CC RESOLUTION 1007Q1'Jr
RESOLUTION NO. 1007
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,ESTABLISHING CERTAIN
RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH REFERENCE TO THE
SERVICE OF WATER FROM THE MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS
SYSTEM OF SAID CITY; FIXING A SCHEDULE OF
RATES TO BE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH
SERVICE; AND REPEALING RESOLUTIO1 NO. 340 AS
AMENDED, AND ALL OTHER RESOLUTIONS AND PARTS
OF RESOLUTIONS, IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
The City Council of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, does hereby resolve, declare, determine and order
as follows:
SECTION 1. That on end after the 25th day of
June, 1949s and until the further order of the City Council
of said City, the rules, regulations and rates hereinafter
set forth in this resolution, shall be, and the sane are
hereby fixed, adopted and established, as the rules, re-
gulations and rates for and governing the service of water
from the water works system of the said City of E1 Segundo;
and such service shall be rendered subject to each and all
of said rules, regulations and rates, and in conformity
therewith.
SECTION 2. INSTALLATION OF SERVICE (METER
INSTALLATION COST):
(A) Application for Service:
Before service is delivered a written
application therefor on a blank furnished by the
Water Department of the City of E1 Segundo, must
be signed by the person desiring such service,
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giving in addition to such information as
the said department may require, his status
as owner, agent or tenant.
(B) Deposit:
If service is to be delivered to other
than a bona fide owner of the property, a cash
deposit must be made sufficient to cover twice
the department's estimate of the average monthly
bill for such service, and in no case shall such
deposit be for less than $3.50. Said deposit
shall be refunded on demand after the expiration
of twelve months from the making thereof, pro-
vided no part thereof has been used in payment
of water bills incurred by such service. Said
deposit will be refunded at any time if service
is discontinued and all bills for water furnished
such service are paid.
(C) Temporary Service:
Connection for temporary use will be made
upon a deposit eqa al to the department's estimate
of the total cost of labor, materials and overhead
necessary to male the installation. This amount
shall remain on deposit with the Water Department
until the termination of such use, during which
time regular rates will be charged for water used,
when the deposit will be returned to the depositor,
less 10% per year deprecia tion on material and
labor, etc., cost.
SECTION 3. REFUNDS IN CERTAIN CASES:
In the event any deposit shall have been made
for the installation of any service as bereinabove in
Section 2 set forth, and for any reason the installation of
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the meter and service for which such deposit was deposited
is not made, the City Council, in its discretion, in such
cases may order refund of such deposit at any time; pro-
vided, however, that such refund shall be made at any time
aster the expiration of two years from the date such deposit
was made, on request of the depositor, in cases cahere such
installation has not been made.
SECTION 4. METER INSTALLATION COSTS: All meters
installed shall be and remain the property of the City of
E1 Segundo and the following installation costs sn d charges
are hereby fixed and established for the various meters
hereinafter mentioned, to wit:
(A) For a 3/4" service with 5/8" meter - - - $35.00;
it n 1 it n it 1" It - - - 55.00;
" n 1; n " rr 12u n _ _ _ 100.00; and
It It 2 It " It 2" It - - - 150.00.
(B) over 2" meter, the charge to be based upon cost
of meter, materials, labor including excavation
and repaving, plus 7% of said cost for adminis-
tration and incidentals, and the total of such
cost must be borne In d paid by applicant. The
meter will b e supplied and installed by the City
of E1 Segundo Water Department at such time as the
applicant pays sai d department an amount e q 91 to
the estimated cost of said installation as determin-
ed by the Water Superintendent.
SECTION 5. METER SIZE FOR SINGLE OR MULTIPLE
UNITS ON SINGLE METER:
(A) Two or more units may be connected to one meter
provided, however, that all units are on the same
premises and that only one address shall be re-
cognized for billing and collecting purposes;
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(B) The minimum size of meter to be installed shall
be determined by the number of fixture units
according to section 1313 of the Uniform Plumbing
Code of the said City of El Segundo;
(C) The total number of fixture units shall be computed
by the Building Department at the time a plumbing
perm -t is issued and the applicant is hereby re-
quired to submit such computation to the Water
Department with his application for water service;
(D) The monthly minimum charges and method of billing
recommended by the Water Super
be applied to existing meters;
with the size of such existing
accordance with what that size
by the total number of fixture
(E) No change shall be made in the
meters unless such changes are
for by the owner or applicant.
