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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1993-38Suggested by: Administration .City of Kenai I~JSOLUTXON MO.' g3-sG A RESOLUTIONOFTHE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAi,.ALASKA' APPROVING ANA~ENDMENT TO THE WATER AND sEWER.UTILITY ...... . REGULATIONS AND' RATES,. WHICH WAS. ISSUED BY THE ACTING 'CITY MANAGER ON MAY 27, 1993', TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JULY' 1993. WHER~JAS, the proposed City of Kenai 1993-94 Annual ' Budget for the Water and Sewer Special Revenue Fund reqUires an increase in the water and sewer rates to adequately finance utility operations; and WHEREAS, KMC 17.05..040(g) and 17.10.070 empower the City Manager to establiSh.water and sewer utility regulations and rates, subject to approval of the City Cotuncil; and WHEREAS, on May 27, 1993, the Acting City Manager adopted an amendment to the Public Utility Regulations and Rates to become effective on July 1, 1993;'and WHEREAS,, the sUbstance, of.this amendment ~s t° increase' water and seWer service, rates by percentages ranging, from~ approxi~atelYt0% to approximately 22%. . ".''~ .' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDBYTHE COUNCIL. OF THE cITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that the attached amendment to the water and sewer utility regulations and rates, issued by the Acting City Manager on May 27,. 1993, to become effective o~..July 1, 1993, is hereby approved. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF day of June, 1993. THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this.2nd ATTESTs Approved by Finance: (5/21/93) ];1 'have be?~.is.sued under the. authority ofTitle 17 of'the Kenai City.Code of Ordinaries,' - aeguhtions"!ssued Priorto this'date, are. rSU~ bY the regulationS tlmt fOllOW: ..,. pro_.nerty,i'o~wn~r to.ap~, ly.for Utility :.s~ce or discontinuance of service by si~ning service order-.at the City Adm_i_ntstration Building, Kenai,' A1nskn. a, The' property owner or his contractor may apply for a water and sewer permit for a connection and/or extension of service !!_n_es. The entire cost of Water or sewer service connectim and extension will be borne by the property owner. -b. . At the time the new service is provided,, all connections to existing private' systems, ..wells;, septic .'tanks, cesspools,.' etc~, shah be.. physically disconnected from'the'City system.and'their use diSCOntinued.~ '- * d' ~r ' C. ~ ~rmm~)n~.atid'i~ffsafld the operation key atthe p~.linei~ be..~ by'City, perSonne!'only. A fee often dOllars ($I0.00) ~ ~e levied on' mluem rot t~,n-on and turn-o~ (a~ initial lure.on) durin~ normal d~ty hours. A tee of lwmty.~ dOllars (SlO. O0) will be .levied on 'r~u~ts for turn~. duri~ periods other than normal duty hours, and whenever such action is ~ due to delinquent accost, ..... d. All customer~ shall be mluired to provide a separate [STOP ~ WASTE] valve, if ir'does not exist,-inside a building being served. The .valve shall I~. located on .the service entering.'.the building ahead of any branch lines where. ~t is readily accessible'in event of. emergenCy; , ,. e. . Each and. every building .served. by the water utility shall have a .,s~ula. ~~ o.u.