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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 4331• ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 4331 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING PORTIONS OF UTILITY RULE AND REGULATION NO. 1 AND SCHEDULE G-1 AND DELETING SCHEDULE G-1-0 OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RATES AND CHARGES The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as fol- lows: Pursuant to Section 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code: SECTION 1. A portion of Rule and Regulation No. 1 of the Palo Alto Utilities Rules and Regulations is hereby amended to read as set forth in Sheets 9a and lla attached hereto and by reference made a part hereof. SECTION 2. A portion of Schedule G-1 of the Palo Alto Utilities Rates and Charges is hereby amended to read as set forth in Sheet 116g attached hereto and by reference made a part hereof. SECTION 3. Schedule G -1-O, as shown on Sheet 117e of the Palo Alto Utility Rates and Charges is hereby cancelled. SECTION 4. The Table of Contents of said schedules of Rates and Charges is amended to read as set forth in Sheet 100i attached hereto and by reference made a part hereof. SECTION 5. The foregoing changes shall become effective at the commendement of the April, 1970, billing cycle. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: February 16, 1970 AYES: Arnold, Beahrs, Clark, Gallagher, Norton, Spaeth, Wheatley NOES: Berwald, Dias A=,ENT: Comstock, Pearson TEST: ity lerk VED AS TO FORM: City Attorney dC: / APPROVED: Mayor APPROVED AS T CONTENT: 1 Water-Gas-Sewer Department • • City of Palo Alto Sheet No. 9a California Canceling Sheet No. 9 RULE AND REGULATION NO. 1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (Continued) (3) PRESSURE: Water pressure will vary from 30 to 70 pounds per square inch; an average of 50 pounds per square inch will be maintained, with the maximum and minimum pressures being experienced at the lower and higher elevations of the distribution system. (4) TREATMENT: Chlorine is applied in sufficient quantities, as provided in the State of California Health and Safety Code, to in- sure that the water supplied is free from bacterial contamination. C. GAS: (1) KIND AND HEATING VALUE: The gas supplied by the City is natural gas purchased from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and is obtained from the earth in various oil and gas fields either ad- jacent to its lines or from Texas and may consist of any combustible gas or gases so produced altered only by re- moval of any condensible constituents or of injurious impurities and by the addition of a warning odorant. The heating value of natural gas as supplied by the Pac- ific Gas and Electric Company will vary from time to time depending upon the fields being drawn upon, and at times of insufficient supply of straight natural gas, some artificial gas may be supplied or mixed with the natural gas. The average monthly heating_.-1ue in British Thermal Units (Btu) --dry basis --per cubic foot of the natural gas served may be expected to vary within the limits of 900 to 1150 Btu. (Continued) Date effective: February 16, 1970 Issued by The City Council • • City of Palo Alto Sheet No. lla California Canceling Sheet No. 11 RULE AND REGULATION NO. 1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (continued) (3) DETERMINATION OF THERMS TO BE BILLED: The cubic feet of gas consumed is converted by a multiplier to therms for purpose of billing. This therm multiplier for meters registering in units of 100 cubic feet (Ccf) shall be established annually at the beginning of the fiscal year. This factor shall be determined by dividing the total number of therms charged to the City by the supplier in the preceding year by the actual 100 cubic foot (Ccf) units of gas delivered to the City. D. SEWER: The City maintains a sanitary sewer system for the disposal of domestic commercial, and industrial wastes. For the disposal of wastes from basements and floors below ground level, it will generally be necessary for the customer to provide pumps or ejectors for satisfactory drainage. LIMITATION ON SERVICE: The City reserves the right to limit the size of connection and the quantity of wastes disposed and to prohibit the use of the sewer for disposal of wastes detrimental to the sewerage system or treatment plant. (Continued) Date effective: February 16, 1970 Issued by The City Council City of Palo Alto Sheet No. 12b California Canceling Sheet No. 12a RULE AND REGULATION NO. 1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (Continued) E. GARBAGE AND REFUSE COLLECTION: All garbage is collected by a private company under contract with the City. This contract and Codified Ordinance No. 5 establish specific rules and regulations by which the collection service operates. One collection per week is required of all occupied premises. An occupied premises is one at which utility services are being rendered. The City is divided into districts; each customer receives collec- tion service on a certain day each wee::. At times, because of breakdown or illness, refuse may be collected late in the day or on another day. When the amount of garbage and refuse exceeds the capacity of two 32 -gallon cans, it will be necessary for the customer to request additional collection service, for which an additional charge will be made. Refuse too bulky to be placed in 32 -gallon cans or excessive amounts will be removed by the City Contractor upon request and at the customer's expense. Date Effective: July 1, 1961 Issued by The City Council City of Palo Alto Sheet No. 100i California _ Canceling Sheet No. 100h TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHEDULES OF RATES AND CHARGES Schedule Sheet No. Service No. E-1 Domestic Electric Service 101b E-2 Commercial Electric Service 102b E-3 Stand-by Electric Service 105 E-4 Street and Highway Lighting 107a E-5 Electric Service Connections 106b W-1 General Water Service, Inside City 108c W-1-0 General Water Service, Outside City 109c W-2 Water Service from Fire Hydrants 109.1 W-3 Fire Service Connections, Inside City 109.2 W-3-0 Fire Service Connections, Outside City 110a W-5 Water Service Connections, Inside City llld W-5-0 Water Service Connection;., Outside City 126b G-1 General Natural Gas Service, Inside City 116e G-5 Gas Service Connections - 118h S-1 Domestic Sewage Treatment and Disposal, Inside City . . . 121a S-1-0 Domestic Sewage Treatment and Disposal, Outside City . . 122a S-2 Commercial Sewage Treatment and Disposal, Inside City . .- 123a S-2-0 Commercial Sewage Treatment and Disposal, Outside City 124a S-5 Sanitary Sewer Service Connections, Inside City 125c S-5-0 Sanitary Sewer Service Connections, Outside Ci.ty . . ▪ 126b R-1 Domestic Refuse and Garbage Collection 127c R-1FA Refuse Collection, Service Are<. 2 128.1 R-2 Commercial Refuse Collection, Standard Containers . . . ▪ 129c R-3 Commercial Refuse Collection, Detachable Containers . • 130.1a R-4 Special Refuse Collection 131b C-1 Utilities Service Calls 132a C-2 Customer Deposits, Inside City 133b C-2-0 Customer Deposits, Outside City 134b C-3 Employee Courtesy Discount 135 Date effective: February 16, 1970 Issued by The City Council City of Palo Alto California Sheet No. 116g Canceling Sheets No. 116f and No. 117d UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE SCHEDULE G-1 GENERAL NATURAL GAS SERVICE APPLICABILITY: This schedule applies to all firm natural gas service. TERRITORY: RATES: Within the service area of the City of Palo Alto and on land owned or leased by the City. Monthly Service Charge, per meter $1 20 Commodity Charge: Per Meter Per Month First 25 therms per therm 7.20c Next 175 therms per therm 6.72 Next 800 therms per therm 6.27 Next 49,000 therms per therm 6.11 Over 50,000 therms per therm 5.88 The number of therms shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule No. 1 C(3) _ - Effective Date: April, 1976 Billing Cycle Issued by The City Council