HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR 24421: WATER BILL ADJUSTMENTS City Of
1m�
nrt rthur
Texas
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT-ADMINISTRATION
Date: July 1, 2025
To: Ron Burton, CPM City Manager
From: Calvin Matthews, P.E., Director of Water Utilities
RE: Proposed Resolution No. 24421-Water Bill Adjustments
Nature of the Request:
Pursuant to Sections 110-97, 110-98, and 110-99 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Port
Arthur, the Water Utilities Department may authorize adjustments to water bills for residential
and commercial customers when specific criteria are met—namely, the presence and repair of
water leaks resulting in unusually high consumption.
Section 110-97 further provides that the City Council must approve adjustments exceeding
$5000.00.
Staff Analysis, Considerations:
The Water Utilities Department has reviewed six (6) water customer accounts—both residential
and commercial—and determined that each qualifies for an adjustment under the Ordinance.
Each account reflects:
• Verified water leaks during the billing period in question,
• Confirmation that all leaks have been repaired, and
• A demonstrable reduction in consumption following the repairs.
The customers have cooperated fully in the documentation and resolution process. The
Department has calculated and verified the total adjustment amount to be$55,143.49, as detailed
in Exhibit A attached to the resolution.
Budget Considerations:
Recommendation is that the City Council adopt Proposed Resolution No. 24421, which
authorizes the adjustment of the attached water bills, which exceed$55,143.49.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the adjustment
of the six customer accounts in the total amount of $55,143.49. Adoption of this measure is
consistent with the City's commitment to fair and accurate utility billing and ensures compliance
with the procedural safeguards set forth in the Code of Ordinances in excess of$55,143.49.
P.R.No. 24421
7/1/25 CV
Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ARTHUR, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ADJUSTMENT OF CERTAIN
WATER UTILITY ACCOUNTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 110-97, 110-
98, AND 110-99 OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR CODE OF
ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, Sections 110-97, 110-98, and 110-99 of the City of Port Arthur Code of
Ordinances establish procedures governing the adjustment of water utility bills for residential
and commercial customers, including provisions for account review, eligibility standards, and
Council approval; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Sections 110-97, 110-98, and 110-99, the Water
Utilities Department has reviewed and verified six (6) customer accounts, residential and
commercial, that meet the criteria for adjustment due to previously identified and repaired water
leaks; and
WHEREAS, the customers listed in the attached Exhibit A have cooperated fully with
the Water Department, undertaken timely corrective measures to repair all leaks, and
demonstrated a measurable reduction in water consumption following said repairs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 110-97, the City Council must approve adjustments to
customer accounts exceeding $5000.00, and the total aggregate adjustment recommended herein
amounts to fifty-five thousand, one hundred forty-three dollars and forty-nine cents
($55,143.49); and
WHEREAS, Exhibit A sets forth the specific customer accounts, amounts, and
justification for each recommended adjustment as verified by the Water Utilities Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR,TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby approves the recommended water billing
adjustments totaling $55,143.49, as set forth in Exhibit A, in accordance with Sections 110-97
through 110-99 of the Code of Ordinances.
Section 2. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution shall be spread upon the Minutes
of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS day of
2025 at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the
following vote:
AYES: Mayor
P. R. No. 24421
7/1/2025 CV
Page 2 of 2
Councilmembers:
NOES:
Charlotte M. Moses
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AU' DMINISTRATION:
PAPV
Sherri Bellard Ronald Burton, . n
City Secretary City Manag-
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ,
1h, // 1
Roxann Pais Cotroneo Calvin Matthews, PE
City Attorney Director of Water Utilities
APPROVED FOR AVAILABILITY OF
FUNDS -?
l
361-1-"
Lyn (Lynn Boswe 1, MA, ICMA-CM
Director of Finance
EXHIBIT A
(Water Adjustments)
EXHIBIT
WATER UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS
FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL
NAME ADDRESS MOS ADJ GAL. ADJ TOTAL ADJ. ADJUST. TYPE
(THOUS)
AMERICAN FENCE CO. 6408 GULFWAY 4 522.6 $6,688.65 LEAK
DR.
