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Memorandum
To: Board of Directors
From: Peter Holzmeister
Date: April 1, 2005
Subject: Public hearing on draft water connection charge ordinance
Why this matter is before the board: This matter involves a public hearing to
gather public input on our proposed increase in connection charge schedule.
Only the board can adopt an ordinance increasing connection charges, and only
the board conducts the related public hearing.
History: When we prepared and reviewed the budget for 2005, we talked about
conducting a review of the connection charge schedule to make sure it has kept
pace with cost increases. It is important to keep our connection charge schedule
cost based. We have conducted that review analysis and we have determined
that the fee is not recovering all of our costs at this time. We then prepared a
revised schedule and drafted an ordinance which, if adopted, would increase the
connection charge schedule to collect all of our costs. That revised schedule is
the subject of the proposed ordinance and the public hearing.
Staff has met with representatives of the Truckee Tahoe Contractors Association
to discuss the method for determining the charge and the amount of the
increase. A board workshop was conducted to review the proposal and a public
hearing was called by the board.
New information: The notice of public hearing was published in the Sierra Sun.
The draft ordinance is attached for your review. Ed Taylor and Neil Kaufman will
be available to discuss the specifics of the ordinance and its calculation if that is
required.
Recommendation: At the conclusion of the public hearing you will be in a
position to modify the draft ordinance as you judge appropriate, or you can adopt
it as is, or you can reject or postpone action on it. The decision is entirely yours.
If you choose to take action on the proposed ordinance, that matter appears later
on the agenda under item 7.