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Finance Commission Minutes November 9, 2016 – Draft Minutes Page 6 of 7 227 Chair Schroeder stated the Commission had looked at the way the City figured out the water and 228 sewer rates and how this was charged to the residents versus what other communities do and 229 determined that the format Roseville uses is the best for Roseville. 230 231 Commissioner Harold asked how the City had determined to charge a flat fee for storm sewer 232 versus based on acreage. 233 234 Finance Director Miller stated the fees are based on acreage for commercial facilities and most 235 single-family residents are on 1/3-acre lot and the homes were about the same size so it had been 236 decided by the City Council to use this to determine the flat fee for single-family homes. 237 238 Commissioner Harold stated the City could look at incentivizing new development to reduce the 239 amount of impervious surface and runoff they have and this could work to reduce the amount the 240 City has to pay for this service. 241 242 Finance Director Miller stated the City is looking at storm water credits and how to credit people 243 for creating storm water gardens or reducing impervious surfaces. 244 245 Commissioner Murray asked if the Commission had done an analysis on what would be an 246 equitable distribution of the storm water fees. 247 248 Finance Director Miller stated this had not been reviewed since 1992. The Council has not 249 expressed interest in looking at this at this time. 250 251 Commissioner Harold stated it could be worth looking at but it is not a high priority because of 252 the amount. 253 254 Commissioner Bachhuber agreed that this would not be a high priority due to the amount and 255 due to the complexity of the storm water system it should be done by reviewed by staff. 256 257 258 Update & Discuss on the CIP Document Format & Priority-Setting Process 259 260 Chair Schroeder stated this item would be tabled to the next meeting due to the time. 261 262 263 Identify Discussion Items for the Future Meeting 264 265 Chair Schroeder stated the December agenda would include an update and discussion on the CIP 266 document format and priority setting process, the 2017 work plan, and the dashboard 267 presentation. 268 269 Finance Director Miller stated the final budget would not be approved until December and he 270 would provide an update at the December Commission meeting. 271 Item 3: Attachment A