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City Council Minutes <br />November 17, 2014 <br />Page 12 <br />Mr. Portner asked the consultant about using the existing elements of the Orono <br />Park sign and creating a wayfinding plan from it. <br />Mr. Lang stated the Orono Park sign as a gateway sign is very strong and he isn't <br />sure how it would transfer through the whole signage system. He stated he isn't sure <br />there are characteristics that are unique enough to create a sign system around it and <br />suggested adapting it to fit for Orono Park. <br />Council consensus was to take Option 1 and incorporate some items discussed <br />tonight, such as changing out the logo and trying different elements of the limestone <br />and fieldstone. <br />902 Starmwaterr Utflky Fee Program <br />Mr. Femrite presented the staff report. He reviewed communications efforts to <br />engage the public about how to fund the stormwater program. He discussed survey <br />questions regarding whether the community wanted a fee based program or for <br />funding to be taken from property taxes. He noted that more people chose the fee <br />based program. <br />Mr. Femrite discussed the feasibility report. He stated the report recommends $3 per <br />month on residential parcels and a residential equivalency rate for all the commercial <br />and industrial properties based on their impervious surfaces. The report didn't <br />discuss how the city should distinguish between a rural or urban residential property. <br />Mr. Femrite stated staff is working on a draft ordinance. He reviewed a proposed fee <br />structure. He suggested a tiered rate for residential properties, such as $3 for urban <br />service residents, $2 per month for rural residential and other properties (non - single <br />family residential) would contribute $21 per acre of impervious surface per month. <br />He stated at these rates, the city would generate about $418,000 annually for the <br />stormwater program. <br />Mr. Simon stated a new enterprise fund would be created for the stormwatet <br />program. He noted many cities have it classified as an enterprise fund since user <br />charges are typically the funding source. With creation of a storm sewer enterprise <br />fund, like all other similar funds, depreciation of assets is included in the budget. A <br />resolution to close out the current surface water management fund and transfer any <br />remaining assets to the new enterprise fund will be done as part of the program <br />approval. <br />Mr. Femrite stated the impact fees charged to developers are being kept in the fee <br />schedule in order to keep the fee low for residents and businesses. <br />Mr. Femrite compared some other cities and asked the Council to focus not on the <br />amount of the other community's stormwater fee, but rather the trend of their fees <br />increasing. He stated the general trend, in other cities, is the fee has been increasing <br />to meet the needs of the new regulations for their reissued permits. He stated this is <br />INATUREJ <br />