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BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING; AND NOTICE OF REGULAR GOVERNING BOARD MEETING.
The Governing Board (“Board”) of the Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District (“District”) will hold a public hearing on November 21, 2019 at 1:00 p.m., at 14750 SR 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 use of the District's water utilities and amend rules related to its ERC Calculation. 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. 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
$106.09
$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
$663.06
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
A copy of the proposed rule, including the changes to the ERC Calculation Tool, may be obtained by contacting the District Manager, Craig Wrathell, at Wrathell, Hunt & Associates, LLC, 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 or by calling (561) 571-0010 during normal business hours.
A regular board meeting of the District will also be held at that time where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it. A copy of the agenda may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC, 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 571-0010 (“District Manager's Office”), during normal business hours.
The public hearing and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. The public hearing and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. There may be occasions when Board Members or District Staff may participate by speaker telephone.
Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Manager's Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager's Office.
Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearing or meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.
Craig Wrathell
District Manager
November 8, 2019 19-00938T