR GENERAL WATER SERVICE.
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7 WHEREAS, Article IX, Section 163 of the City Charter, in part,
8 empowers the Board of Water Commissioners to establish all water
9 rates; and
10 WHEREAS, w~ter rates are set forth in the rules and
11 regulations of said Board of Water Commissioners; and it is the
12 duty of the Mayor and Common Council to pass ordinances as may be
13 necessary to enforce said rules; and
~ 14 WHEREAS, the current rates set forth in Rule and Regulation
15 No. 14 (Subsection b) for Fire Service Connections, and Rule and
16 Regulation No. 21 for General Water Service, are not sufficient to
17 cover the costs to maintain, repair, improve and operate the water
18 system; and
19 WHEREAS, a proposed water rate increase has been prepared and
20 a Public Hearing was held to receive comments from the public on
21 proposed water rates on December 18, 1990, and no comments or
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23 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF WATER
24 COMMISSIONERS, CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, AS FOLLOWS:
25 SECTION ONE: That the rates set forth in Rule and Regulation
26 No. 14 (Subsection b), of the San Bernardino Municipal Water
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28 "Exhibit A", incorporated herein as though fully set forth at
EXHIBIT "1"
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SECTION TWO: That the rates set forth in Rule and Regulation
No. 21 of the San Bernardino Municipal Water Department, Water
Rates, General Water Service, attached hereto and marked "Exhibit
B", incorporated herein as though fully set forth at length, is
hereby approved.
SECTION THREE: That the water rates approved herein shall
become effective April 1, 1991.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of San
Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of
December, 1990 by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Chandler, Willis, Urata, BiITens & Garcia
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
puty City Clerk &
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EXHIBIT "A"
San Bernardino Municipal Water Department
300 North "D" Street
San Bernardino, California
FIRE SERVICE CONNECTION
RULE AND REGULATION NO. 14
a. When a fire service connection for private fire protection is
installed, the identical installation charge as set forth in
Rule and Regulation No. 5 shall apply. Upon the completion
and installation, the valve governing same will be closed and
sealed, and remain so until a written order is received from
the owner of the premises to have the water turned on. After
the water is turned on, the Board shall not be liable for
damages of any kind whatsoever that may occur to the premises
served by reason of the installation, maintenance, use,
fluctuation of pressure, or interruption of supply.
b. The monthly rates to be charged and collected for service used
for fire protection purposes shall be as follows:
. 2" Pipe or Less $ 8.00
3" Pipe 12.00
4" Pipe 16.00
6" Pipe 24.00
8" Pipe 32.00
10" Pipe 40.00
12" Pipe 48.00
Said monthly rates shall be due and payable in accordance with
the identical terms, conditions, and penalties as set forth
in Rule and Regulation No.6 entitled "Payment of Bills".
c. If water is used through a fire service connection for any
other purpose than extinguishing of fires, the Board shall
have the right to place a meter on the fire service connection
at the owner's expense, or shut off the entire water supply
from such premises. Upon installation of such meter, the
water rates as prescribed in Rule and Regulation No. 21 herein
shall apply, in addition to the service charge as hereinbefore
set forth in Rule and Regulation No. 14, Paragraph (b).
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The Board shall have the right to take a domestic, commercial,
or industrial service connection from the fire service
connection at the curb to supply the same premises as those
to which the fires service connection belongs. The Board
shall also have the right to determine the proportion of the
installation costs properly chargeable to each service
connection, if such segregation of cost shall become neces-
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The Board reserves the right to install on all fire service
connections a check valve of a type approved by the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, and to equip the same with a
bypass meter; such installation shall be at the expense of the
owner of the property, and the regular domestic water rates
as set forth in Rule and Regulation No. 21 hereof shall apply
for all water used through such service except for fire
protection purposes only.
Approved:
Board of Water Commissioners: December 18, 1990
Mayor and Common Council:
Effective: April 1, 1991
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EXHIBIT "B"
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San Bernardino Municipal Water Department
300 North "D" Street
San Bernardino, California
WATER RATES
RULE AND REGULATION NO. 21
GENERAL WATER SERVICE
The following rates shall be charged for all water furnished for
either domestic, commercial, or industrial use within the City of
San Bernardino, or for any other purposes for which no other rate
is specified:
A. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT
MINIMUM MONTHLY CUBIC FOOT
METER SIZE CHARGE ALLOWANCE
5/8" $ 6.60 500
e 3/4 " 8.80 500
1" 10.55 500
1-1/2" 18.90 500
2" 26.40 500
3" 44.90 500
4" 76.25 500
6" 137.30 500
8" 205.90 500
10" 257.40 500
12" 308.90 500
All in excess of 500 cu. ft. per month......$.72 per 100 cu. ft.
B. MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS - Includes duplexes, triplexes,
apartments, mobile home parks, condominiums, and town homes
served by one or more master meters.
