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CONSULTING ENGINEERS CIVil ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL MUNiCIPAl PlANNING STRUCTURAL .URVEYING TRAFFIC TRANSPORTATION 1326 Energy Park Drive St. Paul, MN 55108 612-644-4389 Fax: 612-644-9446 _00 Shelard Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55441 612-546-0432 Fax: 612-544-6398 AGENDA ITEM 8.9. February 24, 1994 File: 230-161-75 Mr. Pat Klaers City Administrator City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 RE: STORMSEWERIMPACTFEE Dear Mr. Klaers: As requested by the City Council, we have researched various metropolitan communities to determine how they deal with storm sewer charges for improvements off of a project site. The communities we contacted and from whom we received responses back include Shoreview, New Hope, Golden Valley, Lakeville, Bumsville, Brooklyn Park, Lino Lakes, and Roseville. We found that the vast majority of these communities have already implemented a surface water management utility fee. However, they are split on the issue of an impact fee versus trunk storm sewer assessments. The Cities of Shoreview, New Hope, and Golden Valley currently do not have any type of impact fee. However, they do still charge trunk assessments for improvements outside the boundaries of developments. The City of Brooklyn Park is currently in the process of developing a new plan to include a surface water management utility fee and are considering an impact fee as part of that. The Cities of Lakeville, Bumsville, Lino Lakes, and Roseville have impact fees. For the most part, they are charged on a square footage basis with rates varying for different types of development. Interestingly, the City of Lino Lakes has a policy to not assess for storm sewer; therefore, their only method of paying for it is the impact fee charged on a square foot basis. The City of Lakeville has used this approach for over 10 years. If the City of Elk River were to consider an impact fee as discussed at the last meeting, I believe it should be considered not an additional charge, but a charge in lieu of a trunk storm sewer assessment. I believe it is the intent to construct trunk storm sewer facilities utilizing the impact fee and the surface water management utility fee. In most cases, if not all, this type of approach should be less expensive for developers. This is because they will be paying only the impact fee and the potential owners of their development will pay the ongoing surface water management utility fee.