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Home My WebLink About06-230 • CITY OF LAKEVILLE RESOLUTION NO. 06-230 RESOLUTION ADOPTING WATER, SANITARY SEWER, STREET LIGHT RATES, SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT FEE, STATE WATER TESTING FEE, AND DAKOTA COUNTY (PRIVATE) SEPTIC SYSTEM FEE NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following utility fees are approved and adopted effective with all accounts billed after February 1, 2007 until changed by the City Council. I. Sewer Rates A. Residential 1. Shall be based on actual water consumption, or the water consumed during the first quarter of the year, whichever is less. 2. When an account is newly established, the sewer maximum charge shall be set at 18,000 gallons of sewer use. Sewer charge for the remainder of the year will be at this figure, or actual usage, whichever is less. The total is therefore $47.12. 3. A basic sewer charge of $3.20/dwelling unit per quarter will be charged for all accounts. 4. Shall be $2.44 per thousand gallons of usage. 5. A flat rate of $47.12/dwelling unit per quarter shall be charged to those residential customers who do not have metered water. 6. Shall be billed for a minimum of 5,000 gallons per quarter. B. Industrial, Institutional and Commercial 1. Shall be based on actual gallons of water consumed. • 2. A basic sewer charge of $3.20 per quarter will be charged for all accounts. 3. Shall be $2.44 per thousand gallons of usage. 4. Shall be billed for a minimum of 5,000 .gallons per quarter. C. Multiple dwellings served by a single meter shall be charged for the number of units each quarter at the time the meter is read. The sewer charges for each quarter shall be determined by dividing the total gallons of water by number of units. 1. Shall be based on actual water consumption, or the water consumed during the first quarter of the year, whichever is less. 2. A basic sewer charge of $3.20 per quarter per dwelling unit will be charged. for all accounts. 3. Shall be charged $2.44 per thousand gallons consumed. 4. Shall be based on a minimum of 5,000 gallons per quarter per dwelling unit. D. Manufactured Home Parks 1. Shall be based on actual water consumption, or the water consumed during the first quarter of the year, whichever is less. . 2. A .basic sewer charge of $3.20 per quarter per unit will be charged for all accounts. 3. Shall be $2.44 per thousand gallons of usage above the minimum gallons consumed each quarter. 4. Shall be based on a minimum of 5,000 gallons per quarter per dwelling unit. E. When a separate water system is installed and is limited to uses that cannot enter the .sewer system, no charge shall be made for sewer on the water metered for said system. II. Water Rates A. Based on actual metered gallons consumed each quarter. B. A basic water charge of $3.15 per quarter will be charged for all accounts. For residential, multiple residential and manufactured homes, the basic water charge shall be based on the number of residential equivalent dwelling units. Shall be $.91 per thousand gallons for the first 30 thousand gallons and $1.29 per thousand gallons in excess of 30 thousand gallons except C. multi-family dwellings served by a single meter, shall be charged $.97 per thousand gallons for actual consumption based on the first 30 thousand gallons times the 2 . number of dwelling units and $1.29 per thousand gallons for consumption in excess of 30 thousand gallons times the number of dwelling units. D. Irrigation sprinkler accounts shall be billed at $1.29 per thousand gallons. E. Bulk water accounts 1. Shall be billed at $2.32 per thousand gallons 2. Account setup fee of $10.00/account F. For those accounts whereby an accurate reading cannot be determined due to faulty meter, water consumption shall be established to be 18,000 gallons per quarter per. dwelling unit. III. State water testing fee $1.59/quarter/connection IV. Streetlights 1. Utility accounts served by water and/or sanitary sewer A. Residential $ 6.05/dwelling unit/quarter B. Multiple Family $ 6.05ldwelling unit/quarter C. Institutional $ .16930Ifront foot D. Commercial/Industrial $ .1693D/front foot E. New subdivisions, as part of development Contract. $ 24.20/residential dwelling unit 2. Utility accounts not served by water and or sanitary sewer shall be billed .annually A. Residential $ 24.20/dwelling unit/year B. Multiple Family $ 24.20/dwelling unit/year C. Manufactured Homes and Manufactured Home Parks No charge V. Surface Water Management Fee 1. Utility accounts served by water and/or sanitary sewer A. The single family (residential equivalent utility factor) Surface Water Management Utility Fee shall be $5.25/dwelling unit per quarter for those utility accounts served by water and/or sanitary sewer. 2. Utility accounts not served by water and/or sanitary sewer shall be billed annually A. The residential equivalent utility factor Surface Water Management Utility Fee shall be $21.00/dwelling unit per year for those accounts not served by water and/or sanitary sewer. 3. New subdivisions, as part of development contracts, $21.00/residential dwelling unit. VI. Head of households over 65 years of age or living on social security or pension income alone: 3 1. Enrolled on or before December 7, 1998 shall be entitled to a 30% discount on water and sanitary sewer services to homesteaded residential properties as described in Section I and II above. Said accounts are also exempt from streetlight charges as described in Section III above. 2. Enrolled after December 7, 1998 shall be entitled to a 30% discount on water, sanitary sewer and street light services to homesteaded residential properties as described in Section I, II and III above subject to a maximum discount based on ten thousand gallons of usage. 3. Persons qualifying for the discount must annually certify .that they meet the requirements of this section prior to December 31 of each year in order to receive the benefits in the following year. VII. A monthly penalty of 1.5% of the unpaid balance or $1.00, whichever is greater will be charged on all delinquent accounts that are greater than $10.00. No penalty will be charged on closed accounts. VIII. Accounts certified to the County Treasurer/Auditor for collection with the subsequent year's taxes will be charged a $25.00 service charge plus 18% interest per year. IX. Water Shut-offs a) During normal business hours $10.00 b) After normal business hours $25.00 X. Water Reconnections a) During normal business hours $10.00 b) After normal business hours $25.00 XI. Replace frost bottom - $35.00 XII. Testing of Water Meters (only if meter test correct) in accordance with ordinance 7-5-4-6. a) S/8" to 1" $40.00 b) 1 1/4" to 2" $80.00 c) All other sizes contract cost (Minneapolis) plus 10% XIII. Surcharge for water service (penalties) for violation of Ordinance 7-5-12 relating to Emergency (water) Regulations. a) First violation Warning b) Second and subsequent violations in the same calendar year $25/event XIiI. Residents with private septic systems. shall be billed a private septic system fee of $2.97/per year 4 APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council this 18th day of December, 2006. CITY OF L KEVILL By: /i/- Robert D. Johns ,.Mayor AT ST: harlene Friedges, City rk 5