RESOLUTION 2018-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOLALLA, MOLALLA CITY COUNCIL SETTING THE STREET MAINTENANCE UTILITY USER CHARGE AND METHODOLOGY
WHEREAS, City Council held three town hall meetings on September 20, 2017, November 30, 2017, and December 2, 2017 to solicit input from the community regarding the establishment of a Street Maintenance Utility User Charge; and
WHEREAS, members of the community recommended a fee amount with a majority of recommendations selecting an $11.00 per month charge; and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2017 at a regularly scheduled meeting the City Council unanimously approved a direction to staff to bring back a street maintenance utility charge for their approval at the first meeting in January 2018; and
WHEREAS, the City Council at the January 10, 2018 meeting passed an Ordinance for the creation of Chapter 12.22 Street Management System in Title 12 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places; and
WHEREAS, Section 12.22 Street Management System of the Molalla Municipal Code established a Street Maintenance Utility User Charge, and specified that the rate shall be in an amount reasonable and necessary to fund the administration, planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance and repair of the Street Management System; and
WHEREAS, City Council intends to set the monthly charge at $11.00 per equivalent dwelling unit in accordance with Section 12.22.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOLALLA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The methodology attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference regarding the calculation of the Street Maintenance Utility User Charge is hereby adopted.
Section 2. The Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) shall be based on a methodology in accordance with Section 12.22 of the Molalla Municipal Code.
Section 3. The fee shall be $11.00 per EDU.
Section 4. This Resolution is effective 60 days after adoption and all rates and charges established herein for utility customers shall go into effect as of March 12, 2018.
DULY ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE the 10th day of January, 2018.
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Mayor Jimmy Thompson
ATTEST this 10th day of January, 2018:
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Kelly Richardson, CMC
City Recorder