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" , , e e e CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: February 25, 2000 TO: Joe Lynch, City Administrator FROM: Terrance R. Post; City Accountant- &.e>- SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Utility Rate Recommendation Backl!:round At the December 14, 1998 regular meeting, the Arden Hills City Council adopted Resolution No. 98-79, "Revising Sanitary Sewer Utility Rates Effective January I, 1999." The impact of this action was to increase the senior rate flat charge and to decfease the other customer rates. The increase in the senior rate resulted from a staff recommendation to phase in a seventeen pefcent (17%) price increase over a three (3) year period (1999 - 2001) to accomplish the objective of having the senior sanitary sewef rate reflective of avefage water consurnption (67%) compared to other residential customers. Discussion Following is a brief summary of the senior fate phase-in plan. Description Residential Flat Rate Senior Flat Rate Senior to Residential Rate Base $53.95 26.95 50% 1999 $52.95 29.95 57% 2000 $51.95 31.95 61% 2001 $51.95 34.95 67% Staff is also fecommending a reduction in the residential and non-residential sanitary sewer rate due to the continued reduction in processing costs from the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Division (MCES). Council should note that the City of Arden Hills was one of only three (3) cities (Roseville and Bumsville were the othef two) to feduce its sanitary sewer rate when MCES lowered processing costs in 1999. Recommendation Staff recommends that Council adopt Resolution No. 00-16, "Resolution Revising Sanitary Sewer Utility Rates Effective January 1,2000," at the regular meeting of February 28, 2000.