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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-04-11 SDC MIN SDC Committee Minutes April 11, 1996 4 p.m. Council Chambers Committee members present: Kevin Talbert, Darrell Boldt, Don Greene, Larry Medinger, Ken Hagen and Don Laws. Ex-officio member Sid Field was also present. Staff present included: Dennis Barnts, Jill Turner, John McLaughlin and Lynna Batters. Consultant Wes Reynolds also attended. Hagen called the meeting to order at 4:12. Talbert moved to approve the minutes for March 13 and March 14, 1996; Boldt seconded the motion. Ayes all. Turner went over some of the changes she worked with since the last meeting. The numbers have been updated from 9/1 to what is now most current (April 1 ENR)... An improvement fee can only be spent for what it is being collected for and can be spent in proportion to the increase in capacity. A reimbursement fee spending is only limited to capital in the category in which it was collected. WATER WATER SUPPLY SDCs Recommendations--Discussion--Water Reimbursement The water supply reimbursement fee is calculated using future population of 21,130, based on unused future capacity. Medinger wants to have the Homebuilders attorney and the City attorney together at a meeting so they can give their opinions on the water supply reimbursement fee issue. Talbert would rather have written opinions than to sit and listen to the two attorneys. Green observed that the City's conservation efforts are allowing the City to grow without developing a new water supply. What has been contributed already has to be considered. According to Laws the stated project is conservation and the City can't collect SDCs for that. Laws agrees with Greene--no project, don't collect... Turner said the current policy is that it goes to the water treatment plant, but it hasn't been used there even though there's a resolution to that affect. Greene moved to drop the water supply reimbursement fee (Hosler Dam) from consideration; Laws seconded the motion. Talbert abstained from the vote. All others aye. Therefore, until a capital project is established, no fee. WATER DISTRIBUTION SDC Water distribution is based on the capacity increases in the detailed list. recommended. No changes were WATER TREATMENT Water treatment is based on current used capacity and current population. The committee suggested that an example be brought back using the future population. SEWER SEWER TREATMENT Turner presented changes to the sewer reimbursement fee. Current population figures are being used and flow factors are updated. Multi-family housing is now in a class of its own instead of being classified as commercial. The SDC is now a reimbursement fee and is not designated by state law. However, it will be designated to the WWTP when the financing plan is approved... Laws asked if unused capacity could be used in the calculation? Turner said that that troubles her. Laws asked about using capacity of the sewage treatment plant... Turner said the committee could decide to go to an improvement fee. The committee suggested that staff explore changing this to an improvement fee based on the WWTP plan. SEWER COLLECTION The population number used for this calculation was 21,130 (tied to water). The committee suggested that the design capacity of the WWTP or the sewer system itself should be the population figure. STORM DRAIN SDCs Medinger said he had read through the 1980 storm drain plan and found it to be very bad. Laws suggested the committee recommend to Council that a new storm drain management plan be done as soon as possible. Medinger said he has talked to the EPA--the new plan will be a daunting undertaking. Medinger also suggested that a possible criteria for zoning the storm drain system would be to determine if the runoff goes into a stream or into the City's system. No changes were suggested to this methodology. PARKS SDCs These numbers will have to be refigured to include the 30 acres in North Mountain Park. Turner can get a list of assessed land values and develop an index. Greene suggested that value averages should be used. Turner said she plans to use the last three years rolling average and then update that annually. This will provide a conservative index because it is based on the past. Medinger asked if Park purchases and improvements are related to a capital improvement plan. Turner said that as stated in the park levy, tax dollars cannot be used to buy land. New park land is either purchased with SDCs or food and beverage taxes or it is gifted. TRANSPORTATION SDCs The committee wants to keep the current methodology; later updating to a multi-modal structure with a complete transportation capital improvement plan. Construction costs should be updated only to the extent of what the project actually encompasses. Laws suggested, stay with the present methodology, updating it to current construction index and create a list of specific transportation projects. The fact that there is an administrative charge for SDCs was mentioned. Medinger requested that issuing a credit for a change in use be discussed. This would require a change in the ordinance. Turner said there can be a credit for an improvement fee but not for reimbursement fees. The next meeting was set for April 23 at 4 p.m. Meeting adjourned at 5:45.