2003-108-RES ACCEPT RATE OF WATER RATE STUDY BY REED, STOWE & YANKE
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-108
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE FINDINGS OF A W ATERAND SEWER
RATE STUDY PERFORMED BY REED, STOWE & YANKE, INC.;
AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID RATES FOR
CERTAIN CONTRACTED WATER CUSTOMERS; MAKING OTHER
FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Paris contracted for a comprehensive water and sewer rate study
to be performed by Reed, Stowe & Yanke, Inc., professional consultants; and,
WHEREAS, on the 17th day of March, 2003, the City Council of the City of Paris
received said water and sewer rate study prepared by Reed, Stowe & Yanke; and,
WHEREAS, the substance of said study indicated the residential and commercial rates for
water and sewer service established by ordinance by the City of Paris needed to be raised an
appropriate amount to offset increased costs of operation of the water and sewer systems; and,
WHEREAS, the aforesaid water and sewer rate study also indicated the amounts paid by
contracted water customers of the City of Paris needed to be adjusted to new rates in accordance
with the terms and provisions of said contracts; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to accept said water and sewer rate study prepared
by Reed, Stowe & Yanke and to authorize the implementation of the water rate adjustments
recommended therein for certain contracted water customers of the City of Paris, save and except
those rates applicable to Campbell Soup Company, which shall be governed by a subsequent
separate new contract; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the fmdings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. That the water and sewer rate study performed by Reed, Stowe & Yanke,
professional consultants, as the same -was presented to the City Council of the City of Paris on
March 17, 2003, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and for all purposes incorporated
herein, shall be and is hereby accepted.
Section 3. That the Director of Finance of the City of Paris shall be, and is hereby,
authorized to implement those rate adjustments recommended by said Water and Sewer Rate Study
for the cost of water provided by the City of Paris to its contracted customers, such rate
adjustments to be implemented in accordance with said contracts, for Tenaska III, Lamar County
Water Supply District, Lamar Power Partners, and Marvin, Jennings, Clardy Water Supply
Corporation, with any adjustments for Campbell Soup to be deferred pending negotiation,
preparation, and approval of a new water purchase contract
Section 4. That, as a result of said recommended rate adjustments, the volumetric rate for
Tenaska III shall be and is hereafter adjusted to $0.72 per hundred cubic feet of water; the
volumetric rate for Lamar County Water Supply District for water taken at the intake point at the
treatment plant, shall be and is hereafter adjusted to $0.56 per hundred cubic feet of water; the
volumetric rate for Lamar County Water Supply District for water taken from the distribution
system shall be and is hereafter adjusted to $1.64 per hundred cubic feet of water; the volumetric
rate for raw water taken by Lamar Power Partners shall be and is hereafter adjusted to $0.22803
per thousand gallons of water; and the volumetric rate for Marvin, Jennings, Clardy Water Supply
Corporation, adjusted for CPI inflation, shall be and is hereafter continued at the rate of$2.32 per
thousand gallons of water.
Section 5. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of June, 2003.
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: