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• CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION
. Date December: 1, 2003 Resolution No. 03-227
Motion By xieb Seconded By Bellows
RESOLUTION SETTING WATER, SANITARY SEWER, STREET
LIGHT RATES AND SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT FEE
NOW, THEREFORE,. BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City. of
Lakeville, Minnesota that the following is approved and adopted effective with all accounts
billed after February 1, 2004 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. This average is to be established after the first
quarter ofthe year. Sewer charge for the remainder of the year will be at this
figure, or actual usage, whichever is less. The total is therefore $45.86
3. A basic sewer charge of $3.20 per quarter will be charged for all accounts.
4. Shall be $2.37 per thousand gallons of usage.
5. A flat rate of $45.86 per quarter shall be charged to .those residential
customers who do not have metered water.
b. Shall be billed fora 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.
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3. Shall be $2.37 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 $2.37 per thousand gallons consumed.
4. Shall be based on a minimum of 5,000 gallons per quarter per dwelling unit.
D. Manufactured Home Parks
l . 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 $2.37 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 $2.75 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..
• C. Shall be $.84 per thousand gallons.
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D. For those accounts whereby an accurate reading cannot be determined due.. to faulty
meter, water consumption shall be established to be 20,000 gallons per quarter.
III. Street Lights
1. Utility accounts served by water and/or sanitary sewer
A. Residential $ 5.40/unit/quarter
B. Multiple Family 5.40/unit/quarter
C. Institutional .1500/front foot
D. CommerciaUIndustrial .1500/front foot
E. New subdivisions, as part of development
Contract $ 21.60/residential unit
2. Utility accounts not served by water and or sanitary sewer shall be billed annually
A. Residential $ 21.60/unit/year
B. Multiple Family 21.60/unit/year
C. Manufactured Homes and
Manufactured Home-Parks No charge
IV. 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 .$4.75 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 $19.00 per year for those accounts not served by water and/or sanitary sewer.
3. New subdivisions, as part of development contracts, $19.00/residential unit.
V. Head of households over 65 years of age or living on social security or pension
income alone:
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 street light 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.
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• 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.
VI. 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.
VII. Surfacewater and street light accounts which are not served by City water or sanitary
sewer and which are certified to the County Treasurer/Auditor for collection with the
subsequent year's taxes will be charged a $2.00 service charge plus 18% interest per
year. All other accounts certified to taxes will be charged a $25.00 service charge plus
18% interest per year.
VIII. Water Shut-offs
a} During normal business hours $10.00
b} After normal business hours $25.00
IX. Water Reconnections
a} During normal business hours $10.00
b) After normal business hours $25.00
X. Replace frost bottom - $35.00
XI. Testing of Water Meters (only if meter test correct) in accordance with ordinance 7-
5-4-6.
a) 5/8" to 1" $40.00
b) 1 1/4" to 2" $80.00
c) All other sizes contract cost (Minneapolis) plus 10%
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of December, 2003
CITY OF MLLE
By: ti.~i~
Robert D. Johns. ,Mayor
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Charlene Friedges, Cit Jerk
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