CC RESOLUTION 40694069
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA
RELATING TO LIFELINE WATER SERVICE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE,
DETERMINE FIND, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City of El Segundo ( "City ") has previously offered discounted water
services for disabled and low- income residents within the City, known as "Lifeline" service; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of El Segundo has determined that the Lifeline
water service program should continue in light of the substantial public purposes served by the
program; and
WHEREAS, these public purposes include, but are not limited to, promoting the public
health, safety, and general welfare by ensuring an adequate potable water supply to all residents of
the City, regardless of their income or disability status; and,
WHEREAS, the Lifeline water service program to subsidize water rates for low- income and
disabled residents meeting certain eligibility requirements shall be funded solely by available
general fund revenues of the City.
Section 1. Water Lifeline Rates. Where the customer has properly qualified for lifeline
rates pursuant to Section 2 of this Resolution, the bi- monthly readiness -to -serve charge shall be:
Meter Size
Bi- Monthly Readiness -to -Serve Charge
5/8 inch x 3/ 4 inch meter
$ 1.38
3/ 4 meter
$ 1.38
1 inch meter
$ 11.04
in addition, the lifeline customer shall pay water consumption charge of $.5934 per 100
cubic feet or $0.2095 per cubic meter for all water consumed up to 1,000 cubic feet or 28 cubic
meters. For water consumed in excess of 1,000 cubic feet or 28 cubic meters bi- monthly, additional
charges will be made in accordance with the City's standard rate structure.
Section 2. Water Lifeline Rate - Application. The water lifeline rate shall be made available
to any resident upon application for such discount that meets the following requirements:
(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 must be a) permanently disabled, or b) applicant and all members of the
household in which applicant resides must have had, for the prior calendar year, a
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"combined adjusted gross income" (as that term is used under California personal income
tax law), which shall not exceed the amounts set in the following table:
Maximum Adjusted Gross Annual Income for Lifeline Eligibility
Household 1 Person 2 Persons 3 Persons 4 Persons Each
Size Additional
Person
Adjusted $17,950 $20,500 $23,100 25,650 Add $2,050
Gross Income
In order to verify applicant's income, applicant shall be required to show the City copies of
all applicable California/Federal household income tax returns. In the event the applicant is not
required to file California/Federal income tax returns, applicant shall provide alternative evidence
to the satisfaction of the City regarding applicant's household income. Such evidence may include,
but is not limited to, a sworn statement under penalty of perjury stating applicant's household
income.
A person shall be deemed permanently disabled if the person receives permanent disability
insurance from the U.S. Social Security Administration, holds a valid certificate from the
Department of Motor Vehicles indicating a handicap, or furnishes a statement signed by a licensed
physician attesting to the permanent disability.
Section 3. The applicant's water meter must be for residential use only and shall be limited
to one inch or smaller in size.
Section 4. Applications for Lifeline service shall be renewed on an annual basis. Renewal
applications shall be accepted by the Director of Finance from July 1 through July 30 of each year.
Section 5. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted
this Resolution, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
thereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses,
phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 6. CERTIFICATION. The City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this
Resolution.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 16TH DAY OF JUNE 1998.
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Mayor, City of El Segundo
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Resolution
No. 4 0 6 9 was duly passed and adopted by said City council, approved and signed by the Mayor
of said city, and attested to by the city clerk of said city, all at a regular meeting of said council held
on the 16t'` day of June, 1998, and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Gordon, Jacobs, McDowell, Gaines, Wernick
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City of El Segundo, California
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M D. Hensley, City Attorney
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