87-7353R23
RESOLUTION N0. 7353
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SANITARY
SEWER SERVICE RATES ANO CHARGES,
WATER RATES ANO 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 1988
1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.12 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, 1988 for
each billing district as defined in paragraph 3 of this resolution.
1988
A) Residential per unit $17.60
B) Commercial
For the equivalent of 10 or less persons $17.60
More than 10, less than 16 44.30
More than 15, less than 21 66.40
More than 20, less than 26 88.60
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:
1988
For each 100 grade school students or
fraction in excess thereof $31.90
For each 1.00 junior high school students or
high school students or fraction thereof 88.60
D) In addition to the above flat rates there shall be a
customer charge on each invoice as determined in
paragrapht 4 of this resolution and a certifictation
charge as determined in Section 8.12 of the City
Ordinance Code.
3. Where the rate f r .sanitary sewer service is based upon the
matered use of water on the pr~mises, such rates shall be as follows:
A) For al] residentia 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, 1988, for each cus-
tomer billing district and shall be as follow:
1988
89 cents
For the purpose ofthis paragraph A, the winter quarter
shall be the winter quarter specified in Subdivision 3
of said Section 8.112.
B) For all commercial, institutional, industrial, and
other premises, the rate per thousand gallons of water
effective January ~I1, 1988 shall be as follows:
1988
89 cents
C) A customer charge shall be made for each invoice
rendered effective January 1, 1988, as follows:
1988
$3.00
If the invoice is If or water service, as well as
sanitary sewer service, the customer charge, when
collected, shall be allocated proportionally between
the City's water ~und, sewer fund and its storm sewer
fund based on the ,user fees billed for by each fund.
D) Where the metereduse of water on the premises for the
preceding winter uarter was not normal, the rate may
be adjusted as pro'Ivided in Subdivision 3 of said Sec-
tion 8.12.
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 FOR 188
1. Pursuant to the plrovisions of Section 8.23 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 an'd payable to the City by each water customer of
the City, during any quarter (hall be $1.13 per 1,000 gallons. Water charges
shall be payable quarterly, a~d all bills issued after January 1, 1988, shall
be at this rate. These charges will cover, in some instances, water used
during the months of October, November and December, 1987.
SPECIAL WATER SERVICE CHARGES FOR 1988
1. Pursuant to the provisions. of Section 8.23 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 $13.25
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 $18.75 per removal and reinstallation.
4. The charge to flush and maintain fire hydrants located on
privately owned property within the City shall be $37.50 per hydrant per year.
STORM SEWER RATES AND CHARGES FOR 1988
1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.40 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
i.00 4
1.25 5
3.00 6
5.00 7
3. The basic system ~uarterly rate for storm sewer service is $22.50
per acre of land. $4.50 is the quarterly rate for a single family residence
which is considered to have ¢n acreage of one-fifth acre. The charge made
against each parcel of land i~ then determined by multiplying the REF for the
parcel's land use classificaf~ion time the parcel's acreage times the basic
system rate. i
5% PENALTY OF PAST DUE ACCOUNT
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 wi 11 be added to the next quarterly bi 11 along with a 5%
penalty on the delinquent amount.
2. The penalty chargie 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, Minnesota, this 23rd day
of September 1987.
ATTEST:
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Thomas P. Ferber City Clerk