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City of EW REQUEST FOR ACTION River TO ITEM NUMBER Mayor and City Council 8.7 AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY General Business June 3, 2013 Jeremy Barnhart,Deputy Director, COD ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By Service Availability Charge (SAC) Deferment Policy Cal Portner, City Administrator REVIEWED BY ACTION REQUESTED Approve by motion an amendment to the policy pertaining to payment and assessment of the costs to connect and repair private utility lines. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION In December 2012, the Council approved a policy and supporting ordinance that allowed for the payment of costs and connection charges associated with private lines over time,via the MN Stat. 429 assessment process. The policy established a maximum term of 10 years. In June 2013, the Council agreed to allow this policy to apply to the payment of connection charges only, at the request of Natures Dry Cleaning. On July 15,2013, the Council approved a petition written for Natures Dry Cleaning that outlined a 5-tyear payback. Nature's Dry Cleaning requests a term of at least 7 years. After review of the policy,it is staff's recommendation to expand the policy to incorporate criteria and framework for the connection charge issue. The policy establishes criteria where connection charges could be financed (single-family residential, unique service or industry,redevelopment, or a doubling of SAC units). Further, the revised policy establishes a table for the payment term for non-single-family uses: $25,000 to $50,000 up to 3 years, $50,001 to $100,000 up to 7 years, and $100,001 to $150,000 up to 10 years. The ordinance effectively sunsets on December 31,2015, at which time the Council could determine whether an extension is appropriate. FINANCIAL IMPACT None ATTACHMENTS • Existing ordinance • Sample petition • Draft policy POWERED By A IR