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Home My WebLink About5.a. Approve 1991 Storm Drain Connection Charge RateEXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 15, 1991 AGENDA ITEM: Approve 1991 Storm Drain Con- AGENDA SECTION: nection Charge Rate Consent PREPARED BY: Richard M. Hefti AGENT j 44 - if 5A City Engineer/Public Works Director ATTACHMENTS: (1) resolution AP VED Y: At the December 18, 1990 council meet -'-ng we requested that council approve the 1991 water and sewer rates and charges resolution as presented with the exception of the storm drain connection charge. We felt that the utilities commission should revisit it because, although it respresented actual needs, it was a tremendous increase from the 1990 charge. The Utilities Commission now is recommending that the storm drain connection charge be set at $980, which is the same as for water and sanitary sewer. This will make administering the charges easier as all the residential connect -Lon charges will be the same. This will increase costs to the builders by $768 instead of $1,138 as originally proposed. The balance, $370, could be included in the 1992 rate increase or it could be incorporated as a surcharge as a part of a storm drain utility user charge. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to Adopt a Resolution Rescinding Resolution 1990-111 and Adopting a Resolution Establishing Water and Sewer Rates, Charges and Deposits for 1991. COUNCIL ACTION: Adopted resolution. CITY OF ROSEMOUNT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 1991 - A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION 1990-111 AND ADOPTING A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING WATER AND SEWER RATES, CHARGES AND DEPOSITS FOR 1991 I. USE CHARGES A. Water Consumption Charges The amount due and payable by each water user within the City for water taken from the water system shall be as provided below, payable quarterly and deposited in the Utility Operating Fund: RATE SCHEDULE Meter Size Quarterly Rate All Sizes $1.10/1,000 (K) Gallons MINIMUM QUARTERLY CHARGES Meter Size Minimum Charge All Sizes $18.00 plus meter maintenance (based on 0-18,000 gallons) 1) In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in the year. 2) Any pre -payment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quarterly statements. 3) Each quarterly billing for water service not paid when due shall incur a penalty charge of 10% of the amount past due. 4) For turning on water, where service has been turned off, a service charge of $15.00 will be made. 5) Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter. B. Water Meter Replacement Charge A quarterly meter maintenance/replacement charge shall be made for each meter as set forth below and deposited into the Utility Operating Fund: 1991 Sewer and Water Rate Page 2 Meter Size 5/8 1 1-1/2 2 3 4 6 8 10 C. Sewer Usage Charge Quarterly Meter Maintenance Charge $ 3.00 /Quarter $ 5.00 /Quarter $ 9.00 /Quarter $14.50 /Quarter $21.00 /Quarter $36.00 /Quarter $80.00 /Quarter N/A $N/A charge is hereby imposed upon every person whose premises are served, either directly or indirectly, by the sanitary sewer system within the City, for the use of the facilities of said sewer system The charge for residential use will be based on the actual amount of water used for the first, second, and fourth quarters. The third quarter sewer charge will be based on the first quarter water use . Commercial, institutional and industrial charges shall be based upon the actual amount of water used during each quarter. The charges shall be as stated below and deposited into the Utilities Operating Fund. All Users Quarterly Charge $1.85 /1,000 (K) gallons Minimum Charge $27.75 (based on 0-15,000 gallons) Charges for sanitary sewer users without municipal water or metered non -municipal water shall be $37.00 per quarter per unit. D. WATER SURCHARGE A surcharge will be made for debt service of the core water facilities, effective July 1, 1989, at the following quarterly rates: Meter Size Single Family Multi -Family 1" (a) 2" (a) 3" (a) 4,1 (a) Rate Per Quarter $ 4.50 $ 3.50 $ 6.75 $15.75 $23.50 $35.00 1991 Sewer and Water Rate Page 3 6" (a) $77.50 (a) Commercial, Industrial, or Institutional The surcharge revenue shall be deposited in the Water Surcharge Fund. II. CAPITAL CHARGES Capital charges for connection to the water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer systems are adjusted annually on January 1, based upon the Engineering News Record Construction Index. A. City Water Connection Charges A connection charge shall be imposed for each new connection to the municipal water system. The charge shall be utilized to pay for the cost of core facilities (water supply, storage and distribution main oversizing and etc.). The charge shall be as stated below, and deposited into the Water Hook -Up Fund: 1. Single family detached homes, mobile homes, and single family attached homes with individual laundry facilities: $980.00 per unit 2. Apartments, condominiums and single family attached homes with central laundry facilities: $790.00 per unit 3. Industrial, Commercial and Institutional: Water service Size 1" 1-1/2" 2" Connection Charge $1,640.00 $3,280.00 $4,920.00 a) The connection charge for water services over two inches (211) shall be determined by the City Council. b) A connection charge shall be made for each individual water service line, based upon the minimum line size required according to the fixture unit calculations in the State's plumbing code. B. City Sewer Connection Charge A sanitary sewer connection charge shall be imposed for each unit 1991 Sewer and Water Rate Page 4 connecting to the sanitary sewer system, or for any unit for which a building permit is issued and which is located within the City's 1990 sanitary sewer service district, as determined by the City's last comprehensive plan as approved by the Metropolitan Council. The charge shall be utilized to pay for the cost of core facilities (trunk sewers, lift stations, forcemains and unusual circumstances). Any unit involving a single family structure which is located on property greater than 13,500 square feet, shall be charged one basic connection charge unit for each 13,500 square feet of property area or fraction thereof, but in no event shall a charge result in more than 2.5 basic units for each acre of property. Ponding easements, scenic easements or other extraordinary easements will