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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCE 0053-1963 BE IT ORDAI;:FD by the Co,mcil of t~,e City of Kenai, Alaska, ~hat the followinc re~.ulation~ -t~th respect %o the distribution ::nd sa].e of electric current .~d the rates and p~c~ c~rged in co~ec~ion thereupon be, arid ~.he s~.me a~e ~'~u~ ~u~od~u foll~s, to ~'~t~ S~tion 1; ~ A"~ CO;~ITIO"S. The ~tes and con~tio~ specified ~ this or~nce f~ s~ctriC"l~ht and p~er se~ice are subject to c~nge as provided ~ Ail ~tes for utility se~ice apply $o consumer located on the established electric li~s of the Oily. Sectfon 2t D~I~'ITI~;],~S. ~e %e~s used herein are ~fi~d as follo';~: "}'a~g~" s~ll ~n the ~ra~er of Ke~i City L~ht. "City" s~ll m~n the City of Ke~i~ A~s~. "City C~cii" s~ll ~n the City Council of thc City of Ke~i, A~mka. "Cons~" shall m~n a~ person, fi~ or corporati~ t~t uses, ~s used, or ~s contracted to use City electric ener~. "Insp~tor" s~ll ~n the person empl~ed ~ the City of Ken.mi ~o is c~ed v~th the e~cenent of electri~l ~ws and ~s. ~ction 3: CO]:~CTS. Ail rates in this ordinance are ~sed on twelve con- se~tive months' 5e~C~ ~eimvered to one l~ation of one consist for a period or %e~ of not ~ss t~n one y~r, un~ss otherwise stated in the rate schedule. Se~ice for ~ss than twelve months r~y be c~ssed as temporal, for which special ar~ents s~ll he ~. ~e City rescues the right to ms.fy the appr~ed rates and/or r~u~tio~, Wen such m~ifi~%io~ arc deemed necessa~, be~ficial, and in the ~blic interest f~ a specific r~son and for a specified time. Such modifications are not to ~ con- st~ed as a ~bstitution of or an abr~ation of the result arid ceneral~ applied rotes and/~ r~tions. ~ction 4~ DEP~I~. ~e City ~y require the consult to ~posit v~th a s'!~ 9~ ~9-~.~ the tbta~ c~r~es esti~tod to acc~e duri~ two noel billi~ perio~. Nothi~ ~ this pr~ision s~ll prevent requiring a~.~. ~.J o~ or n~ deposxt or c~mge of deposit require~nts ~thout notice. ~e foll~g ~n~ deposits shall be required: P~si~nt~l ................... $20.00 Com~ei'cial. ................... .J5~._.~ ~posits ~y be refun~d ~.thout interest ,~.~en ~ervice is discontinued, provided all am~nts d~ the City ~ve been paid or r~y be refu~d upon a~roval of the City C~ncil upon completion of twenty-four consecutive months of se~ice v~th all bil~ lmld pi~lor to ~linquency and application ~ tbs cons~r. Section %~ PA~"T8. Ail ~'onthly bills for se~ices rendered and minim~ c~rg~ are ~e and payable prior to succee~ meter r~ ~te, and if not so paid, ~come ~l~quent. Upon failure of the consumer to p~; on or before the delinquent ~%e, he s}mll be ~d In default, and a penalty of ~ ~x~ shall i~e ad~d and the se~ice ~y be ~sconti~ed ~th~t notice. ~e right is reserved to refuse 3e~ice to a~one ~o is in.bred to the City. Failure to receive ~il ~¥~ 11 not be reco.~nized as a valid excuse for failure to pay bil~s when due. .................. ~ ~.,. ~:~,~.z..,~. ~;ru.ess ot~e~/;~se provided for by contract, the cons~eP sball not re'eli' the electric enor~y or se~ice furnished ,3nder this ordi~nce -2- for use on the premises occuoied ~; tYe consumer orderinc such Section 7: S J~'"fCE 5~'~'A"C~ .