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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8B - Water Use Restrictions AGENDA#: PREPARED BY: SUBJECT: DA TE: 8B JOHN WINGARD, ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 95-60 AUTHORIZING RESTRICTION OF LAWN AND GARDEN SPRINKLING AND OTHER OUTDOOR USES JULY 3, 1995 INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this Agenda item is to consider adoption of Resolution 95-60 authorizing the City Council to restrict the hours for lawn and garden sprinkling. As a separate matter, the Council should discuss changes which might be desirable to the existing City code. BACKGROUND: The following is the Section of the current City Code that discusses restricted hours for sprinkling: RESTRICTED HOURS FOR SPRINKLING: Whenever the City Council shall determine that a shortage of water supply threatens the City, it may, by resolution, limit the times and hours during which water may be used from the City water supply system for lawn and garden sprinkling, irrigation, car washing, air conditioning and other uses specified therein, a copy of said resolution shall thereupon be mailed or otherwise delivered to each water customer. Two (2) days after the mailing or delivery of such resolution, any water customer or other person who shall cause or permit water to be used in violation of said resolution shall, in addition to being subject to prosecution for a misdemeanor, be charged five dollars ($5.00) for each day of such violation, which charge shall be added to his next water bill. Continued violation is hereby prohibited and shall be cause for discontinuance of water service. DISCUSSION: The recent dry weather has produced a high demand for municipal water. The City has been able to meet the demand. On Wednesday, June 21, 1995, the City pumped 3.3 million gallons of water. This is a City record. All three wells were operating to meet this demand for water. The high usage of water agitated the iron deposits in the pipes and caused some colored water problems. 16200 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTIJNITY EMPLOYER The City uses off-peak power rates with NSP to power the pumps at the City's three wells. During the recent dry and hot weather, NSP asked the City to turn off one of the pumps during a day of high electric usage. ISSUES: I. TYPE OF WATER RESTRICTIONS On June 8, 1988, the City Council adopted a resolution restricting lawn and garden sprinkling to even/odd days. The resolution exempted new sod laid within sixty days previous to the resolution or any sod laid thereafter. The City Manager was authorized to initiate additional restrictions if necessary. The purpose of water restrictions is to "restructure" water usage to reduce the peak daily usage. Even/odd restrictions are the most common tool used. A second option is time of day restrictions. Water usage is restricted to hours other than 11 :00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. which tends to be the peak water usage period. This allows daily usage but restructures it to reduce the peak. The latter restrictions are most desirable for a number of reasons: 1. Enforcement - More city personnel are on duty during these hours and can remind users about the restrictions. 2. Conservation - Water used for irrigation during the peak heat of the day is lost to evaporation and may even harm the grass. 3. Allows Daily Use - Even/odd restrictions allow alternate day use while this restriction allows daily use. 4. Economy - This restriction helps direct city energy usage away from peak cooling hours. This reduces city costs to the consumer and leaves energy available during peak hours for other purposes. The implementation of the sprinkling ban would be effective from the hours of 11 :00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. seven days a week within the City of Prior Lake. The sprinkling ban would apply only to usage drawn from the Municipal Water Supply system. The sprinkling ban would apply to lawn and garden irrigation, car washing and other non essential outdoor water usage. For the above reasons, the staff recommends the daily 11 :00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. restrictions. A survey is attached which shows the practices other cities have adopted. ALTERNATIVES: RECOMMENDATION: ACTION REQUIRED: AG703A.DOC/Rdrive/Council II. ORDINANCE REVISIONS The current ordinance revisions date back to when the City had significantly fewer water customers. A number of ordinance revisions may be in order: 1. Annual Resolution - Because of the unpredictability of weather, the