RESOLUTION NO 2005 27 RESOLUTION OF THE INDIO WATER AUTHORITY OF THE RETAIL WATER SYSTEM RATES CITT OF AND

INDIO

CALIFORNIA
INCREASE

SETTING

CHARGES

EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2005 AND PROVIDING FOR AN AUTOMATIC ANNUAL CPI

and

WHEREAS the Board charges by resolution and

of the Indio Water

Authority

has determined to set rates

WHEREAS the updated to be sure that operation

Board has determined that the rates last set in 2002 should be

and indirect overhead of

supplying water and the direct administering the water system including but not limited to and repairs staffing salaries and benefits and so forth and
contracted for the services of Muni Financial to examine such

such rates reflect the true costs of

water

WHEREAS the IWA rates and charges and

WHEREAS Muni Financial has established through its Rate Study made a part of public record of the hearing that the reasonable cost of the water and water service provided plus direct and indirect overhead warrants an increase in water rates which rates are set out below and
the

WHEREAS

on

May
at

heard
against

the IWA Board conducted

water rates and

charges

30 p m or as soon thereafter as it could be 2005 at 5 a duly noticed public hearing on the issue of raising such which public hearing all those who wished to speak for or 16 heard and is exempt from under of the fund

the

rate

increase

were

WHEREAS
Section 15273

establishment of such

rates

charges

CEQA charges

subdivision

California Environmental

a of the Quality Act CEQA

California Guidelines for because

Implementation

such rates and

operating

expenses of the water system such rates and

charges are not subject to Proposition 218 as they are not property based fees and charges are the reasonable cost of the service provided plus overhead including additional costs of water service outside the City boundaries and as water rates and charge are exempted from Cal Constitution Article XIIID by its own WHEREAS
terms

STOW TI ITREFORE the

Board of the Indio Water

Authority

resolves

as

follows

All recitals set out above

are

Section 2 Water Service Charges A Metered Water The basic Indio

Charges

Within the

City

and the Oasis Palms Service Area the within the

charges

for metered water

supplied

to

consumer

City

of

the Oasis Palms Service

public

agency

supported by

Area or to any consumer outside the City which is a ad valorem taxes in one 1 month or fractional part thereof
1

notwithstanding units serviced by

the amount of water

supplied

with the

exception

of

multiple dwelling
schedule

single

meter shall be in accordance with the

following

Designation

Meter Size

Rate

A
B

x1 4 3 8 5
1 1 I z 2 2 12

52 8
78 12 30 21 69 27
38 34

C D

F C7 H I for

3 4 6 8

67 54 49 84 57 189 47 253

Minimum Water and Dasis Palms

Charges

Single

Service to

Multiple Units

within the

City

of Indio

Multiple dwelling
a

units other than hotels and motels

Where of
a

single

service is

provided
the

to

single

service to each

unit

charges

plus

the amount shown below for each unit in

of one

1
Rate

Designation

Per Unit

84 2

Mobile PIorne Parkso

Where such service is anewly constructed mobile home park space occupancy on a around permanent basis charge of the size meter plus the amount shown below semi year for each unit in excess of one 1 A three 3 year development period shall be allowed Wlth the above audltioriai unit

iarge tieing cl

quarterly

Thereafter the additional unit

oiiiy for spaces occupied as determiiaed charge shall apply to the entire developed area

iiiade

Designation
Per Unit

Rate

84 2

Recreational vehicle

park
a

or

recreational vehicle condominium

Where such service is to condominium

travel trailer or recreational vehicle

park

the additional unit

charge
or

shall be the basic

park or recreational charge for the size meter

plus

the amount shown below for each unit

space in

of one

1
Rate

Designation
Per Unit 4 Where of
a

13 2

Iultiple dwelling 1

unit hotels and motels

single service is provided to a multiple occupancy or a group of single units in lieu single service to each unit the charge shall be the basic charge for the size of meter
a excess

plus

the amount shown below for each unit in

of one

1
Rate

Designation
Per Unit

42 1

Se

Multiple
a

Office and Industrial

Buildings

Where in lieu of
a

single service is provided to multiple occupancy or a group of single units single service to each unit the charge shall be the basic minimum for the size of
the amount shown below for each unit in
excess

meter

plus

of one

Designation
Per Unit

Rate

84 2

Quantity Rates within

the

City

and Oasis Palms within the of Indio

quantity

rates for metered water

supplied

to

consumers

City

or

Oasis Palms Service

supported by
follows

Area or to any consumer outside the City which is a public agency ad valorem taxes in any one 1 month or fractional part thereof shall be as