~ :~ ~" ,'T~C"S. The consumer c~ll pr~ vi~ a suitable so.ice entrance to the p~mi~%s at ~he point easiest of access to the distribution lines from which service is taken. Such ent~nce s~ll be free from the possibility of u~mrranted ~mmperinC or interference. ~e sons.er shall fu~ish a r~solmbly conveniens and accessible p~ce in v~ich to the ~teri~ ~vices v~ich ~y be re~ired for the proper renderi~ of se~ices and conduct of t~ business, such p~ce to be suitable for the presentation of the i~rity of ~tering devices and free from a~ c~ditions which would ad- verse~ affect such devices. Conmmers s~l! not pe~it access to such devices Ly ~her than e~l~ees of the City. The co~umer s~mll obtain and grant all neces~ pe~sslon to e~b!e the City to ins~l] the sec'ice and ~r~ ~at it~ co~ract. section 8~ CONSUU~, I~STALU~O;~S. ~e City rm.erves the ~ght to refusm to eo~ect ~th or tenor sec'ice %o a'ny a~li~nt or a~ cons~ ~ co~eetio~ and/or rendition ~11 adverse~ affect the se~ce ren~d to its other co~r or ~'~re t~ appli~nt or consmvmr has not c~lied v~th the S~te or ~ct~l r~u~tio~ per~in~g to the so.ice to be ten.red ~ the City. ~ble ~otective ~vices on the co~er's pre~ses ~y be required ~e~vez' the City ~ such i~tal~tion necessa~- to pro.ct its prope~y or t~t of its co~. No motor rated in excess of l~ horsep~er ~y be t~tal~d f~ "acros~th~ne,, s~rti~ ~thout the appro~l of the ~e foll~ p~er factor c~use ~ll apply to all e~ct~c sons--rs: If the avenge p~er factor at which e~ct~c ene~ ~livered to the co~er du~ng the bil~ period .90 or more, no adjustment will be ~de ~ the kil~mtt ~nd. If such average p~er factor J. !~z tPmn then the kil~.mtt de. nd shall be adjusted ~ ~ltip~ ~ .90 and dividing the result ~ the average pu~' factor. Unless specifically other~dse agreed, the City shall not be obligated to deliver electric energy to the consumer at any time at s power factor below .75. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as placing upon the City any responsibility for the continuation or maintenance of any of the consumer's wirir~, current consuming devices, or other equipment, and the City shall not be held liable for ar$, loss or darage re'.u!ting from a.~- defects in the con- sumer's installations and shall not be held liable for damage to persons or Section 9~ CO}'SU~S' OPeRATIOn'S. In case of hoist and elevator motors, electric furnaces, wireless ihstallations, or other equipment of like character where the use of electric current is intermittent or subject to violent fluctuation, the City may require the consumer to provide at his own e~enze eq,uitp._ment which will reasonably limit such fluctuations. The City reserves the right to refuse to supply a service cf a character which may seriously i,mpair service to other consumers or to discontinue service to any consumer v~o shall continue to use appliances or apparatus detrimental to the service of others. Section 10: I~'CREASED USE. In order to prevent damage to the City,s equipment and impairment of its service, the consumer shall give the City reasonable notice before making any additions to a connected load or any additions of ar~ nature to the service rendered so that the City may, at its option, provide such facilities as may be necessary for furnishing the in- creased service. Section 11~ INTERRUPTIOM OF $,~vICE. The City shall exercise reason- able diligence and .