Item 1: Ordinance on Charges for Stormwater and Parks Service

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Commission or its successor, the debt obligations of the city or other entities for construction of the facilities, adopted capital improvement plans of the council, the expected need for financial reserves and contingencies, and other sources of revenue; (f) For an individual stormwater service customer that discharges stormwater that requires extraordinary expense to the city, special surcharge rates based on the type, concentration, quantity, quality and frequency of the discharge[.]; (g) For the parks component of the stormwater and parks service charge, the cost of operating and maintaining parks, open space and natural areas owned, operated or maintained by the city; (gh) Other relevant adopted policies of the council; (hi) The terms of any applicable intergovernmental agreement relating to wastewater or stormwater services or regional wastewater treatment service; (ij) The obtaining of equity between different classes of customers so that one class of customers does not pay more than its proportionate share of the expenses of providing sewer service; and (jk) In addition to the forgoing considerations, in determining the amounts or rates to be charged for stormwater and wastewater service, the city manager shall consider the value of the use and occupancy of the city’s right-of-way by the city stormwater system and city wastewater system. (3) If the city manager determines that one or more of the factors listed in subsection (2) of this section is irrelevant or inapplicable, the manager shall notify the mayor and council of that determination. (4) Limitations. The following limitations apply to charges set by the city manager for wastewater service, stormwater and parks service and regional wastewater treatment service: (a) Charges shall be imposed on a monthly basis. Each customer shall be notified, in at least one annual billing for the service, of the rate or the amount of the charge and the allocation of revenue expected from application of the charge. (b) The charges for regional wastewater treatment service shall distinguish between the following classes of customers: single dwelling units, duplexes, and general wastewater customer use based on loading strengths. (c) The charges for local wastewater service may, but need not, distinguish between classes of customers. (d) The monthly charge for wastewater service and regional wastewater treatment service shall be a fixed fee together with a fee based on volume of use of water (partial flow-based rate). (e) When the wastewater service rate is based on volume, the volume shall be calculated by actual measurement of the wastewater discharged (the costs of measurement to be borne by the customer) or by an estimate based on the wastewater customer's average monthly water consumption during the Ordinance - Page 4 of 7