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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Connolly, Zimmerman, and Hendriksen. Voting <br />No: Mayor Gamec and Councilmember Anderson. <br /> <br />tse #4: <br /> <br />Consider Adoption of Resolution Approving the Credits Available fo <br />Storm Drainage Utility <br /> <br />City <br />ordinanc~ <br />June 27, <br />by amending 2000 schedule of rates, fees and charges. To <br />drainage utility, utility must be considered fair and equitable. <br />equitable, the utility should be set up in a way to <br />the utility a amount based on the runoff that is <br />Council has taken a lar ;tep in making this utility equitable by <br />on the amount of' urface on each site rather than <br />Many utilities throughout Twin Cities that have <br /> <br />ineer Olson stated that on November 23, 1999, the City Council an <br />:reating a storm drainage utility. The utility was adopted on 11, 2000. On <br /> the City Council adopted a resolution establishing the storm utility fees <br /> <br />implement a storm <br />e considered fair and <br />person responsible for <br />from their site. The City <br />a method that is based <br />the utility charge on land Use. <br />in implementing storm <br /> <br />drainage utilities have a credit system to rewa local businesses and developments <br />for being responsible for their drainagel The reso the Council would offer up <br />to a 25% credit for the rate of their site up to an additional 25% credit for those <br />parties that provide a water quality be fit to the from their site. In order to qualify for <br />these credits, the property owner mu,, each credit and provide the City with <br />justification for each credit. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson inquired if the <br /> <br />should read "improved" or "impervious". <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson replied that the sh. <br />parking lot that is not paved, but proc run-off, is <br /> <br />read "improved", so that areas such as a <br /> in the calculations. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec inquired if staff <br />rather than "impervious". <br /> <br />recommending using <br /> <br />throughout the resolution <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson <br /> <br />'es. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodric <br /> <br />that the word "improved" from a legal <br /> <br />is adequate. <br /> <br />Gary Hanson, <br /> <br />Inc., inquired if the term "improved" was defined <br /> <br />City Engineer <br /> <br />replied that there is no true definition of "improved". <br /> <br />Mr. Hanso~ uired if "improved" becomes subjective on an individual basis. <br /> <br />City <br />term <br /> <br />Goodrich stated that as long as parcels are treated fairly it would be <br /> <br />~riate <br /> <br />City Council/July 11, 2000 <br /> Page 8 of 15 <br /> <br /> <br />