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Real Estate Division ORIGINAL
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RESOLUTION
CI OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA (PS
Presented By `,Clp
Referred To Committee: Date
1 RESOLVED, That in accordance with Section 77.07 dealing with
2 Sewer Service Availability Charges, the Council does hereby set a
3 public hearing on the proposed Sewer Service Availability Charges
4 for the year 1996 to be held on December 27, 1995 at 3:30 P.M., in
5 the Council Chambers, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to
6 publish notice of said hearing; the publication of which is to be
7 had at least seven days before the hearing.
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Yeas Nays Absent Requested by Department of:
Blakey
Grimm I ✓ I
Finance & Management Services
Guerin I Harris I 1.../.1 I
Rettman I ✓ I I By: r / , t ��- �. .. �
Thune I 1.../H I Di r�� -95
O 1 Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date 0 1 k°l°kS / �/ /
Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: / ��� ✓�/�/J/1 -'Q_- --
By: ^ roved b May
46. r , Approved y�r or - bm' sion to Council
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Public Hearin Date - December 27, 1995 RE 12 -01 -95 gJ '1 0(
DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIATED N_ 3 4 0 5 9
Finance Department /Real Estate 12 -01 -95 GREEN SHEET - -- --
CONTACT PERSON & PHONE D D EPARTMENT DIRECTOR NI71Al1DATE O CRY COUNCIL INmAUDA*E —
Roxanna Flin 266 -8859 RW D SR FOR al CITY ATTORNEY ?/ CITY CLERK
MUST BE ON COUNCIL AG (DATE) BUDGET DIRECTOR ) WOUTINfi � ECTOR FIN. &MGT. SERVICES DIR.
DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING 12 -27 -95 O" DE " O MAYOR (OR ASSISTANT) DJ nlinci1 Researc4
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TOTAL • OF SIGNATURE PAGES 1 of 2 (CUP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
ACTION REQUESTED:
Set hearing date to consider increasing Sewer Service Availability Charge (SAC) from
$850.00 to $900.00 beginning January 1, 1996.
Refer to Green Sheet 34060 to Ratify SAC Charge.
Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
PLANNING COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE coma store 1. Has this person/Wrm ever worked under a oontrac t for this dapartrnent? -
E YES NO
STAFF 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
YES NO
_ DISTRICT COURT 3. Does this person/flrm possess a sksl not normally possessed by any current olty employee?
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? Ward 2 YES NO
Explain all yes answers on *emote sheet and attach to green sheet
INITIATING PROBLEM. ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (Who, What. When. Where. Why):
Letter from.Metropolitan Waste Control Commission informing government agencies of new
SAC charge from $850.00 to $900.00 for 1996. The full SAC is paid by the builder or
property owner. Therefore, passing the increased charge to them would not be a change
in the City's policy. KEV�d�J►
f (Letter from MWCC attached)
DEC 11
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ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
MAYOP'S OFFICE
The increase in SAC Unit Charges for the new year is not a new procedure and should be
expected by the builder or property owner. However, if the City of Saint Paul paid the '
increase it would cost. the City $36,750.00 if the same number of SAC Charges are made as Gin
1995.
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DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
Increase of $50.00 to ro ert owner or builder r year.
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RECEIVED
DEC 12 1995 DECO 1 Ss
CITY ATTORNEY
DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED:
City absorbs the increase,- additional cost to the City of $36,750.00.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ COST /REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
FUNDING SOURCE Sewer Service Enterprise Fund ACTIVITY NUMBER 260- 22209 -6301
FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN)
NOTE: COMPLETE DIRECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GREEN SHEET I STRUCTIONAL
MANUAL AVAILABLE IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE (PHONE NO. 29 5).
ROUTING ORDER:
Below are correct routings for the five most frequent types of documents:
CONTRACTS (assumes authorized budget exists) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (Amend Budgets/Accept. Grants)
1. Outside Agency 1. Department Director
2. Department Director 2. Budget Director
3. City Attorney 3. City Attorney
4. Mayor (for contracts over $15,000) 4. Mayor /Assistant
5. Human Rights (for contracts over $50,000) 5. City Council
6. Finance and Management Services Director 6. Chief Accountant. Finance and Management Services
7. Finance Accounting
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS (Budget Revision) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (all others, end Ordinances)
1. Activity Manager 1. Department Director
2. Department Accountant 2. City Attorney
3. Department Director 3. Mayor Assistant
4. Budget Director 4. City Council
5. City Clerk
6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Management Services
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS (all others)
1. Department Director
2. City Attorney
3. Finance and Management Services Director
4. City Clerk
TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURE PAGES
Indicate the #of pages on which signatures are required and paperclip or flag
each of these pages.
