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City Council Minutes February 16, 1999 Page 3 e 4.5. Consider County Reauest Regardina City Fees for Jail Construction Proiect City Administrator Pat Klaers informed the council of the two requests made by the county regarding the jail construction project. He stated that the first issue is consideration of a reduction in the sewer availability charges (SAC) and water availability charges (WAC). He stated that this two-part request refers to the September 1998, 52 bed, double bunking project, and the 180 bed jail expansion project. Pat stated that the second issue requested is for a possible reduction in the building permit and plan review fees. Building Official Cliff Skogstad stated that in the past, the city has used the Metropolitan Waste Council's formula for determining SAC units in order to be consistent with most metropolitan areas. He went on to explain that when comparing a jail to an apartment or hotel, hotels pay an extra SAC/WAC fee for kitchen and laundry areas, whereas jails do not, therefore legitimizing the reason why hotel SAC charges had been reduced to .5 unit. Cliff stated that each 2 112 beds at the jail is considered one unit, and 2 1/2 beds are more than what is typically found in a motel room. However, in researching the issue, he stated that he found a jail being charged 1 unit for every 2 1/2 beds, (and not charged for their commercial kitchen or laundry), would then be more comparable to an apartment at a .8 unit. e Cliff further recommended that no reduction in building permit and plan check fees be provided. He stated that building permit charges should remain consistent for everyone, and the city should not set a precedent of lowering fees for special circumstances. He went on to say that in regard to the fees, it is appropriate to use the 1994 Table 1A instead of the 1997 Uniform Building Code Table 1A based on the early January city/county discussion on the expansion project. He stated that this would save the county approximately 11 % on their permit price, and would allow for consistency in other building applications. City Administrator Pat Klaers indicated that assuming the Utilities Commission agrees, the savings to the county for the 52 bed and the 180 bed projects would amount to 18.56 units, or $49,184 is savings on SAC/WAC fees. Council member Dietz stated that in Utilities Commission discussions, it was agreed that the Commission would support the decision made by the City Council on this issue. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO APPROVE 2.5 JAIL BEDS AT A .8 SAC/WAC UNIT RATE, APPLYING TO THE 52 BED DOUBLE BUNKING PROJECT, AND THE 180 BED JAIL EXPANSION PROJECT. COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. No action was taken on the building permit and plan check fees. Fees charged to the county will be based on the January 5, 1999 rates. 4.6. CBD Visioning Uodate e Planner Steve Wensman reviewed with the council the process by which the visioning group for the Central Business District was formed. He stated that the group focuses on revitalization of the downtown area, with participants including