O-008-16 Adopting Rate Increases to the City of Colton Water Service Charges

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I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, the City also imposes a fixed monthly fire meter service charge on certain commercial properties as a condition of extending or initiating water service by (1) the installation of a private fire suppression system, and (2) upon the request of the consumer or property owner for the delivery of water to the property for the purpose of fire service protection. The rates for the monthly commercial fire meter charge are established on the basis of the size of the meter serving a property and are calculated to recover the costs of providing water to such properties for private fire service protection; and, WHEREAS, the rates are calculated to proportionately allocate the costs of providing water service among the customer classes and to customers within each class on a parcel basis; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII D, section 6 of the California Constitution, the City mailed out notices of the proposed rate increases and such notices were provided to all record owners of property upon which the proposed water service charges are proposed for imposition and any tenants who are directly liable for the payment of the proposed water service charges (i.e., customers of record who are not property owners) within the City not less than 45 days prior to the public hearing on the proposed establishment of rates and charges as set forth herein; and, WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on April 5, 2016, to receive oral and written testimony regarding this Ordinance and the proposed rate increases. Said date and time were not less than forty-five days after the mailing of the notice; and, WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the public hearing, written protests against the proposed rate increases were not presented by a majority of the record owners of parcels upon which the water service charges are imposed and tenants directly responsible for the payment of water service charges; and, WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the City to adopt the rate increases due to the fiscal impacts referenced above. -2-