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• water storage, emergency overflow areas for water, and pipe capacity adequate to <br /> handle the runoff. The level of protection to be considered could be: <br /> • Protect structures for a 100-year event based on "Technical Paper 40" <br /> rainfall probability tables (2.4" in 30 minutes, 2.9" in one hour, 5.9" in 24 <br /> hours). <br /> • Protect structures for a 100-year event based on 30% increase to <br /> probability tables (3.1" in 30 minutes, 3.8" in one hour, 7.7" in 24 hours). <br /> • Protect structures for the events that occurred in July of 1997, which <br /> exceeded typical design standards. <br /> 2. Provide a grant program. The City has the option to develop a grant program to <br /> allow homeowners to undertake improvements that would most cost effectively be <br /> completed on private property. Grant applications could be submitted to the City <br /> by homeowners for improvements relating to flood proofing structures. The grant <br /> program could be set up to fund only a certain percentage of the cost. <br /> 3. Increase storm water utility fee. The City could increase the storm water utility <br /> fee to pay for improvements. If the Council wishes to pursue this option, the time <br /> period for implementation of improvements should be determined. It is estimated <br /> that for every $3.00 rise in the storm water utility fee per quarter, $50,000 is <br /> generated annually. <br /> Storm water utility fees in the metropolitan area range from $2.00 to $9.70 per <br /> quarter. The City which utilizes a$9.70 per quarter storm utility fee also uses a <br /> 35% direct assessment cost for financing storm water improvements. Since the <br /> City of St. Anthony has not used direct assessments for these projects, the storm <br /> water utility fee could be set at $13.00 per quarter and be comparable to some of <br /> the higher utility fees in the Twin Cities. Implementing a storm water utility fee <br /> of$13.00 per quarter would generate approximately $215,000 annually. <br /> 4. Define time line for construction of improvements and establish need or <br /> desire to bond for these improvements. A time frame to undertake these <br /> improvements needs to be developed by the City. <br /> • Which improvements should be undertaken <br /> • When improvements should be constructed <br /> • Should improvements be incorporated into City's Comprehensive <br /> Stormwater Management Plan <br /> • <br /> City of St.Anthony <br /> WSB Project No. 1065.11 <br /> Poop 6 <br />