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A. The Council recognizes that in certain border areas of the City water service for <br /> property in the City may be more economically and conveniently obtained from <br /> water systems outside of the City. <br /> B. In the event a City property owner requests water service of this City, and the <br /> City Engineer advises this City that the property concerned is a border area to <br /> which water service may be best supplied, on a practical and economic basis, <br /> from a water system other than that of this City, upon recommendation of the <br /> City Administrator of this City the Council may permit connection to the outside <br /> water system and permit payment of connection charges in the manner provided <br /> in this section, which could be the other city's charge or Arden Hills charge, <br /> whichever is greater. <br /> 1000.20 Rates and Charges. <br /> Subd. I Keeping Water Accounts. All water accounts shall be kept by the City Administrator by <br /> house and street number and under the account number assigned thereto, and also by the name of <br /> the owner. Bills and notices sent out by the City Administrator shall be sent to the house or street <br /> number of the party. If nonresident owners or agents wish notice sent to a different address they <br /> shall file an application therefor with the City Administrator. Any error in address shall be <br /> promptly reported to the City Administrator. <br /> Subd. 2 Water Rates. <br /> A. The rate due and payable by each water user within the City for water taken from <br /> the water system shall be as established by Ordinance adopted by the Council. <br /> B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, <br /> the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used <br /> previously in comparable periods of the year. If no comparable period is <br /> available the City Administrator shall, with the consent of the Council, set an <br /> estimated charge on the basis of his or her best judgment. <br /> C. Where service is for less than a quarterly period, the quarterly charge shall be <br /> prorated on a monthly basis. <br /> D. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial <br /> boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. <br /> E. In case a service pipe is connected to the stop box and laid into the building, but <br /> the property owner does not wish to connect immediately to the building piping <br /> for use,the minimum rates shall be charged as provided in Subpart A above. <br /> F. In the event the water customer elects to discontinue use of municipal water the <br /> minimum charge shall continue until such date as the service pipe is excavated <br /> and disconnected at the stop box. The disconnection shall be inspected by an <br /> appropriate City official before backfilling occurs. <br /> G. In addition to the above charges for water consumption, each water user within <br /> the City shall pay an additional quarterly demand charge for the purpose of <br /> covering certain fixed costs of the City in maintaining the municipal water <br />