~de, shut-off, .' In'.the. event it is impossible to get'a separate outside shut-O.ff, within the public fight-of, way,'the property. Owner shall provide the shut-' off .w?in privat· p~ .and execute'/,. in favor of the City, an easement providing access., for the City personnel to th.e. key box. In the event .that a functional shut-off valve cannot be kca.ted by City personnel, the City may install PU-1 a.,,.,.,.x.dshut-off...,,.valve and charge tbe: Property owner..., for related labOr. equipment~ and '. ~tS.~~ ..'For'domestic. and..~mme.rcial cUstOmers,'" a d'~epo, slt,'... · is of tWenty dollars '.($20,00): for Wmr' Service and tWenty dollars ($20,00)'for · , . . . . ~ '*, · , .... . ..... . '*' .. .-.:. ..' .'.'- ~.. *.- ..~. ~ ,.' ..-*. ........... . ...4~ ~, .. ~.Th.'e use Of ~,.hY~ts is ~l_ttzd o~y:m ~' si '.tuations :... when'approval, ~ m..writing, has been-obtained from the CitY, md:upon payment 0fthe use charge..A deposit Of One .Hundred Fif~.: Douars.($1:50,00).-iSreq.uired.to assure careful" ,use. ofthehy~t and Will. be''reflm'ded.if no'.~~ce.:.,s req~..when'hydnmtr'USe-: Is completed. --TI~ .uSe charlle" WhiCh is non, refu~le'.' alternative eharge,..the' City reserveS .'. the right to' require, metering., in circumstances involving high volume usages, in accordance with rates provided in the rate schedules. Failure to obtain written authorization from the City, failure to follow Written instructions of the City, or any improper use of a fire hydrant is subject to penalty PrOvisiOns of. KMC 13.05 and KMC.' 17,20,050. .. (Res. 9'2.13, 5119192) .' ' 5. C'run'mm- r'm~-, There shall be-no common con_n_ections for use by u~n~l pmpe~ .or families..' No connec, tion will. ~. perndtt~ across..prOperty lines assessments or lump Sum payment has .~ paid... ' .i.."......'.. -- ' 6.. l~r~neifln"~r~'ll,w:' lt' ' ' ""the' "' ": ' '"' knoW~e ~oca~0n of, .~'.!haVe.*~, ~ tey..box.and thaw ~ on.the wa~' connection.. The"m~.. ',~Y bOx'..~ker*shal!be a 4#' x.'4" Wood height, painted' W ,hire with black top and the word 'water""stencned' in bhck letters no smaller than two inches ,high, Properly-own~,wh° do not un 'me standard" marker should have some Other method, of lOCating their 'kq'b°xeS°r be P~ to stan.,_ d' the cost of ~ocation'in tine'of ~ty;-... ~' '-,. ,~. .... 7. Sewer Serviee_Cl~m*jln,, lqo.person' shall inslall a sewer extension 'to a buildinl~ without, placing' in th~ :line near the building and. at. every.'change of' direction of the sewer line~ a sewer !!_ne clean.out Of four inch mi_n_i_mum diameter. The prOPerty owner shall mark or be. hmtltar with the location of' SUCh.olean*oUtS."..'. . 8. Ren. ~ tnl ~:· lIN THE CASIBOF A DELINQUENT.WATER .AND. SEWER .B~, .THE'PROPERTY OWNER SHALL BE. HELD.R~PON$1BLR.] All bt~!S_are_m' the name. of t~n,~ Owne~. ~n~ m~.v._..~ mnn.~__ to the.. owner isres~o_ n~ible for. rtl! _nn_wnents. · ti* The charges to USers of water and sewer. systems, within the City of Kenai are as follOws:' One or two,~y,residence,'. per family unit,. . ' Single or double' unit. aparhnent, ' per fanfily unit $[8.5O] ]0.3~[23.50] ~" Apartment, three or more units under one roof, per family unit'-, single. ' bill assumed by oWner, Separate billing. [6.50] 7.8o [18.0o] ~ [8.5o] 10&~[23.5o] ~ Trailers, one Or.tWo on single l.ot,..;. or court court, per irailer./Unit:.,r...