06/04/2019 06F Correcting the Rate for Two-Inch Ready to Serve Charge Established in Error; YMC 7.68.250 $6
++++,t l�oRpoR.Ev•,$ J
BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 6.F.
For Meeting of: June 4, 2019
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance amending Yakima Municipal Code 7.68.250 correcting
the 2020 rate for two-inch ready to serve charge that was
established in error
SUBMITTED BY: Scott Schafer, Public Works Director
David Brown, Water/Irrigation Division Manager, 509-575-6204
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
On December 4, 2018, City Council passed on ordinance establishing water rates and charges
for a five-year period from 2019 - 2023. When reviewing those charges it was discovered the
2020 rate for two-inch ready to serve charge was placed at a higher rate that it was intended.
This ordinance amends the 2020 rate for a 2-inch ready to serve; reducing the rate from $67.08
to the correct rate of$63.89.
ITEM BUDGETED: NA
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Trust and Accountability
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL: City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Pass Ordinance
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Upload Date Type
D Redline Ordinance 5/23/2019 Ordinance
❑ ordinance clean 5/1/2019 Ordinance
2
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-
AN ORDINANCE establishing rates, charges, terms and conditions for domestic water
system connections and service; amending section 7.68.250, Water
Division, of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and providing for an
effective date.
WHEREAS, RCW 35.92.010 authorizes cities to own and operate water utilities, and to
regulate and control the use, distribution, and price for water utility service; and
WHEREAS, Article IX, Section 1 of the City Charter of the City of Yakima authorizes the
City Council to provide by ordinance rules and regulations for the control, management and
operation of all public utilities owned and operated by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has established recently established new rates and charges
for domestic water connection and service through the enactment of Yakima Municipal Code
(YMC) chapters 7.68 and 7.75; and
WHEREAS, when reviewing the code it became clear that the rate for two inch lines
starting on January 1, 2020, was incorrect and should be reduced to reflect the correct ready-to-
serve charge starting January 1, 2020 of $63.89; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that adoption of this ordinance
correcting the ready-to-serve charge for two inch lines starting January 1, 2020 is in the public
interest; now,therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 7.68.250 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.68.250 Water services charges.
A. The charge for domestic water supplied within the city of Yakima shall consist of a ready-to-
serve charge and a charge for water consumed. Ready-to-serve charges are as follows:
Ready-to-Serve Charges per Two-Month Period
Meter Size January 11, January 1, January 1, January 1, January
2019 2020 2021 2022 1,2023
3/4" $21.68 $22.76 $23.90 $25.10 $26.36
1" 27.36 28.73 30.17 31.68 33.26
1-1/2" 42.57 44.70 46.94 49.29 51.75
2" 60.85 67.0863.89 67.08 70.43 73.95
3" 103.58 108.76 114.20 119.91 125.91
3
Ready-to-Serve Charges per Two-Month Period
Meter Size January 11, January 1, January 1, January 1, January
2019 2020 2021 2022 1,2023
4" 164.61 172.84 181.48 190.55 200.08
6" 317.03 332.88 349.52 367.70 385.35
8" 617.97 648.87 681.31 715.38 751.15
10" 923.97 973.32 1,021.99 1,073.09 1,126.74
12" 1,353.48 1,421.68 1,492.76 1,567.40 1,645.77
Charges for water consumed are as follows, expressed in rates per UOC, where "UOC" means
unit of consumption and equals one hundred cubic feet of water:
January 11, 2019 January 1, 2020 January 1, 2021 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2023
$1.80 $1.89 $1.98 $2.08 $2.18
B. The ready-to-serve charge may be computed on a daily basis by dividing the two-month
charge by sixty days.
C. All charges for water supplied outside the city shall be computed by multiplying the applicable
rates set forth in subsections A and B of this section by one and one-half.
