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9.1 Establishing Individual Utility Bills <br />The process of establishing billing from property identification information <br />and incorporating into the existing billing system requires a succession of <br />interrelated steps. It is envisioned that this process will involve the City of <br />Lino Lakes building a data set, likely with the assistance of outside technical <br />support. <br />Simply stated, the challenge is to synchronize parcel areas with their existing <br />land use, multiplied times the billing rate for each respective location code. <br />This land use can be derived from the assessor's land use code in the tax roll, <br />an existing land use map, the official zoning map or a combination of these <br />sources which may involve field verification in some instances. Since the <br />zoning map may not indicate existing land use, that option is not <br />recommended. It is recommended that the assessor's land use code be relied <br />on with cross checks made between the existing land use map and zoning <br />classifications. <br />As described earlier in the text, single - family residential properties will be <br />billed a flat per - household rate. Higher density uses will be billed by the acre. <br />As such, Lino Lakes staff will prepare a file with fields for billing code, <br />property identification number or PIN, land use type, rate, acreage (when <br />applicable), and the amount of the monthly bill. It is envisioned that this <br />process will involve the City of Lino Lakes building the data set, with the <br />assistance of outside technical support if needed. <br />9.2 Conflict Resolution <br />A manual process of conflict resolution is required. The process will verify <br />that all properties have been accounted for and the fee is appropriate. The <br />existing GIS system can provide a graphic solution, but will not eliminate the <br />need for a manual review. <br />9.3 Initiating New Billings <br />An account can be established before utility service begins It is <br />recommended that the lot (parcel) not be billed until it is developed and the <br />owner /occupant is paying a water bill. Setting up an initial file or account <br />could be triggered by an application for a building permit. <br />Feasibility Study A- LINOL0602.00 <br />City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota Page 32 <br />