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MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: July 7, 2008 <br />TO: Mike Trehus, Charter Commission <br />FROM: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director <br />RE: Response to Questions <br />Below are my responses to the questions contained in your June 24, 2008 e-mail. My <br />response is underlined and in bold. <br />1) If the City's most recent Charter amendment proposal were to be adopted and the <br />exempt zones and their opt -out rights removed, would the residences who <br />currently have sewer available but aren't hooked up yet then become subject to <br />assessment for those existing utilities? In other words, would these properties be <br />assessed retroactively once the charter change took effect, or would they <br />grandfathered in, and wouldn't pay any money until the time of the hookup? <br />The amendment proposal has no effect on the residences who already have <br />utilities available. As with properties outside the charter exempt areas not <br />previously assessed, a connection charge would be collected at the time of hook <br />2) If the exempt zones are removed, could the assessment amount and/or hookup <br />charges for any future project(s) be any different for any of the properties <br />currently in any of the exempt zones than how those properties would be treated if <br />the exempt zones remain? <br />No. Whether you are in or out of the exempt zone does not have an impact on <br />the assessment amount or hook-up fee. The assessment amount or hook up fee <br />may vary based on the project costs and the benefit received. The hook-up <br />charge is increased annually to compensate for inflation and construction cost <br />increase. This cost is applied uniformly to both exempt and non exempt <br />properties. <br />J:\Charter\Response to Charter Questions.dot <br />