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AGENDATITLE: Ordinance No. 1801 Entitled, "An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council Amending
Chapter 13.20, 'Electrical Service,' by Repealing and Reenacting Section
13.20.210, 'Schedule EM,' Relating to Mobile Home Park Service Rates"
MEETING DATE: September 19, 2007
PREPARED BY: City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion waiving reading in full and (following reading by title)
adopting the attached Ordinance No. 1801.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Ordinance No. 1801 entitled, "An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council
Amending Chapter 13.20, 'Electrical Service,' by Repealing and
Reenacting Section 13.20.210, `Schedule EM,' Relating to Mobile
Home Park Service Rates," was introduced at the regular City
Council meeting of September 5, 2007.
ADOPTION: With the exception of urgency ordinances, no ordinance may be passed within five days of
its introduction. Two readings are therefore required — one to introduce and a second to adopt the
ordinance. Ordinances may only be passed at a regular meeting or at an adjourned regular meeting;
except for urgency ordinances, ordinances may not be passed at a special meeting. Id. All ordinances
must be read in full either at the time of introduction or at the time of passage, unless a regular motion
waiving further reading is adopted by a majority of all council persons present. Cal. Gov't Code§ 36934.
Ordinances take effect 30 days after their final passage. Cal. Gov't Code § 36937.
This ordinance has been approved as to form by the City Attorney.
FISCAL IMPACT:
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
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di Johl
City Clerk
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BIS, City Manager
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For each occupied mobile home park unit, the park owner will receive a discount in the
same amount as allowed to PG&E by the California Public Utilities Commission for the
nearest geographic area, expressed as one twelfth of a discountamount based on a 365
day year.
Tier 1
Tier 3
Tier 3
Tier 4
(Baseline)
(101-130%
131-200% of
(201-300%
(Over 300%
(201-300%
of baseline)
baseline)
of baseline
of baseline
$0.1420
$0.1450
$0.2235
$0.3180
$0.3300
For each occupied mobile home park unit, the park owner will receive a discount in the
same amount as allowed to PG&E by the California Public Utilities Commission for the
nearest geographic area, expressed as one twelfth of a discountamount based on a 365
day year.
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Tier 4
Tier 5
(Baseline)
(101-130%
131-200%
(201-300%
(Over 300%
of baseline)
cf baseline
of baseline
of baseline
Beginning
0
482
626
963
>11,443
Tier
kWh/month
Ending Tier
481
625
962
1,443
kWh/month
For each occupied mobile home park unit, the park owner will receive a discount in the
same amount as allowed to PG&E by the California Public Utilities Commission for the
nearest geographic area, expressed as one twelfth of a discountamount based on a 365
day year.
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Tier 4
Tier 5
(Baseline)
(101-130%
131-200%
(201-300%
(Over 300%
of baseline)
of baseline)
of baseline
of baseline
Beginning
0
392
509
783
>1,173
Tier
kW h/month
Ending Tier
391
508
782
1,173
kWh/month
For each occupied mobile home park unit, the park owner will receive a discount in the
same amount as allowed to PG&E by the California Public Utilities Commission for the
nearest geographic area, expressed as one twelfth of a discountamount based on a 365
day year.
ENERGY COST AJUSTMENT (ECA):
An energy cost adjustment shall be included in each bill for service as provided in
Section 13.20.175 Schedule ECA — Energy Cost Adjustment.
BILLING CYCLE CHARGE (MONTHLY BILL):
The Billing Cycle Charge is the higher of the Minimum Charge or the sum of the Energy
Charge, the Discount and the ECA.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
(a) This rate is available onlyfor mobile home park master metering in service priorto
March 31, 1989.
(b) It is the responsibilit of the master -metered customer to notify the City Finance
Department bythe 5t day of each month of any change in the number of occupied
mobile home park units wired for service on the first day of that month.
(c) Miscellaneous electric loads such as general lighting, laundry rooms, general
maintenance, and other similar use incidentalto the operation of the premisesas a
multi-familyaccommodation will be considered domestic use.
(d) Forthe master -metered Customerto qualifyfor Single HouseholdAlternative Rate
for Energy (SHARE) and/or the Residential Medical Discount, the qualified sub -
metered tenants of the master -metered Customer must submit the applicable
application(s), including the tenant's unit number, to the City of Lodi Finance
Department. The City of Lodi Finance Departmentwill notify the master -metered
Customer in writing of the tenant's certification for these programs.
(e) Fortenants who are on fixed incomes below $45,000 annually and who are over
62 years of age, and do not qualifyfor any other discount, a discount of 5% of the
qualifying tenant's electric bill (Fixed Income Discount) shall be provided to the
master -metered Customer. Procedures as to qualification will be established by
the Electric Utility Department.
(f) The master -metered customer, notthe Cityof Lodi, is responsibleforextendingthe
SHARE, Residential Medical Discount, and Fixed Income Discount to tenants
certified to receive them. If verification establishes that the SHARE, Residential
Medical Discount, or Fixed Income Discounttenant is ineligible, the tenant will be
removed from the master -metered Customer's qualified tenants and the City of
Lodi may render corrective billings.
(g) The master -metered Customer shalI notbill any sub -metered tenant morethanthat
tenantwould be billed ifthattenantwere an individual customerofthe Cityof Lodi.
For a qualifying SHARE tenant, the master -metered Customer shall bill the
qualifying tenant at the applicable rates equivalent to Schedule ED, Residential
SHARE Program Service. For a tenant qualifying for a Residential Medical
Discount, the master -metered Customer shall the bill the qualifying tenant in
accordance with the provisions cf Schedule MR, Residential Medical Discount.
Fortenants qualifyingfor a Fixed Income Discount, the master -mete red Customer
shall bill the qualifying tenant in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (e)
herein. A tenant not qualified for any of the above discounts shall be billed using
the same rate schedule that the City bills the park owner (e.g., in accordance with
the section titled "Rates" herein), excepting the MasterMeter/ Sub -Meter Discount
shall not be provided to tenants.
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(h) The master-meter/sub-meter rate discount provided herein prohibits further
recovery by mobile home park owners for the costs of owning, operating and
maintaining their electric sub -metered system.
(i) Upon request, mobile home park owners must submit copies of their tenant billings
to the City of Lodi for auditing to ensure compliance with this rate tariff, provided
however that such requests shall not be made more often than semi-annually.
SECTION 2. No Mandatory Duty of Care. This ordinance is not intended to and shall not be
construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer or
employee thereof, a mandatoryduty of care towards persons or propertywithin the City or
outside of the City so as to providea basis of civil liabilityfor damages, except as otherwise
imposed by law.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council
hereby declares that itwould haveadopted this ordinance irrespectiveof the invalidityofany
particular portion thereof.
SECTION 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed
insofar as such conflict may exist.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be published pursuantto law and shall become effective
30 days from the date of passage and adoption.
SECTION 6. This amended Schedule referenced above shall be effective on applicable
electric utility billings prepared by the City of Lodi on or after November 1,2007, or the first
date allowable under State law.
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NDI JOHL
City Clerk
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Approved this 19"',day of September, 2007
BOBJOHNSON
MAYOR
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss
I, Randi Johl, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1801 was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held September 5,
2007, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular meeting of said
Council held September 19, 2007, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— Hansen, Hitchcock, Katzakian, Mounce, and
MayorJohnson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
I further certifythat Ordinance No. 1801 was approved and signed bythe Mayoron the date
of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law.
PANDIJOHL
City Clerk
Approved to Form:
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