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04-181Council File # �� V I Ordinance # Green Sheet #�� (� ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Presented By Referred To Committee Date : 1 A legislative ordinance to amend Saint Paul Legislarive Code Chapter 82, Water Surcharge, to 2 facilitate a title change. 0 �� THE COUNCIL OF TAE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: 7 Section 1 9 Section 82, Water Surcharge, of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as 10 foliows: ll 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Sec. 82.01. Water surcharge. (a) Statement of purpose. The City of Saint Paui is committed to a program for the separation of its storm sewage system from its sanitary system far the purpose of abating combined sewer overflow into the Mississippi River and to reduce the amount of cleaz water flowage into the sewage treahnent plant operated by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. This program is being conducted by the city pursuant to mandated state legislation and authority contained in Minnesota Statutes, Section 116.19. To accomplish this program the city is authorized by said Section 116.19 to exercise the powers of a municipality contained in Chapters ll 5, 117, 412, 429, 435, 444, 471 and 475 of Minnesota Statutes. This program will require the separation of storm sewage from sanitary sewage by means of the construction and reconstruction of sewers and public streets within the city during the ensuing years until the program is completed. Construction and reconshuction of the sewers wiil require in many instances the relocation of certain public water utilities located within the public streets and owned and maintained by the Saint Paul Water Utility. The City of Saint Paul is obligated by the provisions of Chapter 110, Special Laws of Minnesota for 1885, to reimburse the water utility for all costs incurred in relocating its water facilities when the relocation is caused by the construction or reconstruction of the street in which the water facilities aze located. The council intends by this water surchazge to provide funds to pay for the costs to be incuned in the relocation of the water facilities necessitated by the sewer separation program. (b) Water surcharge established. For the purpose of paying the costs incurred by the City of Saint Paui in relocating water utility facilities made necessary in conjunction with the p{)g��s}}gp city's construction, reconstruction, repair, enlargement and improvements necessitated by ' .:. ` � 0 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 the separation of the combined sewer system in Saint Paul, there is hereby established a v`_��' chazge upon all properties within the City of Saint Paul which aze connected to the city's water system. The charge shall be based upon the volume of water usage, and is hereby established at the rate of five cents ($0.05) per one hundred (100) cubic feet of water consumption. This surcharge on water rates far properties located within the City of Saint Paul shall be calculated and collected by the board of water commissioners and shall be deposited with the office of financial services in a separate and distinct activity within the public works sewer service fitnd to be known as "Water Surcharge" to be expended for the purposes as set forth in this section. (c) Surcharge expiration. The water surcharge hereby established shall terminate and shall not be applicable to billings rendered from and after December 31, 1995, unless extended by ordinance adopted by the city council. Section 2 That ttris ordinance revision shaIl take affect and be in force thirty (30) days after its passage, approval and publication. Cii..'" _ • 1„< „ .. . � Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet � IV t DepartmerMloifice/council: Date Initiated: V� �� � Mo May�s�� ,�.,�,-04 Green Sheet NO: 3010338 Contact Person 8 Phone• DeoartmeM Sent To Person Initial/Date Reyne Rofuth � 0 a or's O�ce 266-8710 pujgn 1 a or' Of'fice Must Be on Council Agenda by (Date): Number 2 ouncil For Routing Order ToWI # of Signature Pages _(Clip All Locations for Signature) Action Requested Changes to Legislative Ordinance, Chapter 82. Recommendations: Approve (A) w Rejec[ (R): Personal Service CooYracts Must Mswer the Eollowfng Questions: � Planning Commission 1. Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department? Cf8 Committee Yss No Civil Service Commission 2. Has this person/firm ever been a dty employee? Yes No 3. Does this person/firtn passess a skill not nortnally passessed by any current ciry employee? Yes No Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why): . � I.egislative Ordinance Code changes to Chapter 82. See attached. AdvanWqes If Approved: See Above. DisadvantapeslfApproved: None DisadvaMages If Not Approved: Changes not made. ToWI Amount of � CosURevenue Budgeted: Transaction: „�, �� � �,��,� Funding Source: Activity Number: �''�'-'� Financial Information:) �i A � � � LQO� (Explain Fq