Code of Ordinances Amendment - Title 13 Establishing Water Utility Rates for FY20City of Dubuque
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ITEM TITLE:
SUMMARY:
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION:
Copyrighted
March 7, 2019
Code of Ordinances Amendment - Title 13 Establishing
Water Utility Rates for Fiscal Year 2020
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: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion
A
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
FY20 Water Utility Rates
FY19 to FY20 Water Rate Comparison
Ordinance Amendment: Water Use and Service Rates
13 -1C -1(A)
Ordinance Amendment: Fire Sprinkler Service Rates
13-1C-2
Suggested Motion Wording
Type
Staff Memo
Supporting Documentation
Ordinance
Ordinance
Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF
Dui
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Denise Blakeley lhrig, Water Department Manager
Dubuque
All -America City
2007 • 2012 • 2013 • 2017
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 26, 2019
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 FY20, that a 5% rate
increase be implemented. It is also recommended that the Minimum Monthly Water
Charge be increased to $7.00, which reflects annual rate increases effective since
FY2016.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the attached proposed ordinances be submitted to the City Council
for adoption during the FY20 Budget Hearings with an effective date of July 1, 2019.
Attachments
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Jenny Larson, Director of Finance and Budget
Jean Nachtman, Finance Director
Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk
File
F:\Users\Water_Plant_Admin istration\Budget\FY20Budget\RateOrd inanceRevision MemoFY20. docx
City of Dubuque
Water Utility Rate Comparison
FY 2019 to FY2020
Rates based on units of one -hundred cubic feet (748 gallons)
ACTUAL PROPOSED
Monthly FY19 FY 20
Consumption 3.00% 5.00%
First 30 $ 3.67 $ 3.85
Next 120 $ 2.99 $ 3.14
Next 350 $ 2.77 $ 2.91
Next 500 $ 2.45 $ 2.57
Over 1,000 $ 2.17 $ 2.28
ACTUAL PROPOSED
Monthly FY 19 FY19
Consumption 3.00% 5.00%
First 22,440 $ 0.00488 $ 0.00512
Next 89,760 $ 0.00399 $ 0.00419
Next 261,800 $ 0.00372 $ 0.00391
Next 374,000 $ 0.00329 $ 0.00345
Over 748,000 $ 0.00288 $ 0.00302
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum monthly charge according to the size of the meter:
ACTUAL PROPOSED
Meter Cubic FY19 FY 20
Size Feet Gallons 3.00% 5.00%
518 2 1,496 $ 7.30 $ 7.66
3/4 5 3,740 $ 18.25 $ 19.15
' 1 8 5,984 $ 29.20 $ 30.64
• 1 112 26 19,448 $ 94.91 $ 99.57
• 2 46 34,408 $ 157.26 $ 165.04
• 3 106 79,288 $ 336.33 $ 353.09
• 4 168 125,664 $ 517.74 $ 543.63
` 6 368 275,264 $ 1,074.25 $ 1,128.57
• 8 625 467,500 $ 1,749.16 $ 1,837.20
For users outside the city limits, an additional charge equal to 50% of the above rates will be made
A $7.00 minimum monthly charge shall be assessed for meters not in service.
ORDINANCE NO. 15-19
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:
Monthly Consumption
(in Hundreds of Cubic Feet)
First 30
Next 120
Next 350
Next 500
Over 1,000
Monthly Consumption
(in Gallons)
First 22,440
Next 89,760
Next 261,800
Next 374,000
Over 748,000
Charge per
Hundred Cubic Feet
$3.85
$3.14
$2.91
$2.57
$2.28
Charge per
Gallon
$0.00512
$0.00419
$0.00391
$0.00345
$0.00302
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum monthly charge according to the
size of the meter:
Meter Size Monthly Consumption Monthly Consumption Minimum
Inches (In Hundreds of (In Gallons) Charge
Cubic Feet)
5/8
3/4
1
1 1/2
2
3
4
6
8
2
5
8
26
46
106
168
368
625
1,496
3,740
5,984
19,448
34,408
79,288
125,664
275,264
467,500
$7.66
$19.15
$30.64
$99.57
$165.04
$353.09
$543.63
$1,128.57
$1,837.20
i
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 $7.00 minimum monthly charge shall be assessed for meters not in service.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2019.
