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City of Sierra Madre 
ORDINANCE 1351 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTION 13.08.020 OF THE SIERRAMADRE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING SEWER RATES AND ADOPTING WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULES 
WHEREAS, the City provides water service pursuant to Chapter 13.04 of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code,
WHEREAS, Section 13.04.060 provides for the approval of a water rate schedule pursuant to Article XIIID, Section 6 of the California Constitution; 
WHEREAS, the City provides sewer service pursuant to Chapter 13.08 of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code,
WHEREAS, by prior action the City Council proposed to increase the rates charged for water and sewer service; 
WHEREAS, notice of the proposed rate increases and of a hearing thereon, was mailed pursuant to Article XIIID, Section 6 of the California Constitution; 
WHEREAS, a full and fair public hearing was held on January 28, 2014, at which all interested persons were permitted to present oral and written testimony with respect 
to the proposed increased rates; 
WHEREAS, protest ballots received by the city up to the close of the public input portion of the public hearing have been tabulated in a location accessible to the public 
by impartial persons designated by the agency who do not have a vested interest in the outcome of the proposed water rate and sewer rate increases;
WHEREAS, the protest ballots have been unsealed and tabulated in public view to permit all interested persons to meaningfully monitor the accuracy of the tabulation 
process;
WHEREAS, following the public input portion of the public hearing and tabulation of the ballots it is found that a majority protest does not exist; 
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 
Section 1. Section 13.08.020 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13.80.020 Sewer Rates The City shall adopt a schedule of sewer rates pursuant toArticle XIIID, Section 6 of the California ConstitutionSection 2. The rate schedule set forth in Exhibit “A” to this Ordinance is hereby approved as the schedule of water rates for the City. 
Section 3. The rate schedule set forth in Exhibit “B” to this Ordinance is hereby approved as the schedule of sewer rates for the City. 
Section 4. The City Council may annually consider the rates set forth in Exhibits A and B and may, by Ordinance, reduce or delay the effectiveness of any scheduled rate. 
Section 5. The City Council directs that the Utility Users Tax imposed by Section 3.36.090 shall be collected at a rate of 8 % beginning with the effective date of the rate 
increases, unless modified by subsequent ordinance, resolution, order, or municipal election rescinding this direction effective as of any date subsequent to the 
adoption of that ordinance, resolution, or order. Such recission shall not be interpreted as an increase of the rate of the Utility Users Tax for purposes of Articles 
XIIIA or XIIIC of the California Constitution. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, the Council would not have adopted any portion of this 
Section if any other portion of this Section were invalid or unenforceable and the provisions of this Section are not intended to be severable from each other. 
Section 6. The City Council finds as follows: 
A. The purpose of the City’s water rates is to fund costs associated with providing water service to the customers in the CityB. The revenue from the water rates will not be used for any other purpose and will not exceed the funds required to provide water service.
C. The amount of the water rates, and of the Water Connection Fee (Bi-Monthly Meter Charge), imposed upon any customer does not exceed the proportionalcost of service attributable to the customer. 
D. The purpose of the City’s sewer rates is to fund costs associated with providing sewer service to the customers in the CityE. The revenue from the sewer rates will not be used for any other purpose and will not exceed the funds required to provide sewer service.
F. The amount of the sewer rates imposed upon any customer does not exceed the proportional cost of service attributable to the customer.
Section 7. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable, such 
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases 
hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases hereof be declared invalid or 
unenforceable. To the extent the provisions of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code as amended by this Ordinance are substantially the same as the provisions of the Code 
as they read immediately prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, then those provisions shall be construed as continuations of the earlier provisions and not as new 
enactments. 
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its passage and adoption pursuant to California Government Code section 36937. The rates established by this 
Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 shall be effective March 13, 2014. Rates for each subsequent fiscal year shall automatically take effect on July 1 of that fiscal year. 
Section 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published according to law. 
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this ______ day of __________ 2014.
AYES: 
NOES: 
Exhibit A 
Water Rates, Fiscal Years Ending 2014 through 2018 
BI-MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE 
Meter Size FYE 2014 FYE 2015 FYE 2016 FYE 2017 FYE 2018 
5/8”, 3/4” $57.83 $66.01 $74.61 $76.61 $79.68 
1” $77.66 $88.65 $100.19 $102.88 $107.00 
1-1/2” $110.71 $126.37 $142.83 $146.67 $152.54 
2” $150.36 $171.64 $194.00 $199.21 $207.18 
3” $242.90 $277.27 $313.39 $321.81 $334.68 
4” $375.10 $428.17 $483.95 $496.95 $516.83 
PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE BI-MONTHLY CHARGE 
2” $4.57 $5.21 $5.89 $6.05 $6.29 
4” $28.27 $32.27 $36.47 $37.45 $38.95 
Residential Tiered Rates ($/CCF) 
ALLOTMENT FYE 2014 FYE 2015 FYE 2016 FYE 2017 FYE 2018 
TIER1 11 $1.91 $2.21 $2.52 $2.58 $2.69 
TIER 2 33 $2.57 $2.93 $3.28 $3.36 $3.47 
TIER 3 66 $3.05 $3.46 $3.86 $3.95 $4.08 
TIER 4 >66 $4.07 $4.66 $5.23 $5.36 $5.55 
Non-Residential Rate ($/CCF) 
UNIFORM $2.83 $3.16 $3.64 $3.74 $3.89 
Exhibit B 
Sewer Rates, Fiscal Years Ending 2014 through 2018 
Sewer Charges 
Customer Class Description FYE 2014 FYE 2015 FYE 2016 FYE 2017 FYE 2018 
Residential Bi-monthly Charge $28.09 $29.22 $30.39 $31.30 $32.24 
Non-Residential 
Commercial 
Institutional Bi-Monthly Charge $17.02 $17.70 $18.41 $18.96 $19.53 
Commercial Cost per CCF $0.63 $0.65 $0.68 $0.70 $0.72 
Institutional Cost per CCF $0.37 $0.39 $0.40 $0.42 $0.43 
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: 
ROBERT B. BRODNAX 
CASE NO. BP148942 

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons 

who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of 
ROBERT B. BRODNAX: 

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BARBARA B. 

WALTERS in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS 
ANGELES. 

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BARBARA B.
WALTERS be appointed as personal representative to administer the 
estate of the decedent. 

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the 
Independent Administration of Estates Act . (This authority will allow

the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining 
court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, 

the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested 
persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed 
action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless 

an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good 

cause why the court should not grant the authority. 

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 
03/10/14 at 8:30AM in Dept. 11 located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS 
ANGELES, CA 90012 

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at 

the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the 

court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your 
attorney. 

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, 

you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal 

representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four 

months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal 
representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate 

Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you 
of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. 

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as 

a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in 

California law. 

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person 
interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special 
Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of 

estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code 
section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the 

court clerk. 

Attorney for PetitionerCHRISTOPHER J. ZUCCONI 
2496 E ST #2C 
SAN DIEGO CA 92102 
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