~are' 'to 'furnish and deliver a continuous and satisfactory supply of electric ea~r~y ~o she cons~mf;r, but will ~ot be liable f~r inter- rupted service or shortage, of supply ~ue to acci~ent or co~itior~s beyond the City's control. ~ the event of such interr,~ption or shod. age, the City shall n~ ~ liable for a~ loss or ~ge occasior, ed there~ nor s~,all such inter- ruption or shor~ge co~t~tute a b~.~ch of its c~tract. ~e City shall be responsible only ~or ~ta-~es of e~ctric so.ice to the e~ent of the amou~;t billed for so.mice d,~ that pe~od. ~o ra~ cr~it ~11 be all~ed for the period after such ~tai~e has been repo~ed to the time so.ices are restored e~cept that no credit s~l]. b~ uiver~ '~en the ~ge is l~s t~n ~8 h~rs. In no eve~ '~ll credit be all~,~ed w~re ca~e of the ~e ~n be traced to the fault of the consult. ~e City, when~er it shall ~'ind it nec.~a~ f~ t~ ma~tn~ nf ~ ~lrs ~ ~emen~s to its system, shall have the right to s~pend temp- ~a~ the ~ve~ of so.ice, hut in all such ~ses, r~so~ble notice s~ll, ~en practi~l, be given to the consult. Section 12~ DIS¢;O~I~ATIO~ OF S ,RVICE. ~e City rese~es the ~ght to ~scontJ~e se~ice in ~he e'zent the cons,:mer shall fail to c~ply with this or~nce ~ ~les and re~tio~ pro~l~ated ~rs~nt Hereto. Se~ce my be dise~tin~d ~ the City at a~ tir~e to preve.'~t f~udulent ~e or to ~otect i~s property. ~e ~ght to ~scontinue so.ice f~ default (including, ~t n~ re.riced to ~linquent accents), ~y be ~ercised v~never and as often ~ ~fault shall occ~ and neither ~y nor ~ssion on the ~ of the Oity to e~ce t~s ~le shall be ~e~d a waiver of its ~8ht to enf'~ce the sa~ at a~ t~e so lo~ as the ~fault conti~es. ~ event so.ice is dJsconti'ued for a~y vio~tion of the pr~isio~ of this ordi~nce, such so.ice ~11 not be res~ed until a fee of f~ ~ch d~conti~ation and all a~rs and all pe~ltiem ~ve been ~id or satisfacto~ atonements ~ve ~en ~de. Section 13~ TAXES. All utility so. ice rates confined in this ~nce are subject ~oportlo~l Increase~ to c~pensate for a~ gross r~e~e, kil~mtt-h~ or other fo~ of tax i~osed ~ a~ ~nicipal, state, ~cti~ ~:~ RUL~ A~ REGU~O~'S. ~e ~'a~gcr of Ke~i Oity L~ht is here~y autho~zed to is6u~ such a~nistrative ~les and rez- u~tions as ~y be necessary %o i~l~ment the poli~ of this ordi~nee. N~er, such ~s and reg~tio~ shall be co~istent with this ~nee a~ be a~r~ed ~ resolution of th. m~+.y Ooun~i!. S~tion 1%~ ~O~AL GAIN. It shall be un~wful for a~ inspector, ~ent or ~yee of the City'of Kenai to ask, ~nd, receive or accept a~ peres1 co~ensation for a~ se~ce ten. red to consumers of electric ener~, or ~her per~, in co~ection vdth supply or fu~ishi~ electro ener~ ~ the Cit~. Section ~ A~'E~TS. No praise, a~re~ent or representation of a~ e~pl~ee ~ agent ~f the City wdth reference to the fu~ishir~ of el~t~c e~r~ s~ll be binding ~ the City unless sa~ s~ll be in ~ti~ si~ ~ t~ ;;a~ger ~ his authorized agent~ ~ acc~nce ~th the pr~isi~m of t~is ~nce. ~ction 17~ AU~I~ ~ ~.'A~.'AG~ . ~henever, under the pro- visio;:~ of t~s ~nce, ~scr~tion is 've~ted mn'the ;.a~g~ such ~scretion ~mll ~ subject to the control of the City C~ncil. ~ction 18~ RE~L ~ OO~ICTING ~DI~ANCE~. ~nce No. 18 (F~h~e) and all other Crannies in co~fllCt herO. th are here~ re. ed. Section 19~ Si~;~H~BILI'i"f} ;'~MPH~L ~Tf~T. AIl. pr~isJ~ cf ~d~r~e ~11 be ltbe~ai~ c~strued'~ 'Jnd should a~y pr,~i~!