Designation Consumption
Rate for HCF

Current Rate

100

cu

ft

71

D Water

Charges

Outside the for water

City
to consumers

The

charges

supplied

outside the

City

of Indio

except

those

within the service in this

area

of the Oasis Palms Water

Resolution in any one 1 month or the rates shown in subsections A through C and F
3

System and except as otherwise provided fractional part thereof shall be at two 2 times

Water The

Charges

for the Carver Tract Mutual Water

Company

charges
or

for water

supplied

to the Carver Tract Mutual Water

1 month
gh
C F Water

fractional part

thereof

Company in any one shall be at 1 25 times the rates shown in Parts A

Charges

for Fire

Sprinklers
use

The minimum rate for water shown below per

for fire

sprinkler

service connections with shall be

as

inch

or

fraction

thereof

of service per

month

or

fractional part thereof 00 10

Fire Service

G Resale of Water

by
to

Owner

by Owner Operator
who is the

of Multiple Units Minimum

Charge

operator of multiple units may be owner meter asub sold to tenants of those multiple units through service system in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Health and Safety Code and the rules of the Public supplied
a consumer

Water

Commission as well as the regulations of Department The minimum monthly charge shall be in
Utilities schedule Ref l To
1

the

Riverside

accordance with the

County Health following

Description
A artments Mobile Home Parks Recreational Vehicle Parks
or

Rate

84 2 84 2
13 2

2
3

Recreational Vehicle Condominiums

Hotels and Motels Office and or Industrial

42 1 84 2

Buildings

H If

Adding
a

new

meter

sizes service line not listed the

customer

requests service for

Engineer shall develop a charge for such meter size that is herein adjusted for whether such service is within or without the
Indio I Water Service The
meters

herein relative

Authority Water the charges listed

boundaries of the

City of

i i iies Meter s

and Ba Ck F iow Devices the water system shall be

charges for new service connections to up to and including two inches 2 in size

as

follows for

Service Line and Meter

Size of Service 4 3 4 3 1 1 1 12 2

Service Line 00 500 00 500 00 550 00 550 00 650 00 725

Meter Size 8 5 4 3 4x 1 3 1 1 12 2

Meter Charge
00 55 00 60 00 60

Installation Charge 00 96 00 96 00 96 00 128 00 160 00 160

Total Charge 00 651 00 656 00 706 00 774

00 96
00 428 00 520

238 1 00 405 1 00

For

water

required to inspect and

inches the developer property owner is install the service line and meter After installation the water inspector shall 00 per site visit approve the installation The fee for the inspection shall be 50
excess

service lines in

of 2

Where after such

inspection the Authority staff may elect or agree to install a service line service line and meter shall be installed at costs of labor materials and and meter such equipment plus the established overhead rate The developers property owner shall deposit
the estimated cost and

prior

to the installation

be determined

excess

funds

interest or if the cost exceeds the the additional cost

and after installation the actual cost will returned to the developers property owner without the deposit property owner will be billed for developers

Backflow

devices

are

required

for

all

uses

The current

charge

for

installation of backflow devices follows

Size

Pressure facuuurn Breaker Charge See below See below See below See below See below See below

Double Check

Charge

Reduced Pressure Charge

4 3 4 3 1 1 1 12 2

See Below See Below See Below See Below See Below See Below

See Below See Below See Below See Below See Below See Below

installation the water inspector shall inspect 00 per site visit for the inspection shall be 50
After
In the instance where the water

and approve the installation

The fee

utility
at

such

device

shall

be installed after

costs

staff may elect or agree to install a backflow device of labor materials and equipment plus the
owner

established overhead rate The

property developers

shall

deposit

the estimated

cost

prior

to the installation

funds returned to the

deposit

the

and installation developer owner without interest or if the property property owner will be billed for the additional cost developer Testing
Fees

the actual cost will be determined and

excess

cost exceeds the

3 Backflow Device

or each

charge

for annual

service which requires a backflow device testing of the various size devices as follows
Size of Service

