SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119308

• Record No: CB 119308
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 119308
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 9/4/2018
• Ordinance No: Ord 125662
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to water services of Seattle Public Utilities; revising water rates and charges for service to wholesale customers; and amending Section 21.04.440 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Lisa Herbold
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att 1 – Wholesale SW Subregion Water Rate Study, 3. Central Staff Memo - SW Subregion Wholesale Water Rate (8/14/18), 4. Presentation SW Wholesale Water Rate (8/14/18), 5. Signed Ordinance 125662, 6. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/7/2018	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
9/7/2018	1	Mayor	returned
9/7/2018	1	Mayor	Signed
9/6/2018	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
9/4/2018	1	City Council	passed	Pass
8/14/2018	1	Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development, and Arts Committee	pass	Pass
7/30/2018	1	City Council	referred
7/5/2018	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
7/3/2018	1	City Clerk	sent for review
7/3/2018	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to water services of Seattle Public Utilities; revising water rates and charges for service to wholesale customers; and amending Section 21.04.440 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, Seattle Public Utilities provides wholesale water service to many water utilities surrounding Seattle ("Wholesale Customers") under various long-term water supply contracts; and
WHEREAS, these water supply contracts establish procedures for allocating Seattle Public Utilities' costs to Wholesale Customers and treatment of accumulated surpluses or deficits of annual revenues as compared to annual costs; and
WHEREAS, the existing wholesale Southwest subregional surcharge authorized by Ordinance 124599 became effective January 1, 2015; and
WHEREAS, wholesale Southwest subregional demand has been higher and the allocation of costs has been lower than projected under the prior rate study, resulting in accumulated surpluses of annual revenues as compared to annual costs; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Public Utilities completed a rate study covering the Southwest subregional surcharge for 2019 through 2023 and the resulting rate consistent with the wholesale contracts has been calculated; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection 21.04.440.E of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 125445, is amended as follows:
21.04.440 Rates outside The City of Seattle
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E. Wholesale customers - commodity and other charges
1. Reserved
2. Full or partial requirements contracts. The rate to be charged to wholesale customers being served under the provisions of contracts substantially in the form of the Full and Partial Requirements Contracts for the Supply of Water that were authorized by Ordinance 120362 or 123559 ("Full or Partial Requirements Contract") shall consist of a co...