Code of Ordinances Amendment - Title 13 Fixing Rates for Water Use and Service Copyrighted
February 28, 2018
City of Dubuque Action Items # 3.
ITEM TITLE: Code of Ordinances Amendment-Title 13 Fixing Rates for
Water Use and Service
SUMMARY: Water Department recommending changes to water rates
for residential, commercial, industrial, all other uses, and
fire sprinkler service relative to the Fiscal Year 2019
recommended budget.
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances Title 13 Public Utilities, Chapter 1 Water Use
and Service, Article C Rates, Section 13-1C-1(A)
Establishing Water Rates for Residential, Commercial,
Industrial, and all Other Uses
ORDINANCE Amending the City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances Title 13 Public Utilities Chapter 1 Water Use
and Service, Article C Rates Section 13-1 C-2 Fixing Water
Rates for Fire Sprinkler Service
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion
A
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
FY19 Water Rates Staff Memo Staff Memo
FY19 Ordinance Water Use Rates Ordinance
FY19 Ordinance Sprinkler Rates Ordinance
Rate Calculation Sheet Supporting Documentation
Suggested Motion Wording Supporting Documentation
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Denise lhrig, Water Department Manager
SUBJECT: Rate Revision to City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Section Title 13
Public Utilities Chapter 1 Article C — Rates, Section 13-1C-1(a)
Residential, Commercial, Industrial and other uses; and Section 13-1C-2
Fire Sprinkler Service
DATE: February 21, 2018
INRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to submit to you a copy of two proposed ordinance
changes for your review and approval. These ordinance changes would revise City of
Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 13 Public Utilities Chapter 1 Article C, Section 13-
1C-1(a) Fixing Water Rates for Residential and Industrial Use and all other uses; and
Section 13-1C Fixing Water Rates for Fire Sprinkler Service.
DISCUSSION
It is recommended in the Water Department's budget request for FY19, that a 3% rate
increase be implemented. The old and new rates are provided herein.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff and I are recommending that the attached proposed ordinances be submitted to
the City Council for adoption during the FY19 Budget Hearings with an effective date of
July 1, 2018.
Attachments
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
Alexis Steger, Senior Budget Analyst
Jean Nachtman, Finance Director
Tami Lansing, Assistant Finance Director
Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk
Brant Schueller, Water Distribution Supervisor
File
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ORDINANCE NO. 3-18
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 13 PUBLIC
UTILITIES, CHAPTER 1 WATER USE AND SERVICE, ARTICLE C RATES, SECTION
13-1C-1(A) ESTABLISHING WATER RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL,
INDUSTRIAL, AND ALL OTHER USES
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13-1C-1(A) of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 13-1C-1A: Residential, Commercial, Industrial and All Other Uses.
A. Rates Established: The rates to be charged for water for residential,
commercial, industrial and all other uses and purposes by any person, firm or
corporation within the city shall be based on units of one hundred cubic feet (748
gallons) or per gallon as follows: ;y
Monthly Consumption Charge per
(in Hundreds of Cubic Feet) Hundred Cubic Feet
First 30 $3.67
Next 120 $2.99
Next 350 $2.77
Next 500 $2.45
Over 1,000 $2.17
Monthly Consumption Charge per
(in Gallons) Gallon
First 22,440 $0.00488
Next 89,760 $0.00399
Next 261,800 $0.00372
Next 374,000 $0.00329
Over 748,000 $0.00288
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum monthly charge according to the
size of the meter:
Meter Size Monthly Consumption Monthly Consumption
Inches (In Hundreds of Cubic Feet) (In Gallons) Minimum Charge
5/8 2 1,496 $7.30
3/4 5 3,740 $18.25
1 8 5,984 $29.20
1 1/2 26 19,448 $94.91
2 46 34,408 $157.26
3 106 79,288 $336.33
4 168 125,664 $517.74
6 368 275,264 $1,074.25
8 625 467,500 $1,749.16
A property owner shall pay a $50.00 disconnect fee for water service that is
disconnected by the city for a meter not in service. When a tenant account is
subject to disconnection due to delinquency, the tenant shall pay the $50.00
disconnect fee.
A $50.00 service call fee shall be changed to property owners or tenant account
for those service calls that are determined to be related to customer negligence.
A $5.50 minimum monthly charge shall be assessed for meters not in service.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2018.
Passed, approved and adopted this 28th day of February, 2018.