problem can be gone before the resolution is adopted. One of two actions are possible. A resolution could be prepared for adoption which is perpetual rather than specific to one season. A second option is to authorize the City Manager to enact sprinkler restrictions without further Council action. A third option is to write the ordinance so the restrictions are automatically invoked every year. 2. Publication - In an effort to notify the water users the city must mail the Council approved resolution to each of our 4,400 users. This is expensive and may not be the best way to advise the public. Whatever the ordinance revisions directed, a more aggressive, less expensive notification process is in order. 3. Penalty - The penalty should be revised to a misdemeanor consistent with other aspects of the code with the requirement that each day is a new violation. The alternatives are as follows: 1. Approve the Resolution 95-60 and provide direction on future ordinance revisions. 2. Table this item for a specific reason. 3. Deny Resolution 95-60 at this time. Alternative NO.1. Resolution 95-60 will impose water restrictions in accordance with present ordinance requirements. The staff then needs direction regarding what changes, if any, should be made to update the ordinance to current city needs. ,. RESOLUTION 95-60 RESOLUTION RESTRICTING OUTDOOR WATER USAGE MOTION BY. SECONDED BY: WHEREAS: the City Council has determined that a shortage of water supply is threatening the City's water supply system due to the high demand of water used for sprinkling lawns and gardens and other outdoor uses as a result of the hot and dry weather of recent days; and WHEREAS: Prior Lake City Code Title 9, Chapter 4, Section 15 provides a means by which water usage regulations may be implemented. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA, that: 1. Lawn or garden sprinkling and other non essential outdoor use of the Municipal Water System shall be banned daily between the hours of 11 :00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. within the City of Prior Lake. Such restriction shall take effect immediately and continue until September 30, 1995. 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to impose additional restrictions, if necessary. 3. Any new sod laid within the past 60 days and any laid in the future from the date of this Resolution shall not be affected by this ban Passed and adopted this 3rd day of~, 1995. YES NO Andren Greenfield Kedrowski Schenck Scott Andren Greenfield Kedrowski Schenck Scott Frank Boyles City Manager City of Prior Lake {Seal} res95 60. doclR:1 counci II reso 1 uti RES9~I.lXlC 16200 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTIJNITY EMPLOYER SPRIBKLx.G RBSTRICTIOBS IB TWIB CITIB. SUBURBS .. CITY: BROOKLYN CENTER CONTACT: MARK PHONE: 569-3300 CURRENT SUPPLY: OK CURRENTLY: MAY - SBPT. ODD/EVEN - R~T~ THAN PAST PRACTICE .j _"""PAST PRACTI CE : PEAl( USAGE TIME BAN - NOT SUCCESSFUL CITY: BROOKLYN PARK CONTACT: JOHN THIEL PHONE: 493-8120 CURRENT SUPPLY: 01< CURRENTLY:VOLUNTARY ODD/EVEN AND INCREASED BLOCK RATES $0.90 FOR RESIOENTIAL u~E UP TO 1~ ~nuu5AND GAL/QTR $1.10 ABOVE 75 THOUSAND OR FOR IRRIGATION METERS (20% ABOVE REGULAR RATES) - SUCCESSFUL .j PAS~ PRACTICE: PEAK USAGE TIME BAN - NOT SUCCESSFUL ~ CITY: COLL~IA HEIGHTS CONTACT: PUBLI C WORKS PHONE: 782-2800 CURRENT SUPPLY: OK CURRENTLY: NO RESTRICTIONS PAST PRACTICE: NO RESTRICTIONS CITY: COON RAPIDS CONTACT: GAY ALDINGER PHONE: 755-2880 CURRENT SUPPLY: OK SO FAR - PRESSURE IS LOW CURRENTLY: JUNE SEPT ODDiEVEN SIN~4 - ~ESSFUL ~A~: HAD Tn INS1!.:t-'n1!1!E A FULL BAN FOR A SHORT TIME IN · 89 ~R · 90 BECAUSE OF INCREASED DEVELOPMENT AND PEAK_USE. CITY: COTTAGE GROVE CONTACT: MARY COOK PHONE: 458-2808 CURRENT SUPPLY: OK CURRENTLV- oon,LmlEP $::TN'Cr '70.S - sn~~'R~S~ POLICE STOP AND REMIND RESIDENTS CITY: EAGAN CONTACT: MIKE SHELL PHONE: 686-9665 CURRENT SUPPLY: OK PUMPING FULL CAPACITY SUPPLIES COMING BACK UP CURRENTLY: ODD/EVEN FOR PAST 3 YRS - KNOCRS PEAK DOWN B.Y 30' lIAVE BEEN SENDING._Wo~QS,__O~-rNio~ RESIDENTS OF -ODO(EVEN TO INCREASE COJIfPLIANCE. PAST- PRACTICE-i--ToTAL-"9ANS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS '-; ~ r,", 1]'1 1,.[; (}l ..... L. r'j co 1,-) ~ -oj , , -;; ~ (~I .. ", Fi iii 1- ~ "1J r,) - CITY: LAKEVILLE CONTACT: CITY ADMINISTRATOR PHONE: 469-4431 CURRENT SUPPLY: GETTING LOW . CURRENTLY: VOLUNTARY SHUT DOWN OF SCHOOL nT~TRTl"T TR~IGATION HAVE BEEN BUYING H20 FROM BURNSVILLE (THEY TOLD THEM WEDNESDAY 6/21 THAT THEY HAD TO CUT THEM OFF) CAN BUY FROM APPLE VALLEY PAST PRACTICE: NO RESTRICTIONS '-l ~ r-..) IT' CITY: MAPLE GROVE CONTACT: PUBLIC WORXS PHONE:420-4000 CURRENT SUPPLY: GOOD SHAPE CURRENTLY: NO REST~IC~!O"S PAST PRACTICE: NO RESTRICTIONS - 1..,(1 tJI ..... L.:. r.,. '. 