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90-7693R54 RESOLUTION NO. 7693 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SANITARY SEWER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES, WATER RATES AND CHARGES, SPECIAL WATER SERVICE CHARGES, STORM SEWER RATES AND CHARGES AND 5$ PENALTY ON PAST DUE ACCOUNT BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, as follows: SANITARY SEWER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES FOR 1991 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. 7240: 2. Where the rate is not based upon the metered use of water, the following quarterly flat charges are established effective Janaury 1, 1991 for each billing district as defined in paragraph 3 of this resolution. A) Residential per un B ) Commercial - For the equivalent More than 10, less More than 15, less More than 20, less it of li than than than 1991 $18.00 J or less persons $18.00 16 45.30 21 67.80 26 90.60 C) Institutional - For each public or private school the quarterly flat charge shall be charged whether the school is in session 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: 1991 For each 100 grade school students or fraction in excess thereof $32.60 For each 100 junior high school students or high school students or fraction there of 90.60 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 certifictation charge as determined in Section 7.05 of the City Ordinance Code. Resolution No. 7693 Page 2 3. Where the metered use follows: the rate for sanitary sewer service is based upon of water on the premises, such rates shall be as A) For all residential) premises the rate shall be based on the actual use, or less of water. for the preceding winter quarter, pe thousand gallons with minimum of 7,000 gallons, eff~ctive January 1, 1991, for each cus- tomer billing district and shall be as follow: 1991 94 cents For the purpose ofthis paragraph A, the winter quarter shall be the winter quarter 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, 1991 shall be as follows: 199 94 cents C) A customer charge shall be made for each invoice rendered effectivel,January 1, 1990, as follows: 1990 53.00 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 proceding winter quarter was not normal, the rate may be adjusted as provided in Subdivision 3 of said Sec- tion 7.05. '~ 4. The foregoing rate~~s and charges are in addition to, and not in lieu of, other rates jand charges established by ordinance or resolution. WATER RATES AND CHARGES FOR 1991 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'~iare hereby established to be those set forth in the following paragraphs of this resolution: 2. The charge due and payable to the City by each water customer of the City, during any quarter shall be 51.20 per 1,000 gallons. Water charges shall be payable quarterly, and all bills issued after January 1, 1991, shall be at this rate. These charges will cover, in some instances, water used during the months of October, November and December, 1990. Resolution No. 7693 Page 3 SPECIAL WATER SERVICE CHARGES FOR 1991 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 removal and reinstallation of outside meter readers when physical modifications to the customer's property necessitate such removal, and reinstallation, shall be $19.00 per removal and reinstallation. 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. STORM SEWER RATES AND CHARGES FOR 1991 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 availabilty 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 CLASSFICATION 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 Resolution No. 7693 Page 4 3. The basic system quarterly rate for storm sewer .service is $36.00 per acre of land. $7.20 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. 5~ PENALTY OF PAST DUE ACCOUNTS 1. Customers will have thirty (30) days to pay their water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer. quarterly bills from the date of mailing by the City. Any unpaid amount will be added to the next quarterly bill along with a 5g 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 its storm sewer fund based on the user fees billed for each fund. Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesot his 28th day of November, 1990. ~, ', ven J. m Mayor ATTEST: //~~ Thomas P. Ferber City Clerk