Res 78 - 60 Amending Resolution No. 73-94, Amending Charges for Water Connections Outside Municipal BoundariesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
Dakota County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 78-60-
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 73794, AMENDING CHARGES
FOR WATER CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights has in the past provided central
sewer and water service to properties outside the municipal boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 73-94, adopted on the Twentieth day of November,
1973; established connection charges for water service outside the municipal
boundaries; and "
WHEREAS, in the intervening years conditions have -changed and other
factors entered into connection charge consideration; and
WHEREAS, interest on deferred assessments is now charged those people
within Mendota Heights when deferred assessments are paid up; and
WHEREAS, it seems fitting and proper to levy interest charges on
outside properties as well as on Mendota Heights properties;
f NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mendota
Heights that Resolution No.' -73=94 is*,hereby rescinded and they connection
charges re-established as follows : % 'r.t ` ` ~"
1. That the water'connection;charges for multiple dwelling units
and townhouses on properties outside of the municipal
-boundaries be established -according to one of the.,two following
formulas:
A. Total project cost to be computed from the following
individual items:
1. Front foot assessment plus 25%, based on the special
assessments levied for that particular area; plus
2. Interest compounded at 7% since the project was '
assessed; plus
3. The cost (estimated or actual)'of internal distribution
main construction (cost of services excluded) expended
by others;
Or
B. The total project cost to be computed from the lump sum
cost per unit as follows:
1. Apartments and apartment condominiums at $300 plus 7%
compounded annually since original assessment date per
unit;
2. Townhouse units at $550 Fl 5 7� compounded annually
since original assessment date, per unit;
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2. If total project cost is highest under Formula A,,then the
4. charge shall be Front Foot Assessment plus•25% plus•
compaunded interest. If total project cost is highest
under Formula -B,, -then the connection charge shall be such
" total, reduced by the -cost (estimated or actual) of
• internal main distribution construction (cost of services
,excluded) expended by others. f
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that charges'for water and sewer connections
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• to properties outside of Mendota Heights boundaries, properties not included
in the above formulation, be based on the sum of three'eiements in this
-order of computation:
1. Original assessment rate as applied to Mendota Heights 4
properties;' "
2« A surcharge of 25% to partially pay for General Obligation
contributions and other non-specified governmental costs; ,
3«'•A 7�'ainte26'st#a*charge to be" compounded annually,
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added to the above "principle" charges of (1) and
i (2) , ;commencing on�,date of original ;assessment' levy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the provisions of Ordinance No. 806 and
` :Ordinance No.�807 relative to Water AliW Charges and•Water
vailabi:
Surcharges shall be applicable to all outside water connections.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this Sixth day
of June, 1978. ;
` CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By P,4�X,/J,
Robert G. Lockwood
Mayor s
ATTEST: <
K�rthleen Swanson
City Clerk