BATTLEGROUND PARK 6850 1ST AVE 2 777.0 $10,596.86 LEAK
DUSTIN SEAFOOD 5840 1ST AVE 1 2192.7 $15,296.40 TRANSMITTER
TRI-CON 2920 JIMMY 2 579.8 $7,386.33 LEAK
JOHNSON BLVD
JUDITH FIGUERA 3301 40TH 2 1207.6 $15,175.25 LEAK
RYAN MARKS 5819 RAY AVE 1 562.7 $7,003.22 LEAK
TOTAL $ 55,143.49
0
Q1 l/"I A W N I--,
DJ O CD d 0
vt rD 01 in CD (—D CU a 0) O
-nD T
FA F O_
co j �_ A NJ � � - ice_, � - O-
fD ,••F •G O 00 lD I-‘ �I O I--I I--I J F-� In Q
iA D N NJ NJ NJ NJ N NJ N NJ NJ
rD < 9i 0' °' D o CD CD CD CD CD 0 0 CD 0 rv)
.3' • V A F� �" NJ NJ NJ NJ N NJ NJ NJ NJ N
A W NJ W A A A Lk) W W W W W cc
O C
z- C<. *. _ C. 0 O rD
tn
000, in > , _
70 0 7
c, 0a).) c m < c m
D v 0 3 70 3 g
0_ CICI -0 a)Ci O O O D
C', 3 c•
m fD .
NJ
CO r•r N V O lD N 3
N O A N I--, 7
On O W O O O O O CD CD O '-F
0<0 5' N O-,
W W 70 C y 7r
N W I--I NJ rD L'' 00 S
co F-+ 00 Ui Q1 0) rD rD
O W Ui �! I--I CL n fD
N U'I W N N O O O o 0 0 '•+
On Ol N O O O O O 0 0 0 0 0
01 ix! A W NJ C
3 3 3 3 3 -03
O O O 00 rr
Vt N VI N V1 0
7
N w A lD N �< 0<0 0<0 �< �<
01 •�! W N I� • .
D n
r c
n v
0 -+
� o
0 3
ro
z
rn inrn o
A -
o m * I o m Imo' D
H nU c m 1� 70
N " O 70 P
a) D 3 n
O_ D O >
". O z
, 000 T
'+ 7 00 IT
UUl Z
N A n
VI W NJ 01 IA A
N V 0 lD NJ n
N.) o A N I, 0
rn o lu o o CD o 0 0 CD CD CD
< <
ao 0 rD
73c +y
W W CD
aU rD
VD 0 t_n Ol NJ fl- n
00 O O1 I•-+ 0
A 61 Co F A CDCDCDCD o
LC lD 0 O I'
O O O O c
CU,.A WN 3 I-
3 3 3 3 3 . D'+
0 0 0 0 0 0
D < < D D
U' NJ NJ 000 0•0 0<0 0<0
NJ O Ql I--,
N w A lD N
Q1 V W N I--
0
- CT, VI A W N I--,
a, 1- - I 1 C O _CL
O
. CuO CD v < 0
C' .r ,. Vf .-. a) .r .y
to (D a) In O ., a) a) 0
gT D T fD O_ O_
rD 0 NJ .'O
C< h' I--' I--, 1--, I-�
j CD 4) a 3 �_ \ \ \NJ \ \ \ \ fl..
r+ .M to I .. 1-, 1-, I--, I' I-, I-,N .Y `G O --�CID V N V CO V V VI V rr
j OCO N cr, . 0_ O O O O O O O O v�i
t7 I--, CO U1 A A A A A A w w
o O CD
co -, in0) V1 m D C CD
V v c m c cc
C
O rD O D
o 3 0
Ui co 0
A W v,
CT,
.-r Co V U.) W N NJ N 1-+bo I--, 3
cc
V 0 0 O N A 0 0 0 0 .3.
U'i U'I coC O
C a
O A N r,..) fD ut 04 v,
V C 1.0 V OD a) co S
I--` N N U9 U9 Q
NJ N.) A 0 0 W W W N N N A O co
A A A In N 1--, Ui L,
v,
0) U1 A W N C
3 3 3 3 3
O 0 0 0 0
0 0 ono
iv W lOOD
•
>
n
r, C
r) v,
o +
C O
O 3
rD
rn OD Z
V :-...1
O
^'.� A I
0 C *
I
0 m 1-, CO
>
v
.y
O A
CD v c m N t-
CDD — Q- 3 xi o m
N D 00 73
-, •`f, 0 LO. 0
3 C
M A W 0 <7
N rn v
---1
w W NJ NJ NJI--' I-, D
V V W O 00 W Ol Ol 0O LO X
V 0 O Ui N A 0 0 0 0
DK
OO O CD
73 C a)
In U' co v'
U'i I-, N a) lD
N 00 V 01 Q' n
U', In A In O
Cr) A Co A W W W N N N 7
A A 0 O v'
A A A to NJ r C
m in 4 w N 3 r
3 3 3 3 3 c! D
O 0 0 0 0 0
N V, V, V, V,
D < < D D
V A W W OCC 0C4
V r Ui
0 0 to
N Lk) tO
-1
r+
v
01 U1 A W N I--,
Q ,t O- K N - -
N (D N of (D rr Cu Q 0J 0
3 TI D m I� 0.
ruro ro
O 0�i - C - - - - - NJ X
O_
r+ (D .- •G 0 U1 NI W U1 U1 A Ui 0
v Ql 01 D NJ NJ NJ n.) iv NJ NJ 'i'
O O O O o 0 0 v0,
'may, 04 NJ 00 U1 Ca_ N NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
F-� 00 U1 W NJ NJ NJ NJ NJI--, cc <
to Q4 2 0 G O (D
c m < c ro
D —" o_
3 xo (rD 3
a -0 17 c-
v0, O O O D
N r. 7 3 IZ
in 3
N (D NJ FN-,
ro NJI--, V ---I LO Uii co I--, Ui
co
O N.) V N O O J W N
�! O W I-- Ui O O O O —C
E- (0 OC
�
Ui A ,
xi O d X'
til N ID NJ a) u, 0q S
l0 Un �I 01 0J I-, (D (D
01 V7 l/1 U'I Qo >Z a, Ol Ol v W n (0
A �I N inOo 00 00 V O V1 O
o 0 0 0 J V A iD �I 4) N
Ci 1n A W NJ C
3 3 3 3 3 -g
0 0 0 0 0 rr
v, O
NJ N D < < D D
1--, F� on QC < <
A O A
>
n
(1 c
n v,
o 8.
c 0
3 3
(o
m 01 Z
o
O. co 9F. i
nmN. o
Ill XI D * 0o c
a) D V Q 3 70 V Z
* fl- v, 0 O m
N O.
r 0 Ci O
3 co NJ
O O 0
O O
QO 7 (D
fl) (0
0- n
0
0 0 0 0 0
u
0 0 0 0 c
OlU1AWN 3 -1
7J
3 3 3 3 3 D
0 0 0 0 0 0 Z
U,
< < < < -
ao a° Q0 0o ao
m
O O o
--I
0
or
d cC CT lJ' A W NJ I-.
fl- 0., 0 CD Cu G 0 O 0
v� rD d a. —
0.
O_
T D T fD
rDD3 ro *DJ a. m O n0, , , 0 u 4 w N , „
Fri r. �< in A !n W W 1-` 1--, CT) 1-'
D O NJ N NI N N N N N
ro < --.I CT m > 0 0 O o 0 0 0 0 u,
7 00 N 00 in �. NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ
N 0o In A A U' u' to in A A r2
cu
_ * n � o o ro
to o u' z) c -DI D ?
ro r�D tfr
C m < c
(A a. o o r"
c' O rD O D
✓ C
W rt. U' ray
NJ
v 000 Imo-+ W N N N N N N
LC IV in ID 1-+ A 1--r A A W ro
L' .CO 0 0 W O W A Co 1- r*
< E <
00 5' ro O0
W W X c Or A-
yr
O NJ CO .J Q' Di ro rD
In 0 In Ui (n NJ NJ O_ N N NJ NJ A n CD
l0 O W NJ in W W W W W A Cr0
V -P. 1-+ O O N N N (n A 1--. 00 N
O' U' A W N c
3 3 3 3 3 -03
0 0 0 0 0 .+
v, v, v1 In V 0
w CAD DCu< < D D 0
W A 00 �< OC• 00 0 0 0< <0
A Ln A
> n
r' c
r1 v+
o *
c o
O 3
r* rD
z
m 0' O
iN A I
O CD * I O m GA A
U7
Du ro a' m c m 00 n
> v 3 70 O O
co v oo z
ro c* o 0
0
3 W
co U' NJ
v 0000 I-+ W N N N N N N
l0 N 6n L0 1--+ A N A A W
00 O O W V O W A 00 I--,
< E <
00 7 co
7o C 0J
W W d rD
O_
A Co A NJ NJ W W W A cer
O
CO 00 O O N N N in A 1-, c
O' Ln A W N
m
3 3 3 3 3 ct D
O o c o 0 0
v, Vs v, In v, 0
Li, A 0<0 • •• op 0<0 0<0
W CO
W A 00
A In A
H
0
r+
c,
01 Ln A W NJ h+
O- DJ p CD 0 < O O O
v, CD 0) V+ !D rr N 73 Q 01 a_
3 T — > T - N N N
ro CDCfD OCD O N -. 0 \ \ \\ \ \ Q
n 3 > 0 CD
- - -NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ o
NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ 'Y
j Cr, Ol 01 D v,
O1 W O C. O O O O O O O O V�
A N N In A In In In A A
CDVI. cr-4
'+ G
J CD C m < C CD
n3
MI fD
v
N O ( O >
N c c C.
