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(B) Findings and purpose. In providing for such charges, the following findings and determinations are made. (1) In the exercise of its governmental authority and in order to promote the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare, the city has constructed, operated and maintained a storm sewer system (the ÐsystemÑ). This chapter is adopted in the further exercise of that authority. (2) The system, as constructed, heretofore has been financed and paid for through the imposition of special assessments and ad valorem taxes. The financing methods were appropriate to the circumstances at the time they were used. It is now necessary and desirable to provide an alternative method of recovering some or all of the future costs of operating, maintaining and improving the system through the imposition of charges as provided in this section. (3) In imposing charges, it is necessary to establish a methodology that undertakes to make them just and equitable. Taking into account the status of completion of the system, past methods of recovering system costs, and other relevant factors, it is determined that it would be just and equitable to assign responsibility for some or all of the future costs of operating, maintaining and improving the system on the basis of the expected stormwater runoff from the various parcels of land within the city. (4) Assigning costs and making charges based upon expected typical storm sewer runoff cannot be done with mathematical precision but can only be accomplished within reasonable and practical limits based upon use. (C) System established. A city storm sewer system utility is hereby established. The system consists of all storm sewer conduits, manholes and catch basins, ditches and ponds within the public right-of-way and storm sewer conduits, manholes and catch basins in public purpose easements as pursuant to the Stormwater Drainage Master Plan and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and any additional storm sewer facilities that may be acquired or otherwise included as determined by the City Council. (D) Use of revenues. All funds obtained from collection of annual and development stormwater drainage system charges shall be deposited in a Stormwater Drainage Utility System Fund and used for payment of costs incurred in maintenance and operation of the cityÓs stormwater drainage system. (E) Mutual Aid. The City will charge other governmental agencies for development, maintenance and operation of stormwater drainage systems which serve roads, bridges, trails, buildings, structures, real property or impervious surfaces constructed or owned by other governmental agencies. Other governmental agencies can include but are not limited to other Cities, Counties, State or Federal governments, or divisions or combinations thereof. Unless otherwise authorized by the City Council, other governmental agencies will be charged fees equal to the percentage which their appurtenances contribute stormwater to the CityÓs stormwater drainage system. These fees will be calculated by the City Engineer and/or in accordance with the Stormwater Drainage Master Plan or Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. These calculations will be subject to annual review by the City. Fees will be set by the CityÓs annual fee schedule. Ord. #56, adopted 01/22/1992, Ord. amended 10/27/1993, Ord. 2d #26, amended 12/10/2008 47 ΋tğŭĻ