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Agenda Section: 10.A Illor :IS.. a\ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION RenortNumber: 93-6170 ST F RESORT Report Date: 9-8-93 1 Council Action: ❑ Special Order of Business CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE September 13, 1993 0 Public Hearings ❑ Consent Agenda ffl Council Business Item Description: Continuation of Action on Ordinance No. 529 Establishing a Surface Water Utility And Amending Mounds View Municipal Code by Adding Chapter 73 Administrator's Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report - Comments attached Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) TTMMARY; • At the August 23rd City Council meeting, consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 529 Establishing a Surface Water Management Utility was tabled to the meeting of September 13, 1993. In the interim time, staff was directed to examine an alternative rate structure which would lessen the burden of the utility charges to the City's business community. The alternative was developed by Rocky Keene, the City's consulting hydrologist from SEH, and presented for Council review at the September 7th Work Session. • The basis of the alternative rate structure is one in which the type of soil was changed from Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Type B soil to Type A which is a more sandy soil condition and is actually more consistent With the soil types in the majority of the areas of the City which have been developed by commercial or industrial businesses. Changing. the soil type reduced the potential run-off factor, thereby decreasing the utility factor and overall rate. The alternative rate structure (attached herein as "Scenario No 2) would raise the yearly residential household cost by $.91. It would also raise the yearly costs for church and school property classifications._T e originalr_ate str_uctur_eis included_herein as cenario No.1. At the September 7th Council Work Session, Rocky Keene explained the plans regarding each of the proposed surface water management projects as outlined in the City's Surface Water Management Plan. He will also be present Monday night to discuss in greater detail the plans for each of the projects and describe the impact on the City of either completing or not completing the proposed projects. IIIIIIIILiiiise. Er Ozt-41-14A9-- 5- antha Orduno, ity Administrator RECOMM - DATI• Staff does not have a formal recommendation regarding the Surface Water Management Utility.Action can either be to adopt or not adopt the ordinance. The vote required to adopt the ordinance is a simple majority (3 votes). If the Council so chooses to adopt the ordinance, consideration must be given as to which "scenario" you wish to adopt- No. 1 which is the original utility factors, or No. 2 which is the alternative utility factors. Ordinance #1 reflects the Scenario No. 1, Ordinance #2 reflects the alternative utility factor structure.