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G-97-03-27-10A - 3/27/1997ORDINANCE NO. O' -q1.- " O3 -Q `- ID/ t AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 10.600; PROVIDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE FEES; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS. WHEREAS, a Texas home -rule municipality may adopt ordinances that are for the good government, peace, or order of the municipality; and WHEREAS, a Texas home -rule municipality may adopt ordinances to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens and the community; and WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock is a home -rule municipality; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Round Rock hereby finds and determines that it is necessary and in the best interest of the City and its citizens to establish fees for the use of certain environmental services offered by the City of Round Rock; Now Therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, THAT: I. That Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered Section 10.600 which said section shall read as follows: C:\WPDOCS\ORDINANC\OR70313C.WPD/clb SECTION 10.600 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FEES Fees established in this Section shall be periodically reviewed and adjusted to ensure an equitable cost recovery system. 10.601 This Section reserved for future use. 10.602 This Section reserved for future use. 10.603 ANALYTICAL AND SAMPLING FEES (1) Applicability The fees described herein do not apply to any sampling event or analytical work initiated by the City for the purposes of its own routine testing and monitoring. (2) Analytical Fees (a) Analytical Fees for Wastewater Fees for wastewater tests are as follows: Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) $15.00 per sample $15.00 per sample $15.00 per sample (b) Water Bacteriology Fees Fees for bacteriological analysis shall be $10.00 per water sample. (3) Sampling Fees (a) The sampling fee for wastewater discharge is $75.00 per sampling event. (b) The wastewater discharge sampling event consists of a twenty-four hour composite sample taken by automatic sampler. The scheduling of this service is subject to approval and availability of the appropriate Public Works personnel. (4) Payment of Fees Fees for analytical or sampling work requested by a water or wastewater customer of the City shall be billed to the customer on the monthly utility bill. Fees for analytical or sampling work requested by persons or entities that are not water or wastewater customers of the City must be paid in advance at the Public Works office. Requests for analytical or sampling work must be accompanied by the appropriate paper work and evidence of payment, if applicable. 2. 10.604 RECYCLING CENTER FEES (1) Purpose The purpose of this section is to establish a cost recovery mechanism for the handling and managing of materials at the City of Round Rock Recycling Center, making use of the Recycling Center fair and equitable to all persons. (2) Definitions (3) The following words shall have the meanings given them in this subsection. Brush means branches, limbs, and other parts of trees, shrubs, bushes, and similar vegetation which have been cut, lopped, or broken. The term "brush", as used herein, does not include grass clippings, leaves, or construction debris. Large Load means a load of brush that is greater than four (4) cubic yards in volume. Medium Load means a load of brush that is greater than or equal to two (2) but less than four (4) cubic yards in volume. Resident means a person or individual living within the corporate boundaries of the City of Round Rock, Texas. Small Load means a load of brush less than two (2) cubic yards in volume that is generated by normal residential yard maintenance. Brush Handling The fees for disposing of brush at the City of Round Rock Recycling Center are as follows: (a) Small Load Resident no charge (b) Small Load Nonresident $15.00 per load (c) Medium Load $20.00 per load (d) Large Load $40.00 per load II. A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are expressly repealed. 3. B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof. READ and APPROVED on first reading this the ' 3t:-1 day of a c k1 , 1997. READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the aTo day of ATTEST: City LAND ,ity Secreta CHRISTMX MafroJEL) Ass, , 1997. 4. CHARLES CULPsPFER, Mayor City of Round Rock, Texas DATE: March 25, 1997 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting, March 27, 1997 ITEM: 10A. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 10, Sec. 10.600 concerning Environmental Fees. (Second Reading) STAFF RESOURCE PERSON: Jim Nuse STAFF RECOMMENDATION: This section of code gives the City legal authority to recover the costs for performing certain laboratory tests and wastewater sampling events. The ordinance also sets a fee schedule for the disposal of brush at the Recycling Center on Deepwood Drive. Laboratory Fees: Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) - Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) - Water Bacteriology Fees WW discharge sampling fee Brush Handling: Small Load Resident - Small Load Nonresident - Medium Load Large Load $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $10.00 $75.00 no charge $15.00 $20.00 $40.00