SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118833

• Record No: CB 118833
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118833
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 11/21/2016
• Ordinance No: Ord 125191
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to wastewater and drainage services of Seattle Public Utilities; adjusting wastewater and drainage rates to pass through increased treatment costs charged by King County; amending Sections 21.28.040 and 21.33.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code to reflect the adjusted rates; amending Section 21.76.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adjust credits to low-income wastewater and drainage customers; and amending Section 21.33.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code to revise drainage service charge adjustment procedures.
• Sponsors: Tim Burgess
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Ex A – SPU Analysis of King County Passthrough Rates, 3. Signed Ordinance 125191, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/28/2016	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
11/28/2016	1	Mayor	Signed
11/28/2016	1	Mayor	returned
11/22/2016	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
11/21/2016	1	City Council	passed	Pass
11/16/2016	1	Select Budget Committee	pass	Pass
11/7/2016	1	City Council	referred
11/1/2016	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
10/27/2016	1	City Clerk	sent for review
10/26/2016	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to wastewater and drainage services of Seattle Public Utilities; adjusting wastewater and drainage rates to pass through increased treatment costs charged by King County; amending Sections 21.28.040 and 21.33.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code to reflect the adjusted rates; amending Section 21.76.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code to adjust credits to low-income wastewater and drainage customers; and amending Section 21.33.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code to revise drainage service charge adjustment procedures.
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WHEREAS, Seattle Public Utilities' wastewater and drainage rates are based on the sum of the treatment rate and system rate for each utility and are designed to pass through the wastewater and drainage shares of the rates King County charges for its wastewater treatment services as part of the treatment rate applicable to each utility; and
WHEREAS, Ordinances 1248201 and 124800 established for 2017-2018 Seattle Public Utilities' wastewater volume rate and drainage rates based on the existing King County wastewater treatment charge of $42.03; and
WHEREAS, King County adopted a new wastewater treatment rate of $44.22 per residential customer equivalent per month effective January 1, 2017, which is an increase of more than 5 percent over the existing treatment rate; and
WHEREAS, subsections 21.28.040.B.1 and 21.33.030.D.1 of the Seattle Municipal Code allow the treatment rates of each utility to be adjusted by ordinance at any time in response to changes in the King County wastewater rates; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Public Utilities' 2017 and 2018 wastewater and drainage treatment rates will not provide sufficient revenues to pay the increased King County treatment costs; and
WHEREAS, wastewater and drainage credits for qualified low-income customers, not billed directly by Seattle Public Utilities, are based on typical residential bills, and credits for...