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Meeting Date: Meeting Type: Regular Ordinance #: N/A
11/10/11
Consent Agenda: Yes Resolution #: 27-11
Originating Department: Council
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Per Direction of Council During October 2011 Council Meeting
Resolution 27-11, Lifting an 18% Surcharge Currently Imposed on all Water Billing for Village
Customers; Providing that said Surcharge shall be Re-Instituted should the South Florida Water
Management District Adopt a more Restrictive Irrigation Limitations than the Modified Phase II
Restrictions Currently in Place Pursuant to Order No. 2011-046-DAO-WS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF MAJOR ISSUES: (This is a snap shot description of the agenda item)
Resolution 27-11, Lifting an 18% Surcharge Currently Imposed on all Water Billing for Village
Customers; Providing that said Surcharge shall be Re-Instituted should the South Florida Water
Management District Adopt a more Restrictive Irrigation Limitations than the Modified Phase II
Restrictions Currently in Place Pursuant to Order No. 2011-046-DAO-WS
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Form Amended: 10/20/11
RESOLUTION NO. 27-11
A RESOLUTtON OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VtLLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, LIFTING AN 18% SURCHARGE CURRENTLY
{MPOSED ON ALL WATER BILLING FOR VILLAGE CUSTOMERS;
PROVIDING THAT SAID SURCHARGE SHALL BE RE-INSTITUTED
SHOULD THE SOUTH FLORI�A WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
ADOPT MORE RESTRICTIVE IRRIGATION LIMITATIONS THAN THE
MODIFIED PHASE II RESTRICTIONS CURRENTLY IN PLACE
PURSUANT TO ORDER NO. 2011-046-DAO-WS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Order No.
2011-046-DAO-WS implemented modified phase II restrictions for landscape irrigation
on March 21, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the said restrictions were geared toward achieving the goal of a 30%
cutback in demand; and
WHEREAS, Sec. 74-74 of the Village of Tequesta Code of Ordinances provides
that if the SFWMD imposes guidelines to be followed which result in a 15°10 redu�tion in
water usage at a minimum, then the consumption charge for Village customers shall be
increased by 18%; and
WHEREAS, the said 18% surcharge was implemented by the Village in
accordance with Sec. 74-74 of the Village Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, Sec. 74-74 further provides the Village Counc+l with the discretion to
reduce said surcharge so long as sufficient revenue will still be generated in order to
comply with utifity system debt covenants or to meet other requirements of the water
system; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council has determined that at this time, sufficient
revenue wil! be generated in order to comply with utility system debt covenants and all
other requirements of the water system, even in the total absence of said surcharge;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to action taken at the October 13, 2011 Village Council
meeting, in accordance with Sec. 74-74 of the Village Code of Ordinances, the Vitlage
Council desires to remove said 18% surcharge from all Village customer billing,
effective with the October 14, 2011 billing cycle, until such time as the SFWMD may
adopt more restrictive irrigation limitations than the Phase {I restrictions currentfy in
place; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council believes that said removal of the 18% surcharge
is in the public interest and will benefit both residents and businesses in the Village of
Tequesta, without jeopardizing the water system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 Pursuant to action taken by the Village Council at its October 13,
2011 Village Council meeting, the Village Council hereby removes the 18% surcharge
from all Village customers effective with the October 14, 2011 billing cycle.
Section 2 In the event that SFWMD adopts more �estrictive irrigation
limitations than the Phase II restrictions currently in place pursuant to Order No. 2011-
046-DAO-WS, then the 18% surcharge sha11 be re-imposed on all Vitlage customers on
the next billing cycle thereafter.
Section 3 This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.