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ORDINANCE NO. 3-
05 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING AND
REVISING THE MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES
AND CHARGES TO ADOPT NEW WATER
RATES.WHEREAS, on February 8,2005, a hearing was held before the City Council to
consider the rates and charges assessed by the City in connection with provision of water selvice;
and WHEREAS, the notice of the time and the place of the hearing was published twice in
a newspaper of general circulation on January 20th and January 27th of 2005;
and WHEREAS, a water rate study was prepared by Brown and Caldwell, a
consultant selected by the City because of its expertise in preparing water rate studies on behalf
of municipalities;
and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the water rates should be amended
and included in the City's Master Schedule of Fees and
Charges.NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:L The Master Schedule of Fees and Charges IS hereby amended to
include Attachment A (Water
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 water rates and fees included specified pass through charges over which
the City has no control and which include energy charges related to the production and delivery
of water, Orange Water District replenishment assessment charges and charges for water that
the City purchases. Based upon the rate indexing formula, such pass through costs may be added
to the rates set forth in Attachment A on April I of each year, beginning in calendar year
2006.Such pass through costs may be approved by the City Manager without further action of the
City Council, but in no event in an amount that exceeds eight
percent.4. If any rate, 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,
application thereof, which can be implemented without the invalid rate, fee, or charged, or
application thereof, and to this end the rates, fees, and charges of this Ordinance are declared to
be severable.
ADOPTED this 22nd day of February, 2005.
Orange
ATTEST:
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MaryE.M ity Clerk, City 0 ge
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 8th
day of February, 2005, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said City Council duly held on the
22nd day of February, 2005, was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith, Ambriz, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ty Clerk, City range
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Attachment A - Ordinance No. 3-05
Water Rates - Effective 04/01/2005 I
Bi-Monthly Service Capacitv Charges;
5/8" or 3/4" service $ 15.85
I" service $ .22.71
1 1/2" service $ 39.84
2" service $ 60.43
3" service $ 115.31
4" service $ 177.05
6" service $ 348,53
8" service $ 554.34
10" service $ 1,308.90
monthly charges shall be 1/2 bi-monthly
charges)Bi-Monthlv Fire
Service Charges;4" service $
47.59 6" service $
71.45 8" service $
95.16 10" service $
118.88 monthly charges shall be 1/2
bi-monthly charges)Bi-Monthly Consumption Charge per
hundred cubic feet (hcf);I - 20
hcf $ 0.794 21 - 70hcf $
1.328 over 70 hcf $
1.432 Monthlv Consumption Charge per hundred cubic
feet (hcf);I - 10 hcf $ 0.
794 11 - 35 hcf $ 1.328
over 35 hcf $ 1.432
I Elevation Pumping Charge oer hundred cubic feet (hcf);
Zone 4 $ 0.142
Zone 5 $ 0.326