HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2013-O0028 - Water Volume Rate Mulitplier - 03/14/2013First Reading
February 28, 2013
Item No. 6.11
Second Reading
March 14, 2013
Item No. 5.5
ORDINANCE NO. 2013-0 0028
N ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 (UTILITIES) OF THE CODE OF
RDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY AMENDING SECTION
Z.03.085(6)(A) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK BY
EVISING THE WATER VOLUME RATE MULTIPLIER FOR WHOLESALE
1ATER CUSTOMERS AS CONTAINED THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR
UBLICATION; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
FFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock deems it to be in the best
rest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to adjust the wholesale water rate
tiplier to reflect the cost of developing water supplies and delivering water to entities
riving water from the City of Lubbock outside of the incorporated limits;
W THEREFORE:
IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1: THAT Section 22.03.085(6)(A) Water volume rate generally
the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows:
,6) Wholesale.
(A) The following water volume rate shall be applicable for those federal, state
or local governments, governmental agencies or governmental subdivisions that
are authorized to purchase water by city ordinance and enter into contracts with
the city for wholesale purchases. The Block 1 volume is the amount of water used
up to 100% of the average winter consumption ("AWC") of the wholesale
customer, the AWC being the average volume of water used as measured by the
meter reading for the months of September, October, November, December,
January and February, and updated in March of each respective year; the Block 2
volume is the volume of water used in excess of the Block 1 volume up to an
additional 200% of the AWC (total of Block 1 and Block 2 is equal to 300% of
the AWC); and the Block 3 volume is the amount of water used in excess of the
Block 1 and Block 2 volumes. For wholesale customers that do not have an AWC
calculated for their service, the AWC shall be established by contract based upon
the average volume of water authorized in the contract for delivery in the months
of September, October, November, December, January and February. Thereafter,
an AWC shall be calculated based upon the volume of water actually used as
provided for in this section. Solely for the purposes of wholesale customers, the
water volume rate shall be 1.5 times the water volume rate for all other customers
as set forth above, as applicable to each block.
SECTION 2. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to
cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method of
publication as provided by law.
SECTION 3. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the
remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 4. THAT this Ordinance shall become effective, except as may
otherwise be provided herein, from and after its publication as provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the city council on first reading this78th day of , 2013.
Passed by the city council on second reading this 14tMa o , 2013.
G C. R ERTSON, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Reber a rarza,
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT
Marsha Reed, P.E.'
Chief Qperations Officep
Aubrey Sp KP.E. /
Director oQWater Resources
APPROVED AS T
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Laaa
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Assistant City Attorney