D. Home Kidney Dialysis. A residential customer who undergoes kidney dialysis at his or her
home, or whose home is also the home of a different person who undergoes home kidney dialysis,
shall not be required to pay utility charges for domestic water service or sewer service for the
quantity of water that is necessary for the home dialysis. In order to be excused from utility
charges under this subsection, the residential customer must present to the director of finance
and budget or their designee written documentation annually from a recognized kidney dialysis
center certifying that the person requires dialysis and the quantity of water needed for that
person's dialysis.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should
be held to be unconstitutional, unlawful or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.
4
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its
passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 4'h day of June, 2019.
Kathy Coffey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
Publication Date:
Effective Date:
5
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-
AN ORDINANCE establishing rates, charges, terms and conditions for domestic water
system connections and service; amending section 7.68.250, Water
Division, of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and providing for an
effective date.
WHEREAS, RCW 35.92.010 authorizes cities to own and operate water utilities, and to
regulate and control the use, distribution, and price for water utility service; and
WHEREAS, Article IX, Section 1 of the City Charter of the City of Yakima authorizes the
City Council to provide by ordinance rules and regulations for the control, management and
operation of all public utilities owned and operated by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has established recently established new rates and charges
for domestic water connection and service through the enactment of Yakima Municipal Code
(YMC) chapters 7.68 and 7.75; and
WHEREAS, when reviewing the code it became clear that the rate for two inch lines
starting on January 1, 2020, was incorrect and should be reduced to reflect the correct ready-to-
serve charge starting January 1, 2020 of $63.89; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that adoption of this ordinance
correcting the ready-to-serve charge for two inch lines starting January 1, 2020 is in the public
interest; now,therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 7.68.250 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7.68.250 Water services charges.
A. The charge for domestic water supplied within the city of Yakima shall consist of a ready-to-
serve charge and a charge for water consumed. Ready-to-serve charges are as follows:
Ready-to-Serve Charges per Two-Month Period
Meter Size January 11, January 1, January 1, January 1, January
2019 2020 2021 2022 1,2023
314" $21.68 $22.76 $23.90 $25.10 $26.36
1" 27.36 28.73 30.17 31.68 33.26
1-1/2" 42.57 44.70 46.94 49.29 51.75
2" 60.85 63.89 67.08 70.43 73.95
3" 103.58 108.76 114.20 119.91 125.91
6
Ready-to-Serve Charges per Two-Month Period
Meter Size January 11, January 1, January 1, January 1, January
2019 2020 2021 2022 1,2023
4" 164.61 172.84 181.48 190.55 200.08
6" 317.03 332.88 349.52 367.70 385.35
8" 617.97 648.87 681.31 715.38 751.15
10" 923.97 973.32 1,021.99 1,073.09 1,126.74
12" 1,353.48 1,421.68 1,492.76 1,567.40 1,645.77
Charges for water consumed are as follows, expressed in rates per UOC, where "UOC" means
unit of consumption and equals one hundred cubic feet of water:
January 11, 2019 January 1, 2020 January 1, 2021 January 1, 2022 January 1, 2023
$1.80 $1.89 $1.98 $2.08 $2.18
B. The ready-to-serve charge may be computed on a daily basis by dividing the two-month
charge by sixty days.
C. All charges for water supplied outside the city shall be computed by multiplying the applicable
rates set forth in subsections A and B of this section by one and one-half.
D. Home Kidney Dialysis. A residential customer who undergoes kidney dialysis at his or her
home, or whose home is also the home of a different person who undergoes home kidney dialysis,
shall not be required to pay utility charges for domestic water service or sewer service for the
quantity of water that is necessary for the home dialysis. In order to be excused from utility
charges under this subsection, the residential customer must present to the director of finance
and budget or their designee written documentation annually from a recognized kidney dialysis
center certifying that the person requires dialysis and the quantity of water needed for that
person's dialysis.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should
be held to be unconstitutional, unlawful or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.
7
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its
passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 4'h day of June, 2019.
Kathy Coffey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
Publication Date:
Effective Date: