Ordinance No. 573-19 Water & Sewer RateORDINANCE NO. 573-19
AN AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT'S
ORDINANCE NO. 464 — ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTIONS 3.1.50 AND
3.1.51 APPENDIX FEE SCHEDULES, AND SECTION 4.5.12 APPENDIX FEE
SCHEDULE, AND SUPERSEDING WATER AND SEWER RATE
ORDINANCE NUMBER 557-14 IN ITS ENTIRETY
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
the California Government Code.
2. Pursuant to the Notice, a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the
South Tahoe Public Utility District (District) on this Ordinance took place on April 18,
2019, at 6:00 p.m. at the place specified in said Notice of Public Meeting.
3. The Notice of time and place of said meeting, including a general
explanation of the matters to be considered at said meeting was published in the Tahoe
Daily Tribune on April 12, 2019. The time and place of said meeting was also published
in the Proposition 218 notice mailed to all District account holders on March 29, 2019.
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 as 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 29, 2019, Proposition 218 notices were mailed to all District
account holders, indicating proposed rate increases and protest instructions.
6. Protests were accepted by the District through the close of the Proposition
218 public hearing conducted during the District's Board of Director's
meeting held at 2:00 pm on May 16, 2019. Total protests received were
425 sewer protests, of which 417 are valid protests; and 414 water protests
were received, of which 406 are valid protests.
7. District rate payers were notified of the proposed rate increase through the
Proposition 218 notice, multiple public meetings, multiple newspaper publications, radio
and television advertisements and the District website.
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WATER RATES
8. The water service charges in Schedule Nos. 2 and 3 for fiscal year
2019/2020 will be effective July 1, 2019. The water service charges in Schedule Nos. 2
and 3 for fiscal years 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 will be only
effective upon the District Board of Director's confirmation of the water service charges
for each such year.
9. The water service charges in schedules Nos. 2 and 3 are for the following
purposes:
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.
10. The existing water service charges are necessary to meet the costs and
expenses enumerated in paragraph 9 herein above, and are included in the water
enterprise budget adopted on May 16, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC
UTILITY DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT ORDINANCE NO. 557-14 IS
SUPERSEDED AND THAT WATER RATE SCHEDULES NUMBER 2 AND 3
PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 464 - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, SECTION
3.1.50 APPENDIX FEE SCHEDULE AND 3.1.51 APPENDIX FEE SCHEDULE ARE
HEREBY AMENDED AND REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULES 2
AND 3:
WATER RATE SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 - QUARTERLY FLAT SERVICE
Single Dwelling Unit
Duplex
Triplex
Fourplex
Each additional unit
Business Establishment 3/4 Inch Connection
Business Establishment 1 Inch Connection
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2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
$165.20 $185.98 $195.28 $205.05 $215.30
$290.93 $308.26 $323.67 $339.85 $356.85
$395.24 $418.78 $439.72 $461.70 $484.79
$511.33 $541.79 $568.88 $597.32 $627.19
$85.68 $90.79 $95.33 $100.09 $105.10
$253.66 $268.27 $281.69 $295.77 $310.56
$382.70 $404.75 $424.99 $446.24 $468.55
SCHEDULE 3 - METERED SERVICE
Quarterly Base Rate
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
3/4 inch connection
$138.16
$147.51
$154.89
$162.63
$170.77
1 inch connection
$230.62
$246.24
$258.55
$271.48
$285.05
11/2 inch connection
$459.97
$491.12
$515.68
$541.46
$568.53
2 inch connection
$736.19
$786.04
$825.34
$866.61
$909.94
3 inch connection
$1,381.28
$1,474.82
$1,548.56
$1,625.99
$1,707.29
4 inch connection
$2,302.50
$2,458.42
$2,581.34
$2,710.41
$2,845.93
6 inch connection
$4,603.52
$4,915.27
$5,161.04
$5,419.09
$5,690.05
8 inch connection
$7,365.99
$7,864.82
$8,258.06
$8,670.96
$9,104.51
10 inch connection
$10,589.70
$11,306.84
$11,872.18
$12,465.79
$13,089.08
Consumption Rate by Customer Class
Per 100 Cubic Feet (748 Gallons)
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
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2023/24
Single Family Tier 1
$1.58
$1.64
$1.72
$1.81
$1.90
Single Family Tier 2
$2.40
$2.51
$2.63
$2.76
$2.90
Multi Family
$1.57
$1.64
$1.72
$1.80
$1.90
Commercial
$1.62
$1.68
$1.77
$1.86
$1.95
11. The Water Capital Improvement Charges in the amount of $1,448,000 are included
in Rate Schedule Nos. 2 and 3 herein above and will be effective concurrently with
the water service charges for each fiscal year. 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 11 a;
c. Reserves accumulated for future construction or purchase of Capital
Improvements as designated in the District's financial statements as "Capital
Assets."
SEWER RATES
12. The sewer service charges in Schedule No. 6 for fiscal year 2019/2020 will be
effective July 1, 2019. The sewer service charges in Schedule No. 6 for fiscal years
2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 will be only effective upon the
District Board of Director's confirmation of the sewer service charges for each such
year.
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13. The sewer service charges in schedules No. 6 are for the following purposes:
d. Obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service for existing
customers;
e. Meeting debt service requirements;
f. Meeting operating expenses;
g. Purchasing or leasing equipment, supplies or materials;
h. Meeting financial reserve needs and requirements.
14. The increase in sewer service charges are necessary to meet the costs and expenses
enumerated in Paragraph 11 herein above, and are included in the sewer enterprise
budget adopted June 5, 2014.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC
UTILITY DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT ORDINANCE NO. 557-14 IS
SUPERSEDED AND THAT SEWER RATE SCHEDULE NUMBER 6 PROVIDED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 464 — ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, SECTION 4.5.12 APPENDIX FEE
SCHEDULE IS HEREBY AMENDED AND REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING
SCHEDULE 6:
SCHEDULE 6 - SEWER RATES
Quarterly Charge Per Sewer Unit
By Customer Class
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Single Family Dwelling
$44.46
$46.68
$49.02
$51.47
$54.04
Multi Family Residences
$42.94
$45.09
$47.34
$49.71
$52.20
Hotels/Motels/Timeshares
$42.21
$44.32
$46.54
$48.86
$51.31
Trailer/Mobile Home Parks & Campgrounds
$42.16
$44.27
$46.49
$48.81
$51.25
Non -Residential
$44.47
$46.69
$49.03
$51.48
$54.05
15. 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.
16. This Ordinance hereby supersedes Ordinance Number 557-14 in its entirety, and
amends Ordinance No. 464 — Administrative Code, Sections 3.1.50 Appendix Fee
Schedule, 3.1.51 Appendix Fee Schedule and 4.5.12 Appendix Fee Schedule.
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PASSED AND ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility
District at its Regular Board Meeting on the 16th day of May, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: VOGELGESANG, SHEEHAN, EXLINE
NOES: CEFALU, JONES
ABSENT: NONE
DATED: May 16, 2019
. Randy gelgesang, President of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District
Melonie Guttry, Clerk of the Board
South Tahoe Public Utility District