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TRUCKEE DONNER
PL,4bli(.,- Utility District
Memorandum
To: Board of Directors
From: Michael Holley
Date: February 6, 2008
Subject: Adoption of ordinances
Why this matter is before the Board: This matter covers the adoption of ordinances
for water and electric fees and an ordinance establishing a Voluntary Renewable
Energy Certificate Program rate. These are all matters that only the Board can
determine.
Title 3, District Code: BUDGETING
Section 3.01. 001 Financial Goals
3.01.01.1 The following goals are established to promote and maintain the financial
strength of the District:
Revenue Goals
• Set operating revenues to capture entire cost to provide service plus maintain
reserves and satisfy debt coverage ratios
• Review connection charges each year and set then to recover all costs
• Review facilities fees every three years
History: Two workshops were held on January 9 and 23, 2008 to discuss amending
the water fee and the electric schedules. Overall costs have been reviewed and it has
been determined that an adjustment to the fees are necessary. The water connection
increased $40.00 for both the 5/8X3/4 inch and 3/4 inch meters. Both the electric
connection and facilities fees increased 3%.
A workshop was held on January 9, 2008 to discuss the Voluntary Renewable Energy
Certificate Program and action was taken on January 23rd to set a rate of $0.02 per kWh
usage for customers who would like to participate in the program.
New information: There is no new information. Draft ordinances are attached.
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Recommendation: I recommend the Board adopt the following:
Agenda Item 9 a. - Ordinance amending water connection fees
Agenda Item 9 b. - Ordinance amending the Electric Connection Charges
Agenda Item 9 c. - Ordinance amending Electric Facilities Fees
Agenda Item9 d. - Ordinance establishing a rate for the Voluntary Renewable Energy
Certificate Program
Michael eaea Holley, General Manager
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Public Utility District
Ordinance No. 2008 - XX
Amending Water Connection Fees
WHEREAS the District's current Connection Fee schedule was established on January 18,2006;and
WHEREAS, the District has been experiencing increased costs for labor, fuel, materials and other
items since that time; and
WHEREAS on February 6, 2008 a public hearing was held to receive public comments on the
proposed Water Connection Fee increase;
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility
District does hereby enact the following:
1. Connection fees are charged to reimburse the District for the actual administrative, material and
labor costs of connecting to the water system (excluding the service lateral).
2. Connection fees shall be charged according to the following schedule:
METER SIZE CONNECTION
inches FEE
5/8 x 3/4 $ 1,185.00
3/4 1,220.00
1 Actual cost
1 'h Actual cost
2 Actual cost
3 Actual cost
4 Actual cost
6 Actual cost
3. Fee review- Each year, the District's staff reviews the estimated cost of capital improvements,
the continued need for those improvements and the reasonable relationship between such need
and the impacts of the various types of development pending or anticipated and for which these
fees are charged.The staff shall report its findings to the Board of Directors and recommend any
adjustment to this fee or other action as may be needed.
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4. If no protest is made pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 16078,then this ordinance shall be
effective sixty(60) days after the date it was adopted by the Board of Directors.
5. The Clerk of the District shall immediately cause a copy of this ordinance to be published in a
newspaper of general circulation and posted in three places within the District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within the District
on the sixth day of February 2008 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
Tim F.Taylor, President
ATTEST:
Michael D. Holley P.E., Clerk of the Board
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Public Utility District
Ordinance No. 2008-X0(
AMENDING THE ELECTRIC CONNECTION CHARGES
WHEREAS the District's current Electric Connection charges were established on January 18,2006;and
WHEREAS, the Electric Fee Schedule was established on September 6, 2006; and
WHEREAS, the costs of materials and labor have increased since the last adjustment to the electric
connection and fee schedule charges; and
WHEREAS, on February 6,2008,a public hearing was held to receive public comments on the proposed
rate increases;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility
District as follows:
Effective 60 days from the date this ordinance is adopted the following electric connection charge schedule
shall be effective.
