Code of Ordinances Amendment - Title 13_Fixing Water Rates Residential/Commercial/Fire SprinklersTHE CITY OF
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Bob Green, Water Department Manager
Dubuque
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SUBJECT: Rate Revision to 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 13-1C-2
Fire Sprinkler Service
DATE: February 14, 2014
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-
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 being recommended in our budget request for FY15 that a 5% rate increase be
implemented. The old and new rates are shown on the following pages
RECOMMENDATION
Staff and I are recommending that the attached proposed ordinances be submitted to
the City Council for adoption during the FY15 Budget Hearings with an effective date of
July 1,2014.
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Attachments
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
Ken TeKippe, Finance Director
Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk
File
ORDINANCE NO. 17-14
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
Next
Next
Next
Next
30
120
350
500
1,000
Monthly Consumption.
On Gallons)
First 22,440
Next 89,760
Next 261,800
Next 374,000
Next 748,000
Charge per
Hundred Cubic Feet
$3.05':
$2.49
$2.30
$2.04
$1.81
Charge per
Gallon
$0.00406
$0.00332
$0.00309
$0.00274
$0.00240.
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum monthly charge according to the
size of the meter:
Meter Size Monthly Consumption
Inches (In Hundreds of Cubic Feet)
Monthly Consumption
(In Gallons) Minimum
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
$ 6.07
$ 15.18
$ 24.30
$ 78.96.
$ 130.84
$ 279.84
$ 430.71
$ 892.98
$1,454.26
A property owner shall pay a $50.00 disconnect fee for water service that is
disconnected by the city for 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 $5.00 minimum monthly charge shall be assessed for meters not in service.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 20i4.Passed, approved and
adopted this 5th day of March, 2014.
Attest:
e
Kevin rirnstahl, City
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
ORDINANCE NO. 18-14
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.
Customers who have fire sprinkler service shall be billed for this service on a monthly
basis. The monthly charge shall be as follows:
NUMBER OF MONTHLY
HEADS CURRENT CHARGES
Up to 200 (minimum monthly charge) $ . 18.60
200 — 299 $ 22.32
300 — 399 $ 26.00
400 — 599 $ 29.75
600 — 799 $ 33.44
800 — 999 $ 37.18
1,000 —1,199 $ 40.91
1,200 —1,399 $ 44.58
1,400 —1,599 $ 48.32
1,600 — 1,799 $ 52.04
1,800 — 1,999 $ 55.73
2,000 - 2,199 $ 59.46
2,200 — 2,399 $ 63.17
2,400 — 2,599 $ 66.90
2,600 — 2,799 $ 70.62
2,800 — 3,999 $ 74.41
3,000 — 3,499 $ 78.04
Over 3,500 (for each additional 50.0
heads or fraction thereof $ 3.71
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2014.
Passed, approved and adopted this 5th day of March, 20 4.
oy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Key irnstahl, ' ity Cle
CITY OF DUBUQUE UTILITY
RATE COMPARISON
FY*14 to FY*15
PROJECTED WATER RATES
Rates based on units of one -hundred cubic feet (748 gallons)
Monthly FY'14 FY'15
Consumption Rate 5.0%
First 30 $ 2.90 $ 3.05
Next 120 $ 2.37 $ 2.49
Next 350 $ 2.19 $ 2.30
Next 500 $ 1.94 $ 2.04
Next 1,000 $ 1.72 $ 1.81
Monthly FY'14 FY'15
Consumption Rate 5.0%
First 22,440 $ 0.00387 $ 0.00406
Next 89,760 $ 0.00316 $ 0.00332
Next 261,800 $ 0.00294 $ 0.00309
Next 374,000 $ 0.00261 $ 0.00274
Next 748,000 $ 0.00229 $ 0.00240
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum monthly charge according to the size of the meter:
Minimum Charge
Meter Cubic FY'14 FY'15
Size Feet Gallons Rate 5.0%
5/8 2 1,496 $ 5.79 $ 6.07
3/4 5 3,740 $ 14.47 $ 15.18
1 8 5,984 $ 23.16 $ 24.30
11/2 26 19,448 $ 75.26 $ 78.96
2 46 34,408 $ 124.66 $ 130.84
3 106 79,288 $ 266.48 $ 279.84
4 168 125,664 $ 410.07 $ 430.71
6 368 275,264 $ 849.89 $ 892.98
8 625 467,500 $1,384.21 $1,454.26
For users outside the city limits, an additional charge equal to 50% of the above rates will be made
PROJECTED FIRE SPRINKLER RATES
FY'14 FY'15
Rate 5.0%
Up to 200 (minimum) $ 17.71 $ 18.60
200-299 $ 21.26 $ 22.32
300-399 $ 24.76 $ 26.00
400-599 $ 28.33 $ 29.75
600-799 $ 31.85 $ 33.44
800-999 $ 35.41 $ 37.18
1'000 - 1'199 $ 38.96 $ 40.91
1,200 - 1,399 $ 42.46 $ 44.58
1,400 - 1,599 $ 46.02 $ 48.32
1,600 - 1,799 $ 49.56 $ 52.04
1,800 - 1,999 $ 53.08 $ 55.73
2,000- 2,199 $ 56.63 $ 59.46
2,200- 2,399 $ 60.16 $ 63.17
2,400- 2,599 $ 63.71 $ 66.90
2,600- 2,799 $ 67.26 $ 70.62
2,800- 2,900 $ 70.87 $ 74.41
3,000- 3,499 $ 74.32 $ 78.04
Over 3,500 (for each additional $ 3.53 $ 3.71
500 heads or fraction thereof
2/19/2014
.OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
011,QINANCE NO. 17-14 •
ENDING CITY OF
UQUE CODE OF
ORDINANCES TITLE
13 PUBLIC UTILITIES, ,I
CHAPTER 1 WATER
USE AND SERVICE,
ARTICLE C RATES,
SECTION 13 -1C -1(A)
ESTABLISHING WA-
TER RATES FOR RESI-
DENTIAL, COMMER-
CIAL, INDUSTRIAL,
AND ALL OTHER USES
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
• CITY al DUBUQUE, 10-
WA:
Section 1. Section 13-
1C -1(A) of the City of.
