HomeMy WebLinkAbout12092020 City Council Work Session Laydown - Updated Pesentation for Water Sewer Rates 12_09_2020 LAYDOWN
201209 December 9, 2020
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
W151 I AND SEWER
RATE STUDY
,.a. DRAFT Preliminary Results
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Why We Are Here
City's Last Formal Water and Sewer Rate Study Was
Completed in 1993, or 27 Years Ago
Evaluated Revenue Sufficiency and Existing Rate
Structures
Developed a Multi-Year Plan to Fund Replacements of
Aging Utility Infrastructure as Well as Other Revenue
Requirements and to Modernize Water and Sewer
Rate Structures
Important Objective: Avoid "Rate Shock" to Various
Customer Classes
Achieving Rate Equity Will Be a Multi-Year Process — Not
Advisable to "Fix Everything at Once"
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Utility Overview
City's Water and Sewer Utilities Provide Essential
Service on Continuous Basis
Public Health and Safety — Primary Objective
Highly-Regulated (Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation / EPA)
Permits Issued By Regulatory Agencies Require
Satisfactory Operating Performance
— Fines or Consent Orders for Non-Compliance or If Infrastructure
Failures Cause Pollution
Enterprise Funds: Operations Primarily Funded
Through Monthly User Rates
Capital-Intensive "Businesses" of City
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Major Cost Drivers
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UtilitY S stems
Approximately $7.7 Million in Critical Water and Sewer Capital Needs
to Be Funded By Utility Recognized Through Fiscal Year 2029
Primarily Replacements of Assets Reaching the End of Their Service Lives
— Many Assets Over 30 Years Old
Utility Infrastructure Often "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
Renewal and Replacement Needs Will Not Go Away, But Will Be More
Expensive to Address in The Future
Pictures Showing Interior of 200K Gallon Lowell Canyon Water Storage Tank That Must Be Replaced:
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Multi-Year Capital Improvement Program
Water System Capital Needs
DescriptionEstimated Cost Percent of
Distribution Piping Upgrades $ 1,200,000 29.7%
Replace Lowell Canyon 200K Gallon Tank with a New400K Gallon Tank 875,000 21.7% �'
Water Line Replacements 400,000 9.9%
Vehicles and Equipment 370,000 9.2% `
New Production Well#8 285,000 7.1% L
HypochlorideGenerator-SMIC Pump House 250,000 6.2% y'• i �� +
Abandon Wells at Fort Raymond 250,000 6.2% s �
Gateway Tank Roof-50%Funded By City 150,000 3.7% "y
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New Automatic Read Meters 150,000 3.7%
Refurbish#4 Production Well 85,000 2.1% {
Double Wall Fuel Tanks-SMIC WaterTank 25,000 0.6%
Total Water System Multi-Year Capital Program $ 4,040,000 100.0% Picture of Gateway Tank Roof
Sewer System Capital Needs That Needs to Be Replaced
Estimated Cost Percent of
Description Through FY 2029 Total
Wastewater Lagoon Sludge Removal(Every 10 Years) $ 2,000,000 54.1%
Vehicles and Equipment 330,000 8.9%
Collection System Infrastructure 325,000 8.8%
SMIC Lower Lift Station 300,000 8.1%
Manhole Refurbishment 240,000 6.5%
SMIC Piping for Bypass 150,000 4.1%
New Automatic Read Meters 150,000 4.1%
Other Projects 203,000 5.5%
Total Sewer System Multi-Year Capital Program $ 3,698,000 100.0%
➢ Above Amounts Are Utility's Responsibility—Additional Costs Assumed to Be
Funded Through Grant Assistance
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Major Cost Drivers
Affecting Utility System Cont.
Operating Expenses Projected to Continue Increasing
Historical Consumer Price Index Increases About 3% Per
Year
Due to Regulatory Environment and Commodity Cost
Increases (Electricity, Chemicals, Fuel, etc.), Utility Costs
Typically Increase at Higher Rate Than General Inflation
Increases in Labor Costs and Benefits
— Recent Pay Study
Permanent Increases in Costs Must Ultimately Be Passed
Throuuh to Customers Throuuh User Rates
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Revenue Requirements
Projected Through Fiscal Year1
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Maintenance Coverage
Expenses Requirements. Annual
Revenue
CapitalImprovement Administrative Requirements
Program Funding Transfers and
Through Rates Reserve Allowances
• Ongoing i i Meet Useful Service Lives
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Projected Need for Revenue Adjustments
Summary of Proposed Water and Sewer
User Rate Revenue Adjustments
Fiscal System System Combined Rate Design
Year E - - Date Adjustment Adjustment Adjustment
2021 January 1, 2021 10.0% 4.0% 6.9% Determines How
2022 January 1, 2022 10.0% 4.0% 7.1% to Generate
2023 January 1, 2023 10.0% 4.0% 7.2% Additional
2024 January 1, 2024 10.0% 4.0% 7.3% Revenue Needed
2025 January 1, 2025 10.0% 4.0% 7.4%
➢ Best Financial Management Practices: Smaller, Incremental
Increases Over Time Help to Avoid Future "Rate Shock" and
Higher "Catch Up" Rate Increases
Projected Financial Position — Water System
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Summarized Revenue Requirements Analysis-Water System Unrestricted Ending Cash Balances
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200% All-In Debt Service Coverage: Minimum
100% - - - - - - - - - - - 200% Target
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Summarized Revenue Requirements Analysis-Sewer System Unrestricted Ending cash Balances
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Unrestricted Cash: Six Months to One
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Financial Risks of
Not Adjusting Rates at This Time
Inability to Fund All Revenue Requirements, Fund Capital Program, and Meet Financial
Targets
User Rates Will Be Even Higher in the Future
■ Capital Needs for Systems Will Not Go Away,But Will Be More Expensive to Address in the Future;
Inflation and Costs of Construction Continue to Affect System Costs
Water System Sewer System
Unrestricted Ending Cash Balances with\o Rate Adjustments Unrestricted Ending Cash Balances with No Rate Adjustments
53,000 $2.500
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User Rate Design
Objectives Include:
Generate Necessary Revenue to Fund Operations, Debt Service,
and Capital Needs
Keep Rates Affordable and Competitive
Avoid "Rate Shock" to Any Customer Class
Promote Equity — Each Customer Class Should Pay Its Fair Share
of System Costs
Modernize Rate Structures
Balancing Act — Cannot Always "Fix Everything at Once"
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Issues with Current Rates Structures
Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) Relationships for
Unmetered Nonresidential Customers Are Unrealistic
ERUs Attempt to Relate a Nonresidential Customer's Usage
to That of a Single-Family Residential Customer (I ERU)
— Examples: Each Hotel Guest Room = 0.3 ERU, Each Barber or
Beauty Shop Chair or Tub = 0.75
Commercial Customers Have Recognized Up to 50% Cost
Savings in Their Monthly Water and Sewer Bills When
Switching from Unmetered Service to Metered Service
Recommendation: Switch All Commercial Customers to
Metered Service to Promote Rate Equity
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Issues with Current Rate Structures Cont.
Declining Price Blocks for Metered Service Are Not Typical in
Water and Sewer Utility Industry at This Time
Current Rate Structure: "The More You Use, The Cheaper the
Water and Sewer"
Current Volumetric Charges for Current Volumetric
Metered Water Consumption Charges for Sewer Service f*1
Rate Per Rate Per
000 Gallons 1,000 Gallons
0 to 50,000 gallons $6.17 0 to 10,000 gallons $8.46
50,001 to 550,000 gallons 4.92 10,001 to 50,000 gallons 6.77
550,001 to 1,550,000 gallons 3.76 50,001 to 100,000 gallons 5.61
1,550,001 to 3,550,000 gallons 3.08 100,001 to 200,000 gallons 5.06
Above 3,550,000 gallons 1.57 Above 200,000 gallons 2.50
[*] Based on metered water use.
➢ In Alaska, Single Volumetric Charge for All Metered Usage Is
Now the Norm
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Issues with Current Rate Structures Cont.
