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AGENDA 'TITLE: Public Hearing to Consider Resolution Adopting Water Rate Increase
MEETING DATE: April 20,2005
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council conduct a public hearing to consider a
resolution adopting a water rate increase.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In the spring of 2004, the City Council approved a rate increasefor
water service (as well as increases in wastewater and refuse
services). The City-wide public notification done then included
provisions for future rate adjustments based on the Consumer Price
Index (CPI). At that time, the rate increasefor wastewaterwas adopted to take place in two steps, with
the second one to occur in July 2005. Refuse rates, per our agreement with Central Valley Waste
Services are adjusted annually and were the subject of a separate public hearing in March 2005.
Water rates were increased significantly in 2004, mainly to account for the Woodbridge Irrigation District
water purchase contract and, in part, to help fund PCEITCE contamination remediation and legal costs.
At this point, while significant progress has been made on the contamination issue, the City's actual costs
are still being evaluated. While it is clear that higher water rates will be necessary, the amount and
timing of increases would, at this point, have to be set with a "best -guess" process. Staff plans to bring
this issue back to the City Council later in 2005.
Given these uncertainties, staff is recommending that the City proceed with a CPI -based increase at this
time and defer consideration of a more significant increase until costs and cash-flow requirements are
better known. Staff feels that increasing utility rates on a more frequent basis will maintain better cash
flow and reserves within the utility and ultimately be more palatablewith customers than waiting longer
periods and adopting large increases.
The San Francisco-Oakland-SanJose Consumer price index for all items (unadjusted) for
December 2003 was 195.3 and 199.5for December 2004, which translates to 2.2%. This increase on all
water service charges results in total water rates as shown on ExhibitA. The increase amount for a
3 -bedroom home is $0.58 per month. The effective date of the increase is May 1, 2005, which is one
year from the previous increase.
FISCAL IMPACT: Increased annual water fund revenue will be approximately $170,000
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable
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Attachment
Richard C. Prima, Jr.
Public Works Director
APPROVED:
Blair King,CQ- ty Manager
J \UTILITY RATES\CPH Ratelncrease dac 4/4/2005
Exhibit A: Water Utility
Proposed 2.2% Water Utility Rate Increase
Residential Flat Rate (per month):
Present Rate
Proposed New Rate
Single Family Unit (one bedroom)
$
18.24
$
18.64
(two bedrooms)
$
21.90
$
22.38
(three bedrooms)
$
26.26
$
26.83
(four bedrooms)
$
31.54
$
32.24
(five bedrooms)
$
37.85
$
38.68
(six bedrooms)
$
45.41
$
46.41
(seven bedrooms)
$
54.47
$
55.67
Multiple Family Unit (one bedroom)
$
15.66
$
16.00
(two bedrooms)
$
18.78
$
19.19
(three bedrooms)
$
22.53
$
23.02
+ 20% for ea. add'I. bedroom
Commercial Flat Rate varies add: 2.2% (Examples below)
(Existing accounts only. New accounts are
metered.)
Present Rate
Proposed New Rate
V service
$
26.26
$
26.83
1" service
$
39.41
$
40.28
1'/2' service
$
52.54
$
53.70
2" service
$
65.69
$
67.14
3" service
$
91.97
$
93.99
4" service
$
118.23
$
120.83
Metered Rate $0.707 per 100 cu. ft. $0.723
plus monthly base charge:
Present Rate
Proposed New Rate
%" meter
$
15.43
$ 15.77
1" meter
$
23.14
$ 23.65
1'/i' meter
$
30.85
$ 31.53
2" meter
$
38.58
$ 39.43
3" meter
$
54.00
$ 55.19
4" meter
$
69.43
$ 70.96
6" meter
$
100.29
$ 102.50
8" meter
$
131.17
$ 134.06
10" meter
$
162.04
$ 165.60
Construction Water Charges:
Present Rate
Proposed New Rate
per 100 cu. ft.
$
0.707
$ 0.723
Note: Charges are total, includes 2.2% increases for infrastructure replacement charges.
The above are the most common examples of existing water rates, all other rates, including
Discount, Outside City, City and Miscellaneous water rates will also be raised 2.2%.
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-79
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL, ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.08.010OF THE LODI MUNICIPAL
CODE, PROVIDING FOR AND ESTABLISHING RATES TO BE
CHARGED FOR WATER SERVICE
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section 54354.5, a
Public Hearing was held on April 20, 2005, to consider adoption of a Resolution setting and
establishing an amended fee schedule for water service rates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lodi City Council:
Section 1: The schedule of water service rates for the City of Lodi shall be as shown as
follows:
Residential Flat Rate (per month): Present Rate Proposed New Rate
Single Family Unit (one bedroom)
S
18.24
$ 18.64
(two bedrooms)
S
21.90
$ 22.38
(three bedrooms)
S
26.26
S 26.83
(four bedrooms)
S
31.54
$ 32.24
(five bedrooms)
S
37.85
$ 38.68
(six bedrooms)
$
45.41
$ 46.41
(seven bedrooms)
S
54.47
$ 55.67
Multiple Family Unit (one bedroom)$
15.66
$ 16.00
(two bedrooms)
$
18.78
$ 19.19
(three bedrooms)
$
22.53
$ 23.02
+ 20% for ea. addl. bedroom
Commercial Flat Rate varies add:
2.2% (Examples below)
(Existing accounts only. New accounts are metered.)
Present Rate Proposed New Rate
s/4" service
$
26.26
$ 26.83
1 " service
$
39.41
$ 40.28
1 yz" service
$
52.54
$ 53.70
2" service
$
65.69
$ 67.14
3" service
S
91.97
S 93.99
4" service
$
118.23
$ 120.83
Metered Rate $0.707 per 100 cu. ft. $0.723
plus monthly base charge:
Present Rate Proposed New Rate
�3/4" meter
$
15.43
$ 15.77
1" meter
$
23.14
$ 23.65
1'/2" meter
$
30.85
$ 31.53
2" meter
S
38.58
S 39.43
3" meter
$
54.00
S 55.19
4" meter
$
69.43
$ 70.96
6" meter
$
100.29
$ 102.50
8" meter
$
131.17
$ 134.06
10" meter
$
162.04
$ 165.60
Construction Water Charges: Present Rate Proposed New Rate
per 100 cu. ft. $ 0.707 $ 0.723
Note: Changes are total, includes2.2% increases for infrastructurereplocement charges.
The above are the mostcommon examples of existing water rates, all other rates. including
Discount, Outside Ciiy, City, and Miscellaneouswater rates will also be raised 2.2%.
Section 2: The rates established by this Resolution shall be effective May 1, 2005, or
applied to the next full billing cycle following the effective date.
Section 3: All resolutions and parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are repealed insofar
as such conflict may exist.
Dated: April 20,2005
hereby certify that Resolution No. 2005-79 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held April 20, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, Mounce, and
Mayor Beckman
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
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DECLARATION OF POSTING
SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR APRIL 20, 2005, TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING
WATER RATE INCREASES
On Friday, March 18, 2005,
copy of a Notice of Public
increases, (attached hereto,
locations:
Lodi Public Library
Lodi City Clerks Office
Lodi City Hall Lobby
Lodi Carnegie Forum
in the City of Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, a
Hearing to consider a resolution adopting water rate
marked Exhibit "A) , was posted at the following four
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on March 18, 2005, at Lodi, California
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Kari J. qhadwick
Administrative Clerk
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CITY CLERK
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