~ or ~ectl~m of ghi~ ~~e,~ ~ ~ub~eque~ a~n~nts thereto, be held ir~/alid~ such ho~s~ s~ not affocg tho validi~ of ar~ of the r~m2ini~ protision~ ~di~nc~ re~ea]~d ~ thi~ ~di~nce ~ball remain in force and eff~ f~ $he $~1 and ~nish~$ of all fm~S vio~io~ bheroof, and f~ the rec~ of ~bts, pe~l~i~s and forfeigur~s alr~ incu~, and for $h~ ~es~agion ofa_~"_ :'~h~s amd remedie~ exis~i~ $h.reunder and ~o f~r as a~li~b~ ~o a~ office, gm~t, procordia, ~Ehg, contact ~ event~ alr~ 8ection 201 M~L~.~ FOR VlO~T;0~M. AmJ per~ v~o vlo~$es a~ Vi=~i~ s~ll be ~/nished ~ a fine of cot more ~,~n %hre, hundred dolors (~3~,~) ~ ~ i~risonment in Jail for not m~e %~n thi~y bo$h s~h fi~ and ~e ~lti~ pr~i~d ~ this section a~ll, unless a.'o%h~ is ~s~ pr~i~4, a~ly %o the a~n~ of a~ pr~ision or section of this ~~ v~mZ~r or no~ ~uch ~l~ies are re-e~cged in ~ecti~ 21~ ~TIVE DATE, ~i~ ~di~nce ~11 ~co~ effective S~%i~ 22~ ~. ~e m~thly rates for e~ct~c e~r~ sullied ~ the 0ity s~ be s~$ to the pr~isio~ of Sche~s XF and XT (fuel Availabillty ~ · A~x~cug~out thc territory served ~y the electric distribution facilities ef the system for lighting and small p~er purposes, in $in~le family residences or individual apartments. Rate~ '"- Firs$ %0 k~ per month o . . . . . . ....... . . $0.10 per Nex~ ~Ok~h perm~nth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 per kwh Over lOOk~ per month ... ........ · · · · · · · 0.04 per kwh MirJm~amO~mr~e, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... · · · · $5,00 per month ~ T~h~t the ter~to~ oe~ed ~ t~ e~ct~c ~stri~ti~ ~stem f~ si~ faf~ reside~ or indiv~.d~l apart~nts ~ing e~ct~c so.ice f~ their entire l~hti~, cooki~ and water ~ti~ requir~ ~nts.,. ~'~ter. h~ti~ --~. be done ---~""~"~""-.,- - · ~ -~ ~*~ e~ctricity, ~rs$ ~0 ~ m~th....... .... . ..... $O.lOper~ N~ ~0 ~ ~ month..... ....... , , · . . 0.05 per ~ ~ ~ ~ p~ mon~5 . . . ..... , · · · · . . . . 0.03 per ~ ~n~0~e, · · · · · · · · · · , · · . · . · .... · $5.~r month · ';at~ }~$i~ so.ice ~y he pr~ided un~r Schedule 3 - ~ect~c -5- E!.DU~T'=IC SC~%~UL}< )- ELECTRIC Availability, - To electric consumers vtthin the corporate limits of Kena~ v~lth a v~ired-in connected electric heat load of e.t least 5 kilo~mtts and electric heat service provided through a separate m~ter. At the option of the consumer, all domestic vmter heating requiremmnts for the premises may be connected to the electric heat service providing wster heating is done exclusively by electricity. Service hereunder will be rendered only v~ere the vd res between the meter and appliances are enclosed in armored cable or metalic conduit vdth no exposed wires ~tel , , . , , ...... $0.018 per kv~A ~ OharKe~ ...... ~10.00 per month ELECTRIC $CHEUOL~ 4- OOF~ ERCIAL Avail~bilit~ ~ ' ~troughcut tho te~ito~ sewed ~ t~ electric distribution faciliti~ of the ~stem for lighti~ a~ p~er p~poses in a~ co~c~l e~ablis~nt ~clu~ yard ~ghti~. ~Fi~t 100~ p~ m~th . . . . . ......... $ 0.08 per ~ N~ 2,9~ ~per month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.06 ~r ~ N~ 7,0~ ~per ~h.............. 0.~r~ ~ ~,~ per month . . . . . . . . . ..... 