➢ Substantial Difference in Effective Cost Per 1,000
Gallons Paid By Different Customer Classes
Effective Cost Is Sum of Base Charge and Volumetric
Charges Divided By Number of Gallons of Usage
Effective Cost Per 1.000 Gallons Under Existing Rates
Residential User of 6,000 Gallons [11 $8.16 $11.24
Metered Commercial Customers 7.47 9.65
Industrial 2.76 N/A
Metered SMIC Customers [21 5.21 4.56
Ship Water 9.66 N/A
[11 Seward residential customers are unmetered; based on Alaska
statewide per capita water usage of 90 gallons per day applied to
2.1 persons per household in Seward.
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Issues with Current Rate Structures Cont.
City Has Separately Allocated Costs for Seward Marine
Industrial Center (SMIC) for a Long Time, and Revenue
Collections from SMIC Customers Are Much Lower
Than Allocated Costs
Other Customer Classes Have Been Subsidizing SMIC
Customers for Decades
— Subsidization Acknowledged in 1993 Rate Study Report
SMIC Operating Deficiencies - Budgeted Fiscal Year 2020 [*]
Budgeted SMIC Revenue $54,000 $28,000
Budgeted SMIC Operating Expenses 94,675 140,288
Difference-Amount ($40,675) ($112,288)
Difference- Percent -75% -401%
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Issues with Current Rate Structures Cont.
SMIC Revenue Deficiencies (coat.)
■ Not Feasible to Charge Full Cost of Service to SMIC at This
Time
— State Has Occasionally Discussed Closing Spring Creek Correctional
Center During Budget Discussions
— If Customers Lost, Many of Allocated Costs Would Then Need to Be
Paid By Remaining City Utility Customers
■ However, There Is Potential for Additional Growth in Area
— More Customers Over Which to Spread Cost Recovery
Recommendation: Continue Charging SMIC the Same Rates as
Other Classes; If Development Materializes, Consider Separate
Rates for SMIC Customers (i.e., Treat as Separate Service Area)
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Proposed Monthly Water User Rates
Residential Customers: Monthly Charge Per Month Per Living Unit
■ 1 ERU per Living Unit Is Common in Alaska and the Utility Industry
More Than 3 Residential Living Units Requires Metered Service
➢ Commercial Customers: Base Charge Based on Meter Size and
Constant Volumetric Charge Per 1,000 Gallons for All Usage
All Commercial Customers Must Have Metered Service
Large Customers Using More Than 5 Million Gallons Per Year:
Treated Same as Commercial Customers, But More Gradual
Increases.
Large Commercial Customers Are Affected the Most By Proposed Water
Rate Structure Changes
Ship Water: Rates Raised Uniformly /Across-the-Board
Currently Paying Highest Effective Cost Per 1,000 Gallons
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Proposed Monthly Water User Rates cont.
Proposed Schedule of Monthly Water User Rates - Base Infrastructure Charges
Fiscal Year Ending December 3 1,
Existing Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed
Effective Effective Effective Effective Effe ctive Effective
January 1, As Soon January 1, January 1, January 1, January 1,
IDescitiption 2020 As Practical 2022i i2025
UNMETERED SERVICE: [*]
Monthly Charge Per Living Unit $48.96 $48.96 $53.86 $59.25 $65.17 $71.69
Difference 0.00 4.90 5.39 5.92 6.52
METERED SERVICE:
Base Infrastructure Charge:
Up to 1"Water Service $24.36 $24.48 $26.93 $29.63 $32.59 $35.85
Greater Than 1"Up to 2"Water Service 48.18 48.96 53.86 59.25 65.17 71.69
Greater Than 2"Up to 4"Water Service 242.93 244.80 269.30 296.25 325.85 358.45
Greater Than 4"Up to 6"Water Service 1,228.54 489.60 538.60 592.50 651.70 716.90
Greater Than 6"Up to 8"Water Service 1,228.54 783.36 861.76 948.00 1,042.72 1,147.04
Greater Than 8"Up to 10"Water Service 1,228.54 1,126.08 1,238.78 1,362.75 1,498.91 1,648.87
Greater Than 10"Up to 12"Water Service 1,228.54 2,105.28 2,315.98 2,547.75 2,802.31 3,082.67
Ship Water:
During Regular Business Hours $101.54 $111.69 $122.86 $135.15 $148.66 $163.53
Outside Regular Business Hours 203.07 223.38 254.73 270.29 297.31 327.05
[*]Unmetered nonresidential customers are proposed to be charged the following rates per ERU until switched over to metered service:
Unmetered Nonresidential per ERU $53.86 $59.24 $65.17 $71.68 $78.85
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� Proposed Monthly Water User Rates cont.