Passed, approved and adopted this 7th day of March 2019.
Attest:
Toy D. Buol, Mayor
ORDINANCE NO. 16-19
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 13-1 C-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 MONTHLY
NUMBER OF HEADS CHARGES
Up to 200 (minimum) $23.47
200-299 $28.17
300-399 $32.81
400-599 $37.55
600-799 $42.20
800 -999 $46.92
1,000 - 1,199 $51.63
1,200 - 1,399 $56.27
1,400 - 1,599 $60.97
1,600 1,799 $65.68
1,800 - 1,999 $70.33
2,000 - 2,199 $75.04
2,200 - 2,399 $79.73
2,400 - 2,599 $84.43
2,600 - 2,799 $89.12
2,800 - 2,900 $93.92
3,000 - 3,499 $98.49
Over 3,500* $4.68
*(for each additional 500 heads or fraction thereof)
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2019.
Passed, approved and adopted this 7th day of March 2019.
Attest:
Ke n S. Firnstahl, Cif' Clerk
y D. Buol, Mayor
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 13, 2019,
and for which the charge is $38.30
c _li
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this (0,40 day of
77)i~ e.4�.,e
Notary Pt is in and for Dubuque Co,
, 20/
OFFICIAL; ,
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE
NO 15-19,.
AMEtoiNG.CITY OF';
DUBUQUE ANCESCODE SOI,,
ORDIN, ';TITLE;
13 PUBLIC UTILITIES,
CFIAPTER 1:,VI/ATER,
USE' •AND SERVICE,
ARTICLE C 'RATES,
SECTION 13 1C 1(A)
ESTABLISHING , WAl
TER RATES FORS REST,
0.00141.4-..-COMIIAER
INDUSTRIAL
ANP AL OTHER USES
NOW,' THEREFORE,
BE,, IT<;ORDAINED BY
THE, CITY ;COUNCIL
OF tiTHE CITy'OF,
DUBUQUE,101�VA:
Section` 1 Section 13-
iCthe City of
01bu9ue corse of;Ordi
nances.:' is , {h'eteby
amended to read.':,,,as
follows .,
Section 13=1C 1A::
Resideritial Commer-
cial, 'Industrial and All.
Other Uses zT
p +A Rues Established:
The radsbe
charged? for ?water for;
residential cornmer-;
MARY WESTERMEYER
,ornmissian Number 154885
G et).'1,2020
My Commission
tial, 'industrial and,; all
other rises and purpos
es by'any person', firm
or corporatiop.,Within
the cityshall be based
on units sof ohe' hun-
dred cubic` feet: (748
gallons):'pr..per galloh
as follows:
Monthly Consume-
tion'(inHundreds of;
Cubic Feet), Charge
;per•
Hugdred Cubici
„First30,i$385 ,
Next 120, $3.14
'Next -350;12,91-
Ne) t 500, $2 57
Monthly Consume-
tion ;(in Gallons),
l' Charge per Gallon,'
First 22,440, $00512.
