86-7240R14
RESOLUTION N0. 7240
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SANITARY
SEGJER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES,
ti~7ATER 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 SEt9ER SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES FOR 1987
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. 7086:
2. Where the rate is not based upon the metered use of
water, the following quarterly flat charges are established
effective Janaury 1, 1987 for each billing district as defined in
paragraph 3 of this resolution.
1987
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:
1987
For each 100 grade school students or
fraction in excess thereof $31.90
For each 100 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
paragraph 4 of this resolution and a certifictation
charge as determined in Section 8.12 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, per thousand. gallons with minimum of
7,000 gallons, effective January 1, 1987, for each cus-
tomer billing district and shall be as follow:
1987
89 cents
For the purpose, of this paragraph A, the winter quarter
shall be the wi'Inter quarter specified in Subdivision 3
of said Section) 8.12.
B) For all commerc~lial, institutional, industrial, and
other premises the rate per thousand gallons of water
effective January 1, 1987 shall be as follows:
1987
89 cents
C) A customer charge shall be made for each invoice
rendered effective January 1, 1987, as follows:
1987
$3.00
If the invoice ~s 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 8.12.
4. The foregoing rates and charges are in addition to, and
not in lieu of, other rat';es and charges established by ordinance
or resolution.
WATER RATES AND CHARGES FOR 1987
1. .Pursuant to the provisions 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 folllowing paragraphs of this resolution:
2. The charge due l~,and payable to the City by each water
customer of the City, duri',ng any quarter shall be $1.13 per 1,000
gallons. Water charges shall be payable quarterly, and all bills
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issued after January 1, 1987, shall be at the new rate. These
new charges will cover, in some instances, water used during the
months of October, November and December, 1986.
SPECIAL WATER SERVICE CHARGES FOR 1987
1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.23 of the
Ordinance Code of th 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 1987
I. 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 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 g
Commercial, industrial and
warehouse uses 5.00 7
3. The. basic systE
is $22.50 per acre of i~
single family residence w
one-fifth acre. The cha
then determined by multi
classification time the
rate.
5$ PENALTY OF PAST DUE
n quarterly rate for storm sewer service
nd. $4.50 is the quarterly rate for a
aich is considered. to have an acreage of
age made against each parcel of .land is
lying the REF for the parcel's land use
parcel's acreage times the basic system
1. Customers will!, have thirty (30) days to pay their
water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer quarterly bills from the
date of mailing by the City. Any unpaid amount will be added to
the next quarterly bill along with a 5$ penalty on the delinquent
amount.
2. The penalty charge when billed on past due accounts
shall be allocated propor~ltionally 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 lst day of October,. 1986.
ATTEST:
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Thomas P. Ferber City Clerk
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