Proposed Schedule of Monthly Water User Rates - Volumetric Charges
r Fiscal Year Ending December 31,
7w Existing Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed
Effective Effective Effective Effective Effe ctive Effective
January 1, As Soon January 1, January 1, January 1, January 1,
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METERED SERVICE:
Charge for Consumption Per 1,000 Gallons-Usage Less Than or Equal to 5 Million Gallons Per Calendar Year
0 to 50,000 gallons $6.17 $6.29 $7.27 $7.50 $7.76 $8.54
50,001 to 550,000 gallons 4.92 6.29 7.27 7.50 7.76 8.54
550,001 to 1,550,000 gallons 3.76 6.29 7.27 7.50 7.76 8.54
1,550,001 to 3,550,000 gallons 3.08 6.29 7.27 7.50 7.76 8.54
Above 3,550,000 gallons 1.57 6.29 7.27 7.50 7.76 8.54
Large User Charge for Consumption Per 1,000 Gallons(Large User=Greater Than 5 Million Gallons Per Calendar Year)
All Usage Per 1,000 Gallons $3.77 $4.36 $5.25 $6.21 $6.83
Ship Water
Ship Water Per 1,000 Gallons $9.45 $10.40 $11.43 $12.58 $13.84 $15.22
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Effective Cost Per 1,000 Gallons Under
� Proposed Water Rates
Projected Effective Cost Per 1,000 Gallons Under Proposed Monthly Water User Rates
Description Existing 2021 2022i i2025
Residential User of 6,000 Gallons $8.16 $8.16 $8.98 $9.88 $10.86 $11.95
Metered Commercial Customers (<=5 M Gallons Per Year) 7.47 8.08 9.24 9.67 10.14 11.16
Metered Commercial Customers (>5 M Gallons Per Year) 2.76 3.86 4.45 5.35 6.32 6.95
Metered SMIC Customers 5.21 6.82 7.85 8.14 8.46 9.31
Ship Water 9.66 10.64 11.70 12.86 14.15 15.56
➢ Multi-Year Plan to Make Rates More Equitable
➢ Over Time, City Should Monitor Customer Responses to Implementation
of Proposed Monthly User Rates and Determine If Adjustments to the
Rate Structure Are Appropriate
Recommend Reviewing Rate Structure Again After Full Year of Customer
Billing Statistics Under New Rates Is Available
May Observe Some Water Conservation
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Proposed Monthly Sewer Rates
Residential Customers: Monthly Charge Per Month Per
Living Unit
1 ERU per Living Unit Is Common in Alaska and the Utility
Industry
More Than 3 Residential Living Units Requires Metered
Service
Commercial Customers: Base Charge Based on Meter
Size and Constant Volumetric Charge Per 1,000 Gallons
for All Usage
All Commercial Customers Must Have Metered Service
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Proposed Schedule of Monthly Sewer Rates
Fiscal Year Ending December 31,
Existing Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed
Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective
January 1, As Soon January 1, January 1, January 1, January 1,
Fesc-iPtion 2i i & As Practical 2022i i2025
UNMETERED SERVICE:[*]
Monthly Charge Per living Unit $67.46 $67.46 $70.16 $72.97 $75.89 $78.92
Difference 0.00 2.70 2.81 2.92 3.03
METERED SERVICE:
Base Infrastructure Charge:
Up to 1"Water Service $57.56 $57.34 $59.64 $62.02 $64.51 $67.08
Greater Than 1"Up to 2"Water Service 95.23 107.94 112.26 116.75 121.42 126.27
Greater Than 2"Up to 4"Water Service 240.11 337.30 350.80 364.85 379.45 394.60
Greater Than 4"Up to 6"Water Service 1,200.47 674.60 701.60 729.70 758.90 789.20
