09-909Council File # 09-909
Green Sheet # 3076676
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WI�REAS, Saint PauPs� hospitality indush-y generates millions of dollazs for Saint Paul's economy and provides
excellent entertainment, food and beverages to our citizens and helps us amact people to our beautiful City from the metropolitan azea
and beyond; and
WHEREAS, patios are becoming increasingly populaz in the hospitality industry and outdoor dining is becoming essential to
a successful establishmenYs business model; and
WHEREAS, the Service Availability Charges (SAC) program is administered by the Metropolitan Council and is set up as a
user fee to accommodate sewage flow into the Metropolitan Council's treatment facilities; and
WHEREAS, a single SAC unit for patios costs $2,000 for 22 seats or 8 seats depending on which type of silverware and
utensils aze utilized making it costty for restaurants to establish patios as well as encouraging more waste in our landfills making this
chazge inherently unsustainable; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council is considering dropping in half its SAC fees for hospitality establishments that
establish patios; and
WHEREAS, initial research by the City of Saint Paul, Department of Safety and Inspections, utilizing data provided by Saint
Paul Regional Water Services, indicates that, by in lazge, the greatest amount of water and sewer usage at Saint Paul restaurants occurs
in the fall and winter when there is no outdoor service at all; and
WI-IEREAS, this reseazch also indicates that most outdoor dining merely replaces dining that would normally take place
inside the establishment; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota's weather is predictably too cold, wet, or hot for outdoor dining to occur more than 60 days out of
the yeaz and Minnesotans aze known to go "up north" much more in the warmer months when patios are in use; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council strongly encourages the Meh�opolitan Council to examine the research
provided by the City of Saint Paul and recommends that the Meuopolitan Council eliminate altogether the charging for SAC crediu
forpatios;andbeit * (see page 2)
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Clerk upon passage of this Resolution mails a copy to all appointed
members of the Metropolitan Council and staff inembers of the Metropolitan Council Envuonmental Services section.
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* RESOLVED that the Citv Council requests that the Metropolitan Council respond
to the above sug�esrion; and be it
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Approval of a Resolurion sfrongly encouraging the Metropolitan Council to examine the reseazch provided by the Ciry of Saint Pau(
and recommending that the Metropolitan Council eliminate altogether the cttarging for SAC credits for patios.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R):
Planning Commission
CIB Committee
Civil Service Commission
Personal Service Contracts Must Answer the Following Questions:
1. Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this departmeni?
Yes No
2. Has ihis person/firm ever been a city employee?
Yes No .
3. Dces this personlfirm possess a skill not normally possessed by any
curzent city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separete sheet and attach to green sheet.
Initiating Probiem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
Initial reseazch indicates that the current SAC program is unfair to restaurants who wish to build a patio. A SAC credit costs $2,000
and research shows lltat water usage at restaurants and the corresponding sewage actually goes down in the warm months when parios
are in use.
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Disadvantages If Approved:
Disadvantages If Not Approved:
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