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HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 22-219 FY23-FY28 Water Rates and Other FeesMcCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638 Number AB 22-219 Meeting Date August 25, 2022 AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION  SUBJECT: Request to Approve Resolution 22-27: Adopting Water Rates, Capitalization and Connection Fees and Other Water Fees for FY13-FY28 PUBLIC HEARING Department Approvals Initials Originator or Supporter   Mayor / Council     City Manager     Clerk     Treasurer  Supporter   Community Development     Police Department     Public Works  Originator   Golf Course    COST IMPACT: N/A Parks and Recreation    FUNDING SOURCE: N/A Airport      Library    TIMELINE: Effective October 1, 2022 Information Systems      Grant Coordinator    SUMMARY STATEMENT: During 2022, the City, with the assistance of Bowen Collins Associates completed a water rate study update that identified the recommended water rates, capitalization/buy-in fees, and other fees necessary to provide the revenue to support the anticipated expenses necessary to implement the recommendations of the 2018 Water Master Plan and the currently updated 2022 capital improvement plan (CIP). Staff conducted a work session with City Council on 7/7/22 providing an overview of recommended water rates and fees to meet revenue demands for the 20 year planning period and get direction from Council. On 7/28/22, staff and BCA presented a follow up rate study presentation that included an Alternate B that included a 4th volume usage block (for usage over 40,000 gallons per month). City Council directed staff to prepare a resolution for new rates for the next 6 fiscal years (FY23-28) based on Alternate B rates and the 4th usage rate block. The attached Resolution 22-27: Formalizes the Council’s recommended water rates, capitalization fees, and other water fees for FY23-FY28, Replaces existing Resolution 18-27 (currently in effect) and all previous and related resolutions, Defines new water connection fees to more equitably reflect the City’s costs for providing and managing new water service connections of varying types, Defines new capitalizaion fees based required by McCall City Code Section 6.4.050, using the American Water Works Association Manual 26 based on the incremental-cost pricing method and as outlined in the City of McCall 2022 Water Rate Study Update.  RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Hold the public hearing. 2. Approve Resolution 22-27 adopting new FY23-FY28 water rate, capitalization, connection and other water fee changes; and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents.  RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION  MEETING DATE ACTION  7/7/2022 AB-22-181: 2022 Rate Study Update Presentation – Council directs staff to evaluate decreasing the base rate increase by increasing volume usage rates and including 4th usage rate block to capture very high usage per month  7/28/2022 AB22-202: Council directed staff to prepare resolution for rate adoption based on Alternate B and including a 4th volume usage rate block