Greater Than 6"Up to 8"Water Service 1,200.47 1,079.36 1,122.56 1,167.52 1,214.24 1,262.72
Greater Than 8"Up to 10"Water Service 1,200.47 1,551.58 1,613.68 1,678.31 1,745.47 1,815.16
Greater Than 10"Up to 12"Water Service 1,200.47 2,900.78 3,016.88 3,137.71 3,263.27 3,393.56
Charge for Consumption Per 1,000 Gallons
0 to 10,000 gallons $8.46 $6.77 $7.33 $7.62 $7.93 $8.24
10,001 to 50,000 gallons 6.77 6.77 7.33 7.62 7.93 8.24
50,001 to 100,000 gallons 5.61 6.77 7.33 7.62 7.93 8.24
100,001 to 200,000 gallons 5.06 6.77 7.33 7.62 7.93 8.24
Above 200,000 gallons 2.50 6.77 7.33 7.62 7.93 8.24
[*]Any unmetered nonresidential customers are proposed to be charged the following rates per ERU until switched overto metered service:
Unmetered Nonresidential per ERU $70.16 $72.97 $75.89 $78.93 $82.09
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Effective Cost Per 1,000 Gallons Under
Proposed Sewer Rates
Projected Effective Cost Per 1,000 Gallons Under Proposed Monthly Sewer Rates
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Residential User of 6,000 Gallons $11.24 $11.24 $11.69 $12.16 $12.65 $13.15
Metered Commercial Customers 9.65 10.41 11.12 11.56 12.02 12.50
Metered SMIC Customers 4.56 7.52 8.11 8.43 8.77 9.12
➢ Multi-Year Plan to Make Rates More Equitable
Over Time, City Should Monitor Customer Responses to Implementation
of Proposed User Rates and Determine If Adjustments to the Rate
Structure Are Appropriate
Recommend Reviewing Rate Structure Again After Full Year of Customer
Billing Statistics Under New Rates Is Available
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Comparison of Monthly Charges
For Combined Water and Sewer Service - Monthly Usage of 6,000 Gallons
$1so.00
Other Utilities Water Seward Water
Other Utilities Wastewater Seward Wastewater
S160.00
Rates effective October 2020
S140.00
$116.42 S116A2
S120.00
S100.00
S80.00
S60.00
S40.00 -
$20.00
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Rate Comparison Not a "Report Card" on
How Well Utility Is Performing
Some Reasons Why User Rates Differ Among Utilities
■ Size of Existing Customer Base/Available System Growth
■ Demographics (e.g., Customers Spread Out vs. Close Together, Types of
Customers Served)
■ Level of Capital Improvements to Meet Service Area Growth
■ Amount of Needed Renewals and Replacements /Remaining Service Life of
Assets
Differences in Bond Covenants
Source of Water Supply and Treatment Process Costs
Plant Capacity Utilization and Assistance in Funding of Such Capacity (e.g.,
Grants, System Development Fees)
Time of Last Rate Review
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Proposed Residential Monthly User Rates
Considered Affordable B Utility Industry Standards
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Environmental Protection Agency: Monthly Water and
Wastewater Bill Less Than 4.5% of Median Household
Income Considered Affordable
Description
Monthly Water and Sewer Bill for Single Family Residential Customer $116.42
Median Monthly Household Income Per U.S. Census Bureau [*] 6,368
Percent of Tota 1 1.83%
[*] $76,410 annual median household income for Seward / 12 months.
