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<br />8A <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />Proposed Residential and Commercial Rate Tiers <br /> <br />0-100% of Water Use Bud et <br />101 - 200% of Water Use Bud et <br />>200% of Water Use Bud et <br /> <br />Proposed Cost per Unit <br /> <br />$3.21 <br />$6.42 <br />$9.63 <br /> <br /> <br />Rec cled Water Irri atien Customers all consumption) <br />(A unit = 100 cubic feet of water or 748 gallons) <br /> <br />$3.21 er unit <br /> <br />If no changes were made to the existing rate structure, irrigation customers over the <br />entire customer base (residential and commercial combined) are expected to pay an <br />average water cost of $4.18 per unit in FY 2008-09. The proposed landscape irrigation <br />water rates are therefore set to recover an average water cost of $4.18 per unit. In <br />other words, no more or less revenues will be generated from irrigation customers as a <br />result of the proposed irrigation rates. <br /> <br />Individual customers will experience changes in their total water bills dependent upon <br />water use within their respective water use budget. Those having difficulty staying <br />within water use budgets can take advantage of a free service provided through the <br />City's Water Resources Management Program that will evaluate the condition of a <br />customer's irrigation system, assess its operation, and recommend changes in a <br />detailed report. The report will provide steps that managers can take to stay within their <br />respective water use budget through recommendations that generally inciude improved <br />maintenance procedures, cost effective changes in irrigation equipment and better <br />irrigation scheduling <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />The Council could reject or modify the Utilities Committee I staff recommendation. <br /> <br />fiSCAL IMPACT <br />The change from the current water rate system to water budgets and landscape <br />irrigation rates will be revenue neutral in total over all irrigation customers. <br /> <br />~ - <br /> <br />Public Works Superintendent <br /> <br />~3 ) <br />Lar rwacz"7- <br />PublIC Works Services Director <br /> <br />Peter Ingram <br />City Manager <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. Resolution - Water Rates <br />2. Resolution - Guiding Principles for Landscape Irrigation Water Rates <br /> <br />RELATED DOCUMENTS IN CITY CLERK'S OFFICE <br />None <br />