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ORDINANCE NO. 531-11
AN AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT'S
ORDINANCE NO. 464 — ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTIONS 3.1.50 AND
3.1.51 WATER RATE SCHEDULES, AND SUPERSEDING, IN PART, WATER
AND SEWER RATE ORDINANCE NO. 523-10
The Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District, El Dorado
County, State of California, makes the following findings:
1. Public Notice of this Ordinance was duly given, authorized, posted and
published, as required by law and specifically, that said Notice fixing the time and place
of the hearing on said Ordinance was duly given, posted, and published, as required by
Government Code of California.
2. Pursuant to said Public Notice, a public meeting by the Board of Directors
of the South Tahoe Public Utility District (District) on this Ordinance took place on May
5, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. and May 19, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at the place specified in said Notice
of Public Meeting.
3. The Notice of time and place of said meetings, including a general
explanation of the matters to be considered at said meetings was published in the Tahoe
Daily Tribune on April 20, 2011, April 27, 2011 and May 13, 2011. Time and place of
the May 5, 2001 meeting was also published in the Proposition 218 notice mailed to all
District account holders on March 30, 2011.
4. At least ten (10) days prior to said public meeting, the data indicating the
amount of the cost or estimated cost required to provide water and sewer services for
which service charges are proposed for adoption pursuant to this Ordinance, and the
revenue source(s) anticipated to provide such service was available to the public.
5. On March 30, 2011, Proposition 218 notices were mailed to all District
account holders, indicating proposed rate adjustments and protest instructions.
6. Protests were accepted by the District through 2:00 pm on May 19, 2011.
Total water rate protests received were 290, of which 254 were valid protests. Valid
protests were received from approximately 1.5% of the District account holders.
7. District rate payers were notified of the proposed rate adjustments through
the Proposition 218 notice, two newspaper publications, radio advertisements and the
District website.
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WATER RATES
8. The water service charges in Schedules No. 2 and 3 will be effective July
1, 2011 and are for the following purposes:
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Annual Minimum Rate
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a. Obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service for
existing customers;
b. Meeting debt service requirements;
c. Meeting operating expenses;
d. Purchasing or leasing equipment, supplies or materials;
e. Meeting financial reserve needs and requirements.
9. The existing water service charges are necessary to meet the costs and
expenses enumerated in paragraph 8 herein above, and are included in the water budget
adopted on May 19, 2011.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC
UTILITY DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT ORDINANCE NO. 523 -10 IS
SUPERSEDED IN PART AND THAT WATER RATE SCHEDULES NUMBER 2
AND 3 PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 464 — ADMINISTRATIVE CODE,
SECTION 3.1.50 AND 3.1.51 ARE HEREBY AMENDED AND REPLACED BY THE
FOLLOWING SCHEDULES 2 AND 3:
WATER RATE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 — ANNUAL NON - METERED SERVICE
a. Single dwelling unit $479.58
b. Duplex $852.64
c. Triplex $1,158.41
d. Fourplex $1,498.51
e. Each additional unit $251.45
f Business establishment when serviced from:
3/4 inch connection
One inch connection
1/4 inch water connection
1 inch water connection
1 t/2 inch water connection
2 inch water connection
3 inch water connection
4 inch water connection
6 inch water connection
8 inch water connection
10 inch water connection
SCHEDULE 3 — METERED SERVICE
$729.72
$1,101.18
$264.00
$440.88
$879.12
$1,407.12
$2,640.00
$4,400.88
$8,799.12
$14,079.12
$20,240.88
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All consumption will be charged at the following rates by customer class:
Single Family $2.05 per 100 cubic feet
Multi Family $1.95 per 100 cubic feet
Commercial $1.85 per 100 cubic feet
10. The Water Capital Improvement Charges in the amount of $1,448,000 are
included in Rate Schedules 2 and 3 herein above and will be effective July 1, 2011. The
Capital Improvement Charges are restricted in use to the following purposes:
a. Construction or purchase of capital improvements as designated in the
District's financial statements as "Capital Assets ";
b. Debt service related to items referred to in 10a;
c. Reserves accumulated for future construction or purchase of Capital
Improvements as designated in the District's financial statements as
"Capital Assets."
11. Delinquent charges, when recorded as provided in California Government
Code Section 54354.5, and the District's Administrative Code, shall constitute a lien
upon the real property served.
12. This Ordinance hereby supersedes Ordinance No. 523.10 in part, and
amended Ordinance No. 464 — Administrative Code, Sections 3.1.50 and 3.1.51.
PASSED AND ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public
Utility District at its Special Board Meeting on the 24th day of May, 2011, by the
following vote:
AYES: Cefalu, Jones, Mosbacher, Rise, Schafer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
DATED: May 24, 2011
ATTEST: Kat rp, Clerk it the Board
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Dale Rise, Board President