CC RESOLUTION 2922. RESOLUTION NO. 2922
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, FIXING AND ESTAB-
LISHING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE
IN SAID CITY AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.
2880.
WHEREAS, Chapter 14.04 of the "E1 Segundo Municipal
Code" fixes, adopts, and establishes the rules and regulations for
the service of water from the waterworks system of the city; and
WHEREAS, Section 14.04.060 of said Chapter 14.04 of the
"E1 Segundo Municiple Code" authorizes the rates and charges for
water service to be fixed and established by resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The following rates and charges for water
services from the municipal waterworks system of the City of El
Segundo are hereby fixed and established as follows:
(A) GENERAL RATES. General rates shall be as follows:
(1) For meters billed each month, monthly minimum
charges:
FOR the first 500 cubic feet (14.15 cubic meters):
Meter Size Scheduled Charges for
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5/8 x 3/4 inch meter ------------- - - - - -$ 3.50
3/4 inch meter ------------ - - - - -- 3.50
1 inch meter --------- - - - - -- 5.25
1 -1/2 inch meter ----------- - - - - - -- 7.70
2 inch meter - - - - - -- - - - - -- 10.15
3 inch meter ------------------- - 18.50
4 inch meter - - - - - -- - - - - -- 42.50
6 inch meter ------------ - -- - -- 63.75
8 inch meter ------------ - - - - -- 101.25
10 inch meter ------------ - - - - -- 150.00
16 inch meter ------------ - - - - -- 393.00
24 inch meter ------------ - - - - -- 615.00
FOR water used in excess of the first 500 cubic feet (14.15
cubic meters) :
First 129,500 cu. ft. at -- - - - - -- 0.36
per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction
thereof; (First 3667.44 cubic
meters at --------------- -- 0.12711
per cu. meter or major fraction
thereof).
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130,000 cu. ft. or more --- - - - - -- 0.32
per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction
thereof; (3,681.60 cu. meters or
more ------------ - - - - -- - - - - -- 0.11299
per cu. meter or major fraction
thereof).
(2) For meters billed each two months, bimonthly
minimum charges:
FOR the first 1,000 cubic feet (28.30 cubic meters):
Meter Sizes
Scheduled Charges for
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5/8 x 3/4
inch
meter ------------ - - - - -$
7.00
3/4
inch
meter ----------- - - - - --
7.00
1
inch
meter ----------- - - - - --
10.50
1 -1/2
inch
meter ----------- - - - - --
15.40
2
inch
meter ----------- - - - - --
20.30
3
inch
meter ------- ---- - - - - --
37.00
4
inch
meter ----------- - - - - --
85.00
6
inch
meter ----------- - - -: --
127.50
8
inch
meter ----------- - - - - --
202.50
10
inch
meter ----------- - - - - --
300.00
16
inch
meter ----------- - - - - --
786.00
24
inch
meter ------ •----- - - - - --
1,230.00
FOR water used in excess of the first 1,000 cu. ft. (28.30
cu. meters):
First 259,000 cu. ft. at --- - - - - -- 0.36
per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction
thereof, (First 7,334.88 cubic
meters at ----------------- - - - - -- 0.12711
per cu. meter or major fraction
thereof).
260,000 cu. ft. or more --- - - - - -- 0.32
per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction
thereof; (7,363.20 cubic meters or
more ----------------------- - - - - -- 0.11299
per cubic meter or major fraction
thereof).
(3) Where two or more meters are installed in a
battery or manifold the service connection size shall be used
for computing the minimum charges and the consumption charges
shall be based on the combined total readings of all meters in
the battery or manifold;
(4) For water used exclusively for agricultural
purposes, the general rates therefore shall be three dollars
and fifty cents and seventy percent of the scheduled charges
of this section.
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. (B) CONSTRUCTION RATES. Construction rates shall be as
follows:
(1) Water used on construction jobs, other than
pipeline trenching, shall be metered and the cost shall be one
and one -half times that set forth under the general rates
cost;
(2) Upon application for service a charge of
twenty -five dollars shall be made for the initial meter ins-
tallation and an additional charge of twenty -five dollars
shall be made for each meter relocation;
(3) A returnable deposit of two hundred dollars for
each meter must be made upon application for service, which
deposit shall secure the payment to the City of any damage
suffered and of charges for water served and which has not
otherwise been paid.
(C) FIRE SERVICE STANDBY RATES.
rates per month shall be as follows:
Fire service standby
Size of Connection Scheduled Char es
2 inches - - - - - -- - - - - -$ 2.20
3 inches - - - - - -- - - - - -- 3.30
4 inches ------------- - - - - -- 4 40
6 inches ------------ - - - - -- 6 60
8 inches ------------------- 8.80
10 inches ------------ - - - - -- 11.00
12 inches ------------- - - - - -- 13.20
provided however, that the fire service standby rate shall not
apply to fire services which supply buildings that are fully
protected by automatic sprinkler systems.
(D) WATER LIFELINE RATE -- APPLICATION. A fifty percent
discount on all charges for the first 1,000 cubic feet or
• 28.30 cubic meters of water used bi- monthly shall be made
available to any resident sixty -two years of age or older who
makes application for such discount and meets the following
requirements:
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• (1) Applicant must be a resident and user of the
water service at the address specified on the application and
service must be in the name of the applicant;
(2) Applicant's combined adjusted gross income (as
used for purposes of the California personal income tax law)
of all members of the household in which they reside must be
ten thousand dollars or less for the prior calendar year;
(3) The water meter must be for residential use and
shall be limited to 1 -inch or smaller size.
Applications for Lifeline rates shall be renewed on
an annual basis. Renewal applications shall be accepted by
the Director of Finance from April 1 through April 30 of each
year.
(E) UNMETERED WATER RATES. For water used through an
unmetered City fire hydrant, a charge shall be made to cover
the cost of the water used and employees' wages. The charge
shall be $30 for turning the hydrant on and off and the first
ten minutes of flow. An additional charge of one dollar shall
be made for each minute after the initial ten minutes. Any use
of water from a fire hydrant other than by the City shall be
subject to the foregoing charge.
SECTION 2. The type of water delivered to a particular
location is determined by the point of delivery of the Metropolitan
Water District of various quantities and qualities of water and no
water consumer shall be entitled to demand delivery of another or
different type of water as it is not practicable to deliver to a
water consumer a type or kind of water such consumer selects.
• SECTION 3. The charges established by this resolution
shall apply to all bills issued on or after July 1, 1979.
SECTION 4. Resolution No. 2880 is rescinded.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in the book
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of original 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 5th day of
June, 1979.
ATTEST:
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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 )
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
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I, VALERIE A. BURROWE:S , 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. 2922
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 5th day of June , 19 79
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Bue, Nagel, Van Vranken
and Mayor Balmer
NOES: Councilmen Benson
ABSENT: Councilmen None
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID
CITY this 11th day of
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June
19 79
City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo,
California
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