G-09-08-27-8A3 - 8/27/2009ORDINANCE NO. (1-0 1-' -a' PA -3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTIONS 10.201
AND 10.202, CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, REGARDING RATES FOR WATER AND
SEWER SERVICE TO WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS; AND
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 10, Section 10.201, subsections (8) through
(17), Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition), City of Round Rock,
Texas, are hereby amended to read as follows:
10.201 WATER
(8)
Rates for Water Service to Wholesale Customers
(a) The rate for water service to a wholesale customer shall consist of a monthly
base charge and a volumetric charge per 1,000 gallons of water used.
(b) The monthly base charge and the volumetric charge for water to wholesale
customers is as follows:
Effective October 1, 2009
1. Aqua Texas, Inc.
Base Charge
Volume Charge
2. Fern Bluff Municipal Utility District
Base Charge
Volume Charge
3. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #1
Base Charge
Volume Charge
4. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #2
Base Charge
Volume Charge
5. R&R Mobile
Base Charge
Volume Charge
6. Walsh Ranch Municipal Utility District
Base Charge
Volume Charge
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$4,185.00
1.55
$19,900.00
1.90
$800.00
2.05
$800.00
2.05
$850.00
1.48
$1,100.00
2.35
7. Williamson County
Base Charge
Volume Charge
8. Williamson County
Base Charge
Volume Charge
9. Williamson County
Base Charge
Volume Charge
Municipal Utility District #9
Municipal Utility District #10
Municipal Utility District #11
Effective October 1, 2010
1. Aqua Texas, Inc.
Base Charge
Volume Charge
2. Fern Bluff Municipal Utility District
Base Charge
Volume Charge
3. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #1
Base Charge
Volume Charge
4. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #2
Base Charge
Volume Charge
5. R&R Mobile
Base Charge
Volume Charge
6. Walsh Ranch Municipal Utility District
Base Charge
Volume Charge
7. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #9
Base Charge
Volume Charge
8. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #10
Base Charge
Volume Charge
9. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #11
Base Charge
Volume Charge
Effective October 1, 2011
1. Aqua Texas, Inc.
Base Charge
Volume Charge
2. Fern Bluff Municipal Utility District
Base Charge
Volume Charge
$10,000.00
1.98
$6,000.00
2.13
$4,000.00
2.25
$4,185.00
1.82
$19,900.00
2.08
$1,100.00
2.05
$1,100.00
2.05
$850.00
1.71
$1,800.00
2.35
$10,500.00
2.22
$9,000.00
2.15
$7,000.00
2.25
$4,185.00
2.12
$19,900.00
2.18
3. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #1
Base Charge
Volume Charge
4. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #2
Base Charge
Volume Charge
$1,500.00
2.05
$1,500.00
2.05
5. R&R Mobile
Base Charge $850.00
Volume Charge 1.90
6. Walsh Ranch Municipal Utility District
Base Charge $2,600.00
Volume Charge 2.35
7. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #9
Base Charge $10,750.00
Volume Charge 2.50
8. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #10
Base Charge $12,000.00
Volume Charge 2.20
9. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #11
Base Charge $10,250.00
Volume Charge 2.25
(9) Water Service, Inspection and Meter Setting Fees
(a) Water Inspection and Meter Setting Fee
Each applicant for a plumbing permit, whether for new construction or
otherwise, shall at the time the permit is issued, pay a water inspection and
meter setting fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each water tap utilizing a
standard size water meter. As used herein, "standard size water meter" means
either a five-eighths (5/8) inch or a three fourths (3) inch meter. In the event a
water tap requires a nonstandard size water meter, the water inspection and
meter setting fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus the difference in
actual cost of the water meter required and the actual cost of a standard size
meter.
(b) Fees for Water Service Outside City Limits
Applicants for water service outside the city limits shall pay the same water
fees as set forth above. Applicants who are otherwise required by contract to
obtain building permits shall pay the fees when a permit is issued. Other
applicants shall pay the fees when water service is requested.