1..,(1 :, .r H j v;'- CITY: MINNETONKA CONTACT: UTILITY SUPER JOE BRANDON PHONE: 988-8400 CURRENT SUPPLY: GOOD SHAPE CURRENTLY: SINCE' RR F.VF.~Y YEAR NOT JUST (,I'T'Y ""J&TD (EVERY .11AM - SPM NO SPRINKLINC (ONE W~RNING $50/0CCURRENCEt PAST _PRACTICE: ODD/EVEN CLOTS OF COMPLAINTS) WFT,T.) -TJ .- M m e 1:1 "'"" CITY: PLYMOUTH CONTACT: TOM - PUBLIC WORKS PHONE: 550-5000 CURRENT SUPPLY: OK CtrRR.gR'l'LY:_ __QOJ:tL EY_ER_ SlN.CE_,ABOUT-!..9~UCCESSFUL A h fam;..-I; Co ~ v f r 7 ~ r. "PAST PRACTICE: NEVER HAD TO GO TO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CITY: PRIOR LAKE CONTACT: JOHN WING.~URD PHONE: 447-4230 CURRENT SUPPLY: LOW CURRENTLY: MAY GO TO ODD/EVEN AT JULY CITY COUNCIL MEETING IF NO RAIN PAST PRACTICE: 188 ORDINANCE FOR aOO/EVEN MUST IMPLEMENT THRU CITY ~OUNCIL (ONLY IMPLEMENTED ONCE IN 'as) CITY: SHOREVIEW CONTACT: PUBLIC WORKS PHONE: 490-4600 CURRENT SUPPLY: OK CURRENTLY: NO RESTRlr~TONS PAST PRACTICE: NO RESTRICTIONS CITY: STILLWATER CONTACT: WATER BOARD PHONE: 439-6231 CURRENT SUPPLY: OK CURRENTLY: NO RESTRIC~TONS--- --pn;r PRACTICE: ODD/EVEN ABOUT 3YRS AGO (FOR lYR) - SUCCESSFUL 1) Ijj --_._-~._~. ----~------~~. EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA HELD: July 3, 1995 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Prior Lake, Scott County, Minnesota, was duly called and held at the City Hall in said City on Monday, the 3rd day of July, 1995, at o'clock .M. The following members were present: and the following were absent: Member resolution and moved its adoption: introduced the following Resolution Number 95-57 RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC SALE OF $950,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF 1995 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota, as follows: 1. Finding: Amount and Purpose. It is hereby found, determined and declared that this City should issue $950,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds of 1995 (the "Bonds") for the purpose of providing money to finance the construction of various improvements in the City. 2. Appointment of Financial Advisor. The City Council does hereby appoint Juran & Moody, Inc., in St. Paul, Minnesota, to act as its financial advisor to the City for the sale of the Bonds. 3. Meeting: Bid Ooening. This Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the form of Notice of Bond Sale attached hereto as Exhibit A for the purpose of considering bids for, and awarding the sale of, the Bonds. The City Manager, or designee, shall open bids at the time and place specified in such Notice of Bond Sale. 294416.1 ."-,.,-----.--..---r- 4. Notice of Bond Sale. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting to be published in the official newspaper of the City and in Northwestern Financial Review not less than ten (10) days in advance of the date of sale, as provided by law, which notice shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof. 5. Official Terms of Bond Sale. The terms and conditions of the Bonds and the sale thereof are fully set forth in the "Official Terms of Bond Sale" attached hereto as Exhibit Band hereby made a part hereof. 6. Official Statement. The City Manager, Finance Director and other officers or employees of the City are hereby authorized to participate in the preparation of an official statement for the Bonds with Juran & Moody, Inc. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member and, after full discussion thereof and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 294416. 1 2 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT CITY OF PRIOR LAKE I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Manager of the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have carefully compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes with the original minutes of a meeting of the City Council of said City duly called and held on the date therein indicated, which are on file and of record in my office, and the same is a full, true and complete transcript therefrom insofar as the same relates to said City's $950,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds of 1995. WITNESS my hand as such Manager this 3rd day of July, 1995. City Manager 294416. 1 3 ~'__"_"""~""'''~'~_______'_'4~''~''_''''''~~'''"''~'_'~''''___''___~,'~~".-.~."-,.,-,_.""'-------_.--.. ,..--,'---'--,-..------.~,-,-........--.....-.,-......-.~-........~.-.,'"---~.,..-..