ELECTRIC CONNECTION FEES
Size and Type of Service Connection Fee
A. Single phase, 120/240 service—200 amp
Three-wire overhead
1) Temporary Actual cost
2) Permanent connection to structure $1,248
3) Temporary connection to customer-owned power pole and $1,534
subsequent transfer to structure
B. Single phase, 120/240 service—200 amp
Three-wire underground (overhead transformer)
1) Permanent connection to structure $1,248
2) Temporary connection to customer-owned power pole; $1,534
removal of same and installation of underground
permanent service to structure
C. Single phase, 120/240 service—200 amp
Three-wire underground (padmount transformer)
1) Permanent connection to structure $1,248
2) Temporary connection to customer-owned power pole; $1,534
removal of same and installation of underground
permanent service to structure
D. Single phase, 120/240 service—400 amp $2,364
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Three-wire underground or overhead $2,649
1) Permanent connection to structure
2) Temporary connection to customer-owned power pole;
removal of same and installation of underground permanent
service to structure
E. Three phase, 208v, 240v or 480v service
Four-wire overhead
1) Permanent connection to structure Actual Cost
2) Temporary single phase 120/240 service for construction Actual Cost
purposes to become three-phase permanent service to
structure
Overhead to Underground upgrade or relocate, up to 200 amp panel $1,248
Overhead relocate $371
400 amp upgrade $1,854
Temporary overhead service $773
Overhead to Underground upgrade or relocate, up to 200 amp panel, $1,534
with TPP (Temp to Permanent Installation)
Section 3. If no protest is made pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 16078,then this ordinance shall
be effective sixty days after adoption by the board of directors of the District.
Section 4. The Clerk of the District shall immediately cause a copy of this ordinance to be published in a
newspaper of general circulation and posted in three places within the District.
Section 5. The provisions of other Ordinances shall remain in effect to the extent that they do not conflict
with this ordinance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District at a
meeting duly called and held within the District on the day of February 6,2008 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
Tim F.Taylor, President of the Board
ATTEST:
Michael D. Holley, Clerk of the Board
Ordinance 2008-XX 2
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Ordinance No. 2008 - XX
Amending Electric Facilities Fees
WHEREAS, a study was conducted to determine the capital improvements required to provide for
projected load growth over the 15-year planning period, increased system capacity, and expansion or
maintenance of the operating flexibility of the electric system. The study is the District's 2002 Electric
System Master Plan Update; and
WHEREAS the purpose of the facilities fees is to finance public electric system facilities to mitigate the
impacts of additional demands on the existing electric system caused by new development within the
District's electric service area; and
WHEREAS costs of material and labor have increased since the last adjustment to the electric facility
Ordinance 2003-07, effective February 16, 2004; and
WHEREAS a public hearing was held on February 6, 2008 to receive public comment on the proposal to
increase the electric facilities fee schedule.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility
District does hereby enact the following:
Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby adopts the above recitals as its findings.
Section 2. Payment and Collection of Facilities Fees -
The customer shall pay and the District will collect the facilities fees upon the submission of an
application for new service or modification to an existing service. When the District requires a
development agreement,the customer shall pay and the District shall collect the facilities fees upon
execution of a development agreement between the District and the customer.
Section 3. Amount of Facilities Fees -
A. Residential Facilities Fees
1. New Residential Areas: The amount of the electric facilities fees shall be based according
to panel size as follows:
a. 200Amp or less - $1,298.
b. 400Amp - $2,595.
2. Existing Residential Areas: Within existing residential areas, the developer or owner who
builds an improvement on a vacant parcel will pay the difference in facility fees between the
current facility fee and the fee that was paid for that particular parcel at the time the
residential area was originally developed. In addition, if the developer or owner who builds
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an improvement on a vacant parcel desires to install a electric service larger than a 200 amp
single phase panel,the developer or owner will pay the difference in facility fees between the
larger panel and a 200 amp panel.
3. Modification to Existing Residential Service: A customer desiring to modify the size of an
existing panel for a residential service will pay the difference in facility fees,at the current fee
schedule, between the larger panel and the facility fee that was paid at the time the existing
panel was installed.
