R25-73

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2025-06-24)

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RESOLUTION NO. R25-73 
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, 
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, ESTABLISHING WATER, SEWER, 
AND URBAN IRRIGATION USER RATES PURSUANT TO GLENDALE 
CITY CODE CHAPTER 33 (WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE 
DISPOSAL); AND SETTING FORTH EFFECTIVE DATES. 
 
WHEREAS, to provide quality and uninterrupted water and sewer services to Glendale 
customers and to remain in regulatory compliance, the Water Services Department is continuously 
repairing, replacing, and improving the infrastructure at the water and wastewater treatment plants 
and the distribution and wastewater collection systems; and 
 
WHEREAS, rate adjustments are necessary to provide financial resources necessary to 
complete the required system repairs and improvements and to operate and maintain the system to 
remain in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations; and 
 
WHEREAS, the last increase for water and sewer rates occurred in January 2025; and the last 
increase for urban irrigation rates was in April 2021; and 
 
WHEREAS, A.R.S. Section 9-511.01 provides for the process for the City proposing and 
adopting any proposed rate increase for water and sewer, charges and fees; and 
 
WHEREAS, City Council held a workshop on February 11, 2025, to discuss the 5-year 
financial plan, rate increase options and the public outreach plan; and 
 
WHEREAS, on March 26, 2025, the Citizens Utility Advisory Commission reviewed the 5-
year financial plan and rate increase options; and communicated their support to Council to increase 
rates; and 
 
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2025, the City Council adopted a Notice of Intention to increase 
water and sewer rates, and urban irrigation rates; and 
 
WHEREAS, a copy of the Notice of Intention showing the date, time, and place of the hearing 
was published one time in The Arizona Republic newspaper no less than twenty (20) days before the 
public hearing date; and 
 
WHEREAS, a written report supporting the increase in water and sewer rates, including cash 
flow projections indicating all anticipated revenues from residential and nonresidential customers 
and the overall expense for providing water or sewer services, was provided for public review and 
inspection in the Glendale City Clerk's Office and was posted on the City's website at least thirty (30) 
days before the public hearing; and 
 
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed increases was held prior to the City Council 
vote on the proposed water and sewer rates. 
 
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: 
 
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the Glendale City Code, Chapter 33 (Water, Sewers and 
Sewage Disposal), Article II (Water), Division 3 (Rates and Changes), Section 33-57 (Determination

of water rates inside and outside the city), the water rates shall be set forth in Exhibit A attached 
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference in Article VI (Storm Water Pollution Control), 
Appendix 1 (Water, Sewer and Flood Irrigation Services Rate Schedules; and Miscellaneous 
Customer Service Fees) - Water Service Rate Schedule to this Chapter. 
 
SECTION 2. That pursuant to Glendale City Code, Chapter 33 (Water, Sewer and Sewage 
Disposal), Article III (Sewer and Sewage Disposal), Division 5 (Customer Changes), Section 33-174 
(Establishment of sewer user rate schedules), the sewer rates shall be set forth in Exhibit B attached 
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference in Article VI (Storm Water Pollution Control), 
Appendix 1 (Water, Sewer and Flood Irrigation Services Rate Schedules; and Miscellaneous 
Customer Service Fees) - Sewer Service Rate Schedule to this Chapter. 
 
SECTION 3. That pursuant to Glendale City Code, Chapter 33 (Water, Sewer and Sewage 
Disposal), Article II (Water), Division 3 (Rates and Changes), Section 33-58 (Flood irrigation 
service), the urban irrigation rates shall be set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated 
herein by this reference in Article VI (Storm Water Pollution Control), Appendix 1 (Water, Sewer 
and Flood Irrigation Services Rate Schedules; and Miscellaneous Customer Service Fees) – Urban 
Irrigation Service Rate Schedule to this Chapter. 
 
SECTION 4. That the water and sewer rates shall be effective with bills issued on or after 
October 1, 2025, January 1, 2027, January 1, 2028, January 1, 2029, and January 1, 2030, 
respectively. 
 
SECTION 5. That the urban irrigation rates shall be effective with bills issued on or after 
January 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027, respectively. 
 
