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Home My WebLink About14-220RESOLUTION NO. 14-220 A RESOLUTION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ADJUSTMENT OF WASTEWATER AND RECLAIMED WATER UTILITY RATES, FEES AND CHARGES FOR CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY SOUTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND DISTRICT WASTEWATER UTILITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners ("Board") established a schedule fixing sewer and reclaimed water utility rates, fees and charges for the utility services furnished or to be furnished to the customers of the St. Lucie County Utilities — South Hutchinson Island District Wastewater Utility ("District") in the amended Resolution No. 07-208; and WHEREAS, on November 9, 2010, in Resolution No. 10-291, the Board established the existing water, wastewater and reuse utility rates, fees and charges for the utility services furnished to the customers of the District ("2010 Rate Resolution"); and WHEREAS, the Board provided written notice of the proposed Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges for the St. Lucie County Utilities — South Hutchinson Island District Wastewater Utility to the utility customers within the District; the notice set forth the date, time and place of the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners at which such proposals would be considered and whereby interested parties had an opportunity to be heard concerning the 2014 Rate Schedule. WHEREAS, the Board, on the advise and recommendation of its utility staff and technical advisors, and after hearing comments from the public, has established a schedule fixing sewer and reclaimed water utility rates, fees and charges for customers within the District and finds that such adjusted 2014 (Exhibit A) Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges just and equitable and in the public interest. JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF SAINT LUCIE COUNTY THE CIRCUIT COURT FILE # 4022010 12/12/2014 at 11:57 AM OR BOOK 3698 PACE 1903 1907 RECORDING: $44.00 Doc TYPO: REsO SHI Rate Resolution 2014 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida: Section 1. ADOPTION OF 2014 RATE SCHEDULE FOR THE DISTRICT. The attached 2014 Rate Schedule, setting forth the rates, fees and charges for customers within the St. Lucie County Utilities — South Hutchinson Island District Wastewater Utility to be serviced by the District utility system is hereby adopted. The 2014 Rate Schedule shall be effective commencing with the first billing cycle on or after January 1, 2015. Section 2. AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS. The 2014 Rate Schedule shall be automatically adjusted on an annual basis without further action of the Board based upon the application of the Florida Public Service Commission utility price indices, as established from time to time by the Florida Public Service Commission pursuant to Florida Statute section 367.081(4)(a), as amended, ("Cost Adjustment"), to the then existing rates, fees and charges of the District. Prior to application of this automatic Cost Adjustment provision, the District Utility Director shall submit to the Board at a St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners meeting a report detailing the amount of the adjustment and the new rates, fees and charges, as adjusted. In addition, the rates, fees and charges of the District shall be automatically increased without further action of the Board based upon the implementation of a rate increase to the District by any utility which provides utility service to the District, or upon implementation or increase of any taxes or assessments levied by a governmental authority against the District ("Cost Pass-through") Prior to application of this Cost Pass-through provision, the District Utility Director shall submit to the Board at a St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners meeting a report detailing the amount of the adjustment and the new rates, fees and charges, as adjusted. Unless the Board votes to withhold an automatic Cost Adjustment or Cost Pass-through, the District's Schedule of rates, SHI Rate Resolution 2014 fees, and charges shall be adjusted pursuant to this section as required effective as of the first billing cycle after the Board's meeting. No public hearing shall be required for the automatic adjustments set forth in this section. Section 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of their Resolution is for any reason held by a court to be unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this Resolution. Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The 2014 Rate Schedule shall be effective commencing with the first billing cycle on or after January 1, 2015 (the "Effective Date"). Section 5. ADOPTION. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Chair Paula A. Lewis AYE Vice Chair Kim Johnson AYE Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE Commissioner Tod Mowery AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE PASSED AND DULY ENACTED this 2nd day of December, 2014. ATTEST: / Deputy Clerk SHI Rate Resolution 2014 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY: "fvzovl" 'A W V Chair APPROWkD AS TO F07111)AND CORRECT SS: Attbrn EXHIBIT "A" SCHEDULE OF RATES, FEES AND CHARGES EFFECTIVE COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST BILLING CYCLE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2015. SHI Rate Resolution 2014 EXHIBIT "A" JANUARY 2015 RATE SCHEDULE ST. LUCIE COUNTY UTILITIES SOUTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND DISTRICT WASTEWATER RATES: $30.23 per month per EDU Accrued Guaranteed Revenue (AGR) - a non-refundable guaranteed revenue charge paid by each new customer at a rate of $1,813.80 per EDU. Payment shall be due prior to the issuance of a building permit by St. Lucie County. CUSTOMER ACCOUNT CHARGE: $2.40 per metered connection WASTEWATER DEPOSIT: $ 88.00 per unit (refundable) (The District will require a depositfor each single family home or individual multifamily unit connecting to the District's system,) RECLAIMED WATER RATE: $ 3.04 per thousand gallons (The reclaimed water rate will apply to any developer/future customer who receives reclaimed water prior to connecting to the District's system for wastewater treatment and disposal.) RECLAIMED WATER DEPOSIT: LATE CHARGE: CONVENIENCE FEE: NORMAL RECONNECTION OF SERVICE: PREMISE'S VISIT fin lieu of disconnect): DRC FEE: ADMINISTRATIVE FEE: PLAN REVIEW FEE: INSPECTION FEE: DEVELOPER AGREEMENT FEE: SERVICE AGREEMENT FEE: LATERAL FEES - SHORT & LONG: Resolution 2014 - St. Lucie County Utilities Rate Schedule A Effective for bills rendered after January 1, 2015 $ 250.00 (refundable) The greater of $6.00 or 1.5% of full amount of late notice $2.25 $36.00 (normal hours) $101.00 per hour minimum (emergency only) $36.00 (normal hours) $101.00 per hour minimum (emergency only) $50.00 2% of construction costs 1 Yz % of construction costs $4,820.00 $582.00 Actual cost