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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 8, 2022 Page 2 1 2 IV.PUBLIC HEARING. 3 A.4 Ordinance 2022-08 An Ordinance Amending Multiple Sections of Chapter 33 Sewer, 5 Water, License and Permit Fees, Storm Water Facilities. 6 7 Mayor Stille opened the Public Hearing at 8:05 p.m. 8 9 Mayor Stille noted the Council has reviewed this at a work session on October 25, 2022 and 10 tonight’s presentation is for the public hearing. 11 12 Finance Director Shelly Rueckert provided a power point presentation. The Utility Rates for 13 2023 parameters are to align revenue sources with corresponding costs, provide transparency as 14 to the basis of rates and rate adjustments, maintain a structural balanced operation and ensure 15 that rates appropriately support the ability to provide safe drinking water, properly discharge 16 sanitary sewer flows and provide appropriate control and treatment of storm water runoff. 17 18 Water Fund expenditures are comprised of two primary operating functions – Production 19 ($917,483) and Distribution ($753,974). The current recommendation to adjustment to 20 distribution fee includes continuing the phase-in of a quarterly fee to support distribution system 21 costs and Quarterly Water Distribution fee increase by $3.00. 22 23 The current recommendation to adjustment in usage rates includes: The water usage tier rates 24 increase will range from .08 - .13 cents per 1,000 gallons in 2023. Water consumption for 2023 25 is projected to be 5% lower than 2022 consumption. A chart showing the adjustment impact was 26 provided for the City Council. 27 28 The Sanitary Sewer Fund expenditures are comprised of two primary operating functions 29 Treatment ($830,941) and Collection ($558,057). The current recommendation to adjustment to 30 Collection Fee includes Continuing the phase-in of the quarterly fee to support collection system 31 costs and Quarterly Sewer Collection fee will increase by $2.05. The current recommendation to 32 adjustment in Usage Rate includes Continue to manage the growth in usage rates to recognize 33 the revenues provided by the phase-in of the Sewer collection fee, MCES treatment rate up 34 6.89% ($49K) and the Sewer usage rate will increase to $4.73 per 1,000 gallons – 2%. A chart 35 showing the adjustment impact was provided for the City Council. 36 37 The multi-year approach to Stormwater rates which increased the quarterly single family 38 residential charge to increase by $.35 has been complete. The rates for classifications 1-3 will not 39 increase in 2023. The rates for classifications 4-6 will be adjusted in 2023. A chart showing the 40 rates was provided for the City Council. 41 42 Charts showing the Rate Survey and Impacts by Tier Levels were provided. 43 44 Councilmember Walker asked about R4 stormwater rates and why they would be classified as 5 45 rather than 4. Ms. Rueckert stated it is apartments and they are billed on a per acre basis rather