RES-11436 REVISED MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR SEWER RATES - MARCH 14, 2023RESOLUTION NO. 11436
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING AND
REVISING THE MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES
AND CHARGES FOR SEWER RATES
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2023, 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, by January 27, 2023, the notice required by the majority protest procedure
set forth in Article 13D, Section 6 of the California Constitution was mailed to all owners of record
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 in a
newspaper of general circulation on February 23, 2023; and
WHEREAS, a sanitation rate study was prepared by Raftelis Financial Consultants
Corporation, Inc., a consultant selected by the City because of its expertise in preparing sanitation
rate studies on behalf of municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the written protests received do not constitute a majority of the property
owners of the identified parcels upon which the sanitation rate will be charged; and
WHEREAS,the City Council has determined pursuant to Article 13D, Section 6 that the
proposed sewer service rates do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing sewer
service and that such rates should be amended and included in the City's Master Schedule of Fees
and Charges.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange as
follows:
Section 1. The Master Schedule of Fees and Charges is hereby amended to include
Attachment "A" (Sewer Rates).
Section 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.
Section 3. Pursuant to Government Code section 53756, the sewer rates and fees
include multi-year rate adjustments effective April 1st, 2023, January 1st, 2024, January 1st, 2025,
January 1st, 2026, and January 1st, 2027.
Section 4. If any rates, fee, or charges set forth in this Resolution 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, and to this end the rates, fees, and charges of this Resolution are declared to
be severable.
ADOPTED this 14th day of March 2023.
R
D el R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
T:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
Attachment: Attachment A—Proposed Sewer Service Rates
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ORANGE
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 14th day of March 2023,by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Dumitru, Tavoularis, Gyllenhammer, and Slater
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Barrios, Bilodeau, and Gutierrez
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
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ATTACHMENT"A"
Proposed Sewer Service Rates
Revenue Adjustment
April 1,2023 January 1,2024 January 1,2025 January 1,2026 January 1,2027
5% 5% 3% 2% 2%
Sewer Rate
Bi-monthly Fixed Rate for Residential Customers Current Rate April 1,2023 January 1,2024 January 1,2025 January 1,2026 January 1,2027
SFR 15.85 $ 17.41 $ 18.28 $ 18.83 $ 19.21 $ 19.59
MFR 9.69 $ 9.42 $ 9.89 $ 10.19 $ 10.39 $ 10.60
Condo 9.69
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9.42 $ 9.89_$ 10.19 $ 10.39 $ 10.60
Commercial Volumetric Rate($/hcf)
Commercial 0.59 $ 0.61 $ 0.64 $ 0.66 $ 0.68 $0.69
Capital Rate
Bi-monthly Fixed Rate for Residential Customers Current Rate April 1,2023 January 1,2024 January 1,2025 January 1,2026 January 1,2027
SFR 7.15 $ 7.88 $ 8.28 $ 8.53_$ 8.70 $ 8.87
MFR 4.37 $ 4.27 $ 4.48 $ 4.61 $ 4.71_$ 4.80
Condo 4.37 $ 4.27 $ 4.48 $ 4.61 $ 4.71 $ 4.80
Commercial Volumetric Rate($/hcf)
Commercial 0.27 $ 0.28 $ 0.29 $ 0.30 $ 0.31 $ 0.31