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7A
JOEL RUTHERFORD, WATER RESOURCES COORDINATOR
REVIEW THE EXEMPTION APPLYING TO SCHOOL PROPERTY,
IN REGARDS TO THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY
FEE
JANUARY 18, 1994
The purpose of this Agenda item is to review an exemption which
applied to schools in 1993, excluding them from being charged the
Storm Water Management Utility fee. The exemption applied to
only those properties which were used exclusively for schools.
At their meeting on January 19, 1993, the City Council approved
Ordinance 93-03 establishing a Storm Water Management Utility
Fee. Ordinance 93-03 exempted school properties for the 1993
billings, with a provision that the Council would review the
exemption in 1994. The purpose of this agenda item is to review
this exemption.
This fee was added to utility billings for 1993. The forecasted total
revenues from this fee were estimated to be $115,000 per year,
including revenues from the exempted school properties. The
actual billings in 1993 show revenues of $104,050. Staff has
estimated the school properties would generate an additional
$11,160 (10.7%).
The following school properties would be affected:
Five Hawks Elementary
Grainwood Elementary
Prior Lake School District Office
Hidden Oaks Middle School
P.L. Senior High & Grainwood Schools
St. Michael's School
$ 1,863.60/yr
218.04/yr
17.70/yr
3,426.23/yr
5,379.28/yr
253.44/yr
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Ordinance 93-03 indicates the exemption applies to only the 1993
billings. If Council decides to continue with the exemption, the
ordinance may need to be amended. If the city begins charging
schools, no changes are necessary since that is how
Ordinance 93-03 was adopted.
Superintendent of the School District, Dr. Les Sonnabend was sent
a letter to inform him of this agenda item, along with a draft of the
report. Through a phone conversation, Dr. Sonnabend was also
informed of the School District's option of dedicating an easement
for a wetland on school property. If the school district signed this
easement, an exemption would apply, which would result in a
savings of about $100/year. In the letter, Mr. Sonnabend was
offered an option to attend the meeting and comment if he wished.
St. Michael's School has also been notified this fee would be
discussed at the council meeting, and that they would also be given
the opportunity to comment on this issue.
ALTERNATIVES:
The alternatives are as follows:
1. Begin charging school properties the fee.
2. Continue the exemption indefinitely.
3. Table this item for additional information.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff would recommend that future billings for school properties
include charges for the Storm Water Management Utility Fee,
beginning with the next billing in February.
ACTION REQUIRED: A motion to direct staff to begin charging school properties the
Storm Water Management Utility Fee.
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