Roy D. uol, Mayor I�
Attest:
i•
Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 4-18
AMENDING THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 13 PUBLIC
UTILITIES CHAPTER 1 WATER USE AND SERVICE, ARTICLE C RATES SECTION
13-1C-2 FIXING WATER RATES FOR FIRE SPRINKLER SERVICE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13-1C-2 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 13-1C-2: Fire Sprinkler Service. is
Customers who have fire sprinkler service shall be billed for this service on a monthly
basis. The monthly charge shall be as follows:
II
CURRENT MONTHLY
NUMBER OF HEADS CHARGES
Up to 200 (minimum) $22.35
200-299 $26.83
300-399 $31.25
400-599 $35.76
600-799 $40.19
800 -999 $44.69
1,000 - 1,199 $49.17
1,200 - 1,399 $53.59
1,400 - 1,599 $58.07
1,600 - 1,799 $62.55
1,800 - 1,999 $66.98
2,000 - 2,199 $71.47
2,200 - 2,399 $75.93
2,400 - 2,599 $80.41
2,600 - 2,799 $84.88
2,800 - 2,900 $89.45
3,000 - 3,499 $93.80
Over 3,500* $4.46
*(for each additional 500 heads or fraction thereof)
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2018.
Passed, approved and adopted this 28th day of February, /418.
e
Roy D. B ; Mayor
Attest:
Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk
CITY OF DUBUQUE
UTILITY RATE COMPARISON
FY 18 to FY 19
PROJECTED WATER RATES
Rates based on units of one-hundred cubic feet(748 gallons)
Monthly FY 18 FY 19
Consumption 3.0% 3.00%
First 30 $ 3.56 $ 3.67
Next 120 $ 2.90 $ 2.99
Next 350 $ 2.69 $ 2.77
Next 500 $ 2.38 $ 2.45
Over 1,000 $ 2.11 $ 2.17
Monthly FY 18 FY 19
Consumption 3.0% 3.00%
First 22,440 $ 0.00474 $ 0.00488
Next 89,760 $ 0.00387 $ 0.00399
Next 261,800 $ 0.00361 $ 0.00372
Next 374,000 $ 0.00319 $ 0.00329
Over 748,000 $ 0.00280 $ 0.00288
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum monthly charge according to the size of the mi
Meter Cubic FY 18 FY 19
Size Feet Gallons 3.0% 3.00%
5/8 2 1,496 $ 7.09 $ 7.30
3/4 5 3,740 $ 17.73 $ 18.25
1 8 5,984 $ 28.36 $ 29.20
11/2 26 19,448 $ 92.18 $ 94.91
2 46 34,408 $ 152.68 $ 157.26
3 106 79,288 $ 326.37 $ 336.33
4 168 125,664 $ 502.34 $ 517.74
6 368 275,264 $ 1,042.40 $ 1,074.25
8 625 467,500 $ 1,697.10 $ 1,749.16
For users outside the city limits, an additional charge equal to 50%of the above rates will be rr
A$5.50 minimum monthly charge shall be assessed for meters not in service.
PROJECTED FIRE SPRINKLER RATES
FY 18 FY 19
3.0% 3.00%
Up to 200(minimum) $ 21.70 $ 22.35
200-299 $ 26.05 $ 26.83
300-399 $ 30.34 $ 31.25
400-599 $ 34.72 $ 35.76
600-799 $ 39.02 $ 40.19
800-999 $ 43.39 $ 44.69
1,000- 1,199 $ 47.74 $ 49.17
1,200- 1,399 $ 52.03 $ 53.59
1,400- 1,599 $ 56.38 $ 58.07
1,600- 1,799 $ 60.73 $ 62.55
1,800- 1,999 $ 65.03 $ 66.98
2,000-2,199 $ 69.39 $ 71.47
2,200-2,399 $ 73.72 $ 75.93
2,400-2,599 $ 78.07 $ 80.41
2,600-2,799 $ 82.41 $ 84.88
2,800-2,900 $ 86.84 $ 89.45
3,000-3,499 $ 91.07 $ 93.80
Over 3,500* $ 4.33 $ 4.46
*(for each additional 500 heads or fraction thereof)
2/22/2018
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper
on the following dates: March 9, 2018, and for which the charge is $26.54.