-~, i: :* Single bi!!_in_g" .w Separate billing " Boarding housea _and bed and. _' brenlffnat establishment.q; per avaflab!e fSubiect to seasonal adiustmenO. [s.5o] xo. as[:a.so] -Z6,2fi' .. [6.5o] 7.8~ [ls.oo] Zt~ [8.50] ]o.3~[23.5o] ~' [4.25] Minimum ~: ' lONE MO~*S' S~Vi~.] P.~h month's minimum char~a is ~ ~11 mon~'s ~wi~,~ut p~d~.;', ~nminlmu~ ~~v charge is.~!i~ble ~eh. ~~ l~fi~, w~~ ~'.n~ ~el~fionls..~~'" ' ' '"': "'" ~': ~ ~ ~~ ~e a~e'.~h~e'~~ ~~ to ~~ u~ exclusively for gen~ dom~c p~s,. ~ .&s~i~.:~m'~m~~ or o~er u~ of ~r or ~w~ ~~. ,t 2. sera,nm'~'B. co _ .~mam_oAL S~W.r~ where water.'conaectionis one inch ot larger~ .and is addition to. the' USe Chatge~). 1.25!nch'"setvice 1.50 .inch service.. 2.00 inch service 3.00 inch service Larger than 3-.00 inch service [50.00] ~ [138.00] [75.00] ~ 90.00 [207.00]' ~,.4.6,~ [2:~.3ol ~0.~0 [69.8~] ~ · hth ..House, tub,Or shoW~, each ~0tt~s Bowling. AlleyS,: Amuse .ment Parks p.8o] ~ [2ol.ool ~ [sss.Go] [12.10] 14.50 [33.40] Cai* wash, autOmatic, ~ facility [lO8.OO] ~ ~98.oo] ~ Churches, lodgeS, clubs, banquet rooms (no bar or restaurant.- facilities), per seat. [16.15] 19.50 [44.55] · . : [.09] .11[.25] Cleaners. and commercial laundries, per facility. .. .' [192.00] Dairies -'Installation-of water meter required. PU-4 SCmV~U,~,~ s - CO_.uM~C~i~ smtwca mON-~~m ¢__~_._~ or commercial ¢' :e ;'P~'child' ..... m'- ~ ...... '.. Doctors, .and'.dentistS':.°ffices; Per room orcludr... [5.1lo] ~ .(psychiatrists and 'Optometrists,' apPly?0ffi..ce'Ute); .; [14.33] Additional oharge for reereati~ veM¢le dump stations (MaY through September Only) [1:2.10] _1~ [33.40] Hangar, airplane.repair:, .. " [10.451~ [28.8.f;1 with washins fatuities ' ,.. [12.1o] ~ [33.4o1 Hospitals, per bed Hotels, .motels, resorts, i Per room/'i .... ..":ii.','.. Office bUildinsS Where Sin~!e bill is assumed by owner, per business Offi~, in multipl~ office btdlding where individual tenants are billed, per busineSS " Restaurants,,. cafes, lunch ooimters, fountains, taverns and bars (With kitohens) for each seat (Note 2) [11.50] 02.:30] [.771 [19.05] [14.'75] [26.90] [36.'/0] [31.75] ~ [36.';0] [2.131 _2~ necreation rmnty, per re~OOm;. .saUna or shower,, per ptu'kins ~pace (demand charge only from October tltrough April). '. Schools, per seating capacity Shopping centers (depends on stores included in shopping center, Note 1) Shops, beauty, per station or chair Shops, ~scellan~uS..(includins Oarber shop~),'per'.~hOP. ~. ',. Sleepin~ room, per room (~thm!t'.'.' facilities for housekeeping). " Studios, photo or photo lab Supermarkets (grocery stores) Theaters: Indoor, per seat Outdoor, per stall Taverns, lounges, bars (without kitchens), per seat X.ny or laboratory office [8.~o] ZO~~' [.3~] ~ [.gs] -IAI [6.o~] _7~ [6.0SI ~ [~6.?0] [16.7o] [6.03] ~ [16.70] [6.3S] [';9.00] [.02] ._,iR [.04] ._~ [.06] [.ii] [.72] ..,ii [17.00] ~ [zoo] HT.oo] ~ Additional for other facil}.'fl, es such as restaurant, beverage dispensary, etc., are at the applicable use charge for each facility'. ]~ When a restaurant serves liquor and has no separate bar, no additional charge for a bar 'will be applied, However, when a restaurant has a separate bar, the bar stools will be Charged ~ .the given mte, ~ ~. MtMmum--- ~:. [Om MONTH'S SBRVICE.] Bachmonth's minimum eh.rea_ is o~a_' full .month,s service, wsthout nmmOon.. Tho_. m!q!mum month!v eharee is ~,as!ie~ble-~eh se~ri;~.).. ' l~flon? wltetherOr_n_ot.