Proposed Utility Rates

Informational Meeting: Tuesday, Nov. 13 | First Reading: Tuesday, Nov. 20

Second Reading: Tuesday, Dec. 4

NO R AT E INC R E A SE 2 0 20 T H RO U G H 20 23:
Drivers for Utility: Drivers for Utility:
• Invest in Source Water • Construct New Cell
Water Improvements Sanitary (2021 and 2023)
Purification • Water Infrastructure Landfill • Improve Facilities to
Maintenance to Coincide with Enhance Customer Service
Major Street Reconstruction and Employee Functionality

PROP O SED UTI LIT Y R AT E A D J U S T M E N T S:

Water Reclamation Storm Electric
(Sewer Rates) Drainage Fees Light
6.0%
5.0% 5.4% 5.4%
4.0% 4.4%
3.0% 3.4% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0%

2020 2021 2022 2023 2020 2021 2022 2023 2020 2021 2022 2023

Drivers
Waterfor Rate Increase:
Reclamation (Sewer Rates) Drivers for Rate
Storm Increase:
Drainage Fees Drivers for Electric
Rate Increase:
Light
• Expand capacity from • Operation and maintenance of the • Build Second Substation at
21.0 MGD to 30.1 MGD system Intersection of Madison Street
• Invest in existing infrastructure • Improve neighborhood drainage and Harlem Avenue (2019)
• Construct New Office and Shop
Facility for Light and Power and
Traffic (2023)

S T ORM DRAINAGE P LATTING F E E S

PAID BY DEVELOPMENT
The cost to develop Regional Detention
7.4% Ponds has increased from $2,050/
6.4% acre (2013 $) to $2,929/acre (2018 $).
5.4% 5.3% 5.5% Development platting fees are targeted to
fund 50% of Regional BMP program.
3.4% 4.0% 3.5%
3.0% 3.0% Current DSCR and RDC platting fees are
based on a 2013 cost basis and were
last adjusted January 1, 2017. Proposed
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 phased platting fee approach will update
to 2018 cost basis with inflationary
increase projected forward.
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Drainage System Cost Recovery (DSCR) Regional Detention Charge (RDC)