Code of Ordinance Amendments - Title 13 Public Utilities - Water Rates Copyrig hted
March 24, 2021
City of Dubuque
Special Meeting Action Items # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Code of Ordinance Amendments - Title 13 Public Utilities - Fixing Water
Rates: Residential, Commercial, I ndustrial and other uses; Fire Sprinkler
Service
SUMMARY: ORDINANCE Establishing Cityof Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title
13 Public Utilities, Chapter 1 Water Use and Service,Article C Rates,
Section 13-1 C-1(A) Fixing Water Rates for Residential, Commercial,
I ndustrial, and all other uses
ORDINANCE Establishing 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 Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion A
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Water Rate Comparison Memo Staff Memo
Fi�ang Water Rates for Residential, Commercial Ordinance
Industrial, and All Other Uses Ordinance
Fi�ang Water Rates for Fire Sprinkler Ordinance Ordinance
Water Utility Rate Comparison FY21 To FY22 Supporting Documentation
Fire Sprinkler Rate Comparison FY21 to FY22 Supporting Documentation
Suggested Motion Wording Supporting Documentation
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Denise Blakeley Ihrig, Water Department Manager
SUBJECT: Establishing Water Rates under City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Section
Title 13 Public Utilities Chapter 1 Article C — Rates, Section 13-1 C-1(a)
Residential, Commercial, Industrial and other uses; and Section 13-1 C-2 Fire
Sprinkler Service
DATE: March 24, 2021
INRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide two ordinances for review and approval. These
ordinances establish the FY22 City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 13 Public Utilities
Chapter 1 Article C, Section 13-1 C-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 FY22, that a 3% rate increase
be implemented. It is also recommended that the Minimum Monthly Water Charge be increased
to $7.21, which also reflects a 3% rate increase.
Proposed and approved rate structures of comparable lowa communities with lime softening
treatment similar to Dubuque, are compared in the following table. The calculation is based on
the average residential usage of 6,000 gallons per month.
Proposed FY22 Water Rates Comparison
(6,000 Gallons)
$45.00
$40.00
$35.00
$30.00
$25.00
$20.00
$15.00
$10.00
$5.00
$-
Council Dubuque Ames Cedar Average lowa City Des West Des
Bluffs Rapids w/o Moines Moines
Dubuque
Rank, Highest to Comparable Lime Proposed FY22
Lowest Softened Water Water Cost for
Communities, Cit 6,000 Gallons
7 West Des Moines $ 40.23
6 Des Moines $ 36.86
5 lowa City $ 35.01
4 Cedar Rapids $ 35.03
3 Ames $ 33.82
2 Dubuque $ 31.62
1 Council Bluffs $ 29.67
Average $ 34.61
Average w/o Dubuque $ 35.10
The proposed rate increase of 3%, would place Dubuque as having the second lowest water
rate. The highest rate (West Des Moines) is 27.23% higher than Dubuque's rate, and the
average rate of comparable lime softened communities is 9.44% higher than Dubuque. The
average without Dubuque is 11.02% higher than Dubuque's proposed rate.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the attached proposed ordinances be submitted to the City Council for
adoption during the FY22 Budget Hearings with an effective date of July 1, 2021.
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Jenny Larson, Director of Finance and Budget
Adrienne Breitfelder, City Clerk
Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
Jenna Hirtz, Budget Analyst
File
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Prepared by Denise Blakeley-Ihrig. Water Department Manager, 901 Hawthorn St., Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589-4290
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50 W. 131h St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
ORDINANCE NO. 6-21
ESTABLISHING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 13 PUBLIC
UTILITIES, CHAPTER 1 WATER USE AND SERVICE, ARTICLE C RATES, SECTION
13-1C-1(A) FIXING 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 13-1 C-1(A) of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances, is
hereby unchanged, and shall 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
Charge per
Hundred Cubic Feet
$3.97
$3.23
$3.00
$2.65
$2.35
Monthly Consumption
Charge per
(in Gallons)
Gallon
First 22,440
$0.00527
Next 89,760
$0.00432
Next 261,800
$0.00403
Next 374,000
$0.00355
Over 748,000
$0.00311
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum
monthly charge according to the size of
the meter:
Meter Size
Inches
Monthly Consumption
(In Hundreds of Cubic Feet
5/8
2
3/4
5
1
8
1 1 /2
26
2
46
3
106
4
168
Monthly Consumption
(In Gallons)
1,496
3,740
5,984
19,448
34,408
79,288
125,664
Minimum Charae
$7.88
$19.71
$31.54
$102.49
$169.96
$363.84
$560.28
6 368 275,264 $1,163.17
8 625 467,500 $1,893.00
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 $7.21 minimum monthly charge shall be assessed for meters not in service.
