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BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT
BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF RULEMAKING FOR WATER UTILITY RATES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE ERC CALCULATION TOOL
A public hearing will be conducted by the Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District (“District”) on November 21, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at 14750 State Road 31, Punta Gorda, Florida 33982. The public hearing will be a rulemaking hearing and will provide an opportunity for the public to address proposed rules that set fees and charges related to the District’s water utility, as well as proposed changes to the ERC Calculation Tool. The purpose and effect of the proposed rules is to provide for efficient and effective District operations, and to provide sufficient revenues to meet expenses and provide services within the boundaries of the District. Prior notice of rule development for the rulemaking hearing was published in the Florida Administrative Record on October 21, 2019. The proposed rule is as follows:
POTABLE WATER, SEWER AND IRRIGATION QUALITY WATER UTILITY
Multi-Family Residential, Water
Commodity Charge
0 to 5,999 gallons
6,000+ gallons and above
$5.12 per 1,000 gallons
$7.48 per 1,000 gallons
Miscellaneous Fees
Development Project Admin Fee
Administrative Fee
Meter Relocation Fee
Traffic Bearing Meter Box
Televising Sewer Laterals
Inspector per hour
$257.50 (or 1% of Construction Cost, whichever is greater)
3% of Actual Cost
Actual cost
Actual cost
$2.00 per Linear Foot + Equipment Fee
$66.95 Regular Working Hours/$100.43 After Working Hours
Industrial Wastewater Discharge Approval Annual Fees
Flow Rate (per gpd)
Minor
Significant
Up to 1,999
$238.70
2,000 to 4,999
$185.66
$397.84
5,000 to 9,999
$265.23
$450.88
10,000 to 24,999
$344.79
$610.02
25,000 to 49,999
N/A
50,000 to 99,999
N/A
$822.20
Over 100,000
N/A
$875.24
NOTE: Automatic Cost Escalation. In the absence of Board action, the District’s rates, fees and charges shall be automatically increased without further action three percent (3%) per year. Upon application of this automatic cost escalation provision, the District Manager shall submit to the District Board of Supervisors a report detailing the amount of the escalation and the new rates as revised. The Rate Schedule shall be adjusted pursuant to this section as required.
ERC CALCULATION TOOL
The District reserves the right to modify in its sole discretion, the GPD used to calculate an ERC for a specific user based upon actual usage in the event the average water usage exceeds the GPD estimates in the ERC Calculation Tool. Customers will be responsible for any additional AFPI fees.
Use/Building
Townhomes/Condo Residences
Water/Waste Water
67.8 GPD per unit
Specific legal authority for the rules includes section 120.054, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 2007-306, Laws of Florida, as amended. Any person who wishes to provide the District with a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative as provided by section 120.541(1), Florida Statutes, must do so in writing within twenty‑one (21) days after publication of this notice.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE, AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: November 21, 2019, 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: 14750 State Road 31, Punta Gorda, Florida 33982
The public hearing may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the hearing. If anyone chooses to appeal any decision of the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and should accordingly ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based. At the hearing, one or more Supervisors may participate in the public hearing by telephone. Any person requiring special accommodations at the hearing because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (561)571-0010 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1(800)955-8770, for aid in contacting the District Office. A copy of the proposed rules may be obtained by contacting the District Manager, Craig Wrathell, at 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410w, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 or by calling (561)571-0010.
Craig Wrathell, Manager