0.04 per ~ ~~e~ . . . . . . . . . . . .......... ~ 8.00 per month Availabiltty~ ?o consumers within the Corporate limits of Kenai engaged L~ manu- £aoturing, processing or related activities for general pc~er and inoldcntal lighting. This Schedule available to consumers with a connected load in excess of 500 kii~tts and annual load factor in e~cess of ~0 per cent. ~ergy used for lighting shall not exceed ten ~er cent (10%) of the total ener..~f used. ~ervice shall be avai._labl~ on a five-year contract ~sis only with renewable option. 2,400/h~160 volts cA. such other primary voltage as may be available. Consumer shall provide transformation equipment and Icad protective devices approved by the City. ~ :i..~0 ~r kil~tt £or de. nd in excees of ~;00 ~l. lo~tts. Flrs~ 20,000 k.~h ~r -,,.,u ~.:. n ,~n .--~ Next 30~000 kwh per month . . . . ...... 0.009 per Im~ Next 100,000 kwh per month 0.006 per kv~ M~nim~n Chsrgs~ ~.~ p$~ kil~att of billing demand times the highest hilling demand ~ckming the proceeding eleven (11) months, but not less than $1,O00 per month or $20,000 during an~ consecutive twelve (12) months of the contract period. Availabilit~: To a~ Federal, State or ~nicipal A~ency £or d-sk to da~n lighting of public ways. ~en~t ~it¥ Light shall £ur.ish and install fixtures and equipment on ~xi~)ting poles of the system. Consumer shall pay costs of installing additional poles v~tch shall become property of KOL and KOL will assume all maintenance. To any consumer for yard lighting on private property provided consumer furnishes and installs yard lighting system and assumes maintenance. For other than dusk to ~awn service, yard lighting service shall ks provided under other suitable for billing purposes for each yard or street light installed Rate: (~ual M~nthly Billings) '-'- Mercur2 Vapor Street Lighting: ll,O00 lumens . . . . 54/unit/year 1%,o0o lumens . . . . ?3/unit/y ar 2o. ooo'lumens... . ?6/uni+J: ear . Incandescent street h I ( n 1 s d f e $ 0.04 per Open reflector units . . . . ..... . ...... $ 0.03% per kv~, * At, ual charge shall be determined as foilers: Annual Charge . Lamp rating (watts) x 4.38 x ~to per k~. EL, ECTRiO ~C~E~E ?-WJ~.HOIP~L Availability, ' ' To t~e-City oF Xenai for the purpose of pumping water for domestic water system purposes cr for ~ sewage in the city sewer, system. Rate~ -- AIl pumping requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0.02% per kwh ............... ~ ~er~ ~stem facilities are a~te and ~l~re s~ice ~ ~ct~ to be req~d for less t~n one ~1 P~io~, -- --(i] t~ere ~e ~e~ion or cor~tr~ction work is ~co~, se~ioe ~11 be f~s~d at the rate s~cified ~ this sc~du~ pl~ all cost of co~ection, ~ss salvage va!~e of ~ter~l used. ~ctive co~r s~ll be requ~ed to ~y the est~ted cost ~ advance ~th ust~nt to be ~de after work is c~p~ted or ~e~ice ~contin~d. ~en no correction work is ~ces~, se~ice ~11 be f~hed the ~te s~cified ~ this schedule plus the estimted cost of such co~tion and ~sconnection v~ich shall be paid in a~ance. (3) Prospective consumer shall be required to pay a deposit equal to an estimated two mon~s, ~llling for service to be rendered. -7- ~ates: First 100 kv~ per month ............ $ O.OB per kwh Next 2,900 kwh per month ............ 0.06 p~r Next ?,O00 kw~ per month ............ 0.05 per Over 10,C00 kwh per month . ........... 