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which is - 64% high&. Th. is along with the ponding credits available would have ~ven him an 82% credit from $2,096.64 leaving him a quarterly charge of $377.40. His quarterly charge at the City of Ramsey is $381.53 (without changing the credit criteria ~tbr the modified method) and ~212.31 (with the change to the modified credit criteria). ~ City Staffrecommends that there be no change to the credit percentages in the existing resolution. C~ty Calculation of Credits As stated in the previous case to the City Council on' November la, 2000, the cost that can be reasonably be expected to apply for a credit should be $200, $600, or $1,200 depending upon the level of information that the person that is applying for the credit has. This information comes directly fi-om the Consultant that we would hire if the decision was made to take on the responsibility of calculating these credits. This is also under the assumption that the information is provided to them. There is a direct correlation to the amount that would be charged and the time it takes to complete these tasks. Staff believes that although the existing credit application can be cumbersome, it clearly defines the criteria that enables a property to receive a credit. It is also reasonable to expect the property owner · to supply the information necessary to justify that adjustment. In this manner, all of the property owners in the City are treated equally. I I I I I I I i I I I If the responsibility of assigning credits comes to the City of Ramsey, there is a liability that someone was treated unfairly. This could also set the City up to be accountable for sometimes scarce information on prior developments. At the 11./21/00 Public Works Committee meeting there was discussion of making a pre-application for the credits available for the storm drainage utility. This pre-application would be much easier to till oat and would require a site inspection by the City Engineer to determine the size of the outlet structure that qualifies the property for a credit. The advant_.age of introducing a pre-application to t. ke procedure is to possibly eliminate the need for the property owner to hire an Eng/neer to perform the calculations that are required to get a credit. Upon receipt of the pre-application form, the City Engineer would make a site inspection.to de{ermine if it is intuitively obvious whether a credit should be receivedY'~12' there is uncertainty whether or not the property would be ehgible for the credit that has been applied for, then the property owner may be asked to take the next step and make a formal application. The formal application could require the signature of a Licensed professional en.gineer. City Staff recommends the introduction of a pre-application to the credit procedure to make it easier · for a property owner to apply for a credit. We also recommend that th.is form ask whether or not the pond or structure that would make the property eligible for the credit is completely owned and maintained by the property owner. We further recommend that the formal application process include' the requirement that a certified professional en~neer sign the formal' credit application. Recommendation: Adopt attached resolution MOD[F'YING THE CREDITS AVAILABLE :FOR THE STORM DR,&INAGE UTILITY