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ORDINANCE NO. 2167 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE § 14.04.140 TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY TO CREDIT UTILITY BILLS AFTER CERTAIN WATER LEAKS ARE REPAIRED WHEREAS,the Municipal Code directs customers to repair a water leak within eight hours of becoming aware of such a leak; and WHEREAS, after a water leak is repaired, some customers ask for a credit on their water bill; and WHEREAS, the City has historically considered such credits after unexpected or hard-to- detect water leaks are repaired, and the Municipal Code is proposed to be amended to authorize the City Manager to adopt an administrative policy to address utility bill credits under certain water leak repair situations. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Finds that the amendment to the Municipal Code allowing for an administrative policy for credits to utility bills after certain water leaks are repaired is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as there is no possibility that any such adopted policy may have a significant effect on the environment per Title 14 California Code of Regulations § 15061(b)(3). SECTION 2. Subsection B of § 14.04.040 the Pleasanton Municipal Code is amended as follows: B. Adjustment of Bills for Meter Error or Leaks. 1. Fast Meters. When, upon test, the average meter error is found to be more than two percent fast, the city will refund to the consumer the amount of the overcharge based on corrected meter readings for the period the meter was in use but not exceeding six months. 2. Slow Meters. When, upon test, a meter is found to be registering more than five percent slow, the city may bill the consumer for the amount of the undercharge based upon corrected meter readings for the period the meter was in service but not exceeding six months. 3. Nonregistering Meters. The city may bill the consumer for water consumed while the meter was nonregistering but for a period not exceeding six months at the minimum monthly meter rate, or upon an estimate of the consumption based upon the consumer's prior use during the same season of the year if conditions were unchanged, or upon an estimate based upon a reasonable comparison with the use of other consumers during the same period, receiving the same class of service under similar circumstances and conditions.