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of 
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 24th day of June, 2025.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
_______________________________ 
  
 
 
 
 
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers 
ATTEST: 
___________________________________ 
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL) 
APPROVED AS TO FORM. 
___________________________________ 
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney 
REVIEWED BY: 
___________________________________ 
Kevin R. Phelps, Interim City Manager

Exhibit A 
Water Services Rate Schedule  
 
 
 
 
Inside City 
Existing 
Proposed 
Existing 
Proposed 
Proposed 
Proposed 
Proposed 
1/1/2025 
10/1/2025 
1/1/2026 
1/1/2027 
1/1/2028 
1/1/2029 
1/1/2030 
Monthly Charge 
Meter Size 
5/8" x 3/4" 
$12.90  
$14.10  
$13.10  
$15.40  
$16.90  
$18.60  
$20.50  
3/4" 
$16.80  
$17.20  
 
 
 
 
1" 
$23.90  
$26.10  
$24.60  
$28.60  
$31.40  
$34.60  
$38.20  
1 1/2" 
$44.60  
$48.50  
$44.80  
$53.00  
$58.00  
$63.70  
$70.20  
2" 
$80.00  
$85.10  
$80.60  
$90.90  
$97.50  
$105.00  
$113.40  
3" 
$137.00  
$145.00  
$139.00  
$155.00  
$165.80  
$178.10  
$192.00  
4" 
$235.00  
$245.00  
$235.00  
$255.90  
$268.50  
$282.80  
$299.00  
6" 
$466.00  
$483.00  
$466.00  
$503.30  
$525.70  
$551.20  
$580.00  
8" 
$994.00  
$1,079.00  $1,078.00  $1,176.20  
$1,285.90  $1,410.20  
$1,551.00  
10" 
$1,475.00  
$1,608.00  $1,577.00  $1,759.00  
$1,929.90  $2,123.60  
$2,343.00  
12" 
$1,898.00  
$2,059.00  $1,969.00  $2,240.90  
$2,447.30  $2,681.10  
$2,946.00  
Volume Charge ($ per 1,000 Gal) 
Single Family Residential  
First 6,000 Gal 
$3.35  
$3.72  
$3.54  
$4.13  
$4.59  
$5.12  
$5.71  
Next 9,000 Gal 
$4.20  
$4.88  
$4.43  
$5.63  
$6.50  
$7.47  
$8.57  
Next 15,000 Gal 
$5.87  
$6.73  
$6.20  
$7.69  
$8.78  
$10.02  
$11.42  
Over 30,000 
$7.69  
$8.71  
$7.97  
$9.85  
$11.15  
$12.62  
$14.28  
Multi-Family Residential  
First 6,000 Gal 
$3.34  
$3.77  
$3.53  
$4.25  
$4.79  
$5.41  
$6.10  
Next 9,000 Gal 
$4.17  
$4.94  
$4.41  
$5.80  
$6.79  
$7.90  
$9.15  
Next 15,000 Gal 
$5.84  
$6.82  
$6.18  
$7.93  
$9.18  
$10.60  
$12.20  
Over 30,000 
$7.63  
$8.80  
$7.94  
$10.13  
$11.63  
$13.33  
$15.25  
Apartments 
Winter 
$3.43  
$3.73  
$3.57  
$4.07  
$4.46  
$4.89  
$5.38  
Summer 
$4.43  
$4.83  
$4.64  
$5.27  
$5.78  
$6.35  
$6.99  
Commercial 
Winter 
$3.43  
$3.94  
$3.57  
$4.50  
$5.15  
$5.88  
$6.70  
Summer 
$4.43  
$5.09  
$4.64  
$5.84  
$6.68  
$7.63  
$8.71  
Sprinkler 
Winter 
$4.50  
$5.08  
$4.65  
$5.73  
$6.46  
$7.29  
$8.23  
Summer 
$5.81  
$6.57  
$6.05  
$7.42  
$8.38  
$9.47  
$10.70

Exhibit A  
Water Services Rate Schedule 
Outside City 
Existing 
Proposed 
Existing 
Proposed 
Proposed 
Proposed 
Proposed 
1/1/2025 
10/1/2025 
1/1/2026 
1/1/2027 
1/1/2028 
1/1/2029 
1/1/2030 
Monthly Charge 
Meter Size 
5/8" x 3/4" 
$16.77  
$18.33  
$17.03  
$20.02  
$21.97  
$24.18  
$26.65  
3/4" 
$21.87  
$22.36  
 
 
 
