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RESOLUTION NO. 2011-029
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 of the City of Santa Ana hereby, finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 39, Article II regulates connection to
water mains within the City.
i. 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
increased costs of repair, replacement, and maintenance of the water
system and facilities, including increased materials, labor and overhead
costs 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, including increased materials, labor and overhead
costs and sewer capital improvement program costs.
3. The rate increase will be placed into a fund that will be used only to
repair and replace sewer mains and laterals located within the street right
of way, and which have outlived their useful life and provide preventive
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maintenance and operation of the sewer collection system. No moneys
from this fund would be placed in the city's general fund.
4. There is a reasonable relationship between the imposition of the
fee imposed in that the use of the sewer creates an impact on its
condition, requiring its maintenance, repair and replacement.
C. On June 6, 2011, 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.
D. Based upon the testimony, reports and other evidence submitted on these
matters, this City Council makes the above-specified findings.
Section 2: The Metered Water Rate is hereby set as follows:
Water Usage Charge - water consumption charge based on units of one-
Hundred cubic feet (750 gallons)
0 - 44 ccf (units) $2.727
Over 45 ccf (units) $3.154
Multifamily Dwelling-
0-44 ccf of water per dwelling unit $2.727
Over 45 ccf per dwelling unit $3.154
Section 3: The Sanitary Sewer Charge is hereby set as follows:
Sewer Service Charge
Per unit of water $0.345
Bi-monthly flat charge (un-metered) $13.80
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: The increased metered water rate and sanitary sewer fees shall be
operative from and after July 1, 2011.
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ADOPTED this 6th day of June, 2011
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph Straka, Interim City Attorney
,17)
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By.
se Sandoval
Chief Assistant City Attorney
YES
NOES
ABSTAIN
Councilmembers: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Martinez, Pulido
Tinajero, Sarmiento (7)
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
None (0)
None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
None (0)
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2011-029 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on June 6, 2011.
Date:
Clerk of Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2011-029
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