1. Resolution 5661 - Resolution of Intent & Call for Public Hearing - Wastewater Impact FeesCITYOF���°�City of Kalispell
Post Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903
Telephone: (406) 758-7701 Fax: (406) 758-7758
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MEMORANDUM
To: Doug Russell, City Manager
From: Susie Turner, Public Works Directo�l
Re: Resolution of Intent and Call for a Public Hearing on Adjustments to the
Impact Fees for the Wastewater System
Meeting Date: February 18, 2014 — Regular Council Meeting
BACKGROUND: The Impact Fee Committee has completed its review of the 2013
Wastewater Impact Fees and is recommending the report be forwarded to the City Council for
final review and consideration.
The report was reviewed during two work sessions this year, and at the February loth Work
Session staff was directed to bring forward the report for official Council action.
Section 7-6-1602(2)(k)(4), MCA requires that impact fees be reviewed every two years. Any
changes in impact fees require proper notification and a public hearing.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The 2013 Impact Fee Wastewater System Report recommends
increasing the Wastewater Impact Fee from $2,499/ERU to $5,757/ERU. The following table
provides a break out of the component difference between the current cost per ERU to the
proposed 2013 cost per ERU.
Allowable Wastewater Cost per ERU
Major Component
Description
Current
Recommend
2013
Difference
Treatment
Recoupment
$28
$45
$17
Expansion
$1,376
$2,110
$734
Debt Credit
($37)
($243)
($206)
Subtotal
$1,367
$1,912
$545
Collection System
Recoupment
$539
$852
$313
Existing System CIP
$474
$272
($202)
Future Extensions
$0
$2,447
$2,447
Subtotal
$1,013
$3,571
$2,558
Administrative
Admin. Charge
$119
$274
$155
Total Wastewater Cost per ERU
$2,499
$5,7571
$3,258
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the Resolution
scheduling a Public Hearing for March17, 2014 on the proposed adjustments to the Kalispell
Wastewater System Impact Fees.
RESOLUTION NO. 5661
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO AMEND THE IMPACT FEES FOR CITY OF KALISPELL
WASTEWATER UTILITY SERVICES PURSUANT TO MCA 7-6-1601 THROUGH 7-6-1604,
SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PROVIDE
NOTICE THEREFORE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority granted by Section 69-7-101, MCA to municipalities operating
utility services, and the authority granted by 7-6-1601 to 7-6-1604, MCA to
municipalities to charge impact fees to fund capital improvements, the City of Kalispell
considers it proper and necessary to amend the fees, schedules, charges and
classifications imposed for wastewater utility services to its inhabitants and other persons
served by the City of Kalispell Wastewater Utility; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7-6-1602(2)(k)(4), MCA that impact fees be reviewed every two
years, the Kalispell Impact Fee Committee met in noticed public meetings, reviewed its
report and recommendations on the wastewater utility facilities and issued its
recommendations for a change to the impact fee schedule based upon adjustments to the
wastewater utility capital improvement plan and updated cost analysis; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council to consider the recommendations of the Kalispell
Impact Fee Committee and to possibly adjust the wastewater utility impact fees imposed
on users creating an additional demand on the wastewater facilities in order to capture the
wastewater system development costs attributable to such new users; and
WHEREAS, prior to adjusting the impact fees on the wastewater utility system, the City is required,
pursuant to MCA 69-7-111, to hold a public hearing on the matter after giving due and
proper notice of said hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby set a Public Hearing on the 17th day of March, 2014, at 7:00
o'clock p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Kalispell, Montana, to discuss a
proposal to adjust the impact fees for the wastewater system as recommended by
the Kalispell Impact Fee Committee.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to make, publish and distribute
notices of said Public Hearing in conformity with Section 69-7-111, MCA. The
City Clerk shall further make the report containing the recommended impact fee
schedule, data sources and methodology supporting adoption and calculation of
the impact fees to the public upon request.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL, ON THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2014.
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk
Mark Johnson
Mayor
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO WASTEWATER UTILITY IMPACT FEES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Kalispell shall hold a
Public Hearing on a proposal to amend impact fees for services of the wastewater utilities of the
City of Kalispell on Monday, March 17, 2014, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City
Hall, 201 1 st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana.
It is the intent of the City Council to consider the recommendations of the Kalispell
Impact Fee Committee to amend the wastewater utility impact fees for users creating an
additional demand on the wastewater facilities.
Any person wishing to address the proposed amendment to the wastewater impact fees
may appear at this hearing and make oral statements or present same in writing. Written
comments may also be submitted for Council consideration by delivering the same to the City
Clerk prior to the hearing by mail at P.O. Box 1997, Kalispell, MT 59903, by email to
cityclerk@kalispell.com or in person at City Hall, 201 First Avenue East. If there are questions
that might be answered by telephone you may call (406) 758-7722.
The fee schedule, data sources and methodology supporting the adoption and calculation
of the impact fees are available on-line at www.kalispell.com or in the office of the City Clerk
during regular business hours.
Dated this 18th day of February, 2014.
Theresa White
City Clerk
Publish: February 27, 2014
March 6, 2014
March 13, 2014