A. Each property which is provided with water will be served by a water service which extends from the distribution system to a water meter at the property or easement line. Initial construction costs of the water service and meter installation must be borne by the property to be served.
B. A water distribution fee must be paid to the city by persons desiring to connect directly to existing water mains, which were installed without direct or indirect cost to the connecting property. The water distribution fee shall be as specified in Section 13.12.055. These fees shall also be reflected in the Master Fee Schedule separately adopted by resolution of the city council.
C. Persons installing distribution water main infrastructure in order to connect to existing distribution water mains or having such infrastructure installed by the city or by city contract shall pay the full cost of such installation. If the property developer does installation, the installation shall be in lieu of payment of the then current water distribution fee. If installation is done by the city or by city contract, the property developer shall reimburse the city for costs incurred for such installation, in lieu of payment of the then current water distribution fee.
D. The water distribution fees are to be placed in the water operating fund to offset expenses incurred in water line construction or extension costs. The current fund and account to which this fee will be applied is 630-3641.
E. After the initial rate modification, effective June 1, 2004, the capacity fee will be evaluated annually. Any cumulative increase in the Engineering News Record’s Construction Cost Index (CCI) from the CCI used for the existing fee amount resulting in a rate change of at least $25 shall be presented to the city council in a public hearing by the first regular council meeting in March of each year for review and possible adjustment by ordinance. Any adjustment shall be further reflected in the Master Fee Schedule as adopted by resolution of the city council effective April 1 of that year. The minimum fee change shall be $25 reflecting the cumulative CCI change from the CCI used for the currently published fee.
F. The CCI (or its successor) published in January for December of the previous year shall be the index used for determining any rate change. The initial CCI for the purposes of this fee is 6825 as published in the January 2004 Engineering News Record.
(Ord. 539 (part), 1988; Ord. 727, 2004).