not be included in the square footage of the property area. These connection charges shall be deposited into the Sewer Hook -Up Fund. 1. Single family detached homes, mobile homes and single family attached homes with individual laundry facilities: $980.00 per unit 2. Apartments, condominiums and single family attached homes with central laundry facilities: $790.00 per unit 3. Industrial, Commercial and Institutional: The connection charge shall be based upon the number of equivalent single family detached dwelling connections taken from the latest edition of the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission Reserve Capacity Manual. The equivalents for uses not listed shall be determined by the City Council. C. Metropolitan Waste Control Commission Service Availability Charge The City shall collect, in addition to City connection charges, the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC) Service Availability Charge (SAC), as set forth by the MWCC. D. City Storm Sewer Connection Charge A storm sewer connection charge shall be imposed for funding of landlocked pond acquisition and storage volume development, in addition to construction of discharge storm sewer piping that enters other jurisdictions. The charge shall be imposed for each unit where a building permit is issued for new construction provided the unit meets either of the following criteria: a) The subdivision, in which the unit to be built is 1991 Sewer and Water Rate Page 5 located in, was platted since January 1, 1985, or b) The subdivision, in which the unit to be built is located in, was less than 90 percent developed by March 1, 1988. The following is a list of subdivisions, as of December 31, 1989, that meet either of the above criteria: (a) Rosemount Plaza 2nd Addn Westridge 1st - 3rd Addn Evenson 1st Addn Wensmann 1st -4th Addn Limerick Way Chelsea Woods Estates (b) Valley Oak Replat Addn South Rose Park 2nd Addn Shannon Park 1st Addn O'Leary's Hills 2nd - 4th Country Hills 1st - 3rd Carrollton 2nd & 3rd Addn Shannon Oaks South Rose Park Addn Replat Broback Industrial Park The charge shall be as stated below, and deposited into the Storm Sewer Connection Fund: 1. For single family detached homes, single family attached, and mobile homes, a unit will be considered as each dwelling unit. The density of these units shall be considered to average 2.5 units per acre. The connection charge shall be: $ 980.00 per unit $2,940 per acre The minimum single family connection charge shall be for one lot or dwelling unit, whichever is greater. 2. For multi -family developments such as apartments, condominiums, and townhouses the connection charge shall be one and two-thirds (1.67) times the rate stated above in paragraph D.1. for each acre of multi -family developments. The connection charge shall be: $4,910.00 per acre The minimum multi -family connection charge shall be for one (1) acre. 3. For institutional and public developments the connection charge shall be one and two-thirds (1.67) times the single family area rate stated above in paragraph D.1. for each acre of institutional and public development. The connection charge shall be: $4,910.00 per acre 1991 Sewer and Water Rate Page 6 The minimum institutional and public connection charge shall be for one (1) acre. 4. For commercial developments the connection charge shall be two and one-sixth (2.17) times the rate stated above in paragraph D.1. for each acre of commercial development. The connection charge shall be: $6,380.00 per acre The minimum commercial connection charge shall be for one (1) acre. 5. For industrial developments the connection charge shall be two and one-third (2.33) times the rate stated above in paragraph D.1 for each acre of industrial development. The connection charge shall be: $6,850.00 per acre The minimum industrial connection charge shall be for one (1) acre. III. MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES, DEPOSITS AND PERMITS A. Water Meter Accuracy Check A Consumer may, by written request, have his meter accuracy checked by depositing the amount stated below with the Utility Department. In case a test should show an error of over five percent (50) of the water consumed, the deposit will be refunded to the consumer, a correctly registered meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly if the error was in favor of the City. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. The charges for meter testing are as follows, and shall be deposited into the Utility Operating Fund: For testing 5/8" - 2" meters $ 30.00 For testing 3" meters $ 36.00 For testing 4" meters $ 70.00 For testing 6" meters $100.00 B. Sewer and Water Permit A permit must be obtained to connect to the City water and sewer system or to construct a private sewer or water system in accordance with Section 1.12 of the City Sewer and Water Ordinance. A fee shall be charged as established by the City z Council, which covers the cost incurred by the City to process and inspect the system installation, and shall be deposited into 1991 Sewer and Water Rate Page 7 the General City Deposits. C. Property Assessments If a lot or tract of land receives abutting lateral sanitary sewer or water benefit, a building permit or connection permit shall not be issued until one of the following conditions has been complied with: 1) A lateral sanitary sewer and water assessment has been paid, levied, or will be levied in due course, or 2) The applicant shall pay an additional connection fee for lateral sanitary sewer and watermain service per lineal foot of assessable abutting property based on the rates in effect at the time of building or connection permit application. The 1991 rates per lineal foot are as follows: Sanitary Sewer $30.00/l.f. Watermain $25.00/l.f. These rates shall be adjusted annually on January 1, based on the "Engineering News Record" index. These charges shall be deposited into the Sewer Hook-up Fund and Water Hook-up Fund. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the "City of Rosemount Water and Sewer Rates, Charges and Deposits" is hereby adopted this 15th day of January, 1991, effective with the first billing period of 1991. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that adoption of this Resolution hereby rescinds City of Rosemount Resolution 1990-111. ADOPTED this 15th day of January, 1991. ATTEST: Susan Johnson Clerk Motion by: Vernon Napper , Mayor Seconded by: Voted in favor: Voted against: - -- ----