CC RESOLUTION 27850 RESOLUTION NO. 2785
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISH-
ING PENALTIES AND CHARGES FOR WATER CON-
SUMED IN EXCESS OF NINETY PERCENT OF BASE
YEAR AND STATING THE REASONS THEREFOR.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA,
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
0 SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS. The City
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Council of the City of E1 Segundo hereby finds and determines
that:
1. A water shortage emergency condition prevails
within its water service area.
2. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
has requested that all resale customers, including the City of El
Segundo, immediately institute a water conservation program designed
to effect a ten percent reduction in water usage.
3. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
has established surcharges to its resale customers on purchases
of water above the ninety percent level of the base period.
4. The rules, regulations and charges set forth in
this resolution are intended to conserve the water supply of the
City of El Segundo for the greatest public benefit with particular
regard to domestic use, sanitation and fire protection, and to
offset surcharges established by the Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California which are, or may be, incurred by the
City of El Segundo.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this
resolution, the following terms, phrases, words, and their deriva-
tions shall have the meaning given herein; when not inconsistent
with the context, words used in the present tense include the
future, words in the plural number include the singular number,
and words in the singular number include the plural number. The
word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory:
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1.
"City"
is the "City" of El
Segundo.
2.
"Person"
is any individual,
firm, partnership,
association, company, organization of any kind.
3. "Water" is water supplied by the City of El Segundo
Water Department.
4. "Base Period" is defined as that period of time
over which the base is computed.
5. "Base" is defined as the amount of water used
on a customer's premises during the corresponding billing period
in 1976.
6. "Billing Unit" equals one hundred cubic feet of
water (74 8 gallons), or its metric equivalent.
7. "Minimum" equals one thousand cubic feet of water
on bi- monthly water billings, and five hundred cubic feet for
monthly billings.
SECTION 3. SURCHARGE. Surcharges shall be based
upon water consumed in excess of ninety percent of the base.
Persons using the minimum specified amount of water or less
per billing period shall not be subject to the charges defined
in this resolution. Persons exceeding the base shall be surcharged
sixteen cents per billing unit or its metric equivalent, whichever
is applicable, on all consumption in excess of ninety percent of
the base in addition to the rates fixed and established pursuant
to Section 14.04.060 of the "El Segundo Municipal Code." A minimum
surcharge of $1.00 shall be charged whenever a surcharge is applied.
SECTION 4. BASE ADJUSTMENT -- APPLICATION REQUEST.
Persons requesting a base adjustment shall file an application
in writing, therefor, with the Director of Finance on a form
to be provided by the City.
SECTION 5. BASE ADJUSTMENT CRITERIA. Persons applying
for a base adjustment shall provide all relevant information
affecting water consumption on their premises. The Water and
Sanitation Superintendent, at his discretion, may adjust the
base assigned to any customer if that customer establishes to
the satisfaction of the Water and Sanitation Superintendent
that the base is not representative of existing conditions..
SECTION 6. BASE ADJUSTMENT -- DETERMINATION. In deter-
mining whether an adjustment shall be granted, the Water and
Sanitation Superintendent shall take into consideration all
• relevant factors including, but not limited to:
1. Whether additional members have been added to
the household.
water.
2. Changes in vacancy factors in multi - family dwellings.
3. Increased production requiring increased process
4. Whether additional landscaping has been added.
5. Water consumed during new construction.
6. Water consumption necessary for reasons related
to family illness or health.
The Water and Sanitation Superintendent may require
as a condition of adjustment, proof of installation of water
conservation devices or water conservation planning.
The Water and Sanitation Superintendent may establish
the base for new residents or new facilities. The Water and
Sanitation Superintendent retains the discretion to adjust the
bases in those situations where during the base period, 1) the
meter failed to register, or 2) where high water consumption
was attained due to leaks on the premises.
SECTION 7. This resolution shall be in effect until
water shortage conditions no longer prevail in the City of E1
• Segundo service area and surcharges established by the Metropolitan
Water District of Southern California are discontinued.
SECTION 8. The charges established by this resolution
shall apply, to all water consumed on or after July 1, 1977.
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SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in the
book of original resolutions of said city; and shall make a minute
of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceed-
ings 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 21st day of
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
June , 1977.
City Clerk
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Mayor of the City of El Segundo,
California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Valerie A. Burrowes City Clerk of the
City of El 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, being Resolution No. 2785
was duly 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 21st day of June 1977
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Bue, Nagel, Rockhold, Van Vranken;
and Mayor Balmer;
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT Councilmen None.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID
CITY this 23rd day of June 1977
(SEAL)
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City Clerk
of the City of E1 Segundo, California