03-66CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-66
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SANITARY SEWER AVAILABILITY
CHARGE AND WATER SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE FOR THE CITY
OF OTSEGO WEST SANITARY SEWER AND WEST WATER DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the City of Otsego has approved Engineering Plans and Specifications
for the construction of a wastewater treatment plant and trunk lines to serve the West
Sanitary Sewer Service District established by the City's Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Otsego has approved Engineering Plans and Specifications for
the construction of a water tower, pumphouse, wells and trunk water lines within the
same West Sanitary Sewer District; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has been directed to prepare an analysis of the various
costs to be incurred by the City in construction of these facilities so as to arrive at a fair
and equitable charge per residential equivalent unit to be known as the Residential
Equivalent Charge (REC) unit; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has made such an analysis and has determined that based
upon the estimated costs of the City infrastructure required to deliver sanitary sewer
service to each equivalent of one user that a fair and equitable charge for Sanitary Sewer
Availability (SAC) is $6,100.00 per REC unit; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has further determined that that based upon the estimated
costs of the City infrastructure required to deliver water service to each equivalent of one
user that a fair and equitable charge for Water Service Availability (WAC) is $3,000.00
per REC unit.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Otsego, Wright
County, Minnesota as follows:
1. The City of Otsego hereby establishes a Sanitary Sewer Service Availability
Charge per REC unit of $6,100.00 to be charged to every user within the West
Sanitary Sewer Service District prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.
The responsibility for payment of various portions of the fee shall be as set forth
in City Ordinance, City Policy and applicable Developer's Agreements for
individual subdivisions.
2. The City of Otsego hereby establishes a Water Service Availability Charge per
REC unit of $3,000.00 to be charged to every user within the West Sanitary
Sewer Service District prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. The
responsibility for payment of various portions of the fee shall be as set forth in
City Ordinance, City Policy and applicable Developer's Agreements for
individual subdivisions.
3. This policy shall be implemented for all development making use of City
wastewater treatment and water facilities within the West Sanitary Sewer Service
District, whether already approved or approved in the future.
4. The fees established in this Resolution may be adjusted from time to time by
amendment to this resolution to reflect additional expenses incurred, increases in
cost to the City related to finance or inflation, or for any other reason reasonably
requiring a change in fees.
ADOPTED this 28th day of July, 2003 by the Otsego City Council.
INFAVOR: Mayor Fournier, CM Heidner, CM Wendel, CM Struthers,
CM Scharber.
OPPOSED: NONE
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