Rates Projected to Remain Affordable Throughout Forecast
Period
➢ $116.42 / 6,000 gallons = 1.9¢ per Gallon for Water and Sewer
Service
�- Other Charges
Considerations for Determining Proposed Other
Charges:
Current Utility Costs to Provide Service
Comparison with Similar Charges of Other Alaska Utilities
City Policies
To the Extent Charges Do Not Recover Cost of Providing
Services, Cost Difference Must Be Paid Through
Monthly User Rates
0Infrastructure Charges
Proposed to Be Separate from Turn-On and Turn-Off Fees
➢ Charged Monthly to Inactive Accounts
City Has Built Utility Infrastructure to Provide Service and
Utility Continues to Incur Fixed Costs to Maintain "Ready-
to-Serve" Condition
Billing Inactive or "Vacant" Accounts Reduces Overall
Costs to Year-Round Customers and Helps Keep User Rates
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Infrastructure Char a (cont.)g
➢ Proposed Schedule of Monthly Infrastructure Charges
Fiscal Year Encling December 31
FDescd 2021 2022i i2025
Water Infrastructure Charge
Group A Per Living Unit $24.48 $26.93 $29.63 $32.59 $35.85
Unmetered Group B Per ERU 24.48 26.93 29.63 32.59 35.85
Group B Up to 1"Water Service 24.48 26.93 29.63 32.59 35.85
Group B Greater Than 1"Up to 2"Water Service 48.96 53.86 59.25 65.17 71.69
Group B Greater Than 2"Up to 4"Water Service 244.80 269.30 296.25 325.85 358.45
Group B Greater Than 4"Up to 6"Water Service 489.60 538.60 592.50 651.70 716.90
Group B Greater Than 6"Up to 8"Water Service 783.36 861.76 948.00 1,042.72 1,147.04
Group B Greater Than 8"Up to 10"Water Service 1,126.08 1,238.78 1,362.75 1,498.91 1,648.87
Group B Greater Than 10"Up to 12"Water Service 2,105.28 2,315.98 2,547.75 2,802.31 3,082.67
Sewer Infrastructure Charge
Group A Per Living Unit $33.73 $35.08 $36.49 $37.95 $39.46
Unmetered Group B Per ERU 33.73 35.08 36.49 37.95 39.46
Group B Up to 1"Water Service 33.73 35.08 36.49 37.95 39.46
Group B Greater Than 1"Up to 2"Water Service 63.49 66.03 68.69 71.44 74.28
Group B Greater Than 2"Up to 4"Water Service 198.41 206.35 214.65 223.24 232.12
Group B Greater Than 4"Up to 6"Water Service 396.82 412.71 429.29 446.47 464.24
Group B Greater Than 6"Up to 8"Water Service 634.92 660.33 686.87 714.35 742.78
Group B Greater Than 8"Up to 10"Water Service 912.69 949.22 987.38 1,026.88 1,067.74
Group B Greater Than 10"Up to 12"Water Service 1,706.34 1,774.64 1,845.96 1,919.82 1,996.21
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Additional Proposed
Changes to Other Charges
Elimination of Cents on Fees Due to Historical Rounding
Removal of Fees Not Currently Charged or Services Not
Provided
"Right-Sizing" of Fees Based on Current Cost Estimates
Seasonal Locate Service Fees Adjusted to "Call 811" (Call
Before You Dig) Policy of No Charge for First Locate
Regardless of Season
Charge for Additional Locate on Same Property
Added $10 Per Dump Fee to Be Charged at City-Owned or
Approved Dump Sites
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Requested Council Action
Recommendation to Adopt Proposed User Rates for
Fiscal Years 2021 Through 2025
Help Ensure Full Cost Recovery and Address Capital
Needs
Rates Affordable and Competitive
➢ Recommendation to Adopt Proposed Special / Other /
Miscellaneous Charges
➢ Recommendation for Continued Automatic Rate
Indexing in Absence of Rate Study Recommendation
Requested Council Action (cont.)
Monitor Actual Vs. Projected Financial Results
Changes in Economic Conditions, Customer Usage
Trends, Regulatory Environment, Customer Responses
to Rate Adjustments, Etc.
Update Financial and Rate Plan as Needed, Possibly
After One Year Under Revised Rate Structure
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