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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Keis and Members of the City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Chris Heineman, City Administrator <br />Brenda Malinowski, Finance Director <br /> Bill Dircks, Public Works Director <br /> <br />DATE: November 23, 2020 <br /> <br />RE: Water and Sewer Utility Rate Study Update <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />Bolton and Menk worked on a utility rate study during the 1st Quarter 2020. In an effort to more fully <br />analyze and understand the sewer rates, staff has been refining the study for the past several months. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Utility Rate History <br /> <br />The City has been very proactive in increasing rates on an annual basis. There was a pause in the annual <br />process in 2019 so that a rate study could be completed. <br /> <br />Little Canada Utility Rate History <br />2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 <br />Water Rates <br />Water Winter Rate per 1,000 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.40 3.45 3.45 3.45 <br />% Increase 3.23%3.12%3.03%1.47% <br />Water Summer Rate per 1,000 3.21 3.31 3.41 3.51 3.60 3.60 3.60 <br />% Increase 3.12%3.02%2.93%2.56% <br />Water Service Fee 12.60 12.60 12.60 13.50 13.50 13.50 13.50 <br />% Increase 0.00%0.00%7.14%0.00% <br />Sewer Rates <br />Sewer Base Fee*N/A N/A 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 <br />Sewer Minimum**50.00 50.00 43.64 43.64 43.64 43.64 43.64 <br />Sewer Use Rate per 1,000 <br />(based upon water usage)3.58 3.58 3.58 3.80 3.90 3.90 3.90 <br />% Increase 0.00%0.00%6.15%2.63% <br />Sewer Only (private wells)50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 <br />Sewer Only (on city system but no 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 <br />meter reading) <br />*Included in Sewer Minimum <br />**Sewer usage for <7,000 residential units will be based upon winter quarter water usage. <br />Sewer usage for >7,000 residential units and all remaining accounts will be based upon eqch <br />respective quarter's water usage. The minimum had been 8,000 in 2016.