(10) Tampering with Meters and Lines Prohibited
Whoever by any means or device prevents water from passing through any meter
belonging to the City, or prevents any meter used in connection with the supply of
water to any Customer by the City from registering the amount of water passing
through such meter, or prevents a meter from duly registering the quantity of water
supplied or in any way interferes with its proper action of just registration, or without
the consent in writing of the Director, diverts any water from any pipe of the City's, or
otherwise uses, or causes to be used, without the consent of the Director, any water
produced or distributed by the City, or retains possession of, or refuses to deliver any
meter, materials or equipment belonging to the City, regardless of how it came into his
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possession, shall be in violation of this Section. The presence at any time on or about
any such meter or pipe or any device or pipes resulting in the diversion of water or
prevention of its free passage and registration by the meter, or resulting in the
diversion from the meter as above defined, or resulting in the prevention of water
reaching the meter, or resulting in the prevention of the just registration of the meter or
meters or the taking of any water except through a meter as above set forth, shall
constitute prima facie evidence on the part of the Person owning or having custody and
control of the room, building, place or premises where such device or pipe is, or
knowledge of the existence thereof and knowledge of such existence to the Person who
would be benefitted by the failure of the water to be properly metered, and shall further
constitute prima facie evidence of intention on the part of such Person to defraud, and
shall bring such Person prima facie within the scope, meaning, and penalties of this
Subsection.
(11) Tampering with Hydrants and Other System Apparatus
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, except a member of the fire department, or
employee of the City, to open or use water from a fire hydrant, or to take off
the cap without permission from the City.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, individually or in association with others,
to willfully break, injure or tamper with any part of the City's system for any
purpose whatsoever, or in any manner to maliciously interfere with or prevent
the running and operation of the system and the water supply therein.
(12) Responsibility for Water Leakage and Use; Discontinuance of Service
The Customer shall be held responsible as consumers for loss of water and property
damage due to leakage in pipes or plumbing inside the discharge side of the meter or
on the Customer's property, and if this water is not paid for according to the rates
provided when it becomes due, the water shall be cut off by the City and not turned on
again until all charges and fees are paid and proof provided that the leak has been
repaired. The City may consider an adjustment if the Customer presents a plumber's
statement indicating that the leak was not reasonably detectable from the surface, the
leak has been repaired and the type of repairs made. The City may request additional
information before adjusting the Customer's bill. The Customer may receive only one
adjustment during a twelve (12) month period, unless the Director determines that
extenuating circumstances justify allowing additional adjustments.
(13) Customer Assents to Chapter Provisions
All of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be incorporated in every
contract between the City and its Customers, and each Customer shall be charged with
knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and, by applying and accepting water from
the City, to have assented to the provisions hereof.
(14) Deposits for Water Service
(a) Upon making application for water service the Customer shall pay a water
deposit as hereinafter set forth. Said deposit shall be refunded to the Customer
when:
(i) service is cancelled; provided, however, that any unpaid charges shall
first be deducted from the deposit; or
(ii) for residential Customers only, when Customer shall have twelve (12)
consecutive months of good payment history.
(b) Residential Customers shall pay a water deposit in the amount of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) per residential dwelling unit.
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(c) The applicable deposit for water service set forth above is required of any
water Customer, regardless of payment history, if water service has been
discontinued for nonpayment or meter tampering. Residential Customers shall
thereafter be entitled to a satisfactory payment history deposit refund upon the
completion of the required one-year continuous, satisfactory payment history,
as computed from the date of reconnect, in accordance with the provisions of
this Subsection.
(d) All non-residential Customers shall pay a water deposit according to the size of
meter serving the premises pursuant to the following schedule:
Meter Size Deposit
5/e inch
3/ inch
1 inch
1' inch
2 inch and larger
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
$150.00
$100.00 per inch or fraction
thereof
(e) Bulk water Customers shall pay a meter deposit in accordance with the
following schedule:
Fire Hydrant Meter Size Deposit
5/8 x 3/ inch
1 inch
3 inch
$100.00
$150.00
$700.00
(15) Water and Sewer Service Connection and Transfer Fees
(a) Upon making application for water and/or sewer service the Customer shall
pay a water and sewer service connection fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
(b) Upon making application to transfer an existing water and/or sewer service
account to a new address, the Customer shall pay a water and sewer service
transfer fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
(c) If a Customer requests service after normal business hours or same-day
service, a water and sewer service connection fee of Seventy-five Dollars
($75.00) shall be paid by the Customer. Normal business hours means
weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., excluding City holidays.
