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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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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 publica6on.
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Form Approved by City Attorney
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Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
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Public Hearing Date - December 27, 1995 RE 12 -01 -95 / S f
DEPARTMENT OFFICFJCO UNCIL DATE INmATED p
Finance Department /Real Estate 12 -01 -95 GREEN 'SHEET N _ 3 4 0 6 0
CONTACT PERSON & PHONE ❑ DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR El El CITY COUNCIL INmALAaA7E —
Roxanna Flink 266 -8859 ASSIGN ❑ cm ATTORNEY ❑ CITY CLERK
NUBBIN MUST BE ON COUNCIL ADEN BY 5 (DATE) ' ❑ BUDGET DIRECTOR ® FIN. & MGT. SERVICES DIR.
DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING 12 -27 -95 °ER El MAYOR (OW ASSISTANT) Council Research
TOTAL N OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CUP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
ACTION REQUESTED:
Approve increase for Sewer Service Availability Charge (SAC) from $850.00 to $900.00
beginning d ary -l 1996. Refer to Green Sheet 34059 to set hearing date to ratify SAC
Charges. /101Clc
RECOMMENDATIONS Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING GU ESTIONS:
N ANNB a COMMISSION _ cm_ swam co iissiow 1. Has this person/firm ever Worked under a contract for this deparsnent? -
CIS COMMITTEE YES NO
STAFF 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city enployee?
YES NO
DISTRICT COURT 3. Does this person/firm possess a ski not normally possessed by any current city employee?
SUPPORTS WHICH COIL OBJECTIVE? Ward 2 YES NO
Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green shoot
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INmATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (Who, Whet. 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.
REl't11iEU
(Letter from MWCC is attached) DEC 18 1995
ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
nfl y()p'Q 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 in 1996 if the same number of SAC charges
are made as in 1995.
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DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
Increase of $50.00 to property owner or builder from rate in previous year.
Council Research Cent
DEC 18 1995
DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED:
City absorbs the increase - additional cost to City of $36,750.00.
RECEIVED
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DEC 0 119,95
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CITY ATTORNEY
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)
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NOTE: COMPLETE DIRECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GREEN SHEET INSTRUCTIONAL
MANUAL AVAILABLE IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE (PHONE NO. 298. 4225).
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. Departrnent Director
2. Department Director 2. Budget Director
3. City Attorney 3. City Attomey
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
y. Finance Accounting
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS (Budget Revision) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (all others, and 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 +sof 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- betore any body, public
or private.
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE?
Indicate which CouncN objectives) your projectlrequest 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 will be used to determine the cfy$3 Nobility 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 simply 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 11 it is passed (e.g., tralfio 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 mUtd answer two questions: How much is it -
going to cost? Who is going to pay?
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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 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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Grimm Finance & Management Serv'ces
Guerin 1
Harris .�
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Adoption Certified by Council Secretary
By:
Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
Approved by Mayor: Date
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Environment Committee Meeting of November 28, 1995
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METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
Mears Park Centre, 230 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 -1634
Phone (612) 291-6359 TDD (612) 291 -0904 FAX (612) 291 -6550 Metro Info (612) 229 -3780
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
�CUTIVE . TMMARY
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 year's 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.