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2City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 10, 2012 Page 2 2 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. 3 4 None. VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. 8 A. Ordinance 2012-04• Amending Sections 33.018 Sewer Charge Rates and Metro Waste 9 Surcharge 33.036 Water Rates and 33.090 Charges for Storm Sewer Facilities of the St. 10 Anthony Code. Mark Casey, City Manager, presenting. 11 12 City Manager Casey presented a proposed Ordinance allowing the City's utility rates to be 13 amended by resolution, which is a more efficient and less expensive way of revising and 14 updating utility rates. He stated this amendment will mean the City does not need to go through 15 the codification process whenever amendments are made. 16 17 Mayor Faust stated this will allow the City to review and revise rates annually by resolution and 18 will give provide sufficient time for the City to properly analyze the rates in a timely manner. 19 20 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Ordinance 21 2012-04; Amending Sections 33.018 Sewer Charge Rates and Metro Waste Surcharge, 33.036 22 Water Rates and 33.090 Charges for Storm Sewer Facilities of the St. Anthony City Code, and to 23 waive the first and second readings. 24 25 Motion carried unanimously. 26 27 B. Resolution 12-042• Setting the Sewer Rates the Water Rates and the Charges for Storm 28 Water Facilities for the 2012 Utility Billing Cycle. Shelly Rueckert, Finance Director, 29 presenting, 30 31 City Manager Casey introduced Finance Director Shelly Rueckert. 32 33 Finance Director Rueckert presented the proposed 2012 utility rates and explained the storm 34 water charge has remained the same since 1998 and the recommended increase is in the range of 35 2.7%. She noted that two proposals are included in the agenda that model this percentage 36 increase, one is a flat dollar amount per year and the other is a percentage. She advised the 37 sewer usage rate has been in place since 2010 and metro treatment costs have been increasing 38 resulting in a proposed sewer rate increase of 20% to correspond with the City's increased 39 treatment costs, which equates to an increase of approximately $2 per quarter. She stated the 40 current water usage rate is $2.60 per 1,000 gallons and has not been changed since 2007. She 41 stated the proposed water usage rate is $2.67 per 1,000 gallons based on first tier pricing with 42 subsequent tiers raised similarly, which equates to an approximate 2.7% increase. She added the 43 overall impact on a quarterly bill is approximately $3 per quarter or $12 per year. 44 45 City Manager Casey noted the resolution contained in the agenda is incorrectly numbered and 46 should state Resolution 12-042.