Section 2.'This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2021.
Passed, approved and adopted this 24t" day of March, 2021.
Roy D. ol, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, Uty Clerk
Prepared by Denise Blakeley-Ihrig. Water Department Manager, 901 Hawthorn St., Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589-4290
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
ORDINANCE NO. 7-21
ESTABLISHING 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 13-1 C-2 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby
unchanged, and shall 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) .....................
$24.17
200-299....................................
$29.02
300-399....................................
$33.79
400-599....................................
$38.68
600-799....................................
$43.47
800 -999....................................
$48.33
1,000 - 1,199..................................
$53.18
1,200 - 1,399..................................
$57.96
1,400 - 1,599..................................
$62.80
1,600 - 1,799..................................
$67.65
1,800 - 1,999..................................
$72.44
2,000 - 2,199..................................
$77.29
2,200 - 2,399..................................
$82.12
2,400 - 2,599..................................
$86.96
2,600 - 2,799..................................
$91.79
2,800 - 2,900..................................
$96.74
3,000 - 3,499..................................
$101.44
Over 3,500*....................................
$4.82
*(for each additional 500 heads or fraction thereof)
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2021.
Passed, approved and adopted this 24th day of March, 2 1
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Roy D. B o , Mayor
Attest:
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Adrienne N. Breitfelder, C y Clerk
City of Dubuque
Water Utility Rate Comparison
FY2021 to FY2022
Rates based on units of one-hundred cubic feet (748 gallons)
Monthly FY 21 FY 22
Consumption 0.00% 3.00%
First 30 $ 3.85 $ 3.97
Next 120 $ 3.14 $ 3.23
Next 350 $ 2.91 $ 3.00
Next S00 $ 2.57 $ 2.65
Over 1,000 $ 2.28 $ 2.35
ACTUAL PROPOSED
Monthly FY 21 FY 22
Consumption 0.00% 3.00%
First 22,440 $ 0.00512 $ 0.00527
Next 89,760 $ 0.00419 $ 0.00432
Next 261,800 $ 0.00391 $ 0.00403
Next 374,000 $ 0.00345 $ 0.00355
Over 748,000 $ 0.00302 $ 0.00311
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum monthly charges according to the size of the meter:
ACTUAL PROPOSED
Meter Cubic FY 21 FY 22
Size Feet Gallons 0.00% 3.00%
5/8 2 1,496 $ 7.66 $ 7.88
3/4 5 3,740 $ 19.15 $ 19.71
1 8 5,984 $ 30.64 $ 31.54
11/2 26 19,448 $ 99.57 $ 102.49
2 46 34,408 $ 165.04 $ 169.96
3 106 79,288 $ 353.09 $ 363.84
4 168 125,664 $ 543.63 $ 560.28
6 368 275,264 $ 1,128.57 $ 1,163.17
8 625 467,500 $ 1,837.20 $ 1,893.00
For users outside of city limits, an additional charge equal to 50%of the above rates will be made.
A$7.21 minimum monthly charge shall be assessed for meters not in service, this
reflects the 3% rate increase.
