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04-9548r RESOLUTION NO. 9548 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING WASTEWATER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES, WATER RATES AND CHARGES, SPECIAL WATER SERVICE CHARGES, STORM SEWER RATES AND CHARGES, AND 6.5% PENALTY ON PAST DUE ACCOUNTS BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, as follows: SANITARY SEWER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES FOR 2005 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.05 of the Ordinance Code of the City of Richfield, the rates and charges for use and service of the sanitary sewer system are hereby established to be those set forth in the following paragraphs of this resolution which rescinds Resolution No. 9409: 2. Where the rate is not based upon the metered use of water, the following quarterly flat charges are established effective January 1, 2005 for each billing district as defined in paragraph 3 of this resolution. A) Residential per unit 2005 $ 49.80 B) Commercial - For the equivalent of 10 or less persons More than 10, less than 16 More than 15, less than 21 More than 20, less than 26 $ 49.80 90.80 127.70 169.60 C) Institutional - For each public or private school the quarterly flat charge shall be charged whether the school is in session or not (rates being charged upon average yearly use); shall be based upon the number of students enrolled at the beginning of the quarterly billing period or the preceding period if school is not then in session; and shall be as follows: For each 100 grade school students or fraction in excess thereof For each 100 junior high school students or high School students or fraction thereof 2005 $ 59.50 149.20 D) In addition to the above flat rates there shall be a customer Charge on each invoice as determined in paragraph 4 of this resolution and a certification charge as determined in Section 7.05 of the City Ordinance Code. 3. Where the rate for sanitary sewer service is based upon the metered use of water on the premises, such rates shall be as follows: A) For all residential premises the rate shall be based on 148 The c:lctual use, or less of water for the preceding winter quarter, per thousand gallons with a minimum of 7,000 gallons, effective January 1, 2005, for each 2005 customer billing district and shall be as follows: $ 2.48 For the purpose of this paragraph A), the winter quarter shall be the winter quarter as specified in Subdivision 3 of said section 7.05. B) For all commercial, institutional, industrial, and other premises, the rate per thousand gallons of water effective January 1, 2005, shall be as follows: $ 2.48 C) A customer charge shall be made for each invoice rendered effective January 1, 2005 as follows: $ 3.00 If the invoice is for water service, as well as sanitary sewer service, the customer charge, when collected, shall be allocated proportionally between the City's water fund, sewer fund, and its storm sewer fund based on the user fees billed for by each fund. D) Where the metered use of water on the premises for the preceding winter quarter was not normal, the rate may be adjusted as provided in Subdivision 3 of said Section 7.05. 4. The foregoing rates and charges are in addition to, and not in lieu of, other rates and charges established by ordinance or resolution. WATER RATES AND CHARGES FOR2005 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.15 of the Ordinance Code of the City of Richfield, the rates and charges for City water and water service are hereby established to be those set forth in the following paragraphs of this rE?solution: The charge due and payable to the City by each water customer of the City, during any quarter shall be $1.90 per 1,000 gallons. Water charges shall be payable quarterly, and all bills issued after January 1, 2005 shall be at this rate. SPECIAL WATER SERVICE CHARGES FOR 2005 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.15 of the Ordinance Code of the City of Richfield, the rates and charges for special customer services are hereby established to be those set forth in the following paragraphs of this resolution: 2. The charge for establishing a new customer account shall be $13.50 per account. 3. The charge for installation of meters or outside meter readers shall be $19.50 per installation. 4. The charge to flush and maintain fire hydrants located on privately owned property within the City shall be $39.00 per hydrant per year plus any required parts. 5. The charge to thaw and service VV~~~LRipes o.n qustomer property shall be actual cost to the City plus thirty percent. . . 6. The charge for any other services not covered by the above shall be based on actual hourly cost to the City plus thirty percent. STORM SEWER RATES AND CHARGES FOR 2005 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.20 of the Ordinance Code of the City of Richfield, the rates and charges for City storm sewer service are hereby established to be those set forth in the following paragraphs of this resolution: 2. The rates and charges for the use and availability of the system are determined through the use of a "Residential Equivalent Factor" (REF). One REF is defined as the ratio of the average volume of surface runoff coming from one acre of land and subjected to a particular use, to the average volume of runoff coming from one acre of land subjected to typical single-family residential use within the City during a standard one year rainfall event. The REF's for the following land uses within the City and the billing classifications for such land uses are as follows: LAND USES REF CLASSIFICATION Cemeteries .25 1 Parks and railroads .75 2 Two-family residential 1.00 3 Single-family residential 1.00 4 Public and private schools and institutional uses 1.25 5 Multiple-family residential uses and churches 3.00 6 Commercial, industrial, and Warehouse uses 5.00 7 3. The basic system quarterly rate for storm sewer service is $46.60 per acre of land. $9.61 is the quarterly rate for a single-family residence, which is considered to have an acreage of one-fifth acre. The charge made against each parcel of land is then determined by multiplying the REF for the parcel's land use classification times the parcel's acreage times the basic system rate. 6.5% PENALTY ON PAST DUE ACCOUNTS 1. Customers will have thirty (30) days to pay ~heir water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer quarterly bills from the date of the mailing by the City. Any unpaid amount will be added to the next quarterly bill along with a 6.5% penalty on the delinquent amount. 2. The penalty charge when billed on past due accounts shall be allocated proportionally between the City's water fund, sewer fund, and storm sewer fund based on the user fees billed for each fund. Adopted by the City Council Qf 1h~ City of Richfi~ld, Minnesota this 14th day of December, 2004. ATTEST: