HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.041-04 ORDINANCE NO. 41
Series of 2004
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN TO INCREASE CERTAIN
WATER AND ELECTRIC SERVICE RATES.
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted a policy of requiring all users of the water and
electric systems operated by the City of Aspen to pay fees that fairly approximate the costs of
providing such services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that certain fees currently in effect do not
raise revenues sufficient to pay for the attendant costs of providing said programs and services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that rates charged for water and electric
service should provide an incentive for conservation of natural resoumes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1.
That Section 25.04.040 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, which
section sets forth monthly electric service rates, is hereby amended to read as follows:
25.04.040 Electric service rates.
(a) All retail customers of the Aspen Electric Department shall pay a monthly customer
availability charge as follows: residential customers shall pay seven dollars ($7.00)
per bill; small commercial customers shall pay seven dollars ($7.00) per bill; and,
large commemial customers (those having a minimum usage of 30 kilowatts (kW) as
well as a operable demand metering system) shall pay twenty-one dollars ($21.00) per
bill. In addition to the monthly customer availability charge, the customer shall pay
the sum of the metered use of electric energy measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh)
during the department's monthly meter reading cycle multiplied by the appropriate
retail service rate as follows.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
The retail rate for residential customers shall be $0.06180 per kWh for first
seven hundred (700) kWh of metered usage; $0.07110 per kWh for metered
usage from seven hundred one (701) to two thousand (2,000) kWh; and,
$0.10670 per kWh for metered usage in excess of two thousand (2,000) kWh.
The retail rate for small commercial customers shall be $0.07730 per kWh for
metered usage.
The retail service rate for large commercial customers, with operable demand
metering systems in place and measured usage of thirty (30) kw and greater,
shall be $0.06180 per kWh for metered usage plus a demand charge of $4.45
per kW of metered peak usage for that meter reading cycle.
Until such time as large commercial customers have operable demand
metering systems in place, they shall be charged the retail service rate of small
commercial customers as defined in section 25.04.040 (ii).
Payments for electric service charges shall be due twenty (20) days after the
billed date. Any amount due, but not received by the city on or before the next
billing date, shall be subject to a past due charge of one and one-half (1 V2)
percent of the total amount due; subject, however, to a minimum charge of
three dollars ($3.00). Balances of less than five dollars ($5.00) shall not be
subject to this charge.
Section 2.
That Section 25.16.010 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, which
section sets forth monthly rates for metered water service, is hereby amended to read as follows:
25.16.010 Monthly rates for metered water service.
(a)
All metered customers except temporary construction accounts shall pay the sum
of charges (1) through (7) that follow:
(1)
(2)
(3)
A demand charge of $4.35 per ECU per month for billing area 1; $8.71 per
ECU per month for billing area 2; $8.71 per ECU per month for billing
area 3:$5.44 per ECU per month for billing area 4; $7.62 per ECU per
month for billing area 5; $8.71 per ECU per month for billing area 6; and,
$6.53 per ECU per month for billing area 7.
A variable charge of $1.24 per thousand (1,000) gallons of first five
thousand (5,000) gallons of metered usage per ECU.
A variable charge of $1.61 per thousand (1,000) gallons of metered usage
from five thousand one (5,001) to fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons per
ECU.
Section 3.
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
A variable charge of $2.09 per thousand (1,000) gallons for metered usage
from fifteen thousand one (15,001) gallons to thirty thousand (30,000)
gallons per ECU.
A variable charge of $3.14 per thousand (1,000) gallons for metered usage
in excess of thirty thousand (30,000) gallons per ECU.
A pumping charge of $1.09 per thousand (1,000) gallons pumped with
service through one pump station; $2.18 per thousand (1,000) gallons
pumped with service through two pump stations; and, $3.27 per thousand
(1,000) gallons pumped with service through three pump stations.
A fire protection charge of $1.24 per ECU per month with a billing area
factor of 1.0, multiplied by the applicable billing factor set forth in section
25.08.070(b).
That Section 25.16.011 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, which
section sets forth bulk rates for metered water service, is hereby added to read as follows:
25.16.011
(a)
(b)
Bulk rates for metered water service.
The demand charge for filler hydrant bulk water sales pursuant to Section
25.08.020(e) shall be $8.00 per use.
The variable charge for filler hydrant bulk water sales pursuant to Section
25.08.020(e) shall be $3.14 per thousand gallons.
Section 4.
That Section 25.16.012 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, which
section sets forth raw water rates for general raw water accounts, is hereby added to read as
follows:
25.16.012
(a)
(b)
Raw water rates for general raw water accounts.
The rate for general raw water accounts provided from the City's ditch system
shall be $8.90 per thousand (1,000) square feet of irt/gated area per season.
Where specific rates are established by a valid contract for raw water service
and such rate results in a lower cost of service than that provided in Section
25.16.012(a), the contractual rate will prevail.
Section 5.
That Section 25.16.013 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, which
section sets forth raw water rates for the Thomas Raw Water line accounts, is hereby added to
read as follows:
25.16.013 Raw water rates for Thomas Raw Water line accounts.
(a) (Reserved for future section).
(b) (Reserved for future section).
(c) Where specific rates are established by a valid contract for raw water service
and such rates result in a lower cost of service than that provided in Section
25.16.013(a), the contractual rate will prevail.
(d) Metered rates for raw water service from the pressurized Thomas Raw Water
line will be established no later than January 2009, and all water use from this
system will require the installation of an operable meter, not later than the
above date.
Section 6.
That Section 25.18.080 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, which
section sets forth procedures and standards for future water rate reviews, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
25.18.080
Water rate reviews.
Reserved for future modifications.
Section 7.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional in a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be
deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions hereof.
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the 13th day December, 2004, in the City
Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by law by the City Council of
the City of Aspen on the 22nd day November, 2004.
ATTEST:
Kathryn S. Koch/f/,, Qity C~rk '
FINALLY adopted, passed and approved this 13th day of December. 2004.
ATTEST:
l~athryn S. Ko~)(~it'~fCle/k
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