~ I EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF BOND SALE $950,000 CITY OF PRIOR LAKE SCOTT COUNTY MINNESOTA GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF 1995 These bonds will be offered July 31, 1995. Sealed bids will be opened by the City Manager, or designee, at 11:30 A.M., Central Time, at the offices of Juran & Moody, Inc., 400 North Robert Street, Suite 800, in Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101-2091. Consideration of the bids and award of the sale of the bonds will be by the City Council at the City Hall in Prior Lake, Minnesota, at __:__ _.M. following the opening of the bids. The bonds will be dated August 1, 1995, as the date of original issue. Interest will be payable June 1, 1996 and semiannually thereafter. The bonds will mature on December 1 in the years and amounts as follows: Year Amount Year Amount 1996-1997 $80,000 2002 $100,000 1998-1999 85,000 2003 105,000 2000 90,000 2004 110,000 2001 95,000 2005 120,000 All dates are inclusive. Bidders must specify a price of not less than $931,950 plus accrued interest. An approving legal opinion will be furnished by Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bidders should be aware that the Official Terms of Bond Sale to be published in the Official Statement for the sale may contain additional bidding terms and information relative to the Issue. In the event of a variance between statements in this Notice of 294416.1 A-1 ~_~-"._~._<_~~........._,__~,.,.____..............___........_~... ,,___,,'~'~'w_""__'__~"___.'~'"~"._"~""'--__'~_-"''''''"W~'_~'~_,..._<,~_~~."".~_". Bond Sale and said Official Terms of Bond Sale the provisions of the latter shall be those to be complied with. Dated: July 3, 1995. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Frank Boyles City Manager Additional information may be obtained from: JURAN & MOODY, INC. Minnesota Mutual Life Building 400 North Robert Street Suite 800 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2091 Telephone No.: (612) 224-1500 294416.1 A-2 EXHIBIT B OFFICIAL TERMS OF BOND SALE $950,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF 1995 CITY OF PRIOR LAKE SCOTT COUNTY MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that these bonds will be offered for sale according to the following terms: TIME AND PLACE: Sealed bids will be opened by the City Manager, or designee, on Monday, July 31, 1995, at 11:30 A.M., Central Time, at the offices of Juran & Moody, Inc., 400 North Robert Street, Suite 800, in Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101- 2091. Consideration of the bids for award of the sale will be by the City Council at its meeting in the Prior Lake City Hall beginning at __:__ _.M., on the same day. TYPE OF BONDS: Fully registered general obligation bonds, $5,000 or larger denominations at the option of the bidder. DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUE OF BONDS: INTEREST PAYMENTS: August 1, 1995. For the purpose of providing money to finance the construction of various improvements in the City. June 1, 1996, and semiannually thereafter on June 1 and December 1. PURPOSE: MATURITIES: December 1 in each of the years and amounts as follows: 294416.1 B-1 -...,~._,.._-_.~.~~,.__._~._-~"--,._,.....,..",--......",,,,--~-~..._.--<><------_.- Year Amount 1996-1997 1998-1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 $ 80,000 85,000 90,000 95,000 100,000 105,000 110,000 120,000 All dates are inclusive. REDEMPTION: At the option of the Issuer, bonds maturing on or after December 1, 2000 shall be subject to prior payment, on December 1, 1999 and any interest payment date thereafter, at a price of par and accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of the bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, the bonds remaining unpaid which have the latest maturity date shall be prepaid first and if only part of the bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment the specific bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Registrar. BOND REGISTRAR: Principal will be payable at the main corporate office of First Trust National Association, in St. Paul, Minnesota (the "Registrar"). Interest will be payable by check or draft of the Registrar mailed to the registered holder of the bond at his address as it appears on the books of the Registrar. The Issuer will pay reasonable and customary charges for the services of the Registrar. CUSIP NUMBERS: If the bonds qualify for assignment of CUSIP numbers such numbers will be printed on the bonds, but neither the failure to print such numbers on any bond nor any error with respect thereto shall constitute cause for a failure or refusal by the Purchaser thereof to accept delivery of and pay for the bonds in accordance with terms of the purchase contract. The CUSIP Service Bureau 294416. 