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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 8808-1985 - Amending Section 28-92 In Its Entirety To Change Rate For Sewer Service - 08/08/1985!I <. JWF:rm First Reading August 8, 1985 Agenda Item #25 Second Reading August 22. 1985 Agenda Item #10 ORDINANCE NO. 8808 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 28-92 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, IN ITS ENTIRETY SO AS TO CHANGE THE RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1985; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion and deems it to be in the public interest that sewer service rates be increased as is herein set out in order to provide adequate sewer service for the citizens of the City of lubbock: WHEREAS, the City Council's intention is to establish sewer service rates that will adequately cover operational, maintenance and capital costs; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. THAT Section 28-92 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of lubbock, Texas, be and is amended to read as follows: "(a) Sewer service charges presently in effect under this Section shall remain in effect until October 1, 1985, and effective for all billings scheduled to be rendered on and after October 1, 1985, there shall be charged for sewer service to all residences, places of business, private and public buildings, churches, schools, institutions, and all other sewer services customers the following services charge: Individually Metered Residential $2.70 per month minimum Units: including 3,000 gallons; $0.23 per thousand gallons per month thereafter maximum charge $4.31 (10,000 gallons per month) for each non-sprinkler meter. Individually metered residential units shall pay the above service charge based on a calculated estimate of sewer flow determined from water consumption records for individual customers. Water consumption information for months of typically low irrigation usage will be examined to establish a "basis" for sewer service charges. Sewer charges will be levied based on . . -•' I I ·I l water consumption up to the maximum determined by the "basis". The basis for new customers shall be 6,000 gallons until adequate historical information is available. Commercial: 5/B inch or 3/4 inch meter $2.70 per month minimum including 3,000 gallons; $0.23 per thousand gallons per month thereafter 1 and 1 1/4 inch meter $5.50 per month minimum including 3,000 gallons; $0.23 per thousand thereafter 1 1/2 inch meter 2 inch meter 3 inch meter 4 inch meter 6 inch meter B inch meter 10 inch meter $9.25 per month minimum including 3,000 gallons; $0.23 per thousand thereafter $13.00 per month m1n1mum including 3,000 gallons; $0.23 per thousand thereafter $33.60 per month minimum including 3,000 gallons; $0.23 per thousand thereafter $57.90 per month minimum including 3,000 gallons; $0.23 per thousand thereafter $117.70 per month minimum including 3,000 gallons; $0.23 per thousand thereafter $169.15 per month minimum including 3,000 gallons; $0.23 per thousand thereafter $272.00 per month minimum including 3,000 gallons; $0.23 per thousand thereafter Commercial accounts may be adjusted to exclude in-plant losses. -2- . . . "' Universities, Schools, Geriatric Institutions, Orphan Homes, Public or Private Institu- tions, Public Schools, Churches and all other sewer ser- vice customers except in- dividually metered residents and industrial customers: Industrial: Multi-family Residential (Non-individually metered Residential Units): The charge for these users shall be the same as the com- mercial rate. The charge for industrial users shall be the same as the commercial rate; However, industrial waste that exceeds the allowable strength shall be admitted to the sewer only by contract with the City. The charge for treating B.O.D. shall be $0.0545/lb. and treating s.s. shall be $0.0463/lb. The charge for these users shall be the same as the commercial rate. (b) The rates for sewer service as shown in paragraph (a) next-above, shall be reviewed annually to insure the adequacy of the rates to cover the total cost of operation, maintenance, and capital costs. These rates shall be examined by the Director of rinance and the Director of rinance shall make such recom- mendations for adjustments and changes in such rates to the City Council as deemed necessary after each such annual review for consideration by the City Council. (c) The charges assessed above shall be collected by the City of Lubbock and included on its regular water