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Ce4 99(lt<F ._CJCG%8 �2' 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www.c1.little- eanada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: December 13, 2002 RE: Revised Fee Schedule for SAC /WAC MAYOR Michael 1. Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rick Montour ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson The City's Sewer Availability Charge (SAC) and Water Availability Charge (WAC) have been set at $260 and $300 respectively for many years (10 +). However, staff has recently become aware of some inconsistencies in how these fees have been applied to various developments. In some cases, they have just been charge one (1) SAC or WAC charge irrespective of the type of development. In others, they have been based on the Metro SAC determination made by Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (Metro Sewer Agency). What this means is that some developments that have higher utility demands, such as Garden Terrace Addition, Synder's Drug Store, or the Lodge at Little Canada; their Metro SAC determination will be higher than one. For instance, the Lodge at Little Canada generated a Metro SAC of 63 units. If we only charged one City SAC /WAC unit, the total would equal $560. If we based it on the Metro determination, we would yield a SAC fee of $16,380 and a WAC fee of $18,900 for a total of $35,280. It should be understood that Metro SAC determinations are based on a detailed review of the development plans and are based on mathematical equivalency calculations related to flow and therefore, demand on the system. I believe it is more than reasonable to base our fees on this determination. In the case of single- family homes, there will be no impact as they receive one Metro SAC unit assignment. As I stated earlier, in some cases we have followed Metro's unit calculation in charging our fees. In these instances, we have done so without comment or incident. In other situations, we have only charged based upon one unit. It is my recommendation we adopt a revised fee schedule that charges our SAC and WAC fees based on the Metro determination. I would further recommend that we apply this fee schedule retroactively to January 1, 2002 in order that we can correct any inconsistencies that may have occurred this year.