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
a4... ,20 IS.
this 1-( day of
Notar
blic in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
JANET K. PAPE
Commission Number 199659
iwy Comm, Exp. pEC 11, 2Q19
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 3-18
AMENDING CITY OF
DUBUQUE CODE OF
ORDINANCES TITLE
13 PUBLIC UTILITIES,
CHAPTER 1 WATER
USE AND SERVICE,
ARTICLE, C RATES,
SECTION 13 -1C -1(A)'
ESTABLISHING WA-
TER RATES .FOR
RESIDENTIAL, COM-
MERCIAL,INDUSTRI-
AL, AND ALL OTHER
USES
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT ORDAINED BY THE
,CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13-
1C -1(A) of the City of
Dubuque Code of
Ordinances is hereby
amended to read as
follows:
Section .13 -1C -1A:
Residential, Commer-
cial, Industrial and All
Other Uses.
A. Rates Established:
The rates to be
charged for water for
residential, commer-
cial, industrial and all
other uses and
purposes by any
person, firm or cor-.
poration within the city
shall be based on units
of one hundred cubic
feet (748 gallons) or
per gallon as follows: 1,
Monthly Consumption
(in Hundreds of Cubic
Feet); Charge per
Hundred Cubic Feet
First 30, $3.67
Next 120, $2.99
Next 350, $2.77.
Next 500, $2.45
Over 1,000, $2.17
4Monthly Consumption
(in Gallons); Charge
per Gallon
First 22,440, $0.00488
Next 89,760, $0.00399
Next 261,800, $0.00372
Next 374,000, $0.00329
Over 748,000, $0.00288
Rates shall be subject
to the following mini-
mum monthly charge
according to the size of
the meter:
Meter Size Inches;
Monthly Consumption
(In Hundreds of Cubic
Feet); Monthly Con-
sumption (In Gallons);
Minimum Charge
5/8; 2; 1,496; $7.30
3/4; 5; 3,740; $18.2531'
1;i8; 5,984;'$29,20
1-1/2; 26; 19,448; $94.91
2 46; 34,408; $157.26
3:106:79,288; $336.33
4;168;125,664;$517.74
6; 368; 275,264;
$1,074.25 \
8; 625; 467,500;
$1,749.16
A property owner
shall pay a $50.00
disconnect fee for
water service that is
disconnected by the
city for a meter not in
'service.`When a tenant
account is'Fsub'ect'to`,
disconneirtron ue to
delinquency, the ten-
ant shall pay the $50.00
disconnect fee.
A $50.00 service call
fee shall be changed to
property owners "or
tenant account for
those service: calls that'.
are determined to be
related to customer
negligence.
A $5.50 `minimum
monthly charge shall.
be assessed for meters
not in service.
Section 2. This
Ordinance shall take.
effect July 1, 2018
Passed', approved and
' adopted this. 28th day
of February, 2018.
/s/Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: /s/Trish L.
Gleason,
Assistant City Clerk
It 3/9 "'
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper
on the following dates: March 9, 2018, and for which the charge is $15.83.
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this Iw day of , 20 `$ .
Not Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
JANET K. PAP
Commisslan Number 199659
My Comm. Exp. DEC 11, 2019
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 4-18
AMENDING THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE
CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES TITLE 13
PUBLIC UTILITIES
CHAPTER 1 WATER.',
USE AND SERVICE,
ARTICLE C , RATES
SECTION 13-1C-2 FIX-
ING WATER RATES
FOR FIRE SPRINKLER,
SERVICE
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE i' IT, ORDAINED BY
THE ' CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13-
1C-2 of the City ' of
Dubuque Coder of
Ordinances is hereby
amended to read as
follows:
Section 13-1C-2: Fire
Sprinkler Service.
Customers who have
fire sprinkler service
shall be billed for this
service on a monthly
basis. The .: monthly
charge shall be as
follows:
CURRENT NUMBER
OF HEADS, MONTHLY
CHARGES
Up to 200 (minimum),
$22.35
200-299, $26.83
300-399,$31.25
400-599,$35.76
600-799, $40.19
800-999, $44.69
1,000 -1,199, $49.17
1,200 - 1,399,;$53,59
1,400 1,599, $58.07
1,600 -1,799, $62.55
1,800 - 1,999, $66.98,
2,000 - 2,199, $71.47
2,200 - 2,399, $75.93
2,400 - 2,599, $80.41
2,600 - 2,799, $84.88
2,800 - 2,900, $89.45
3,000 - 3,499, $93.80
Over 3,500*, $4.46
*(for each additional
500 heads or fraction
thereof)
Section 2. This
`Ordinance shall take
effect July 1, 2018.
Passed, approved and
adopted this 28th day
of February, 2018.
/s/Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: /s/Trish L.
Gleason, Assistant City
Clerk
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