there will be

monthly

inches

Rate

8 S

3 and 1

00 6
50 11 50 17 00 23

1 1 2 and 2
3 and 4 6 and
over

Ja

Testing

Ieters 1l

When the accuracy of a water meter is questioned and upon the request of the customer the Water Department will test the meter after the consumer deposits the

following

amounts

Size of Service

inches
1

Rate

8 S

4 and 3

00 64
00 64 Actual

1 fl and 2

3 and

over

If upon examination of the meter to ascertain the accuracy of its operation it shall be found to register over three percent 3 lo more water than actually passes through it another meter will be substituted thereof and the fee charged for such test will be refunded
to the person
to

making

the

application

An

adjustment

for

period

of three

months

prior

the test will be made for

on

the basis of the percentages the meter is in Water

error

Charges
1

Turning

Supply

ff and n

Whenever

a consumer a

requests that his

water service be turned off

for short
as

periods

of time there will be

service

charge

for each

trip

to the meter

location

follows Rate

During

normal Work Day

00 64 Day 00 64

ther than Normal Work

Water Service Establishment

iiarge
is in addition to other is
a

The Water Service Establishment

charge

charges
a

and

deposits

and

will

be

made
or

each

time

an

account

opened
meter

reconnection of

service

change

of name which

requires

including reading
Rate

on turn

Size of Service All customers

inches

00 20

Consumer

Deposit

for New Service

Type

of Service

Deposit
00 50
The Greater of 100
or

Single Family
Residential
A11 Others

three times the estimated

monthly

bill

Restoring

consumer

water service after shut off for

nonpayment

Rate

During

normal Work

Day Day

00 64
00 64

Other than Normal Work

Removal

consumer

water service after

being

shut off for nonpayment

Rate
a

Removal of meter for

or

because

00 64

Of illegal

tamperingo

To be

paid

before the meter will be reset and Service restored b Lock broken

by

unauthorized To be

00 74

person to restore service

paid

before the meter will be reset

and service restored for unauthorized within

Change

restoration

one

year Rate

First Occurrence Second Occurrence Third Occurrence Fourth and Each Occurrence Thereafter Service Connection

00 64 00 128 00 256 00 256

Temporary

Construction Meter
00 64 00 64

1 Installation of fire
2 Relocate

hydrant

meter
same

hydrant

meter in the

development
3 De osit for water service 4 Account establishment fee 5 refundable

000 1 00
00 20 00 100

Monthly

fire

6 Minimum

hydrant monthly billing

rental fee based

3 inch meter

67 54

Increases Rates and

Consumer Price Index shall be increased the calendar year increase in the Earners and Clerical Workers CPI W in the Los

charges

annually by

Consumer Price Index for Urban

Wage 84 100 as the Angeles County CA Area including all items 1982 Orange Riverside Calendar Year preceding the published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for the s Fiscal Year Any such increases in Rates and Charges shall become effective Authority on July 1 of Fiscal Year Any such increases in Rates and Charges shall become effective Increases are made at the discretion of the on July 1 of the Fiscal Year of the Authority shall be a cumulative i e permitted increase not taken on one year may be Authority and
added to
a

permitted
Pass

increase in

subsequent
Fees

year

M The

Through of Other

Water

Authority may pass through fees from other agencies such as the Coachella replenishment fee where authorized to do so by state law or by agreement t ltl I9
Section 3 If any

section subsection sentence clause phrase or portion of this held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any Resolution is for any court of competent jurisdiction such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution The Indio Water Authority hereby declares that it would have adopted this resolution and each section subsection sentence clause phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more section subsection sentence clause phrase of portion may be declared invalid or unconstitutional
reason

Resolution

certify to the passage and adoption of this and published once in the Desert Sun a newspaper of and circulated within the City of Indio California general circulation printed published and the same shall be in full force and effect thirty 30 days after its adoption
Section 4

The

Authority Secretary
the
same

shall

shall

cause

to be

PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED this following vote AYES Barba Gilbert Friestad Hunt Godfrey
NOES None ABSENT Bastidas

16th

day

of

May 2005 by
esmire

the

Ramos

Watson Wilson

MELANIE ATTEST

FESMIRE

PRESIDENT