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REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Ma or and Ci Council 8.2 <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />General Business ul 2, 2012 ustin Femrite, Ci En ~ eer <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED B)/ <br />Storm Water Utility Fee Rebecca Haug, Environmental <br /> Administrator <br /> REVIEWED BY <br /> Cal Portner, Ci Administrator <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Approve the findings of the Storm Water Utility Feasibility Study and authorize staff to proceed with the <br />steps detailed for implementation of a Storm Water Utility Fee. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />As directed at the November 14, 2011, City Council meeting, staff worked with a consultant, Stantec, on <br />the preparation of a Feasibility Study that studied the current and future funding of the city's Storm <br />Water Program. The Feasibility Study is attached for your review. Representatives from Stantec will <br />present the findings of the study. <br />The Feasibility Study details the expected shortcomings of the existing Storm Water Utility (formerly <br />Surface Water Management) budget and funding options. The study recommends the creation of a <br />Storm Water Utility Fee to fund the ongoing and increasing costs associated with the utility. <br />If the action requested is approved, staff would proceed with the following steps to implement the fee: <br />1. Finalize a Storm Water Utility Fee Ordinance for adoption by the City Council. This step would <br />include holding a public hearing on the proposed ordinance. <br />2. Finalize the details and procedures to bill and collect the user fee revenues. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />Currently, the city funds the Storm Water Utility with an annual $50,000 tax levy. If the Council decides <br />to move forward with the Storm Water Utility Fee, beginning in 2013, revenue for the utility will come <br />from the fees collected instead of the tax levy. <br />If the Council decides not to move forward with the Storm Water Utility Fee, the estimated tax levy <br />contribution needed to fund the utility in 2013 will need to be increased to $635,514. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />^ Storm Water Utility Feasibility Study <br />aow[~tlt e,~ <br />