Friday, May 08, 2009

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 36 & ORDER 09-17

IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT
Summary Of Ordinance No. 36 and Order No. 09-17
Increasing Trunkline Capacity and Plant Capacity Fees

On Tuesday, May 5, 2009, the Ironhouse Sanitary District Board of Directors adopted its Ordinance No. 36 and Order No. 09-17 (the “Ordinance”), summarized as follows.

Based on the Engineering News-Record San Francisco Bay Area cost Indexes, and after all required and additional public notice, the following fees of the Ironhouse Sanitary District are increased as follows, effective July 5, 2009:

a. The existing trunkline capacity fee of $978.50 shall be increased by the lesser of: (a) $65.00, in which event the trunkline capacity fee will be $1,043.50 per equivalent service unit (ESU), or (b) the percentage by which construction costs in the San Francisco Bay Area have increased during the period measured by (and as shown by) the construction cost index of the Engineering News-Record published in its March 2008 and June 2009 editions.
b. The existing plant capacity fee of $5,526.90 shall be increased by the lesser of: (a) $365.00, in which event the fee will be $5,861.90 per ESU, or (b) the percentage by which construction costs in the San Francisco Bay Area have increased during the period measured by (and as shown by) the construction cost indexes of the Engineering News-Record published in its March 2008 and June 2009 editions.

The Board also made certain related findings concerning environmental effects and designated the undersigned to prepare and publish this summary in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 6490.

Reference is made to the entire text of the Ordinance for a full statement of its provisions. The Ordinance is available upon request from Ironhouse Sanitary District, 450 Walnut Meadows Drive, Post Office Box 1105, Oakley, California 94561, tel. 925-625-2279, Attn: Susan Walde, District Secretary.

Voting in favor of Ordinance: Directors Lenny Byer, Doug Hardcastle, Chris Lauritzen, Don S. Lew, Michael Painter. Voting against the Ordinance: none. Absent from the vote: none.

Dated: May 7, 2009.

Susan V. Walde, Secretary
Ironhouse Sanitary District