Next 89,760$0.00419 ,
Next 2,51;800, $0.00391 ,
NeXt 574 000 $9.00a45
r.148.1403eitlijf
0 00345,
esufiNI4be sul;eot•=
e �tojloyd1hgb mini
rri0nthly charge:,
according to the size bf
eirnebeNrw t €i
,eret Size Inches,
e Monthly: Consume
fAron�(,In liundredeof
Cubru��Feet), Monthly';
Consumption Ain.. Gal
Ions), Minimum
Charge;
ti" -.-F/.8;' 2; 1496;•$7.66
3/4; 5; 3;7403 $1945
.•,;4;'8; 5,984, $30 64
19,448;•
$99 57
2; 46; ,34,408-1$1.5-5164•t;,:
-3;„105;19,,288;4353.09,,
4 „• 168 ..,-..125,564;:',
543x6
6
$1 128;57,,
1,8370 y 4
A broperty "owner'
shall .pay a $50.00'dis-
connect fee for water
service'"that is discon '
netted by the cityxfor a
meter' not i0 service. ,
1 When'a-tehant account
is subject to disconnec- ,
tion due to delinquen
cy the tenant shah pay
the $50 00 disconnect,
fee r: if,
A $50.00'ervice call,,
fee shallibe!ghanged to'
{ property ''bwners
tenant account four
those,service calls that
a%e determined. td'.4,b
iue
• related to custofifer
negligence4 ; a%
A $7:00 • mirbilnitmY
monthly charge-Oha�l';
be.assessed for meters'-'
not in service.
Section 2. This drdi-
'nance shall take effect
July 1, 2019.
Passed appr'oVed and
adopted, this 7th :day of
M
arehh 2019
/s/Roy
0:13661; Mayo`
Attest:':'/s/KeVih S. `
[ Firnstah City Clerk:
f PUblisiled officially in
the., Telegraph Heralds
newspaper: on the 13th
day, &March 2019.
/s/KeVin S. Firnstahl,
City Clerk
3,
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 13, 2019,
and for which the charge is $23.10
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this ..e6e,day of
, 20/ .
Notary Pub E in and for Dubuque Cgxi y, Iowa.
MARY I<WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154 020
My Commission Exp._®.� L2
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
,ORDINANCE
IO 1s -1s ,
'ENDING THE
CITY;.OIF DUBUQUE.
CODE s ( OF ORDI�.
NANCES' TITLE '13
PUBLIC," UTILITIES'
CHAPTER: 1' WATER
USE;IIND SERVICE,{
! ARTICLE' C RATES 1
SECTION, 13-1C-2 FIX-;'
ING WATER" RATES'
FOR'FIRE SPRINKLER•
SERVICE
^NOW, THEREFORE;
BE;ITgOR,DA,INED
THE CITY COUNCIL=
; THE '. CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOVIIA '
�= Section 1.,Section 13 ��
1C-2_ bf the,:_Cify
Dubuque Code of Ordi
nances •is '? •
hereby
ii-arnaacied to - read as
folio/s
Sectioh 13 1C 2 Fire'
SpriYlkler Service
iCdstomers ,Jvho,have;.
firenspnnkler= service
sha[I be billed for this
I, service on a monthly
basis,'.. TOO _.monthly:
cha'rge shalltbe.ds-fol-
3 lo.s
CURRENT .': NUMBER;
OF,I�EADS,,MONTHL�l�`,
1 CHARGES
UptQ 20
° m�) $2347
• (2 099 $281
360 399,'$32181 i`
,400 599 $37.55
600 X99 $4220,
800 999, $46.92
1,000 -1,199;$51,63
• 1,200 -1,399, $56,27
1,406:;."1,889,-$60.97'..
1,60Q,.:-.1:,798;.,$68)88,..•.
1,8001i99,$733 :
2,0081-.•2f184; 1
2,200 2,099 E
2,400;4'2;59.0;,,
2,609:.7.3;78,,,98!
2,80Q 2 900 -$9:
3,0003499;$9-
Over3,5000.'$4
*.(for each a
.500,'r Bads o
th Teof)
Section 2 ;.this Otdi
�'`narice shall take eff2ct='
1uly 1 2019 '��
Passed abQroye
t adopted this 7th
Nfa ch 2019 -e k
r. tet:/s/Kev l;.„ r,"
Fjrnstahl, City Clerk
Puplished officially in; 1,
the Telegr"aph He"raid,''
,,newspaper;pn the 13th .,i
t day of Marc(i+2019
/s/Kevin S: Firnstahl;` :�
City Clerk
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