Lntendent shall then
not in accordance
meters, but in
shou.d be, computed
units served; and
size of the existing
requested aid paid
SECTION 6. The rates and charges for water service
from the municipal waterworks system of the City of El Segundo
shall be, and the same are hereby fixed and established., a s
follows:
(1) GENERAL RATES:
(a)
That the monthly
minimum
charges
for water
involving the
following meter
sizes are
hereby fixed
and
established,
to
wit:
(b)
5/8" x 3/4" Meter
-First
500
cubic feet --
1.50
(c)
111
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w
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1.75
(d)
1111
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it
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2.00
(e)
pit
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11
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2.25
(f)
311
ft
11
It
It
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3.25
(g)
4"
It
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It
it
it --
4.50
(h)
611
11
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to
It --
6.50
(i)
8"
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it
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8.75
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lo it
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it
it
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II --
11.00
(k)
1211
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it
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11
it --
13.25
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(2) For water used in excess of first 500 cubic
feet per month:
First 3500 cubic feet @ :0.10 per 100 cubic
feet or major fraction thereof;
Next 16,000 cubic feet @ X0.09 per 100 cubic
feet or major fraction thereof;
Next 50,000 cubic feet @ $0.0825 per 100 cubic
feet or major fraction thereof;
Next 60,000 cubic feet @ ?$0.0675 per 100 cubic
feet or major fraction thereof; and
All water used in excess of 13),000 cubic feet
@ $0.06 per 100 cubic feet or major fraction
thereof.
(3) CONSTRUCTION RATES:
(A) All water used on construction jobs, other
than pipe line trenchin,2, will be metered and the
cost will be the same as that set forth under
t1(1) General Rates" above, except that a return-
able deposit of 4,$100.00 for each meter must be
made upon application for sane, which deposit
shall secure the payment to said city of any
damage suffered and of charges fm water served
and which bas not otber%FI se bean paid.
(B) The rates for flooding pipe line trenches are
hereby fixed and established as follows:
(a) For first 100 lineal feet or less of pipe
trench less than six Peet in depth $1.00,
plus 1¢ pa r lined. foot over 100.
(b) For first 100 lineal feet or less of pipe
trench six feet or more in depth 42.00, plus
2¢ per lineti foot over 100.
l4) AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS, FIRE HYDRANTS, AND SEVER
MANHOLE FLUSH TANKS rates shall be and the same are
hereby established as follows:
(a) City Sewer Manhole FluEh Tanks, Automatic,
per tank - ,;,1.00 per month;
(b) Automatic Sprinkler ystem - 211 - - gg1.00 per month;
,t n n _ 3" - - 1.50 n it
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It it rr _ 4" - - 2.00 tt n
It "n n - 611 - - 4.00 It It
g" ,. - 6.00 n "
-10" - - 8.00
" n " -12" - - 11.00 „ n
the monthly rates herein specified are to be
applied to each such automatic sprinkler system.
(c) City owned Fire Hydrants, each, - - ";2.00 per month.
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SECTION 7. All services on any premises, whether
used or not, dial be considered as used and shall be
charged for, so long as the same remain connected.
SECTION S. DELINQUENCIES: Bills become de-
linquent fifteen days after presentation, and if not paid
the water may be shut off without further notice.
SECTION 9. No allowance or rebate shall be made
in water rates charged against any property or premises so
long as the water remains connected therewith, and full
rates shall be charged against any and all property or
premises as hereinbefore specified until the Water Department
ha-. been notified in writing to shut off or disconnect the
water therefrom. Any complaint in regard to the rating of
property must be made at the office of the ~"dater Department
and the Adjustor will properly rate the premises. Collect-
ors shall not make rebates or adjust rates.
SECTION 10. All water rates shall be charged against
the property on which it is furnished and against the owner
thereof, and if for any cazse any sums owing therefor become
delinquent, the water shall be out off, and in no case shall
It be turned on to the same property until all, such delin-
quencies shall have been paid in full. No change in owner-
ship or occupancy shall of 'ect the application of this
section.