1 B-2 ~""-""-'""'~"..~--"~""'''~'~''-'~'''"-''.''''''''''',,"-'"~''''''''''--'"'~-'......-.-._--..,.._--1^~...,.-.,-~................~"""'^"-"""''''<' '~~~"~""-~-""""...._'-,~~""'-,",,,,> ~-""""""'-"'--'~-""'~~~""""""~"'-'-'-"---"----'- charge for the assignment of CUSIP identification numbers shall be paid by the Purchaser. DELIVERY: Forty days after award subject to approving legal opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bond printing and legal opinion will be paid by the Issuer and delivery will be anywhere in the continental United States without cost to the Purchaser. Legal opinion will be printed on the bonds at the request of the successful bidder. TYPE OF BID: Sealed bids of not less than $931,950 and accrued interest on the principal sum of $950,000 from date of original issue of the bonds to date of delivery must be filed with the undersigned prior to the time of sale. Bids must be unconditional except as to legality. A certified or cashier's check (the "Deposit") in the amount of $19,000 payable to the order of the Finance Director of the Issuer, or a Financial Surety Bond complying with the provisions below, must accompany each bid, to be forfeited as liquidated damages if bidder fails to comply with accepted bid. Bids for the bonds should be delivered to Juran & Moody, Inc., and addressed to: Ralph Teschner Finance Director Prior Lake City Hall 4629 Dakota Street Southeast Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 If a Financial Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond in the State of Minnesota, and preapproved by the Issuer. Such bond must be submitted to Juran & Moody, Inc. prior to the opening of the bids. The Financial Surety Bond must identify each bidder whose Deposit is guaranteed by such 294416. 1 B-3 Financial Surety Bond. If the bonds are awarded to a bidder using a Financial Surety Bond, then that purchaser is required to submit its Deposit to Juran & Moody, Inc. in the form of a certified or cashier's check or wire transfer as instructed by Juran & Moody, Inc. not later than 3:30 P.M., Central Time, on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is not received by that time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the Issuer to satisfy the Deposit requirement. The Issuer will deposit the check of the purchaser, the amount of which will be deducted at settlement and no interest will accrue to the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to comply with the accepted bid, said amount will be retained by the Issuer. No bid can be withdrawn after the time set for receiving bids unless the meeting of the Issuer scheduled for award of the bonds is adjourned, recessed, or continued to another date without award of the bonds having been made. INFORMATION FROM PURCHASER: All rates must be in integral multiples of 1/20th or 1/8th of 1%. No limitation is placed upon the number of rates which may be used. All bonds of the same maturity must bear a single uniform rate from date of issue to maturity and no rate of any maturity may be lower than the highest rate applicable to bonds of any preceding maturities. The successful purchaser will be required to provide, in a timely manner, certain information relating to the initial offering price of the bonds necessary to compute the yield on the bonds pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. RATES: 294416.1 B-4 ,_...,.'''.....~......._".....__~~"''''_..,>... .--..,..,.,.,'"'__-.,............_"'"""............................._......""'_..._.~~M~"'.~_..'........""_~"'........_."'..._""" ("" QUALIFIED TAX EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS: The Issuer will designate the bonds as qualified tax exempt obligations for purposes of Section 265(b) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. AWARD: Award will be made solely on the basis of lowest dollar interest cost, determined by addition of any discount to and deduction of any premium from the total interest on all bonds from their date to their stated maturity. The Issuer reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities and to adjourn the sale. Dated: July 3, 1995. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Frank Boyles City Manager Additional information may be obtained from: JURAN & MOODY, INC. Minnesota Mutual Life Building 400 North Robert Street Suite 800 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2091 Telephone No.: (612) 224-1500 294416.1 B-5 , ,