HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-028 CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION 06-28
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE SANITARY SEWER
AVAILABLITY CHARGE AND AMENDING CITY' S
COMPREHENSIVE SANITARY SEWER POLICY PLAN.
WHEREAS, Revenues from Sanitary sewer area unit connection charges (and sanitary sewer
area charges prior to January 1, 2006) are accounted for in the Sanitary Sewer Trunk Fund with
the revenues appropriated to the construction of trunk sanitary .sewer infrastructure and are
pledged to .the payment of debt which finances construction of trunk facilities and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature amended statutes 444.075 whereby the municipalities
can no longer charge sanitary sewer connection charges based on square footage and the
ordinance relating to sanitary sewer area charges was therefore deleted by the City Council
effective January 1, 2006 consistent with State Statutes and
WHEREAS, the recovery of the revenues previously anticipated to be derived from sanitary
sewer area charges is therefore important to the long term fiscal health of the fund.
WHEREAS, the Ordinance Amending Title 10 of the City Ordinance establishes a Sanitary
Sewer Availability Charge (SSAC) which will be based on the number of residential units rather
than acreage
i WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Sewer Policy Plan references the use of Sanitary Sewer Area
charges to finance future sanitary sewer infrastructure.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakeville,
Minnesota, that
a) The fee for the Sanitary Sewer Connection Charge is $702.00 per unit..
b) The fee for the. Sanitary Sewer Availability Charge is $278.00 per unit
c) The City's Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Policy Plan is hereby amended such that all
references to the Sanitary Sewer Area Charge are hereby replaced with Sanitary Sewer
Availability Charge.
APPROVED .AND ADOPTED this 20th day of March 2006.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE,
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Robert D. Jo on, Mayor
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Charlene Friedges, City k