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-16- <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that legally the City or the County is not pennitted to drain <br />run off onto private property and if the drainage coming off the street is a problem then Mr. <br />Reimarm should come to the Council to discuss it. <br /> <br />Mr. Reimann stated that a lot of the businesses are already takir~g care of their own drainage and <br />thought that the issue should be revisited for fairness because there seems to be a flaw in the way <br />the fee is being charged. <br /> <br />Councihnember Hendriksen stated that he is trying to understand where the flaw is because the <br />scenarios presented show that the formula works. <br /> <br />Mr, Reimam~ replied that Connexus Energy constructed holding ponds at their own cost and then <br />turned them.over to the City and now they are being charged again. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen replied that if the City is going to maintain, the holding ponds, they <br />need funds to do so. <br /> <br />Mr. Reimalm inquired as to when the charge would go away. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec replied that people should not look for the fee to go away, because it will all <br />depend on the situations that occur. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson explained that currently the City anticipates $350,000 per year and if they <br />get to the point where the money is not needed for storm sewer system then the fees would drop. <br />As development occurs, the $350,000 will be distributed among more people. <br /> <br />Mr, Reimmm inquired if the City has'a plan showing xvhere the funds will be used. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson replied that the City has a five year plan. He explained that the demand for <br />storm sewer projects has been quite consistent over the last several years and this fund is as <br />highly speculative as any fund is. Mr. O'lson noted that anyone can track where the funds are <br />going and any project that will be funded by this utility would have to go through the normal <br />processes. <br /> <br />Mr. Reimmm stated that when a business is required to have a holding pond on their property and <br />the water is not leaving the property then why are they being charged a fee. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson explained that there are tln'ee credits commercial/industrial can apply for 1) <br />qualify for the modified method which places an imaginary lot line around the concentrated <br />impervious area. 2). Rate of discharge credit. Any 0nsite feature that limits the amount of runoff <br />from the property can receive a 25% credit. 3) If there is a wet pond on site that serves to act as <br />a quality enhancement prior to discharge into the system. <br /> <br />City Council/October 10, 2000 <br /> Page 8 of 17 <br /> <br /> <br />