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Home My WebLink About1490 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1980/12/29ORDINANCE NO. 1490 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE: SECTION 9-101, "WATER RATES"; SECTION 9-231, "SEWER RENTAL RATES"; AND SECTION 9-232, "SEWER BILLS" THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Sec. 1. That Sections 9-101, 9-231 and 9-232 entitled "Water Rates," "Sewer Rental Rates" and 'Sewer Bills" respectively, are hereby amended to read: Section 9-101. Water Rates (1) Rates. The rate due and payable to the City by each water user within the City for water taken from the city water supply system shall be: First 100,000 cubic feet Next 300,000 cubic feet Over 400,000 cubic feet $.35 per 100 cu. ft. $.34 per 100 cu. ft. $.33 per 100 cu. ft. All charges for Single and Multiple Family dwelling users shall be determined and payable on a quarterly basis, and all charges for commercial, industrial and institutional users shall be determined and payable on a monthly basis, provided; however, that there shall be a minimum charge to each water user, for each quarter year period dur$ri9 which -water service is furnished as follows: Meter Size 5/8 inch 3/4 inch 1 inch 1' inch 2 inch 3 inch 4 inch 6 inch 8 inch Quarterly Minimum Charge $ 3.50 4.90 8.25 16.35 26.30 52.60 82.10 164.30 262.90 In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously for the comparable period. Where Single and Multiple Family dwelling service is for less than a quarterly period, the quarterly minimum charge will be prorated. Section 9-231. Sewer Rental Rates. Charges for sewer service to to residential and nonresidential users within the City provided in Section 9-230 hereof shall be: Seventy-two cents ($.72) per 100 cubic feet of water consumption as measured during the winter quarter (or as otherwise determined in Section 9-231 (1) or a minimum of $11.70 per dwelling unit. Section 9-232. Sewer Bills. It is hereby made the duty of the Director of Finance to render to the owners, lessees, or occupants of all classes of property on the first day of each month, or on the first day of each quarter, as is appropriate, bills for the amount of sewer rental charge as provided in Section 9-231 hereof. Said bills may be a surcharge upon the water bilis rendered to said persons. All such charges when collected shall be placed in a separate fund. These funds shall be used only for the purpose authorized by Section 444.075, Minnesota Statutes, and such charges if unpaid may be collected on direction of the City Council as authorized by Section 444.075, Minnesota Statutes, as set forth in Sections 9-230, 9-231 and 9-232 hereof. Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication. Adopted by the City Council December 29, 1980. Reviewed for administration: Approved as to for and legality: City Atorney 1 1 1 0 SUN NEWSPAPERS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST. LOUIS PARK SUN 924 Excelsior Avenue West Hopkins, Minnnesot State of Minnesota County of Hennepin it D K MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the vice president and general manager of the newspaper know as The St Louis Park Sun and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once every week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which It purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisement (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipalities which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second- class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park, Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin' and it has its known office of issue in the City of Hopkins in said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours and at which said newspaper is printed (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspaper has complied with all foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter and affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper He further states on oath that the printed Ordinance No, 14 9 0 hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for One successive weeks, that it was first so published on Wed. the 14th •day of Jan. 19 81 and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including the day of 19 and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit abcdefghilklmnopgrstuvwxyz 0 (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NO 1490 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE SECTION 9-101, "WATER RATES", SECTION 9-231, "SEWER RENTAL RATES", AND SECTION 9-2.12, "SEWER BILLS" THE CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN Sec 1 That Sections 9-101, 9-231 and 9-292 entitled "Water Rates," "Sewer Rental Rates" and "Sewer Bills" respectit ely, are hereby amended to read Section 9-101 Water Rates (1) Rates. The rate due, and payable to the City by each water user within the City for -Water taken from the city water supply system shall be First 100,000 cubic Met $ 35 per 100 cu ft Next 300,000 cubic feet $ 34 per 100 cu ft Over 400,000 cubic feet $ 33 per 100 cu ft All charges for Single and Multiple Family dwelling users shall be determined .and 'payable on a quarterly basis, and all charges for commercial; lnd)istria) and institutional users shall be determined and '1 payable on a mpdtbly basis, provided, however, that there shall be a • minimum charity Ito 'each water user for each quarter year period �� • duimg'whlbh water:servtce is furnished as follows Quarterly Minimum Charge 93 50 4 90 8 25 16 35 26 30 5260 82 10 164 30 Meter Size 3/4 5/8 inchmch 1 inch 1 1/2 inch 2 inch 3 inch z,i4Jnch ��.etnch6mch , n' -f � a r' �tnV"* 26290 In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty r' manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously for the comparable period Where Single and Multiple Family dwelling service is for less than a quarterly period, the quarterly minimum charge will be prorated Section 9-231 Sewer Rental Rates Charges for sewer service to residentia and nonresidential users within the City provided in Section 9-230 hereof shall be Seventy-two cents ($ 72) per 100 cubic feet of water consumption a measured during the winter quarter (or EIS otherwise determined in Sectio 9-231 (1) or a minimum of 911 70 per dwelling unit Section 9-232 Sewer Bills It is hereby made the duty of the Director o Finance to render to the owners, lessees, or occupants of all classes o property on the first day of each month, or on the first day of each quarter, a is appropriated, bills for the amount of sewer rental charge as provided it Section 9-231 hereof Said bills may be a surcharge upon the water bill. rendered to said persons All such charges when collected shall be placed in • separate fund These funds shall be used only for the purpose authorized by Section 444 075,', Minnesota Statutes, and such charges if unpaid may collected on direction of the City Council as authorized by Section 444 075 Minnesota Statutes, asset forth in4Sections 9-230, 9-231 and 9-232 hereof Sec 2 This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication Adopted by the City Council December 19, 1980 • (s) PHYLLIS W McQUAI Mayo Attest , 4 - (s) EARL E` HANSON City Clerk Reviewed for Administration (s) JAMES L BRIMEYER City Manager Approved as to form and legality (s) WAYNE G POPHA City Attorney (Jan (4, 1981) -SLP Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th. day of Jan. 19 81 MERIDEL M. HEDBLOM NOTARY PUBLIC MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY My commission expires July 2, 1986 r