HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 95-76RESOLUTION NO. 95-76
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR SUPPORTING
THE WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT IN ITS EFFORTS
TO HAVE THREE VALLEYS NUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
EQUITABLY LEVY MWD'S NEW READINESS -TO -SERVE CHARGE
WHEREAS, Walnut Valley Water District (WVWD) was formed
for the purpose of providing water supplies to a service area
which encompasses the City of Diamond Bar; and
WHEREAS, WVWD purchases 100 percent of its water from
Three Valleys Municipal Water District (Three Valleys), which
receives such water from Metropolitan Water District (MWD), for
delivery to its member agencies; and
WHEREAS, MWD has now adopted a fee schedule, effective
July 1, 1995, which contains a readiness -to -serve charge; and
WHEREAS, Three Valleys will be assessed this readiness -
to -serve charge based upon its rolling historic average purchases
of water from MWD, and is now being partially collected as a
parcel charge throughout MVWD's services area; and
WHEREAS, Three Valleys has determined it will
experience an anticipated revenue shortfall in future years to
pay these charges if said parcel charge is discontinued; and
WHEREAS, Three Valleys has the option to continue
having MWD collect its parcel charge as it did for 1995-96,
impose and additional standby charge, or increase its water rates
to offset the shortfall in anticipated revenues occasioned by the
imposition of the readiness -to -serve charge; and
WHEREAS, the availability of water equally benefits all
land within Three Valleys; and
WHEREAS, if Three Valleys increases its water rates and
charges to make up the revenue required, the major water users
and tax supported agencies in the City of Diamond Bar will be
paying a disproportionate share of the entire amount of such
charges and the owners of property in other areas not presently
receiving or using their full allocation of water will be
relieved of such additional charges; and
WHEREAS, it is inequitable and unfair to allow owners
of undeveloped property and other member agencies with alternate
supplies to obtain the benefits of water availability without
having to contribute to the cost of its availability; and
WHEREAS, WVWD is required to establish rates and
charges which will result in revenues sufficient to meet its
operation, maintenance, capital, and debt services requirements;
and
WHEREAS, by having Three Valleys spread the cost of the
MWD charges over a broader base to include developed and
undeveloped land, all WVWD water users, including those in the
City of Diamond Bar, will be offered a more equitable water rate,
comparable to those of surrounding agencies that have access to
other local water sources; and
WHEREAS, a failure by Three Valleys to continue the use
of the existing parcel charge or adopt a standby charge will
force member.agencies to increase their water rates and charges,
which would mean that Three Valleys would be making the decision
with respect to water rates levied in the city of Diamond Bar -
which has historically and tradionally been reserved to the
governing body of WVWD.
NOW, THEREFORE, HE IT RESOLVED that the Diamond Bar
City Council urges that the WVWD Board of Directors continue
their current efforts to have Three Valleys fairly apportion this
new Readiness -to -Serve charge over Three Valleys' entire service
area instead of increasing water rates to its member agencies,
which, by doing so, would have a profound effect on the water
consumers in the city of Diamond Bar.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of
the Diamond Bar City Council, held December 19, 1995.
MAYOR
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed,
approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Diamond Bar held on the 19th day of December, 1995 by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Harmony, Herrera,
Werner, MPT/Huff,
M/Ansari
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
LYNIDA BUR ESS ty Clerk
City of Diamond tar