City of Dubuque
Fire Sprinkler Rate Comparison
FY2021 to FY2022
Actual Proposed
FY21 FY22
0.00% 3.00%
Up to 200 (minimum) $ 23.47 $ 24.17
200-299 $ 28.17 $ 29.02
300-399 $ 32.81 $ 33.79
400-599 $ 37.55 $ 38.68
600-799 $ 42.20 $ 43.47
800 -999 $ 46.92 $ 48.33
1,000 - 1,199 $ 51.63 $ 53.18
1,200 - 1,399 $ 56.27 $ 57.96
1,400 - 1,599 $ 60.97 $ 62.80
1,600 - 1,799 $ 65.68 $ 67.65
1,800 - 1,999 $ 70.33 $ 72.44
2,000 - 2,199 $ 75.04 $ 77.29
2,200 -2,399 $ 79.73 $ 82.12
2,400 -2,599 $ 84.43 $ 86.96
2,600 -2,799 $ 89.12 $ 91.79
2,800 -2,900 $ 93.92 $ 96.74
3,000 - 3,499 $ 98.49 $ 101.44
Ov�r 3,500* $ 4.68 $ 4.82
*(for each additional 500 heads or fraction thereofl
STATE OF IOWA SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
I, Kathy Goetzinger, 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:
03/31/2021
and for which the charge is 33.60
Subscribed to be re me, a Notary Public 'n and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 31st day of March, 2021
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
Ar ^e r' V j 0=2- EXP- Wy 10, 2'p'7.:3
Ad text : OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 6-21
ESTABLISHING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 13
PUBLIC UTILITIES, CHAPTER 1 WATER USE AND SERVICE, ARTICLE C
RATES, SECTION 13-lC-1(A) FIXING 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 unchanged, and shall 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)— Charge per Hundred Cubic
Feet"
First 30, $3.97
Next 120, $3.23
Next 350, $3.00
Next 500, $2.65
Over 1,000, $2.35
Monthly Consumption
(in Gallons)"Charge per"Gallon"
First 22,440, $0.00527
Next 89,760, $0.00432
Next 261,800, $0.00403
Next 374,000, $0.00355
Over 748,000, $0.00311
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum monthly
charge according to the size of the meter:
Meter Size Inches
Monthly Consumption (In Hundreds of Cubic Feet)
Monthly Consumption (In Gallons)"
Minimum Charge
5/8, 2, 1,496, $7.88"
*, 5, 3,740, $19.71"
1, 8, 5,984, $31.54"
1 *. 26, 19,448, $102.49"
2, 46, 34,408, $169.96"
3, 106, 79,288, $363.84"
4, 168, 125,664, $560.28"
6, 368, 275,264, $1,163.17"
8, 625, 467,500, $1,893.00"
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 $7.21 minimum monthly charge shall be assessed for meters
not in service.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2021.
Passed, approved and adopted this 24th day of March, 2021.
/s/Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: /s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
Published officially in the Telegraph Herald newspaper on
the 31 st day of March 2021.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
It 3/31
STATE OF IOWA SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
I, Kathy Goetzinger, 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:
03/31/2021
and for which the charge is 21.70
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in d for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 31st day of March, 2021
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
SHARON WELBORN
C-01M 11*1100 8l 1m b w 8274.04
�;. WY C0a IML EX;, ►f0V 10, 2023
Ad text : OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 7-21
ESTABLISHING 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 unchanged, and shall 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), $24.17
200-299,$29.02
300-399,$33.79
400-599,$38.68
600-799, $43.47
800 -999, $48.33
1,000 - 1,199", $53.18
1,200-1,399 $57.96
1,400 - 1,599$62.80
1,600 - 1,799", $67.65
1,800-1,999 $72.44
2,000-2,199% $77.29
2,200 - 2,399", $82.12
2,400 - 2,599% $86.96
2,600-2,799 $91.79
2,800 - 2,900", $96.74
3,000-3,499% $101.44
Over 3,500*,^$4.82
*(for each additional 500 heads or fraction thereof)""
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2021.
Passed, approved and adopted this 24th day of March, 2021.
/s/Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: /s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
Published officially in the Telegraph Herald newspaper on
the 31 st day of March 2021.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
It 3/31