91-7814R69
RESOLUTION NO. 7814
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 1992
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, 1992 for each billing district as defined in paragraph 3
of this resolution.
A) Residential per un
s) Commercial -
For the equivalent
More than 10, less
More than 15, less
More than 20, less
it
of 11
than
than
than
1992
520.50
or less persons 520.50
16 51.50
21 77.10
26 103.10
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:
1992
For each 100 grade school students or
fraction in excess thereof 537.10
For each 100 junior high school students or
high school students or fraction there of 103.10
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.
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
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, 1992, for each cus-
tomer billing district and shall be as follow:
1992
', 107cents
For the purpose of 'this 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 ~, 1992 shall be as follows:
' 1992
107 cents
C) A customer charge shall be made for each invoice
rendered effectiveJanuary 1,1992, as follows:
'~ 1991
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 rates and charges are in addition to, and
not in lieu of, other ratesand charges established by ordinance or
resolution.
1. Pursuant to the I 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 resolution:
2. The charge due a'nd payable to the City by each water
customer of the City, during any quarter shall be 51.26 per 1,000
gallons. Water charges shalll be payable quarterly, and all bills
issued after January 1, 19921 shall be at this rate. These charges
will cover, in some instances, water used during the months of
October, November and December, 1991..
Resolution No. 7814
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SPECIAL WATER SERVICE~CHARGES FOR 1992
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.
5. The charge to thaw and service water pipes on customer
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 1992
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
Cemeteries
Parks and Railroads
Two-family residential
Single-family residential
Public and private schools and
institutional uses
Multiple-family residential
uses and churches
Commercial, industrial and
warehouse uses
REF CLASSFICATION
.25 1
.75 2
1.00 3
1.00 4
1.25 5
3.00 6
5.00 7
3. The basic system qi
$38.75 per acre of land. $;
family residence which is co:
acre. The charge made a
determined by multiplying
classification times the pa
rate.
5'k PENALTY OF PAST DUE
arterly rate for storm sewer service is
.75 is the quarterly rate for a single
sidered to have an acreage of one-fifth
~ainst each parcel of land is then
the REF for the parcel's land use
~cel's acreage times the basic system
1. Customers will hale thirty (30) days to pay their water,
sanitary sewer and storm sewer quarterly bills from the date of
mailing by the City. Any unpaid amount will be added to the next
quarterly bill along with a 5$ penalty on the delinquent amount.
2. The penalty charge'iwhen billed on past due accounts shall
be allocated proportionally~l 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,
20th day of November, 1991. ',
ATTEST:
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