0.04 per LT~n, lmum Charge: . . . . ............... $ 8.00 per month ELECTRIC SC:'EDULE XF-M~EL CLAUSE Kenai City Light purchases its electric energy from Consolidated Utilities, Ltd. under a contract which provides that the nur~haR~ pay certain scheduled increases in the suppliers cost of gas used in electric generation. ~cept for Schedule 6-Street Lighting, billing under all Schedules herein and all special contracts entered into covered by this Ordinance shall be increased as follows: From To Present ~ ~lling, 1967 Jul~ ~illing~ 1972 ~u~v Nilling, 1977 July Billing, 1967 July Billing, 1972 ~uly Billing~ 1977 Thereafter Nilling Increase D~e to F~el Escalation $O.O0 per 100 kwh or fraction thereof $0.05 per 100 l~h or fraction thereof $O.10 per 100 kwh or fraction thereof $O.15 per 1OO kwh or fraction thereof ELECTRIC SCg~-IN/LE XS-St~CIAL CONTRACTS The rate for any special contract covering any class and character of service under any availability when specifically set forth in a special contract recommended by the Yanager and adopted by special resolution of the City Council shall have such rate as may be ~et forth in such resolution and contract. The amotul$ o£ the total of employers contribution, privilege or other form of tax, con- tribution or assessment imposed by any Municipal, Federal or State Agency, department or taxing bod~ upon Xenai City Light, and the cost of collecting and administering incident thereto, may be apportioned by KCL among the various different classes of service furnished therein and shall constitute an additional cr~:~e under an~ rate schedule or special contract covered by this Ordinance. First reading Passed 10th day of October, 19~3 16th day of October, 196~ Atteet~ Frances Torkilsen ~'rances Torkilsen City Clerk ,, JAM~ G. BYE }~ayor improvemen~made by or on behalf of ii-'subdivider a: the request or insistence of the ~lannin8 Co~aisaion and/or ~cll of the City of ie~i, Alaoka. Section 2. l'~t the ~ rat~ costs ~hich a~11 be deducted ~rom the tax value of an~ lot atandin& the subdivider, sMI1 include the coac o~ ~urniahin syst~s,drainage, road imor~ne~ ~.~ -.~.- · ~ure, bu~ s~ ~ /ac~ude ~he va~ue of Gay i~ov~e~s ~de ~o any /~d/vid~ ~o~, ~ be~n~ ~he ~a~e~Lon o~ ~he ~y of the City of Re~i ~o pr~ide tax relief only to ~he ex~t the cost of the i~rov~ents benefit the s~division aa a ~hole as distin~ished fr~ the individ~l lots thereon. ~action 3. T~t u~n the assesment of any lots in the s~division for taxation, it a~ll be the duty and ~he responsi- bility of the a~div!der :o pr~ide the assessor with tecot~ and ~c~entary proofs of the f~ act~lly exp~ded, and the assessor s~ll then di~de the total ~c ~pended by the s~divider aa herei~efore set forth b7 the ~ of lots in the s~division a~ the resulting fig~e s~ll be the tax credit ~ch a~ll be applied to ~ch lot still held in the ~me of ~e s~divider ~ his successor in interest. ~q~t~on 4o It la not the int~tion o~ the ~ity Co.ct1 to provide tax relief to anyone other than the act~l ~ker of :he improv~en:a and no tax ex~ption s~ll be applicable to any loc, :he equitable interest in which ~a be~ tra~ferred to any ...... ~-~ suuuAv~aer, even thoush lesal title my be retained by ~e subdivider for security purposes. t Section 5o Thio ordinance ia hereby declared to be an emergency measure aecessary £o: £he public health, safety and ~elfare and shall be effective £m~ediately upon its passage and approvalo