Memo Hansz/Irrigation Water Service�IA
MEMORANDUM
August 12,1998
To: Glen Neier, City Attorney / Interim City
From: Jim Hansz, Director of Public
Subject: Irrigation Water Service, Buffalo Commons
At Council direction, irrigation water service has beekIVovided to Buffalo Commons to
irrigate their public area landscaping. However, to date there has been no payment of
connection fees because the actual fee has not been set by the Council. As I outlined in my
May 26`h memo to you on this matter, the present ordinance does not specifically identify
our ability to provide this service, and it does not list any connection fee. In view of the
overall desirability of public and quasi -public landscaping to beautify the City in general
and enhance neighborhoods, I believe the message sent by the Council was that the usual
rationale of equitable cost recovery for capital facilities that provide water should be
modified to reflect a public desire to encourage landscape beautification. In making such a
change it is understood that the public would view the resulting landscape enhancement to
be an investment that should, in some way, be publicly supported. In this case, the lowered
connection fee would be the public investment to promote these enhancements.
To date, I have received no further comments from the developers of Buffalo Commons on
this but I believe they share this point of view. Therefore, I recommend the present water
ordinance be modified to clearly identify and authorize landscape irrigation water service
in conjunction with required public or quasi -public landscaping installations. I have
modified the attached schedule B-1 to reflect the changes outlined above. Please review this
and let me know whether it is satisfactory. If satisfactory, please redraft these changes into
the proper modification of ordinance #4288 and schedule it for consideration by the City
Council.
Post Office Box 1997 • Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997
Telephone (406) 758-7700 • FAX (406) 758-7758
CITY OF KALISPELL
KALISPELL, MONTANA
UTILITY SCHEDULE FOR WATER
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Available for: All users within the City Limits:
Rate:
All water users supplied through a separately metered, sprinkling service as provided in the Rules
and Regulations, will be billed during the Sprinkling Season as defined herein at a minimum rate for
the appropriate size meter in use and for all water used in excess of that minimum the established
sprinkling rate will apply during the sprinkling season. No minimum monthly fee will be assessed
against these separate sprinkling services except during the Sprinkling Season. No Sewer Fees will
be assessed against these separate sprinkling services unless water is used for other purposes
(which is prohibited in the Rules and Regulations.)
Where usage other than during the Sprinkling Season is indicated this separate service may be cut
off and charged per Schedule A rendered for that usage.
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Separately Metered Sprinkling Services areApermitted only in conjunction with usage through a
service to a dwelling or commercial account and wiflz& be provided for irrigation purposes.
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Special Terms and Conditions:
Separate Sprinkling Services will not be granted OUTSIDE THE CITY LBMS.
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