SECTION 11. An-, damage to meters resulting from
carelessness, wilfulness or neglect, or any of them, as
well as any damage which may resilt from hot water or stean
from boiler, or otherwise, shall be paid for to said ',Mater
Department on presentation of bill and in case such bill is
not laid the water may be shut off from said premises without
further notice and not turned on until al 1 charges are paid,
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SECTION 12. On f allure to comply with the rules
and regulations established as a condition to the use of
water, or to pay rates or meter rent, or any charge or
penalty imposed, in the time and manner as herein provided,
the water may be shut off until payment of the amount due is
made, with one dollar ($1.00) in addition for expense of
turning water off and on.
SECTION 13. Should the owner or occupant of any
premises turn on the water or suffer or cause it to be
turned on, or cause the disconnected premises to be connected
either directly or indirectly with the municipal waterworks
system or water supply, after it has been shut off at the
curb cock, it shall be shut off at the main,, aid a charge
of p5.00 will be made by the said City for the turning off
and turning on, which must be paid before the premises will
be again connected to the municipal system. It is further
provided that if any owner, occupant or tenant of any pre-
mises connected to the municipal waterworks system,either
directly or indirectly connects or permits the connection
of such premises, or water service, with that of any owner,
tenant, occupant or consumer, of any other premises whose
water has been turned off by the Water Department.. that then
and in that event the service through which such disconnected
premises is served may likewise be turned off on 24 hours
notice to the owner, occupant, tenant or consumer of such
premises or service, and same shall not be again connected
unless and until a penalty of $5.00 shall have been paid to
said City.
SECTION 14. That all services applied for, or
installed, on and after the 25th day of June, 1949, and
until the further order of the City Council, (excepting only
such services as the Water Superintendent of said City shall
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class as emergency or temporary services, and to which a
flat rate to be determined by nim shall apply) shall be
metered; provided, however, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed as requiring more than one metered service
to a hotel or apartment house where the halls and reception
rooms are used in common by allfamilies occupying the same;
nor as requiring more than one metered service to any store
or office building for services to the respective stores or
offices actually contained in and made a part of such store
or office building; nor as requiring the immediate dis-
continuance of existing services where single family units
are served through a single present connection, but whenever
in the future any such existing services are discontinued,
or abandoned, or changed, or the ovanership of the property
is divided, no new connection will be made unless same be
metered as hereinabove required for services applied for or
installed on and after said 25th day of June, 1949.
SECTION 15. That notwithstanding any action here-
tofore taken by said Council to the contrary, metered rates
as herein provided for shall apply and be collected from
all metered services on the Municipal Water Works System of
said City, beginning on and after said 25th day of June, 1949.
SECTION 16. This resolution and the rules and
regulations and rates therein contained and established there-
by shall repeal and supersede Resolution No. 340 and amend-
ments thereof, and all other resolutions, rules, regulations
and rates upon the sane subject or subjects, heretofore adopted.
This resolution and the rules, regulations and rates herein
contained and set forth shall be in full force and effect
and shall control on and of ter the said 25th day of June, 1949.
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SECTION 17. The foregoing rules, regulations and
rates may be changed , amended or altered at any time by
resolution of the City Council of said City, duly passed
and adopted, and new rules, regulations, rates and condi-
tions may be added thereto.
SECTION 18. That this resolution shall take effect
and be in full force on and after the 25th day of June, 1949.
SECTION 19. That the City Clerk shall certify to
the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall cause
the same to be entered in the Book of Resolutions of said
City and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption
thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City
Council of said City in the minutes of the meeting at which
the same is passed and adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this 15th day of
June, 1949.
Mavor of the City El Segundo,
Califor a.
(SEAL)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LDS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. }
I, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City
of E1 Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of the said
City is five; that the foregoing resolution, beinE
Resolution No. 1007 , was passed and adopted by the said
City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said
City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all
at a regular meeting of the said Council held on the
15th day of June, A. D., 1949, and that the same was so
passed and adopted by the following voge:
AYES: Councilmen Peterson, Thompson and
Mayor Selby ;
NOES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen Baker and Swanson
(SEAL)
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