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e e REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: January 10.2005 Requested By: Wayne sahn1 Department: Plallllillll' Budl!:et Source of Funds: Account Number: Report: Resolution: Ordinance: x Amount Budgeted: Exhibit 1: Ordinance Amount Requested: Exhibit 2: Front Foot Fee Summary Budgeted Item: YES NO Exhibit 3: Proposed Front Foot Fee Application Exhibit 4: Current Front Foot Fee Application Exhibit 5: Backup Maps for New Calculations Exhibit 6: City Survey SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION At the City Council's direction, staff is bringing the updated front foot fees charged to businesses and residences seeking water and sewer services to City Council for approval. This subject was workshopped with City Council at the November 8, 2004 regular City Council meeting. This agenda item is the requested action item following up on the workshop. These fees were onginally established by Ordinance No. 759 in 1976 and were later amended by Ordinance 759-F in 1990. They have not been updated in the past 14 years. The result of the recent review of the front foot fees was to establish new updated fees in-line with actual development costs, and modem day installation and material costs. Council's request for a survey of what front foot fees our traditional eight other benchmark cities are charging resulted in the discovery that almost all cities charge impact fees instead of front foot fees of the variety La Porte charges. This survey is found in Exhibit 6. The data found in the exhibits seeks to provide to Council what the fees should be given modem day pricing. It is recommended that Council update the front foot fees at this time. The front foot fees charged in today's dollars should be as follows: Commercial Residential WATER $8.42/100 sq. ft. $6.12/100 sq. ft. SEWER $15.10/100 sq. ft. $9.42/100 sq. ft. These rate will be charged to all lots noting that residential lots will be subject to a 10,000 square foot cap. Council is asked to update the front foot fees to those above listed rates which are reflective of current construction and materials costs. Residential extended acreage lots will be charged the same rates subject to the 10,000 square foot cap. A public hearing is not required. Action Required bv Council: Adopt the updated front foot fees to reflect modem day costs.