HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-13-07 Amend & Revise Sewer RatesORDINANCE NO. 13-
07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING AND
REVISING THE MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES
AND CHARGES RELATING TO SEWER
RATES.WHEREAS, on May 22, 2007, a hearing was held before the City Council
to consider the rates and charges assessed by the City in connection with provision of
sewer service;
and WHEREAS, on April 5, 2007, the notice required by the maJonty
protest procedures set forth in Article 13D, Section 6 of the California Constitution was
mailed to all owners of record and all City of Orange utility rate payers to announce the
hearing date and proposed sewer rate adjustments;
and WHEREAS, the notice of the time and the place of the hearing was
published twice in a newspaper of general circulation on May 3'd and May 10th of2007;
and WHEREAS, a sanitation rate study was prepared by MSW Consultants,
a consultant selected by the City because of its expertise in preparing sanitation rate
studies on behalf of municipalities;
and WHREAS, the written protests received do not constitute a majority of
the property owners of the identified parcels upon which the water rate will be charged;
and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the sewer service rates do
not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing sewer service and that such sewer
rates should be amended and included in the City's Master Schedule of Fees and
Charges.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:I. The Master Schedule of fees and Charges is hereby amended to
include Attachment A (Sewer
Rates)2. The City Council finds that the rates and fees set forth in Attachment A do
not exceed the City's estimated reasonable costs of providing the
respective goods, facilities and services for which the rates and fees are
charged.3. The sewer rates and fees include multi-year rate adjustments effective
June 1st for the next three years
starting 2007.4. If any rates, fee, or charges set forth in this Ordinance or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity shall not affect any other rate, fee, or charge, or application thereof, which
implemented without the invalid rate, fee, or charge, or application thereof,
and to this end the rates, fees, and charges of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable.
ADOPTED this 12th day of June, 2007.
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 22nd day of May, 2007, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said
City Council duly held on the 12th day of June, 2007, was duly passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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Mary .y, Cit Orange