Dubuque Code of Ordi-
nances Is hereby
amended to read as
follows:
Section 13 -1C -1A: ,
Residential, Commer-
cial, Industrial and All
Other Uses.
A. Rates Established:'
The Tates to be charg-
ed for water for rest-
dentlal, commercial,
Industrial and all other
uses and purposes by
any person, firm or
corporation within the
clty shall be based on
units of one hundred
cubic feet (748 gallons)
or per gallon as fol-
Igws:
Monthly Consumption
(In Hundreds of Cubic I
Feet), Charge per Hun-
dred Cubic Feet
First 30, $3.05
Next 120, $2.49
Next 350, $2.30
Next 500, $2.04
Next 1,000, $1.81
I Monthly Consumption
(In Gallons), Charge
per Gallon
First 22,440, $0.00406
Next 89,760, $0.00332
Next 261,800, $0.00309
Next 374,000, $0.00274 4
-Next 748,000, $0:00240 I
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 .
5/8, 2, 1,496, $6.07 •
3/4, 5, 3,740, $15.18
1, 8, 5,984, $24.30
1 1/2, 26, 19,448,
$78.96
2, 46, 34,408, $130.84
3,106, 79,288,$279.84
4, 168, 125,664,
$430.71
6, 368, 275,264,
$892.98
8, 625, 467,500,
$1,454.26
A property owner
shall pay a $50.00 dis-
connect fee for water
service that is discon-
nected by the city for a
meter not In service.
When a tenant account
Is subject to disconnec-
tion due to delinquen-
cy, the tenant shall pay
the $50.00 disconnect
fee.
A $50.00 service call
fee shall be changed to
• property owners or
tenant account fora
those service calls that
are determined to be I
related to customer
negligence.
• A $5.00 minimum
monthly charge shall
I be assessed for meters
not in service.
. .Section 2. This !Ordi-
nance shall take effect
July 1, 2014. Passed,
approved and adopted
this 5th day of March,
2014.
/s/Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: /s/Kevin S.
Firnstahl, city Clerk , .
Published officially in
the Telegraph Herald
newspaper on the llth
day of March, 2014.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl,
CMC, City Clerk
1t 3/11
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF IOWA IN AND FOR DUBUQUE COUNTY
Certification of Publication
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Document
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; hggreby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on
the following date(s): Mara) R 2.0 1.4 and for which the charge is $ 7, 09
Subscribed to before me Notary Public in and for Dubuque County,
this MI day of a4e, , 20 /f .
MANY K, WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154885
My Comm. Exp. FEB. 1, 2017
Notary,' blic in and for Dubuque C
y, Iowa
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF IOWA IN AND FOR DUBUQUE COUNTY
Certification of Publication
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 18-14
AMENDING THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE
CODE OF ORDINAN-j
CES TITLE 13 PUBLIC
UTILITIES CHAPTER 1
WATER USE AND
SERVICE, ARTICLE C
RATES SECTION
13-1C-2 FIXING WA-
TER RATES FOR FIRE
SPRINKLER SERVICE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IO-
WA:
Section 1. Section 13-
1C-2 of the City of Du-
buque Code of Ordi-
nances 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 ona monthly
basis. The monthly
charge shall* be as fol-
lows:
NUMBER OF'; HEADS
CURRENT. J0NTHLY
CHARGES
Up to z0O. (minimum
monthly ; > chdrge),
$18.60
200 299, $22.32
300 - 399, $26.06
400 - 599, $29.75
600 - 799, $33.44
800 - 999, $37.18
1,000 -1,199, $40.91
1,200 -1,399, $44.58
1,400 -1,599, $48.32
1,600 -1,799, $52.04
1,800 -1,999, $55.73
2,000 - 2,199, $59.46
2,200 - 2,399, $63.17
2,400 - 2,599, $66.90
2,600 - 2,799, $70.62
2,800 - 3,999, $74.41
3,000 - 3,499, $78.04
Over 3,500 (for each
additional 500 heads or
fraction thereof, 3.71.
Section 2. This Ordi-
nance shall take effect
July 1,2014.
Passed, approved and
adopted this 5th day of
March, 2014.
/s/Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: /s/Kevin S.
Firnstahl, City Clerk
Published officially In
the Telegraph Herald
newspaper on the llth
day of March, 2014.
/s/Kevin S. Flrnstahl,
CMC, City Clerk
1t 3/11
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 date(s): IM arcik '10 ly ':and for which the charge is $ 1(0(13
Subscribed to before me, Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, low
this / day of apsA , 20 g• .
MARY K. WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154885
My Comm. Exp. FEB. 1, 2017
Not
ublic I
and for Dubuq
ounty, Iowa