 
1" 
$31.07  
$33.93  
$31.98  
$37.18  
$40.82  
$44.98  
$49.66  
1 1/2" 
$57.98  
$63.05  
$58.24  
$68.90  
$75.40  
$82.81  
$91.26  
2" 
$104.00  
$110.63  
$104.78  
$118.17  
$126.75  
$136.50  
$147.42  
3" 
$178.10  
$188.50  
$180.70  
$201.50  
$215.54  
$231.53  
$249.60  
4" 
$305.50  
$318.50  
$305.50  
$332.67  
$349.05  
$367.64  
$388.70  
6" 
$605.80  
$627.90  
$605.80  
$654.29  
$683.41  
$716.56  
$754.00  
8" 
$1,292.20  
$1,402.70  
$1,401.40  
$1,529.06  
$1,671.67  
$1,833.26  $2,016.30  
10" 
$1,917.50  
$2,090.40  
$2,050.10  
$2,286.70  
$2,508.87  
$2,760.68  $3,045.90  
12" 
$2,467.40  
$2,676.70  
$2,559.70  
$2,913.17  
$3,181.49  
$3,485.43  $3,829.80  
Volume Charge ($ per 1,000 Gal) 
Single Family Residential 
First 6,000 Gal 
$4.36  
$4.84  
$4.61  
$5.37  
$5.97  
$6.66  
$7.43  
Next 9,000 Gal 
$5.46  
$6.35  
$5.76  
$7.32  
$8.45  
$9.72  
$11.15  
Next 15,000 Gal 
$7.64  
$8.75  
$8.06  
$10.00  
$11.42  
$13.03  
$14.85  
Over 30,000 
$10.00  
$11.33  
$10.37  
$12.81  
$14.50  
$16.41  
$18.57  
Multi-Family Residential  
First 6,000 Gal 
$4.35  
$4.91  
$4.59  
$5.53  
$6.23  
$7.04  
$7.93  
Next 9,000 Gal 
$5.43  
$6.43  
$5.74  
$7.54  
$8.83  
$10.27  
$11.90  
Next 15,000 Gal 
$7.60  
$8.87  
$8.04  
$10.31  
$11.94  
$13.78  
$15.86  
Over 30,000 
$9.92  
$11.44  
$10.33  
$13.17  
$15.12  
$17.33  
$19.83  
Apartments 
Winter 
$4.46  
$4.85  
$4.65  
$5.30  
$5.80  
$6.36  
$7.00  
Summer 
$5.76  
$6.28  
$6.04  
$6.86  
$7.52  
$8.26  
$9.09  
Commercial 
Winter 
$4.46  
$5.13  
$4.65  
$5.85  
$6.70  
$7.65  
$8.71  
Summer 
$5.76  
$6.62  
$6.04  
$7.60  
$8.69  
$9.92  
$11.33  
Sprinkler 
Winter 
$5.85  
$6.61  
$6.05  
$7.45  
$8.40  
$9.48  
$10.70  
Summer 
$7.56  
$8.55  
$7.87  
$9.65  
$10.90  
$12.32  
$13.91

Exhibit B 
Sewer Services Rate Schedule 
 
 
 
