Ord 0121 03/1999ORDINANCE NO. 121
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE V ALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT
REGARDING A PASS-THROUGH OF THE
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY AND
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT FEES AND CHARGES
FOR WHOLESALE WATER AND WATER RELATED SERVICES
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Directors of the Vallecitos Water District ("District")
as follows:
Section 1. Declaration ofPolicv and Background. The Vallecitos Water District is the retail
water purveyor within the service area boundaries of the District. The San Diego County Water
Authority ("Water Authority") is the wholesale water purveyor, who purchases all of its water from
the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California ("Metropolitan Water District"). The Board
of Directors of the District have evaluated the equities of passing through, to the customers of the
District, all Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District fees and charges for wholesale water
and water related services, including the Water Authority montWy infrastructure access charges and
future increases. The District, by this ordinance, desires to establish a policy of automatic pass-
through to the customers served by the District of all said charges and fees.
Section 2. Findings, The Board of Directors of the District finds and determines and as
follows:
(a) The matters set forth in the declaration of policy and background to this
ordinance are true and correct statements.
(b) The Board of Directors of the District have evaluated the pass-through to the
customers of the District of all future Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District wholesale
water and waterrelated service fees, including the Water Authority infrastructure access charges and
determines that the pass-through of said charges, including increases, are an equitable means of
collecting the fees and charges imposed by the Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District.
(c) The District Board of Directors held a public hearing on March 17, 1999, at
4:00 p.m., at the District Administrative Headquarters for the purpose of receiving public comments
on the proposed ordinance. The Board authorized and directed the District Secretary to give notice
of the public hearing and notice was given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation
within the District at least 10 days prior to the public hearing and by giving that notice to each person
who so requested. The District Secretary was further authorized and directed to make available, for
public inspection at least 10 days prior to the public hearing, the data authorizing the pass-through
of all Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District fees and charges for wholesale water and
water related services, including the Water Authority infrastructure access charges. On March 17,
1999, at the time and place set for the public ordinance, the ordinance was considered and the Board
heard and considered the comments of all persons appearing at the hearing and all written comments
which were submitted.
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(d) The Board finds that the pass-through to the customers of the District of the
wholesale water and water related service fees and charges, including the Water Authority
infrastructure access charges, is an equitable means of collecting the fees and charges imposed by
the Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District.
(e) Prior to adoption ofthis ordinance the Board of Directors of the District have
evaluated the environmental impacts of the pass-through of fees and charges pursuant to this
ordinance and has approved and ordered that a notice of exemption be filed.
(f) The General Manager of the District is hereby authorized and directed to pass-
through to the customers of the District all Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District fees and
charges for wholesale water and water related services, including the Water Authority infrastructure
access charges and future increases.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon passing by
the Board of Directors. The Assistant Secretary of District shall publish this ordinance two (2) times
on successive weeks in an adjudicated newspaper of general circulation within the District.
ALL OTHER ORDINANCES, ARTICLES, OR SECTIONS OF ORDINANCES, OR
AMENDMENTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Vallecitos Water
District at a regular meeting this seventeenth day of March, 1999, by the following roll call vote:
A YES: CRUZ. DAVY , FERGUSON, MASON
NOES:
ABSENT: THIELEN
ABSTAIN:
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Dale Mason, President
Board of Directors
Vallecitos Water District
ATTEST:
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William W. Rucker, Secretary
Board of Directors
Vallecitos Water District