statements. In the event the person, firm, corporation, or institution does not receive water from the Water Utilities Department, a separate monthly statement shall be sent covering such sewer service based upon a 6,000 gallon per month sewer flow for residential customers and an on-site survey of estimated sewer flow by the Water Utilities Department of the City for all other type customers." -3- .. ' SECTION 2. THAT should any paragraph, section, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance be declared unconsititutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method provided by law. AND IT IS SO ORDERED Passed by City Council on first reading this _B_th ____ day of August ' 1985. Passed by City Council on second reading this22nd day of August , 1985. Al ATTEST: .,. ~~y"J;'tQ.~i APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: I !. r -4- THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK H·231S Before me Dorotbv Rue.1ell a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County, Texas on this day personally appeared Tvlle AvfS.II • Account Hana«er of the Southwestern Newspa- pers Corporation. publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Morning. Evening and Sunday, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said newspaper has been published continuously for more than fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this l,ee;al Notice -------------No. 613862 at Lubbock County, Texas and the attached print- ed copy of the Leeal Notice is a true copy of the original and was printed in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on the following dates: -ADI!-UI'l 24 1 Jl• aaD S.985 JTO •ordl • TOt Per word a t259.00 LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Southwestern Newspapers Corporation Subscribed and sworn to before me this -A.tJt. day of September 19__15_ J . . U!GAL itottee· · J ... J::, ;ort?l'0JI~= FOR' JlltK:IIL IUDGeT , .... .........,. .. Jf8S.!NI AI'!-. """"'"'• '""" "' IUDGIT f ~'ftRfA · . E PtSCAt, FORMSS-10 NlilCESSA-w-~ f:.f:ADINO FO._ . 'FUNDS BETWEeN !~u,g: <------------. AND DEPARTMIU4TS. IF RE · frfJ•:~~Dfi~ofPf .. 'i,oP,= . FISCAL YEAR 8UOGET OF THE CITY pi' LUBBOCK.· · · . . ORDINANCE NO 1104 . TAN ORDINANce SETTING .THE AX RATE AND. LeVYING, A a."~ ,:,..UCTPON ALL PROPERTY "'"" . TO TAXAJION WJTH. 'f.~~ .. !fl .. E CITY ·op.· LUBBOCJ<, .... s. FOR 1ltE 'YEAR f985 i ~RTIONING SAID· .. LEVY AND ~~J:'sEf'~~R~S FUNDS · EHUE MUST BE AAtJfcl. r:-1:· .!,NG 'THI'I; TIME ~~ WHier.f SAIIl •AXES BE PAID' AND ASSES$-. lNG PEMAI.TY AND INTEREST I"OR NON·PAYMEIIIT OP SIJCH . TAXES . Wl1lt1N 'ntl; TIME : PROviDED.. · ". • ; ,' ·· OROINANC:E Nl) 8805 AN 01\0INANCE ABANDONJNG ~N.f_iLOSING A PORTION OF A ,.............,y ALLEY LOCATED IN :IILOCK 1, PIEDMONT ADOI IriON, TO THE CITY OF Lua: 80CI(, . LUBBOCK · toUNTY ' 'lJ':t.Si AND MORE PARTICU:I· IO~~YOFDESCRIBED tN 'THE THIS 0RDINANCe1 ,DIRECTING THE CITY ENG! : IIIEER TO MARK THE OFFICIAt: :.MAPS ·OF THE CITY OF Lue.J f2CK TO REFLECT SAID ...,ANDONMENT AND CLOS : lNG; PII:OVIOING A SAVINGS ~~~:&~~.PROVIDING FOR, . ORDINANCE 1110.1806 ' . AN ORDINANCE CANC:ELLING AUTHORITY AND APPROVAL FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS ·AT AVENUE NAND MAIN STREt'f AND · AVENUE J AND ISTH STREET. AND: AUTHORIZING ·r.':f =~~=L OF SAID TRAP· TRAFFIC IIGNAt\_ OPERATIVE OROINANeli Mo. 181Ji ,t.N ORDIJ<IAACE AMENDING' ...,APTER 2) OF THE COtle OP : ORDINANCES 01" 1lfli! Cl"rY OF/ LUBBOCK, TEXAs. IIY AMEttO.' lNG 1lte LANGUAGE OF SEC 1 ~ ~'?N ZU. PERTAINING :ro' DORCHHY RUSSEll: Notary Public In And For lhe State Of Texas My Comm1~;ion Expires Nov. 9. 1988 •e:ei .O...aoeo .~. c:oNNE!e· TION · WITH THII · OARIIAGI . AND TRASH COLLECTION SEll:• . VICE OF THE CITY; PROVIO. lNG A SAVINGS CLAU$E AND PROVIDING fOR .PUBLICA-TION. . . t .. · . . . ORDINANCE NQ.- AM ORDINANCE AMENDI.NG . llli!CTION :2M2 OF TlfE! CODE OF. ORDINANCES OF THe CITY OF LUBBOCK. TEXAS. -lii.ITI EN-TIRETY SO AS TO CHANGE THE · RATES FOR . SEWER SERVIC!i WITHIN THE CITY OF . LUB- BOCK EFFECTIVe OCTOBIR 1,• 1"": PROVIDING A SAVlNOS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING POR ·PUBLICATION. , . • . ORDI NANr;& NO.I8CI9 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OP LUBBOCK AMENDING tEll· TAIN PROVISIONS 01' ORDI- NANce. NO. &S$4. RELATING TO PROCEDURE!S FOR GRANTING OF . PRANC:HISES FOR CABLE COMMUNICATION' . SYSTEM$ AND THE REGULATION OF SUCH SYSTEM$: .AMENDING ' THE LUIIIIOCK COD8 01' OltDio NAMCES: . PROVIDING A SAY· INGS CLAUSE1 AND PROVIO-' lNG FOR PUBLICATION •