 
Inside City 
Existing 
Proposed 
Existing 
Proposed 
Proposed 
Proposed 
Proposed 
1/1/2025 
10/1/2025 
1/1/2026 
1/1/2027 
1/1/2028 
1/1/2029 
1/1/2030 
Monthly Charge 
$12.70  
$13.00  
$13.10  
$13.40  
$13.90  
$14.40  
$15.00  
Volume Charge ($ per 1,000 Gal) 
Residential 
$4.90  
$5.07  
$5.03  
$5.36  
$5.66  
$5.99  
$6.34  
Multifamily 
$4.90  
$5.25  
$5.03  
$5.85  
$6.49  
$7.18  
$7.91  
Apartments 
$4.90  
$5.28  
$5.03  
$5.93  
$6.63  
$7.38  
$8.18  
Commercial: 
Group 2 
$4.20  
$4.51  
$4.39  
$5.04  
$5.61  
$6.23  
$6.88  
Group 3 
$4.59  
$4.80  
$4.77  
$5.17  
$5.56  
$5.98  
$6.42  
Group 4 
$4.98  
$5.22  
$5.18  
$5.61  
$6.04  
$6.50  
$6.99  
Group 5 
$4.65  
$4.87  
$4.83  
$5.25  
$5.65  
$6.08  
$6.54  
Group 6 
$5.03  
$5.28  
$5.22  
$5.70  
$6.16  
$6.65  
$7.17  
Group 7 
$5.51  
$5.76  
$5.73  
$6.19  
$6.65  
$7.14  
$7.67  
Group 8 
$9.80  
$10.26  
$10.12  
$11.06  
$11.91  
$12.83  
$13.81  
Group 9 
$4.99  
$5.23  
$5.14  
$5.63  
$6.07  
$6.53  
$7.03  
Group 10 
$9.59  
$10.04  
$9.87  
$10.81  
$11.63  
$12.52  
$13.47  
Group 11 
$9.74  
$10.20  
$10.02  
$10.98  
$11.83  
$12.73  
$13.70  
Outside City 
Existing 
Proposed 
Existing 
Proposed 
Proposed 
Proposed 
Proposed 
1/1/2025 
10/1/2025 
1/1/2026 
1/1/2027 
1/1/2028 
1/1/2029 
1/1/2030 
Monthly Charge 
$16.51  
$16.90  
$17.03  
$17.42  
$18.07  
$18.72  
$19.50  
Volume Charge ($ per 1,000 Gal) 
Residential 
$6.36  
$6.58  
$6.54  
$6.96  
$7.36  
$7.79  
$8.25  
Multifamily 
$6.36  
$6.82  
$6.54  
$7.59  
$8.43  
$9.33  
$10.29  
Apartments 
$6.36  
$6.86  
$6.54  
$7.70  
$8.61  
$9.59  
$10.64  
Commercial: 
Group 51 
$5.97  
$6.25  
$6.21  
$6.72  
$7.23  
$7.77  
$8.35  
Group 52 
$12.66  
$13.25  
$13.03  
$14.28  
$15.37  
$16.55  
$17.81

Exhibit C 
Urban Irrigation Services Rate Schedule 
 
Lot / Bill Option 
Existing 
Proposed 
Proposed 
4/1/2021 
1/1/2026 
1/1/2027 
1.00 Lot - 7 Months 
$46.91 
$57.04 
$69.30 
1.25 Lot - 7 Months 
$53.94 
$65.60 
$79.70 
1.50 Lot - 7 Months 
$60.98 
$74.15 
$90.09 
1.75 Lot - 7 Months 
$68.02 
$82.71 
$100.49 
2.00 Lot - 7 Months 
$75.05 
$91.26 
$110.88 
2.25 Lot - 7 Months 
$82.09 
$99.82 
$121.28 
2.50 Lot - 7 Months 
$89.13 
$108.37 
$131.67 
2.75 Lot - 7 Months 
$96.16 
$116.93 
$142.07 
3.00 Lot - 7 Months 
$103.20 
$125.49 
$152.46 
1.00 Lot - 12 Months 
$27.36 
$33.27 
$40.43 
1.25 Lot - 12 Months 
$31.47 
$38.26 
$46.49 
1.50 Lot - 12 Months 
$35.57 
$43.25 
$52.55 
1.75 Lot - 12 Months 
$39.68 
$48.25 
$58.62 
2.00 Lot - 12 Months 
$43.78 
$53.24 
$64.68 
2.25 Lot - 12 Months 
$47.88 
$58.23 
$70.74 
2.50 Lot - 12 Months 
$51.99 
$63.22 
$76.81 
2.75 Lot - 12 Months 
$56.09 
$68.21 
$82.87 
3.00 Lot - 12 Months 
$60.20 
$73.20 
$88.94 
1.00 Lot - Yearly 
$328.34 
$399.27 
$485.11 
1.25 Lot - Yearly 
$377.60 
$459.17 
$557.87 
1.50 Lot - Yearly 
$426.86 
$519.06 
$630.64 
1.75 Lot - Yearly 
$476.12 
$578.95 
$703.41 
2.00 Lot - Yearly 
$525.38 
$638.84 
$776.17 
2.25 Lot - Yearly 
$574.61 
$698.73 
$848.94 
2.50 Lot - Yearly 
$623.88 
$758.62 
$921.71 
2.75 Lot - Yearly 
$673.13 
$818.51 
$994.47 
3.00 Lot - Yearly 
$722.40 
$878.40 
$1,067.24 
 
 
 
 
Irrigation Customers have the choice of being billed once in April for the entire 
season's service or billed seven months during April through October or billed 
monthly starting in January.  Services are non-taxable.