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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/03/2006 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 172, 2005, AMENDIN ITEM NUMBER: 9 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: January 3, 2006 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Terri Bryant SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 172, 2005, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Revise Sewer Plant Investment Fees. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the Ordinance on Second Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT The Ordinance reduces sewer plant investment fees (PIF) for high strength commercial users to comply with Council's intent of phasing in one-third of the increase proposed by the 2005 PIF study. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, which amends the sewer plant investment fee, was unanimously adopted on December 20, 2005. Ordinance No. 134, 2005, was adopted by Council on November 15, 2005. Council approved Ordinance No. 134, 2005 with the intent to phase in one-third of the increases proposed in the 2005 plant investment fee study. The Ordinance includes fees calculated for high strength commercial customers based on one-third of full implementation; however, corresponding flows were not adjusted to reflect the same. This Ordinance will reduce the flows used to calculate the fees for high strength commercial customers in order to comply with Council's original intent and direction. This housekeeping change will only affect commercial customers with high strength discharges. Residential and commercial customers with normal strength discharges are not impacted. ORDINANCE NO. 172, 2005 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO REVISE SEWER PLANT INVESTMENT FEES WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered and directed by Article XII, Section 6, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, to by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain and provide for the collection of such rates, fees or charges for utility services furnished by the City as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the costs, expenses and other obligations of the wastewater utility, as set forth therein; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 134, 2005 on November 15, 2005, which revised 2006 sewer plant investment fees; and WHEREAS, the intent of Ordinance No. 134, 2005 was to phase in the sewer plant investment fees over a three year period; and WHEREAS, in order to phase in the fees for high strength users, the flows must also be phased in; and WHEREAS,when Ordinance No. 134,2005 was drafted and approved,the flows were not adjusted to phase in the fees but, instead, flow amounts reflected full implementation of the 2005 plant investment fee study; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that flows be adjusted to reflect Council's intent to phase in one-third of the fee increase; and WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, it is the desire of the City Council to amend Chapter 26 of the City Code to revise flows used to calculate sewer plant investment fees for high strength customers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That Section 26-284(f) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 26-284. Sewer plant investment fees and surcharges established. (f) For purposes of this § 26-284, the proportionate share of peak day flow at the treatment plant for users in categories D, E and F shall be deemed to be: Water meter size Peak flow (inches) (gallons per day) % 550 1 1,418 1%= 2,680 2 4,345 3 9,082 4"and Greater Calculated on an individual basis based on user's proportionate share of peak day flow at the treatment plant(including both contributed wastewater volume and volume related to infiltration and inflow) but not less than the peak day flow for a three (3) inch meter. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of December,A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final pass a a 3rd day of January, A.D. 2006. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of January, A.D. 2006. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk ITEM NUMBER: 31 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December20, 2005 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Terri Bryant r _D SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 172, 2005, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Revise Sewer Plant Investment Fees. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the Ordinance on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT The Ordinance reduces sewer plant investment fees (PIF) for high strength commercial users to comply with Council's intent Cn'T-,Y se proposed by the 2005 PIF study. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is a housekeeping ordinance to amend the sewer plant investment fee. Ordinance No. 134, 2005, was adopted by Council on November 15, 2005. Council approved Ordinance No. 134, 2005 with the intent to phase in one-third of the increases proposed in the 2005 plant investment fee study. The Ordinance includes fees calculated for high strength commercial customers based on one-third of full implementation; however, corresponding flows were not adjusted to reflect the same. This Ordinance will reduce the flows used to calculate the fees for high strength commercial customers in order to comply with Council's original intent and direction. This housekeeping change will o �ffec c m with high strength discharges. Residential and commercial c ome h no tre s arges are not impacted. BACKGROUND After approval of Ordinance No. 134, 2005 in November, staff realized that the flows adopted in the Ordinance to calculate the fees for high strength users did not reflect the one-third phase in for wastewater plant investment fees, as directed by Council. When Option B revisions were made to Ordinance No. 134, 2005, to increase the fees for the one-third phased-in implementation, the flow amounts should also have been adjusted to reflect the one-third December 20, 2005 -2- Item No. 31 implementation. However, the flows, as adopted, reflect full implementation of the sewer plant investment fee increases, resulting in higher 2006 fees for high strength customers. Staff proposes amending the Code so that the flows for the calculation of sewer plant investment fees for high strength commercialfr Cis) t t un ' 's original intent and direction to phase in one-third of the feeasdi tc the flows as follows: Water meter s "' (inches) (gallons per day) 3/4 9109 550 1 1,tS!4 1,418 11/z 3215�9 2,680 2 518e 4,345 3 12,f95 9,082 �tlM pM� .y�tl. C.�) PY