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CONSENT ITEM MEMORANDUM DATE: March 11, 2013 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Amy Dietl, Deputy Clerk SUBJECT: City Code Updates Requested Action Approve Ordinance 2013-003 to amend City Code Chapter 10, Subd. 3 and Chapter 6, Subd. 5 (A) to make the City Code language consistent with language found in the 2013 Fee Schedule. Approve publishing a summary of Ordinance 2013-003. Background/Discussion The 2013 Fee Schedule was adopted by ordinance at the December 10, 2012, City Council meeting. Since its adoption, two chapters of the City Code require minor language changes to accurately reflect what is now in the fee schedule. First, when looking at previously adopted fee schedules, it appears as though no fee has been charged for customer requested water meter accuracy testing if the meter is found to be inaccurate to a degree exceeding three percent (3%). This language has been in the fee schedule for at least the past four years; however, this language is inconsistent with Chapter 10 (Utilities), Subd. 3 (Meter Accuracy Testing) of the City Code. City Code currently reads five percent (5%); therefore, needs to be updated. To avoid the necessity of updating the City Code whenever the fee schedule is adopted, specific numbers will not be included and it will only reference fees established in the fee schedule. Second, the 2013 Fee Schedule adopted new numbers for false alarm fees; therefore, Chapter 6 (Nuisances and Offenses), Subd. 5 (A), language also needs to be updated to be consistent with the fee schedule. Attachments Attachment A: Red-lined copy of Chapter 10, Subd. 3 Attachment B: Red-lined copy of Chapter 6, Subd. 5 (A) Attachment C: Ordinance 2013-003 and Publication Summary. 11 Page of