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Home My WebLink About15-256RESOLUTION NO. 15-256 A RESOLUTION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SITTING AS THE COMMISSION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE ADJUSTMENT OF WATER, WASTEWATER, AND REUSE UTILITY CONNECTION CHARGES FOR CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 04-023, (the "District Ordinance") the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners ("Commission") created the St. Lucie o 5 W County Water and Sewer District ("District") for the purpose of providing water, Uj wastewater, and reclaimed water service within the boundaries of the District; and LL M M o �m Y o� WHEREAS, on March 9, 2010, in Resolution No. 10-069, the Commission, sitting W o (� ZN S l� 1 J _ N O as the Board of the St. Lucie County Water and Sewer District ("Board") established the 10 � o 4 N�j"8(9 existing water, wastewater and reuse utility connection charges for customers within the a 3 8 Naw�o District ("2010 Resolution"); and ° N LL ° X WHEREAS, in Section 2 of the Uniform Extension Policy, as adopted under Resolution No. 15-088, provides: "Connection Fees shall be indexed annually for cost of living increases at an amount of 6% per year, provided such indexing shall no longer apply once a Connection Fee has been paid to the District."; and WHEREAS, the Charter of the District, Section 4.03(E), provides: (E) The rates, fees and charges of the District shall be automatically increased without further action of the District Commission 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, to the then existing rates, fees and charges of the District. W&S District Connection Fee Resolution 2016 Prior to application of this automatic cost escalation provision, the District Utility Director shall submit to the Commission at a Commission meeting a report detailing the amount of the escalation and the new rates as revised. Unless the Commission votes to withhold the automatic cost escalation, the District's rates, fees, and charges tariff shall be adjusted pursuant to this section as required effective as of the first billing cycle after the Commission's meeting. The rates, fees and charges of the District shall further be automatically increased without further action of the Commission based upon the implementation of a rate increase to the Commission by any utility which provides utility service to the Commission, or upon implementation or increase of any taxes or PILOT levied by a governmental authority against the Commission, or upon an increase of costs incurred for water quality or wastewater quality testing required by the Department of Environmental Protection. Prior to application of this automatic cost escalation provision, the District Utility Director shall submit to the Commission at a Commission meeting a report detailing the amount of the escalation and the new rates as revised. Unless the Commission votes to withhold the automatic cost escalation, the District's rates, fees, and charges tariff shall be adjusted pursuant to this section as required effective as of the first billing cycle after the Commission's meeting. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.03(C) hereof, no public hearing shall be required for the automatic adjustments set forth in this section (E); and WHEREAS, the District receives water and wastewater utility service from the Ft. Pierce Utility Authority ("FPUA"), and the FPUA has implemented increases in the connection fees and charges levied against the District for such utility service, which pursuant to Section 4.03(E) of the District Charter are to be passed through to the developer; and WHEREAS, the Commission, on the advice and recommendations of its Utility staff and technical advisors, finds that the adjusted Connection Fees for future customers of the District set forth in the attached Exhibit "1" ("2016 Schedule of Connection Fees"), correctly implements the provisions of Section 2 of the District Uniform Extension Policy to incorporate the Annual Indexing Adjustments and the pass-through provisions of Section 4.03(E) of the District Charter, and finds that such adjusted 2016 Connection Fee Schedules are just and equitable and in the public interest; and W&S District Connection Fee Resolution 2016 2 WHEREAS, the Commission provided for advertising of the proposed Schedules of Connection Fees for the District; the notice set forth the date, time and place of the meeting of the Commission at which such proposal would be considered and whereby interested parties had an opportunity to be heard concerning the 2016 Schedules of Connection Fees. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, sitting as the Board of the St. Lucie County Water and Sewer District: Section 1. ADOPTION OF 2016 SCHEDULE OF CONNECTION FEES FOR THE DISTRICT. The Report from the District Utility Director detailing the amount of the decrease in the Connection Fee Schedules are accepted. The 2016 Schedule of Connection Fees are hereby approved and shall be effective January 1, 2016. Section 2. 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 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption (the "Effective Date"). Section 4. ADOPTION. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Chairman Kim Johnson AYE Vice Chairman Chris Dzadovsky AYE Commissioner Tod Mowery AYE Commissioner Paula A. Lewis AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE W&S District Connection Fee Resolution 2016 3 PASSED AND DULY ENACTED this 15TH day of December, 2015. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER ST. LUCIE BOUNTY, FtORIDA / f/ ZBYj W&S District Connection Fee Resolution 2016 717 BY: Chair AS TO FORM AND County Attorney EXHIBIT 1 SCHEDULE OF CONNECTION FEES EFFECTIVE January 1, 2016 ST. LUCIE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT OTHER FEES AND CHARGES RATE SCHEDULE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE AVAILABILITY — Available throughout the St. Lucie County Water and Sewer District for all areas served by the District including but not limited to North Hutchinson Island, North County, Indian River Estates, HEW, and the Airport Systems. APPLICABILITY — Applicable to all water and wastewater customers who require service from the plant and line capacity. CONNECTION FEES RATES: Residential and Commercial (At time of connection) Meter Installation Fees Meter Size Water Wastewater Line Charge (per ERC) $ 993.00 $ 1,166.00 Plant Charge (per ERC) $ 2,780.00 $ 1,400.00 Reclaim Lines (per ERC) Short (same side of street) $ 575.00 Reclaim Plant (per ERC) $ 284.00 Total: $ 3,773.00 $ 3,425.00 ERC for water equals 300 gpd ERC for wastewater equals 240 gpd Multi -Family Water Wastewater Line Charge (per unit) $ 737.00 $ 863.00 Plant Charge (per unit) $ 2,057.00 $ 1,036.00 Reclaim Lines (per unit) $ 426.00 Reclaim Plant (per unit) $ 210.00 Total: $ 2,794.00 $ 2,535.00 Meter Installation Fees Meter Size 5/8" $ 434.00 1 " $ 568.00 1 1/2" $ 993.00 2" $ 1,703.00 3" $ 3,972.00 4" Actual cost plus 15% Lateral Fees Short (same side of street) Actual Cost Long (opposite side of street) Actual Cost CF Resolution 2016 Exhibit 1 2016 Schedule of CF