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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 20,2011 Page 20 Mr. Miller advised that projections for an average single-family home in Rose- ville indicated a $25 per parcel, annual storm water utility fee; and if merged with Ramsey/Washington, costs for homeowners would be approximately $20.00 per $100,000 in home value. Mayor Roe noted that this annual $25 fee for those properties within the GLWMO would be in addition to the amount still paid by residences and busi- nesses in Roseville city-wide for storm water management, with some net realized since cities would not be contributing back in. Councilmember McGehee opined that for an average value single-family home in Roseville ($200,000), that would be $40 per year with merging, versus $25 per year; further opining that there should be considerably lower operating costs than through a merger. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Miller advised that funding at $25/year for the GLWMO would enable them to have sufficient funding to meet the initiatives detailed in the Third Generation Plan (Plan B option). Mayor Roe sought staff input on the process to proceed, whether a City Council or WMO action. Public Works Director Duane Schwartz advised that he and the City Attorney had researched state statute on storm water utility fees, and it appeared that under cur- rent law and equity laws, the City could create a separate fee without anything other than City Council approval, showing a separate rate for GLWMO-area properties and identifying that portion for the annual fee on property tax state- ments. Mayor Roe noted that the existing Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) would also need modification. Mr. Schwartz responded affirmatively, noting that the JPA required other modifi- cations as well based on the Third Generation Plan. Further discussion included defining the actual boundary of the GLWMO as a government entity; and how other water bodies are protected that are outside that jurisdiction, but included in either the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) or the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD), with properties in those jurisdic- tions being under their taxing authority at similar rates of $20 per $100,000 in value. On an anecdotal note, Mr. Petersen noted that, as a St. Paul resident in the CRWD, ten(10) years ago, his fee was $17.00, and now it was $54.00