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Council Minutes August 1, 1983 Page Six Mr. Jeff Jarvis indicated that he thought the use of the sanitary sewer was collected through user fees. The City Administrator indicated that the hook- up fee is established to offset the actual cost of construction of the two mil- lion dollar facility the City has for waste water treatment. Discussion was carried on regarding the section of the building code addressing sanitary sewer use calculations. Further discussion was carried on regarding the various uses. The City Administrator indicated that the City staff has used the lowest reasonable classification for calculation of the sewer hook-up charge. Mr. Murray Mills, a representative of the Alliance' Church Executive Board, indi- cated that their budget has been based on an average of 125 students per year. Councilmember Duitsman questioned the possibility of using the Alliance Church's formula for number of students to estblish a usage. The City Administrator indi- cated that the City staff has already taken into consideration the system of teach';" ing utilized by the Alliance Church with regard to number of students per square feet~ Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she felt the City Council should accept the unit charges submitted by the Alliance Church for the Church area and the class- room area, and the City's unit charge for the assembly area. Councilmember Duits- man indicated that he would like to help the Alliance Church, but felt the City should stay within their guidelines. Mr. Rick Breezee, Building and Zoning Administrator, indicated that there were a number of uses within the Community that the City staff would have to deal with re- gards to sewer hook-up charges. Mr. Breezee further indicated that the City staff needs specific guidelines in establishing those hook-up charges. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT MOVED TO APPROVE THE 15.14 UNITS ASSIGNED TO THE ALLIANCE CHURCH FOR SEWER HOOK~UP FEES. COUNCILMEMBER DUITSMAN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION FAILED 2-3. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM, COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL, MAYOR HINKLE OPPOSED. Mayor Hinkle indicated that he felt the City staff recommendation for units assigned to the assembly area, was within reason, and further indicated that he felt the units assigned to the church and classroom facilities could be reduced. Council- member Duitsman indicated that the City expects a tremendous number of hook-ups within the next 10 years, and further indicated that he did not want the assessment policy for hook-up fees to be destroyed. Councilmember Gunkel questioned whether the Alliance Church was considered when the anticipation of the number of hook-up fees was considered during the bonding and ,', assessment process of the sanitary sewer line. Councilmember Gunkel further indi- cated that she felt the Alliance Church classroom teaching concept was different from the normal, and therefore, should be considered. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MOVED TO CHANGE THE UNITS TO BE CHARGED FOR THE ALLIANCE CHURCH FOR HOOK-UP FEES FROM 1514 TO 12.19. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 3-2. COUNCILMEMBERS DUITSMAN AND SCHULDT OPPOSED.