ACTION REQUESTED
Describe what the project/request seeks to accomplish in either chronologi-
cal order or order of importance, whichever is most appropriate for the
issue. Do not write complete sentences. Begin each item in your list with
a verb.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Complete if the issue in question has been presented before any body, public
or private.
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE?
Indicate which Council objective(s) your project/request supports by listing
the key word(s) (HOUSING, RECREATION, NEIGHBORHOODS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
BUDGET, SEWER SEPARATION). (SEE COMPLETE LIST IN INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL)
PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS:
This Information wiN be used to determine the cityls liability for workers compensation claims, taxes and proper civil service hiring rules.
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY
Explain the situation or conditions that created a need for your project
or request.
ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED
Indicate whether this is simpty an annual budget procedure required by law/
charter or whether there are specific ways in which the City of Saint Paul
and its citizens will benefit from this project/action.
DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED
What negative effects or major changes to existing or past processes might
this project/request produce if it Is passed (e.g., traffic delays, noise,
tax increases or assessments)? To Whom? When? For how long?
DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED
What will be the negative consequences If the promised action Is not
approved? Inability to deliver service? Continued high traffic, noise,
accident rate? Loss of revenue?
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Although you must tailor the information you provide here to the issue you
are , addressing, in general you must answer two questions: How much is it
going to cost? Who is going to pay?
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Environment Committee Meeting of November 28, 1995
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
Mears Park Centre, 230 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 65101 -1634
Phone (612) 291-6359 TDD (612) 291 -0904 FAX (612) 291 -6550 Metro Info (612) 2294780
DATE: November 20, 1995
TO: Chair and Members of the Environment Committee
FROM: Lois I. Spear, Controller, Management Services Dept., MCES, (229.2017)
SUBJECT: Approval of 1996 SAC (Service Availability Charge) Rates,
Committee Item #95 -068 -E
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ISSUE: The Service Availability Charge (SAC) rate is established annually. This rate has to be
set at a level which ensures the SAC fund has sufficient monies to:
1. Pay for the current SAC requirement (current years reserve capacity debt service) and
2. Pay for a portion of future SAC requirements if projections on SAC collections fall short.
POLICY IMPLICATION: The Water Resources Management Plan of the Metropolitan Council
(Policy 1 -16) calls for the Environment Division to retain the concept underlying the Service
Availability Charge, maintain an adequate SAC fund reserve, work for gradual annual increases
and closely monitor all trends that affect SAC revenue levels. This policy includes the
requirement to update the SAC report bienially.
FUNDING IMPLICATIONS: This business item concerns funding for the 1996 fiscal year.
PREVIOUS ACTION: None
DISCUSSION: The Service Availability Charge, or SAC fee is collected by the user communities
as users connect to the Metropolitan Disposal System (MDS) or as potential or peak sewage
discharge increases. The SAC fees are remitted to MCES on a monthly basis by user
communities. By law, SAC revenue finances the reserve capacity portion of the MDS. See
Attachment B for highlights of the SAC program.
As required by policy, long term financial projections were completed and analyzed to ensure
that SAC rate increases are as moderate and gradual as possible over the term of the forecast
while maintaining adequate reserves in the SAC fund. See Attachment A for a summary of the
SAC financial analysis for only the years 1995- 1999. The Sewer Rate /Cost Allocation Task Force
is considering recommendations from the Technical Advisory Committee on changes to the SAC
program. Effects that changes in the SAC program will have on SAC rates have not been
considered in this analysis.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Environment Committee accept and
forward to the Finance Committee the proposal to increase the SAC rate from $850 to $900 per
unit for communities with interceptors and from $775 to $820 per unit for communities without
interceptors, effective January 1, 1996.
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Real Estate Division
140 City Hall Green Sheet #
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
1 WHEREAS, To comply with the Metropolitan Waste Control
2 Commission's (MWCC's) method of charging local governing bodies for
3 Reserve Capacity Charges, the Saint Paul City Council, pursuant to
4 Section 77.07 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, adopted
5 Resolution C.F. 260524 on January 23, 1973 (Chapter A -7
6 Administrative Code) as amended, which establishes Service
7 Availability Charges (SAC); and
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9 WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission has
10 increased the unit charges for the year 1996 from $850.00 to
11 $900.00 per unit; now therefore be it
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13 RESOLVED, That Council Resolution C.F. 260524, adopted
14 January 23, 1973, as amended, be and the same is hereby further
15 amended so as to increase the SAC unit charge from $850.00 to read
16 $900.00 per unit; and be it
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18 FURTHER RESOLVED, That this amending resolution shall take
19 effect, be in force from and after its passage, approval and
20 publication.
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Yeas Nays Absent Requested by Department of:
Blake �1
Grimm 1 11 I Finance & Management Services
Guerin I
Harris II I
Megard II
Rettman II By:
Thune t 11 11 Director
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By:
By:
Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
Approved by Mayor: Date
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