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Home My WebLink About9 Miscellaneous Fee Schedule Agenda Item # 9 now Public Utility District ACTION To: Board of Directors From: Bob Mescher Date: July 01, 2009 Subject: Set a Public Hearing Date to Amend the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule 1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD This matter concerns scheduling a public hearing date for consideration of an ordinance amending the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule. 2. HISTORY In prior years, the fees for miscellaneous services were described in a Miscellaneous Fees Schedule ordinance and also in various titles of District Code. Last year, staff reviewed the costs to provide miscellaneous services, and the Board adopted an ordinance revising the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule effective March 2008. Staff has revised all titles of the District code in the past twelve months. One goal of those revisions was to list all miscellaneous fees in the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule. Code was modified by referring to fees as listed in the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule, but the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule has not been updated to include those fees yet. 3. NEW INFORMATION The Public Utilities Code allows the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule to be adopted by ordinance , resolution, or a motion. Staff has reviewed the costs to provide miscellaneous services and currently recommends no change to the fees listed in the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule that was adopted last year. It is, however, necessary to amend the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule to include the fees as referenced in the revised District Code Titles. Since the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule was adopted by ordinance last year, it only can be amended or superseded by the adoption of another ordinance. However, an ordinance amending the 2008 Miscellaneous Fees Schedule could provide that it may be amended in the future through the adoption of a resolution or motion. Attached is a list of proposed fees (Attachment 1) to be added to the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule so that the schedule is consistent with the previous revisions to District Code. Also attached for your reference, is the existing Miscellaneous Fees Schedule (Attachment 2). 4. FISCAL IMPACT There is no material fiscal impact associated with this item. 5. RECOMMENDATION a) Set a public hearing date to consider amending the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule. b) Determine if future revisions to the Miscellaneous Fees Schedule should be done by resolution instead of by ordinance. Mary Chap i n Michael D. Holley Administrative Services Manager General Manager Attachment 1 Truckee Donner Public Utility District Miscellaneous Fees -Addendum July 1, 2009 Description Amount Frequency Placement of wireless communication monthly rental fee $500 min monthly Use of paved District easement $500 one-time Grants of easements on District property $500 one-time Encroachment permit costs 8.30.070.1 Category 1 (Minor) $150 annual 8.30.070.2 Category 2 (Major) $500 annual 8.30.070.3 Category 3 (Special) $1,000 annual Abandonment of easements $500 one-time Variance from service requirements $500 one-time Board room rental $100 daily Deposits for new construction customers - residential $100 min per utility service connection Water meter tests (refunded if results are 2% fast or more) 1 1/2 inch or smaller $150 one-time Larger than 1 1/2 $200 one-time Attachment 2 MISCELLANEOUS FEES SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION Fees ELECTRIC Relocation of underground services with no benefit to the District Actual Cost Temporary removal of electrical facilities for customers sole convenience(except for service removal and replacement to remove trees) Actual Cost Relocation of security lights Actual Cost Service reconnect or disconnect at the pole Actual Cost Service disconnect or reconnect during normal working hours for the customer to repair their own facilities $0.00 Service disconnect or reconnect after normal working hours for the customer to repair their own facilities $365.00 Remove or reinstall service drops for removal of trees during normal business hours $0.00 Remove or reinstall service drops for removal of trees after normal business hours Actual Cost Meter reconnection or disconnection of three phase with a locking main or single phase to establish and close an account during office hours; also includes transfers for both single phase and all three phase $60.00 Meter reconnection, disconnection, or transfer to establish and close an account after hours double-time rate $365.00 Meter reconnection or disconnection to establish and close an account during office hours-polyphase(without a locking main) $90.00 Establishing and closing an account as of the last reading date $30.00 Automatic transfer of an account back to an owner $0.00 Resealing meter; ring seal first occurrence-single phase $0.00 Resealing meter; ring seal first occurrence-polyphase $0.00 Resealing meter; ring seal second occurrence-single phase $70.00 Resealing meter; ring seal second occurrence-polyphase $100.00 Resealing meter; both the ring seal and the inner seal are cut or missing -single phase(all occurrences) $75.00 Resealing meter; both the ring seal and the inner seal are cut or missing -polyphase(all occurrences) $105.00 Repairing or replacing a broken meter-standard single phase $160.00 Repairing or replacing a broken meter-standard polyphase $685.00 Resealing meter; UO seal $35.00 Testing of single phase meter at customer request and the meter has been tested within three years(cost is refunded if the meter is more than 2% fast) $65.00 Testing of polyphase meter at customer request and the meter has been tested within three years(cost refunded if meter is more than 2% fast) $125.00 Performing a special reading $35.00 Monthly Security Light Service- 100w $15.00 Monthly Security Light Service-200w $20.00 Monthly Security Light Service-400w $30.00 Callout after normal business hours $365.00 WATER Relocation of water services Actual Cost Physical disconnection or reconnection of water service during normal business hours $0.00 Callout after normal business hours(including frozen pipes) $300.00 Trench backfilled before District installs facilities Actual Cost Meter reconnection, disconnection, or transfer for establishing and closing a water only account-unmetered $15.00 Meter reconnection, disconnection, or transfer for establishing and closing a water only account-metered $35.00 Performing a special reading $35.00 GENERAL Document Printing &Copying per page(except current Board Agenda Packets&copies of a customer's own records) $0.10 Electronic Medium (lea tape or DVD or CD) $2.00 Credit Verification Report $0.00 Trip charge to deliver a 48-hour disconnect notice or notice of non-compliance $10.00 Trip charge to disconnect power for non-payment or non-compliance of a payment agreement or District service agreement $40.00 Trip charge to deliver a Returned Check Notice $10.00 Returned check charge($10 per check-maximum charge per check$20 for checks returned twice) $25.00 Minimum monthly late payment fee on account balance greater than $50;fee only applies to balances greater than$50; 1.50% or$10 minimum $10.00 Annual interest rate on consumer deposits(based on avg of 4 local banks; see Title 5, 5.01.010.6 & 5.01.020.6) .188%APR Repair or Replacement of any District Facilities Actual Cost Excavation or snow removal Actual Cost Bid Documents Actual Cost