(d) Bulk water Customers that require a fire hydrant meter to be relocated within
the same job site or another job site shall pay a Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) fee
for each time that the meter is relocated.
(16) Additional Service Trips
If additional meter service trips are required, including re -reads and trips for collection
of outstanding charges, fees or penalties, the Customer shall pay an additional trip fee
in the amount of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each additional trip made to the
location. If any service trips are caused by the City's error, the Customer will not be
charged such additional trip fee.
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II.
That Chapter 10, Section 10.202, subsection (2), Code of
Ordinances (1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
10.202 SEWER
(2) Rates for Sewer Service to Wholesale Customers
The monthly volumetric charge for sewer service to wholesale customers, per 1,000
gallons of water used in accordance with each entity's respective contractual obligation,
is as follows:
Effective October 1, 2009
1. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #1
Volume Charge
2. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #2
Volume Charge
3. R&R Mobile
Volume Charge
4. Walsh Ranch Municipal Utility District
Volume Charge
5. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #9
Volume Charge
6. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #10
Volume Charge
7. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #11
Volume Charge
Effective October 1, 2010
1. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #1
Volume Charge
2. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #2
Volume Charge
3. R&R Mobile
Volume Charge
4. Walsh Ranch Municipal Utility District
Volume Charge
5. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #9
Volume Charge
6. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #10
Volume Charge
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$3.64
$3.64
$3.30
$3.64
$3.15
$3.30
$3.30
$3.77
$3.77
$3.60
$3.77
$3.50
$3.60
7. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #11
Volume Charge $3.60
Effective October 1, 2011
1. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #1
Volume Charge $3.90
2. Paloma Lake Municipal Utility District #2
Volume Charge $3.90
3. R&R Mobile
Volume Charge $3.90
4. Walsh Ranch Municipal Utility District
Volume Charge $3.90
5. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #9
Volume Charge $3.90
6. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #10
Volume Charge $3.90
7. Williamson County Municipal Utility District #11
Volume Charge $3.90
M.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that
written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the
meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that
such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all
times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof
were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as
required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code, as amended.
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READ and APPROVED on first reading this the r. day of
AwawiSA-
, 2009.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of
ATTEST:
, 2009.
SARA L. WHITE, City Secretary
ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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DATE: August 19, 2009
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — August 27, 2009
ITEM: *8A3. Consider an ordinance amending the wholesale water and wastewater rates.
(Second Reading)
Department:
Staff Person:
Justification:
Finance
Cheryl Delaney, Finance Director
In the fall of 2008, a cost of service analysis of our wholesale rates was conducted. The results of the
study showed the need to increase wholesale rates and change our cost allocation methodology. The
proposed rate increases are transitioned over a three-year period to help alleviate immediate
substantial rate increases. The ordinance specifies the rates for wholesale customers over the next three
years and is effective October 1 of each year listed.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: N/A
Background Information:
Rate consultants, Black & Veatch, were hired to complete a cost of service analysis of our wholesale
customer class. The results of the study showed the need to modify wholesale rates and change the
cost allocation methodology to better reflect industry standards. Our rate strategy is to ensure that
allocated costs to the various customer classes are based on their demand on the system. The study
found that the wholesale customer class was not paying their proportional share of the system cost
which necessitated the rate increases. Implementation of a new cost allocation methodology will help
to stabilize rates going into the future.
In July 2009, meetings were held with each wholesale customer to discuss the new rates and change in
methodology. Rates for each wholesale customer are based on the demand the placed on the system.
Peak to average day demand differences among wholesale customers result in differences in wholesale
water rates. Since all wholesale customers have similar wastewater characteristics, a uniform
wastewater rate will be charged by 2012.
Public Comment: N/A