HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES-CC-2016-21RESOLUTION # 21-2016
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING CHANGES IN THE CITY OF MOAB SEWER RATE
STRUCTURE
WHEREAS, the City of Moab is planning for an upgrade and expansion to the C ity's Wastewater
Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, the current sewer rate will not provide sufficient revenues to pay debt service on
loans obtained from the State of Utah that will be needed to pay for the upgrade and expansion;
and
WHEREAS, in order to receive low interest loans or grants from the State of Utah, the City must
show that sewer system users pay a reasonable monthly charge for sewer services, in an amount
to cover system costs, but not to exceed 1.4% of Median Adjusted Gross Household Incom e
(MAGI); and
WHEREAS, the City of Moab's MAGI is $32,620, based on the 2010 census; and
WHEREAS, the City's current average residential sewer rate is $16.90, or 0.62% of MAGI, which
is considered too low by the state for the C ity to qualify to receive grants or the lowest interest
loans; and
WHEREAS, the sewer rate should be raised progressively over the next several years to bring
the rates closer to 1.4% of MAGI; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rate structure would raise the average residential sewer rate to $20.28,
which is an approximate 20% increase over the current average residential sewer rate.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the following sewer rates structure shall be adopted
by the City of Moab:
A. Standard Rates
Account Type Monthly Rate
1. Single Family Residential Dwellings
2. Multiple Unit Residential Complexes
3. Commercial Establishments
$14.40 and $1.70 per thousand gallons of the
average monthly winter water usage rate
$14.40 per unit and $1.70 per thousand gal Ions of
the average winter water usage rate
$19.10 plus $1.85 per thousand gallons of water
used
Resolution #21-2016 June 28, 2016
4. Governmental Entities and Institutions $19.10 and $1.85 per thousand gallons of water
used
5. Single Family Dwellings Not Connected to $24.35
the City Water System
6. Multiple Unit Residential Complexes Not $24.35 per unit
Connected to the City Water System
7. Commercial Establishments Not $92.15
Connected to the City Water System
8. Governmental Entities and Institutions Not $72.00
Connected to the City Water System
9. Spanish Valley Water and Sewer District
Sewer Hook-up/Connection Type Monthly Rate
Residential (per connection)
Small Commercial (per connection)
Large Commercial (per connection)
Trailer Spaces (per space)
Motels (per room)
B. Individual Rate Calculation
$11.10
$12.70
$22.20
$6.00
$2.40
In cases in which the City Manager determines that the standard rate or formula as defined in thi s
chapter produces an inaccurate or inappropriate charge, the City Manager may calculate an
individual sewer rate based on other available information, providing that the rates calculated
must be equitable with respect to other users in the system.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in open Council by a m ajority vote of the Governing Body of the City
of Moab this 28th day of June, A.D., 2016. This ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 2016. Rates for
Spanish Valley Water and Sewer District will take effect J_ly 1, 2016.
David L. Sakrison
Mayor
ATTEST:
Danielle Guerrero
Deputy Recorder
Resolution #21-2016
June 28, 2016