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.., ~ .~ . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: Deccmbcr 6, 2000 TO: FROM: Joe Lynch, City Administrator Tcrrancc R. Post, City Accountan@ SUBJECT: Sanitary Sewer Utility Ratc Rccommcndation Backl!:round At the February 28, 2000 regular meeting, the Arden Hills City Council adopted Resolution No, 00-16, "Revising Sanitary Sewer Utility Rates Effective January], 2000," The impact of this action was to increase the senior rate flat charge and to decrease the rates to other custorners. The increase in the senior rate resulted from an earlier staffrecommendation to phase in a seventeen percent (17%) price increase over a three (3) year period (1999 - 2001) to accomplish the objective of having the senior sanitary sewer rate reflective of average senior water consumption (67%) relative to other residential customers, . Discussion Following is a brief summary of the senior rate phase-in plan, Dcscription 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 $50.95 33.95 67% Staff is also recommending 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 has consistently passed on these MCES processing cost savings to sanitary sewer utility customers. Rccommcndation Staffrecommends that Council adopt Resolution No, 00-48, "Resolution Revising Sanitary Sewer Utility Rates Effective January], 2001," at the regular meeting of December 11, 2000. .