HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2018-19 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
ADJUSTING SEWER SERVICE USER CHARGES PURSUANT TO SECTION 14.54.020
OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the existing Huntington Beach Municipal Code requires at Section
14.54.040 that the City establish by ordinance the City charge a Sewer Service User Charge
based upon the customer category, and the number of dwelling units or commercial or industrial
occupancies served by a water meter. Concurrently with adopting this Resolution, the City
Council is amending Section 14.54.040 to authorize setting the Charge by Resolution instead of
Ordinance. The Sewer Service User Charge shall be set by a Resolution adopted by a two-thirds
vote of the members of the City Council; and,
Pursuant to Proposition 218 and Government Code Sections 53755 and 53756, an agency
providing sewer service may adopt a schedule of adjustments to sewer rates for up to five (5)
years; and,
Pursuant to Huntington Beach Municipal Code Section 14.54.020, the City Council shall
adjust Sewer Service User Charges in order to maintain a balanced budget,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach as follows:
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1. Sewer Service User Charge. Effective July 1, 2018, all customers served by a water meter
shall be charged a Sewer Service User Charge at the following rates, as set forth below, based
upon customer category and charge type:
Sewer Service User Charge Monthly
Customer Category Char e Type Unit Charge
Residential - Single-family Flat rate for all Per unit
homes, condominiums and customers in category. per
townhouses with individual month
meters. $11.3541
Residential—All condominiums, Flat rate for all Per unit
townhouses, apartments, and customers in category. per
mobile homes served by month
common meters. $9.4183
Flat rate amount per Per EDU
Equivalent Dwelling per
Unit (EDU). EDU month
refers to either (1) the
capacity of a customer's
water meter in
comparison to a
Commercial/Industrial/Private standard 3/4 inch meter,
Schools: the charge multiplied or(2) the number of
by the Equivalent Dwelling Unit tenant units that receive
(EDU), which is the number of water service through
units that receive water through the water meter, $13.1770 per
a meter. whichever is greater. EDU
Flat rate per student per
year, determined by Per
Average Daily student
Public High Schools. Attendance per year. $3.6264
Flat rate per student per
year, determined by Per
Average Daily student
Public K-8 Schools. Attendance per year. $2.3352
2. Exemptions. No Sewer Service User Charge may be imposed on a water customer
exempt from the Sewer Service User Charge under Section 14.54.100 of the Huntington Beach
Municipal Code
3. Sewer Service User Charge Annual Adjustment. Beginning July 1, 2019, and continuing
each July 1, including July 1, 2023, the Sewer Service User Charge shall be adjusted annually
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based on the Consumer Price Index-Urban (CPI-U) for the Los Angeles, Orange County-
Riverside Area and available as of November for the previous year.
4. Notice of Charge Increase. Notice of any adjustment to the Sewer Service User Charge
shall be provided by way of an insert in the monthly water and sewer bill at least 30 days before
the effective date of the rate adjustment.
5. Effective Date of Resolution. The effective date of this Resolution is concurrent with the
effective date of Ordinance No. 2018- which amends Huntington Beach Municipal Code
Section 14.54.040 to authorize setting the Sewer Service User Charge by Resolution instead of
Ordinance
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 0`4' day of A")P., , 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
City Clerk Director of a lic Works
REVIEW_,/ D APPROVED: APPROVED RM:
C'ty'Manager City Attorney S�r
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on April 2, 2018 by the following vote:
AYES: Semeta, Posey, Delgleize, Hardy, Brenden
NOES: O'Connell, Peterson
ABSENT: None
RECUSE: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California