~he I_Oc~_ fl_on is oecu-hied. ..... - .... - .. ~ .. · ,the./City',s water main and the customer's premises, the City reserves the exclUSive right'to determine how the 'demand charge under this rate schedule shall be applied and aPpOrtioned between- Said. Customers, .. ~ tea wimm me city of Kenai shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per one hundred gallons. The gallons delivered shall be as estimated by the sewer treatment plant operator. 3. ~UL~_C . INDUS._ I~L SneVl._C~_~ ~ON-l~q'aenn) c°ncrete mixing plant Greenhouse, commercial v o.oo [ss.oo]ps2.oo] [36.70] ~ [101,00] J~ [36.70] 44.0O [101.00] ~ Ice cream plant Cold storage plant or lockers [7i.00] Note: Schedule B Demand Charge also applies to Schedule C Services. M'~,mn -(~*?-: [01~ MONTH'S S~.RVICE.] Each month's.mi, oimumchsr~e is o~ ~!1 ~. s ~~. ~out pm~fion. ~e mini~u~ mon~!y charge is a°oli~ble ~ch ~i~( ~on. whe~ or not the 1~o~ is ~u~, ~- For. automatio''sprinkler system:" .,. 'NO cHARoE .~ ~..- S~It,4~ti_on.: (a) Water servi~Under this Schedule'shall be available, at theoPtion of the'C~ty,.~ "d~.. type' automatic ~er systems for fire.protection only.' .... (b)."~'~ protection lines,.. Sprink!ers~ pipes, and Va!yes on private property)~aU be · owned; i~StaHed, and rnaintainedby the owner and/Or customer. · (c) **~*~ne~tions ~een the ¢ity,s nmin-and privatelY, owned facilities wm be at the expense.of the cUstomer, ~./'. .. ' · ' (d)' At the.OPtion of the City, sprinkler service my be metered. 3~te meter.and the' ~nstallationth~fshall beat the expense of the.custOmer... . . ' . .' '.. ' *" '(e). NO tap.oF outlet'for Use' other than fife protection, shall be ~rnut~ on'fire lines or mains, ~ess approved by ~ CitY. (f) In times of emergency, the right is reserved by the City to turn off any fire hydrant and/or sprinkler system at the discretion of the City Fire Chief or other authorized person. (g). No drains from fire sprinkler systems shall be directly connected with the City sanitary Sewers,. and no cross'connection whatsoever will be permitted between fire 'prOtection facilities connected to the City's system and possible sources of contaminated water. 0 Genenl usage,' Per th. used gallons of water $[ .85] 1.oo Hydrant use and other use, per 1000 gallons of water (Res. 92-I3, 5/19/92) 1.50 __~nimnmCtmm~.Per Month: All usage, 15,000 gallons of water [12.75] 1s.oo [25.25] The City reserves the fight to determine the size, type, and manufacturer of the .meter to be installed. Meter. and remote readin$ shall ~ purchased and installed by owner and inspected by the City. Meter.· repair as necessary, shall be made by the City with costs billed to the.owner. (Repea~ed) 7. S~ULR G -- WATRR SI~_VltlR POll BUH~r~ING CONSTRUCI'!_t~N Fore ach additional' 1,000 sq, fi. (or ponio, thzreof) One'time $[~o.oo] ~ a. Water $[~0.00] $~ b. S~w~r [~0.00] ~ ¢. The Permit fees set herein are to reimburse tho City for the cost of inspecting connections. Charles A. Brown Acting City Manager Approved by City Council on Jun~ 2, 1993. City Clerk