1. Minimum Monthlv Charae:
1st unit shall be the same as A, each additional unit
served by meter shall be $2.75 per unit per month.
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Cubic Foot Allowance:
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1st unit shall be the same as A, each additional unit
served by meter shall be 200 cu. ft. per month.
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All usage in excess of allowance per month shall be $.72
per 100 cu. ft.
4. Water furnished for municipal use within the City of San
Bernardino shall be $.288 per 100 cu. ft.
C. COMMERCIAL, LANDSCAPE AND INDUSTRIAL USERS:
MINIMUM MONTHLY
CHARGE
METER SIZE
5/8"
3/4"
1"
1-1/2"
2"
3"
4"
6"
8"
10"
12"
$
6.60
8.80
10.55
18.90
26.40
44.90
76.25
137.30
205.90
257.40
308.90
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Water furnished for municipal use with the City of San Bernardino
shall be $.288 per 100 cu. ft.
D. SURCHARGE - AREA OUTSIDE CITY
All new services installed after 2-1-91 outside the incor-
porated territory of the City shall be the amount computed at
the minimum monthly charge, and the consumption charge as set
forth in this rule and regulation multiplied by 1.5.
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UNMETERED CONSTRUCTION RATE (RESIDENTIAL ONLY)
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A jumper shall be installed (in place of water meter) at the
beginning of house construction for a maximum period of 120
days or until the lot landscaping begins or house is finished,
whichever comes first. Thereafter, the water meter shall be
installed and subject to all charges as listed in Section A
of this regulation. Water used for tract grading and jetting
of trenches is not covered in the above charge. The charge
is hereby established at the rate of $25.00 per month per
service.
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DELMANN HEIGHTS USERS:
(Customers formerly serviced by Southern California Water
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METER SIZE
MINIMUM MONTHLY
CHARGE
5/8"
3/4"
1"
1-1/2"
2"
3"
4"
6"
8"
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4.60
5.50
8.80
13.80
14.90
26.60
35.00
58.50
84.00
USAGE CHARGE:
First 300 cu. ft.............. ..............$.70 per 100 cu. ft.
All usage over 300 cu. ft. ... .............. .$.844 per 100 cu. ft.
Approved:
Board of Water Commissioners: December 18, 1990
Mayor and Common Council:
Effective: April 1, 1991
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WATER RATES
RULE & REGULATION NO. 21
GENERAL WATER SERVICE
The following rates shall be charged for all water furnished for
either domestic, commercial, or industrial use within the City of
San Bernardino, or for any other purposea for which no other rate
is specified:
A. SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT
METER MINIMUM CUBIC FOOT
llli MONTHLY CHARGE ALLOWANCE
5/8 inch $ 5.50 500
3/~ inch 7.35 500
1 inch 8.80 500
1 1/2 inch 15.75 500
2 inch 22.00 500
3 inch 37.~0 500
~ inch 63.55 500
(." 6 inch 11~.~0 500
- 8 inch 17 1 . 60 500
10 inch 21~.50 500
12 inch 257.~0 500
All in excess of 500 cu. ft. per month....$.60 per 100 cu. ft.
Water furnished for municipal use within the City of San Bernardino
shall be $.2~ per 100 cu. ft.
B" MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS - includes duplexes, triplexes,
apartments, mobile home parka, condominiums, and town homea
served by one or more maater metera.
1. Minimum Mon~h'y CharQ.~
1st unit shall be the same as A, each additional unit
served by meter shall be $2.20 per unit per month.
2. Cubic Foot Allowance:
1st unit shall be the same as A, each additional unit
served by meter shall be 200 cubic feet per month.
3. All usage in excess of allowance per month shall be $.60
per 100 cu. ft.
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Water furnished for municipal use within the City of San
Bernardino ahall be $.24 per 100 cu. ft.
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NO. 21 CONTINUE.
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COMMERCIAL, LANDSCAPE AND INDUSTRIAL USERS:
MINIMUM MONTHLY
CHARGE
METER SIZE
5/8"
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1"
1 1/2"
2"
3"
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6"
8"
10"
12"
$ 5.50
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8.80
15.75
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171.60
21..50
257..0
All usage per month........................$.60 per 100 cu. ft.
Water furnished for municipal use with the City of San Bernardino
shall be $.2. per 100 cu. ft.
OELMANN HEIGHTS USERS:
(Customers formerly serviced by Southern Cal ifornia Water
Company) .
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MINIMUM MONTHLY
METER SIZE CHARGE
5/8"
3/."
1"
1 1/2"
2"
3"
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8"
USAGE CHARGE:
$ ..60
5.50
8.80
13.80
1..90
26.60
35.00
58.50
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First 300 cubic feet.....................$.70 per 100 cu. ft.
All usage over 300 cubic feet............$.8.. per 100 cu. ft.
Approved:
Board of Water Commissioners:
Mayor and Common Council:
Effective:
October 3, 1989
OCtober 16, 1989
November 1, 1989