RESOLUTION 2019-19

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOLALLA, OREGON ESTABLISHING SURFACE WATER RATES AND ANNUAL INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS THEREAFTER AS APPROVED BY MOLALLA MUNCIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13.13

WHEREAS, The Molalla Municipal Code Section 13.13.030 provides that fees for surface water charge be established by resolution of the City Council; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to regularly review the costs of operating, maintaining, and improving the surface water system; and

WHEREAS, the City has prepared a fee rate study which has identified surface water system costs, rate structure alternatives, and equitable cost recovery methods; and

WHEREAS, the City completed a 5-year stormwater capital improvement plan and rate study to revise the fees based on the updated plan; and

WHEREAS, the City Council desires to implement the average annual rate increase of 3.50% for the first year as identified in the July 2017 Utilities Rate Study; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to establish within its surface water rate structure an annual increase to address inflation based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Portland-Salem for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), service provision and maintenance.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Molalla as follows:

Section 1.  Resolution No. 2018-23 is repealed upon the effective date of this Resolution.

Section 2.  The methodology attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference regarding the calculation of the Surface Water Utility User Charge is hereby adopted.

Section 3.  The Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) shall be based on a local value of 2,980 square feet of impervious surface and the EDU factor shall be 1.00.

Section 4.  Impervious surface factors for properties other than a single family dwelling shall be based on the square feet of impervious surface divided by one EDU and measured to the nearest one-hundredth EDU.

Section 5.  The impervious surface factor shall be multiplied by the base fee to determine the monthly fee.

Section 6.  A reduction in the amount of calculated impervious surface for commercial and industrial properties may be granted by the Public Works Director based on the use of infiltration facilities meeting the requirements of the Public Works Standards and approved and monitored by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

Section 7.  A reduction in the amount of calculated impervious surface for commercial and industrial properties may be granted by the Public Works Director based on the removal of paved areas or scarifying of compacted gravel areas to allow for infiltration.

Section 8.  The Surface Water Rates and Fees are established.

Rate Schedule thru June 30, 2020 – Stormwater

(All Residential, Commercial, and Industrial inside the City)

Rate Schedule Effective July 01, 2020 – Stormwater

(All Residential, Commercial, and Industrial inside the City)

Section 9.  Annual inflationary adjustments for all storm water users shall be effective automatically each year on July 1 based on the published values by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Portland-Salem for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Section 10.  This Resolution is and shall be effective upon adoption and all rates and charges established herein for water customers shall go into effect as of such date.

Duly adopted by Molalla City Council the 11^th day of December, 2019.

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           Mayor Keith Swigart

ATTEST this 11^th day of December, 2019:

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Christie DeSantis, City Recorder