Resolution 5969 - Water & Wastewater Utilities Impact FeesRESOLUTION NO.5969
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE CITY OF KALISPELL WATER AND
WASTEWATER UTILITIES IMPACT FEES PURSUANT TO MCA 7-6-1601
THROUGH 7-6-1604 AND TO SET AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the statutory authority of 7-6-1601 to 7-6-1604, MCA granted to
municipalities to charge impact fees to fund certain capital improvements and the
statutory requirements to regularly update the analysis of impact fees charged, the
City of Kalispell considers it necessary and proper from time to time to amend the
impact fees imposed for new demand on its Water and Wastewater Utilities; and
WHEREAS, for this purpose the City of Kalispell contracted the services of HDR Engineering,
Inc. to conduct an impact fee study and to provide a report with recommendations
to the Kalispell City Council to consider in setting the impact fees it charges for
new demand water and wastewater utility services; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Impact Fee Committee met in noticed public meetings and reviewed
the report and recommendations of the Kalispell Public Works Department and its
consultant, HDR Engineering, Inc., on the water and wastewater utility facilities.
It further examined the methodology utilized and issued its recommendations for
the adoption of an amended impact fee schedule along with the data sources and
methodology supporting adoption and calculation of the impact fees to City
Council with the report dated October, 2019; and
WHEREAS, on February 3, 2020 the City Council announced by resolution, its intent to
consider amending the impact fees for water and wastewater impact fees and set a
public hearing to be held on March 2, 2020 on said proposed amendments to the
impact fees for all new demand on its Water and Wastewater Utility services of
the City of Kalispell and gave the necessary Notice thereof as required by Section
69-7-1111 MCA; and
WHEREAS, said public hearing was duly held by the City Council at a public meeting thereof
in the Kalispell City Hall beginning at 7:00 o'clock P.M. on March 2, 2020, and
all persons appearing at said hearing and expressing a desire to be heard were
heard, and all written comments thereon furnished to the City Clerk at said
meeting prior thereto were given consideration by the Council; and
WHEREAS, based upon the report and recommendations of the Kalispell Impact Fee
Committee, the evidence provided by the public, in writing and at the public
hearing, the City Council finds the recommendation of the Impact Fee Committee
to adopt the report to be reasonable and just and therefore adopts as its findings
the report of the City's Department of Public Works and its consultant, along with
the data sources and methodology used supporting adoption and calculation of the
impact fee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is just and prudent to apply the impact fees for all
new demand on the City of Kalispell Water and Wastewater Utility services at the
adjusted rate as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and by this reference
made a part hereof, taking into consideration the economic effects such fees have
on the rate of growth and development within the City and the desire that the
payers of rates and impact fees shall equitably share in the costs of the City's
Water and Wastewater Utility services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the impact fees applicable for all new demand for the City of
Kalispell Water and Wastewater Utilities and other services performed by
said utility as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and by this
reference made a part hereof, are found to be just and are hereby
established and adopted to be imposed for the water and wastewater utility
services to the inhabitants of the City of Kalispell and those other persons
served by its water and sewer utility service and such fees becoming
effective June 1, 2020.
SECTION 2. This decision is final ten (10) days after filing of this Resolution with the
City Clerk. The City Clerk shall file a copy hereof with the Public Service
Commission of Montana at that time.
SECTION 3. That the impact fees applicable to the use of the City of Kalispell Water
and Wastewater Utilities and other services performed by said utilities
shall be reviewed by the City beginning no later than five years after the
effective date of this resolution.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL THIS 4TH DAY OF MAY 2020.
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Exhibit A
Exhibit A provides water and wastewater impact fee at 50 % of the present fees, and include a 3% annual
interest and inflation factor.
Table 1: Proposed Water Impact Fees
Proposed
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Meter Ratio
Residential
1.00
$1,900
$1,957
$2,016
$29076
$29138
All
Meter Size
314"
1.00
$11)900
$19957
$25,016
$2,076
$2,138
1"
1.67
3,173
3,268
3,366
39467
39571
1 112"
3.33
61X7
61517
69712
63914
79121
211
5.33
10,127
101431
101,744
11,066
119398
3"
10.66
20,254
20,862
21,487
22,132
22,796
[1] The fees presented include the 5% administration charge allowed by Montana code.
[2] The AWWA meter ratio for 3/4-inch meter.
[3] Residential - Single Family & Townhouse (1 ERU per unit), Duplex (2 li►ring units combined) 4.80 ERUlunit (up to 1-inch meter).
[4] Residential - Tiny home, or detached living unit Iess than 400 sq. ft. are 4 80 ERU`unit. (up to I -inch meter)
[5] Meters 4-inch and larger are calculated individually.
Table 2: Proposed Sewer Impact Fees
Proposed
ERUs
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Treatment 1.00
$1,004
$19034
$13,065
$13,097
$13,130
Collection 1.00
$12875
$1,931
$19989
$2,049
$2,110
Total 1.00
$2,879
$29965
$3,054
$3,146
$3,240
[ 1 ] The fees presented include the 5% administration charge allowed by Montana code