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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: November28,2016 <br />ITEM NO: 3 <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name Ron Olson Public Hearing <br />Title Finance Director Y"_4 <br />Item Description: Proposed 2017 Fee Schedule <br />Attachment: A. Proposed 2017 Fee Schedule Ordinance <br />B. Summary Ordinance <br />The City updates its fee schedule annually. As part of this process the Council has chosen to hold <br />a public hearing to discuss proposed changes in the Fee Schedule for 2017. Fees for water, sewer, <br />and storm water have been set based on a rate study completed in 2008 by the City's financial <br />advisors. The rate study was updated by staff in December of 2013. <br />Proposed Utility Rate Changes <br />• Page 27 - Municipal Sewer Rates. A 4% increase for the Utility Service Rates is <br />recommended effective the 1St Quarter of 2017. The increases are necessary to cover system <br />maintenance. <br />• Page 27-28 - Municipal Water Rates. A n 11 % increase for the Municipal Water Rates to <br />cover infrastructure needs. <br />• Page 29 - Recycling Rates. Recycling fees are recommended to increase by 2.9% to cover the <br />increase in charges from Waste Management. <br />• Page 29 - Storm Water Rate. Storm Water fees are recommended to increase by 10% to <br />accommodate maintenance needs. <br />Other Proposed Fee Schedule Changes <br />• Page 7 - Commercial Site Plan Review. By statute the fee is set at 65% of the Building <br />Permit Fee. <br />• Page 9 - Back Flow Preventer Registration ($10.00). This new fee is to cover the costs of <br />maintaining a back flow preventer database to track compliance with annual testing <br />requirements. <br />• Page 9 - Replacement of residential Fixture or appliance has been removed. This fee was rarely <br />collected because homeowner's generally do not come in for a permit when replacing appliances <br />stoves, washers, dryers. <br />• Page 11-15 - Water and Sewer Connection Charges is being deleted and replaced by pages 17 - <br />18. This is to simplify the fee schedule and remove fees that are rarely if ever charged. <br />• Page 17-18 -Water and Sewer Connection Charges. A simplified connection fee for new water <br />and sewer connections into an existing utility line. The amount is calculated using the net <br />infrastructure value divided by the current number of connections. <br />0 Page 17 - Connect to sewer system in adjacent city. The Wayzata connection charge is being <br />