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roi„„, ...:rTiMO REQirEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEC I 0 2001 CIIY CW DATE: Dcccmtw 10.2001 ITEM NO.: ^ Department Approval: Name Gregory A Gappa Title Director of Public Services Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: Public Services's Directors Repotl Item Description: Adoption of a Storm Water aivi Drainage Trunk Fee -Ordinance Surface Water Management Plan Over the post several years, the City has been working on tlie development of a surface water management plan which includes pr.liminary design of a comprehensive storm water system for the City. One of the recommendations in this plan is to establish a storm water trunk fee (hat is applicable when properties arc developed or r^eveloped. The Surface W'ater Management Plan has been discuss^ at several Council work sessions at which there was a consensus to move forward with the recommendation to implement a storm water trunk fee. Storm Water Trunk Fee The surface water management plan contains discussion and recommendations on two common funding sources for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a stomi water system. One of these funding sources is the creation of a storm water utility in which properties arc charged a quarterly storm water fee. The stonn water utility is on the agenda for approval at this Council meeting. The other common funding source for financing a storm water management program is storm water trunk fees that apply to new development and redevelopment of existing properties The Council has prev iously reviewed and discussed this topic in the surface water management plan development process. The trunk fee is based on the land use and acreage of the property being developed and the fee is payable at the time the property is developed. The trunk fee prov ides the necessary funds for construction of the storm water infrastructure necessary to serve new developments in the city. The implementation of a storm trunk fee in a timely manner is important to enable the City to colle-.t itorm water tnmk fees as properties arc developed. In general, storm water trunk fees arc calculated by dividing the total cost of sys»?m construction, by the number developable acres the system will serve. The appropriate base trunk fee per acre, to be used on a ciiywide basis, is determined using this methodology. Based on a review of the S- year Capital Improvement plan in the storm water plan, staff is recommending a base trunk fee of S2.700 per acre for the year 2002. This fee will be reviewed and adjusted on an annual basis in the future Page-1-