B. Commercial Facilities Fees
1. New Commercial Development: For new commercial development,facility fees will be due
and payable upon execution of a development agreement with the District. Facility fees will
be charged according to the voltage, panel size, and phasing requirements as requested
and noted in the development application submitted to the District by the developer.
The amount of commercial electric facilities fees shall be charged according to the following schedule:
Voltage Panel Size 1 Phase Fee 3 Phase Fee
120/240 200A or less $1,298 $2,247
120/240 400 $2,596 $4,496
120/240 600 $3,893 $6,743
120/240 800 $5,191 $8,992
120/240 1000 $6,489 $11,239
120/240 1200 $7,787 $13,488
120/240 1400 $9,085 $15,734
120/240 1600 $10,382 $17,983
120/208 200A or less $1,125 $1,948
120/208 400 $2,250 $3,896
120/208 600 $3,374 $5,844
120/208 800 $4,499 $7,792
120/208 1000 $5,624 $9,741
120/208 1200 $6,749 $11,688
120/208 1400 $7,873 $13,636
120/208 1600 $8,998 $15,586
120/208 2000 $11,248 $19,481
277/480 200A or less $2,596 $4,496
277/480 400 $5,191 $8,992
277/480 600 $7,787 $13,488
277/480 800 $10,382 $17,983
277/480 1000 $12,978 $22,479
277/480 1200 $15,574 $26,975
277/480 1400 $18,169 $31,470
277/480 1600 $20,765 $35,966
277/480 2000 $25,956 $44,956
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2. Modification to Existing Commercial Service: A customer desiring to modify an existing
commercial service due to any change of voltage, panel size,and/or phasing,the customer
will pay the difference in facility fees, at the current fee schedule, between the proposed
panel and the facility fee that was paid at the time the existing panel was installed.
3. For panel sizes not listed in the previous sections, the facility fee will be calculated by
interpolating between or extrapolating from the listed values as appropriate.
Section 4. Use of Facilities Fees - Facilities fee shall be solely used to pay for all costs associated
with the public facilities described or identified in the 2002 Electric Master Plan Update constructed by
the District.
Section 5. Effective with the effective date of this Ordinance, all prior resolutions and ordinance
pertaining to Electric Department facilities fees are rescinded and of no further force and effect.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be effective sixty (60)days after the date it was adopted by the Board
of Directors.
Section 7. The Clerk of the District shall immediately cause a copy of this ordinance to be published in
a newspaper of general circulation and posted in three places within the District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within the District on
the sixth day of February 2008 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
Tim F. Taylor, President
ATTEST:
Michael D. Holley, Clerk of the Board
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Ordinance No. 2008 - XX
ESTABLISH A RATE FOR THE
VOLUNTARY RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in an effort to help District residential and commercial customers to reduce their individual
environmental impact, the Board of Directors took action to participate in a voluntary Green Renewable
Energy Certificate Program; and
WHEREAS, Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) also called "Green Tags" represent the environmental
benefits that occur when clean, new renewable energy is substituted for power that is produced by burning
fossil fuel; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors directed staff to pursue the voluntary Green Renewable Energy
Certificate Program with Bonneville Environmental Foundation to provide an accounting of the number of
Green Tags purchased and the certification; and
WHEREAS,on February 6,2008,a public hearing was held to receive comments from the public concerning
the voluntary rate; and
WHEREAS,the Board of Directors has set the cost to participate in the program would be$0.02 per kilowatt
hour(kWh) usage; and
WHEREAS,the$0.02 per kWh usage rate includes all labor with overheads plus the costto purchase Green
Tags.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District
as follows:
1. If no protest is made pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 16078, then this ordinance shall be
effective sixty(60) days after adoption by the Board of Directors of the District.
2.The Clerk of the District shall immediately cause a copy of this ordinance to be published in a newspaper
of general circulation and posted in three places within the District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District at a meeting
duly called and held within the District on the sixth day of February 2008 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
Tim F. Taylor, President of the Board
ATTEST:
Michael D. Holley, Clerk of the Board