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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-066
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA REVISING THE METERED WATER RATE
AND SEWER SERVICE CHARGE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council hereby, finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 39, Article II regulates connection to
water mains within the City.
1. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code section 39-21 the City
Council shall set metered water rates by resolution.
2. The metered water rate shall be set to maintain a potable water
supply and provide standby readiness.
3. It is necessary to increase the metered water rate to reimburse the
City for increases in the direct and indirect costs of water delivery,
including purchasing water from the Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California and the Orange County Water District, Edison
power costs, administrative overhead costs, maintaining essential
water delivery and water capital improvement program costs.
B. Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 39, Article III regulates connection to
sewer mains within the City.
1. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code section 39-55.4 the City
Council shall set reasonable sewerage service fees by resolution.
Said fee shall be used to operate, maintain, repair and replace the
City owned sewer system and facilities.
2 It is necessary to increase the sewer service charge to reimburse the
City for increased costs of repair, replacement and maintenance of
the sewer system and facilities, Edison power costs for sewer lift
stations, including increased materials, labor and overhead costs and
sewer capital improvement program costs.
C. On September 4, 2007, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a
noticed public hearing to review the proposed metered water rate and
sewer rate increases. Based upon the testimony, reports and other
evidence submitted on these matters, this City Council makes the above-
specified findings.
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Section 2: The Metered Water Rate is hereby set as follows:
Service Meter Charge - a fixed bi-monthly charge based on meter size.
Most homes & small businesses have a 5/8" meter.
5/8" meter
1" meter
1.5" meter
2" meter
3" meter
4" meter
6" meter
Multifamily Dwelling Unit-
base meter charge
$ 7.00
$ 11.00
$16.40
$ 23.40
$ 46.40
$116.60
$280.00
$ 4.20
Water Usage Charge - water consumption charge based on units of one-
Hundred cubic feet (750 aallons)
0- 44 ccf (units)
Over 44 cd (units)
$2.085
$2.480
Multifamily Dwellina
0-44 ccf of water per dwelling unit
Over 44 ccf per dwelling unit
$2.085
$2.480
Section 3: The Sanitary Sewer Charge is hereby set as follows:
Sewer Service Charae
Per unit of water
Bi-monthly flat charge (un-metered)
$0.238
$9.52
Section 4: If any charge, fee, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
word of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid by a 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 passed and adopted
this Resolution, and each and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or
more provisions may be declared invalid.
Section 5: This Resolution shall be operative from and after September 4,
2007.
ADOPTED this 4th day of September, 2007.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
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Assistant City ArOrney
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AYES:
Councilmembers Alvarez. Benavides, Martinez. Pulido,
Sarmiento, Tinaiero (6)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Bustamante (1)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2007-066 be the original resolution adopted by the City Council
of the City of Santa Ana on September 4,2007.
Date:
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Patricia E.
Clerk of the ouncil
City of Santa Ana
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