3 E
✓ 7 1-- In V fn
iv W O oo N W N A A A CD
Lri in O O iv N O') W 1--a I-+ O ,-+
0<0 5 (D O
✓ �J 73 C d
S
W N A tNn m v CDD CD
CO O al NJ O_ n CD
en LC) O1 00 is) W W W W W A 01 0
Cr) al N O O 0 b O A A 1-> 00 c
Ol N A W NJ C
0 0 0 0 0
I--> VI V1 N VI Vf O•
O O OO 00 00 co00 OU
Ol W W .
> n
c
C) I
O r+
c O
= 3
z
rn rn CFI
rn o 1
N N N
In ^ I
n mc o C
0— CD VI A 7 G A 0
cu
m of Co m o -
CD D fl- 3 .
O_ v' -0 -nO
CCD O• o. O
^+ m O C
m
a> u. Po
n N In v 00 >
r+ NJ O O
A W m''U.)j N W N A A A
O O N I-- Cn W N N O
00 7 p
CD Po c al
'I N a)C
17
Cr) NJ
Cr) W N O 0
U't in 00 N W W W W W A 7
W LO O O
O O O A A F C
CT lnAWN 3 m
3 3 3 3 3 'Y D
O 0 0 0 0 0 �c
N V1 (/, VI VI n
D < < D D
NJ In V 00 - 000 000
O O O
N N O
in W W
-I
0
v
01 U1 A W N 1-4
d r rr 2 -I Gl
a .r O� V) O O 00
-n ro
D -n — NN N CL
\C N)al \ \ O
C
C O \ \ QD
CD < O 00 CD U1 U' UUi . Ci w o
3 D D — - - - - - -. Di
co
< D N N N Ni N N N
3 Q0 O) W O Q. O 0 0 0 0 0 0 v,
A NJ cu
CN UI U7 in in A A . s <
LA 0-8
ro CD o CD va -4 D N
NJ CO C m < C (D
D v SM. 3 XI CD m
m
n
i, O C
v O D
Q
c
O m
OW Ql Ql 1-4 W 1-4 1-4 N NJ NJ
N N NJW W l0 O A N A rD
N V V N) 000000 0
00 CD 0
W W X C 7c
W W W N fD V' 00 v'
W W Ci U1 Ol Di fD D-
lD W O N O O- fD
;�
00 01 In 00 ivn
Ql N N N N A O
A in O O O Ci N O O U) O
in
Ci in .PN W N C
0 0 0 0 0
In v, In In In O.
Ol �< D<0 Q<O tl<0 D<0
> n
n C
r,O v,
C ^
O
3 3
rr 0
O
N N b
o CCD * _ o m w -<
.- g m w = * A D
+v VD
CD p aCi " m Z
CND D " Q 3 70 ~'
v. - o
CCD C >
CD O 70
' 0 o in
C
M
U, Ui 00
Cr. Q1 I-, W 1-4 F-' N N N
N N W W l0 O A iv A
V V N) 000000
G K <
00 5 fD
x N a
W W v CD
O
W in ui IT
O N O O
W W 00 ivO1 NJ N) NJ NJ00 O O
inN O O W C
Oi Ui A W NJ3 r
m
3 3 3 3 3 !rt.. D
O O O O O O
V, V, N V, N 0
7 Ui 00 00
U 00 00
VI (n
Q1 Q1