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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-12-42 RESOLUTION NO. 15- 12--42 CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS WASHINGTON COUNTY,MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AREA CHARGES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS FOR CONNECTIONS TO MUNICIPAL, WATER SYSTEMS, SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS AND STORM SEWER SYSTEMS WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. §444.075, Subd. 3 authorizes municipalities to establish a system of charges for the construction, reconstruction, repair, enlargement, improvement or other obtainment, maintenance operation and use of municipal facilities, including, but not limited to charges for connections to such municipal facilities for municipal water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer; and, WHEREAS, City ordinances provide for the Council to establish from time to time area charges to be collected for properties developing in and connecting to the municipal water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems; and, WHEREAS,the City has historically established and collected area charges; and, WHEREAS, area charges established by the City of Oak Park Heights require modification and amendment from time to time; and, WHEREAS, the office of the City Engineer has provided recommendations to the City Council as it affects the establishment of area charges throughout the City of Oak Park Heights as it relates to connection to trunk sanitary sewer systems, trunk water systems and trunk storm sewer systems; and, WHEREAS,the City Council determines it to be in the best interest of the residents and City of Oak Park Heights that such fees be periodically reviewed and adjusted to take into account cost of construction and replacement and systems, cost of maintenance operation and other expenses that the City expects to incur with regard to the maintenance of such systems. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council for the City of Oak Park Heights that effective January 1, 2016 city area charges to be applied throughout the City of Oak Park Heights for properties developing or connecting to municipal utilities shall be as follows: 1. Sanitary sewer area charge as follows: Comrnercial/lndustrial & Retail Business Centers - $2,494.00 per acre. Low Density Residential- $2,378.00 per acre. Medium Density Residential - $3,172.00 per acre. High Density Residential $5,551.00 per acre. 2. Municipal water area charge as follows: Commercial/Industrial & Retail Business Centers - $12,961.00 per acre. Low Density Residential - $12,365.00 per acre. Medium Density Residential - $16,485.00 per acre. High Density Residential - $28,853.00 per acre. 3. Storm sewer area charges in the sections of the city located within the Valley Branch Watershed District and the Middle St. Croix Valley Water Management Organization as follows: Commercial/Industrial & Retail Business Centers - $2,021.00 per acre. Low Density Residential - $1,113.00 per acre. Medium Density Residential - $1,614.00 per acre. High Density Residential - $2,021.00 per acre. And additional TSMP storm sewer area charges in the areas of the city located in the Browns Creek Watershed District however excepting the areas Iocated West of Trunk Highway 5, South of Trunk Highway 36 and north of 55th Street as follows: Commercial/Industrial & Retail Business Centers - $9,427.00 per acre. Low Density Residential - $8,519.00 per acre. Medium Density Residential - $9,019.00 per acre. High Density Residential - $9,427.00 per acre. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as to the determination of land use and computation of acreage as it affects each development or connection related to the collection of these fees, all such determinations/computations shall be made through the office of the City Engineer with all such fees being thereafter collected through the office of the City Administrator. No connection shall be made to any municipal utility system until such time as the area fees as calculated and determined by the office of the City Engineer have been collected. Passed by the City Council for the City of Oak Park Heights this 8th day of December, 2015. M c o ber, Mayor TE ric Jo n City A 'rtistrator ( { Sta nteC 2335 Highway 36 West,St. Paul MN 55113-3819 November 23, 2015 File:1938o1828 Attention: Eric Johnson City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. P.O. Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Dear Eric, Reference:Utility Area Charges The City has established a system of area charges to assist in financing trunk utility improvements. These charges need to be adjusted from time to time to recover additional costs incurred as a result of inflation,capitalized interest, or revisions/updates to trunk facilities. The table on the following page is a tabulation of the current area charges and those proposed for development initiated after January 1,2016. Adjustments to the City's utility area charges are tied to the ENR national Construction Cost Index (CCI),which is a benchmark of the current cost of materials and labor in the construction industry. The City's utility area charges were last updated in November 2014. From the third quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2015,the CCI has increased 2.0%,which is the current increase we are recommending to the City's area charges. If you have any questions or require further information please call me at (651.)604-4850. Regards, Stantee Consulting Services Inc. Lee M. Mann, P.E. Principal Phone: 651-604-4850 Fax: 651-636-1311 lee.mann@stantec.com Attachment: Utility Area Charge Updates for 2015 ENR CCI Partial History c. Betty Caruso,Julie Hultman—City of Oak Park Heights Mark Vierling—City Attorney Design with community in mind U) # � k d k a i & A k.� a 214 / \ (L « _ _ _ Wg m » . a x w ? e e e e C14 LO # m CD � 3 § V- \ � ƒ � 2 § CL % / _% / / % I )/ /. CO m 2 ® m e s e $ _ C) / 'a co U) n 2 :\ io § t 2 ~ Cfa a _ « « 70 mR 2 e e a L \ / % \ D 9 amyl LLJ © e I W 4N % o U \ ± (D f a) oqtT @ k E a T- a a @ ae o 73 0 C14 U « c: $ E _ _ _ _ \ g e w = e E ± 17.Z7, / \ \ E a 3 6 6 2 3 / ƒ $ a / sm \ i > / G , k § k ± � mm 7 ) E E k k / G U) R m / LO \ / e