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66 This would generate an additional $700,000 annually and allow the Sewer Fund to provide for capital 67 improvements over the next 20 years. The base rate would still need to be increased for future inflationary 68 impacts. Like the Water Base Fee, the Sewer Base Fee is charged to all customers independent of how 69 much wastewater they generate. 70 71 It is also recommended that the sewer usage rate be increased by approximately 7.1%to offset the increase 7d"111111 in sewer treatment and other operating costs. 73 74 Storm Drainage Operations 75 The City provides for the management of storm water drainage to prevent flooding and pollution control,as 76 well as street sweeping and the leaf pickup program. The following table provides a summary of the 2011 77 and 2012 (Proposed) Budget: 78 $Incr. %Incr. 2011 2012 (D•cr.) (Decr.) Personnel $318,653 $310,837 Supplies&Materials 52,201 55,301 Other Services&Charges 306,490 277,800 Depreciation/Capital 1,105,000 1,26000 Total $ 1,782,344 $ 1,903,938 $ 121,594 6.8 79 8o The City expects to have moderate increases in supply and capital-related costs. These will be somewhat 81 offset by lower personnel and other costs. 8 83 The 20-Year CIP calls for an average capital replacement need of$972,000 annually. In contrast, current 84 storm water rates only provide $310,000 annually. 85 86 To alleviate this shortfall,the CIP Task Force recommended a one-time base rate increase of 65%in 2012. 87 This would generate an additional $660,000 annually and allow the Storm Water Fund to provide for 88 capital improvements over the next 20 years as well as increased operating costs. The base rate would still 89 need to be increased for future inflationary impacts. 90 9,1 Recycling Operations 9d"'? The recycling operation provides for the contracted curbside recycling pickup throughout the City. The 93 primary operating cost is the amounts paid to a contractor to pickup recycling materials. The following 94 table provides a summary of the 2011 and 2012 (Proposed) Budget: 95 $Incr. %Incr. 2011 2012 (D•cr.) (Decr.) Personnel $32,769 $31,581 Supplies&Materials 401 400 Other Services&Charges 23,410 24,910 Contract Pickup 435,000 468,000 Total $491,580 $524,891 $33,311 6.8 96 97 The City expects to have moderate increases in contract pickup costs as set forth in the current contract. 98 The contractual agreement with the recycling contractor specifies that the City is to receive a portion of the 99 monies generated from the re-sale of recycled materials. This is expected to generate approximately Page 3 of 10