17. Schedule Public Hearing - Water Connection ChargesCITY OF KALISPELL
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RATE INCREASE
A proposal to increase the water connection fees charged by the water utility of the City of Kalispell will be
presented in a Public Hearing, Monday, May 20th, 1996, in the Council Chambers of City Hall at 7:00 P.M. The increase
would be less than 12% of the total revenue and would be effective after 10 days of being filed with the City Clerk.
The present connection fee schedule is attached hereto as Exhibit "A". The proposed increase will result in
connection fees as set forth in Exhibit "B" and will only apply to those customers desiring to hook into the water system
after May 1996.
The purpose of the connection fee increase is to provide for the replacement and improvement of the water supply
and distribution systems.
Any person concerned with these proposals may appear at this hearing and make oral statements or present the same
in writing. Written comments may be submitted for Council consideration by delivering them to the City Clerk of Council
prior to the hearing.
Detailed schedules for services are on file in the Department of Public Works and are available for examination by
anyone interested. If there are questions about the fee that might be answered by telephone you may call the Department
of Public Works at 758-7720.
Provisions for multiple dwelling units will be eliminated in the proposed connection fee schedule. Fees will be based
on the size of the water meter. The out of City charge will be increased from 125% to 150% of the in City fees.
EXHIBIT "A"
Schedule G
Connection Fees and New Services
Rate:
BEFORE THE SYSTEM MAY BE TAPPED FOR ANY SERVICE A CONNECTION FEE MUST BE PAID AS
INDICATED HEREIN:
Size of Service to the premises Fee
A fee of $112 per Dwelling Unit Served with minimum charge as detailed herein:
3/4" Service $ 112
1" 224
1 1/2" 336
2" 448
3" 672
4" and larger 896
CONNECTION OF SERVICE AT THE MAIN:
The Utility will perform all required excavation over and around the main to make the service connection and will provide
and install the Service Saddle and Corporation Cock and tap the main. For this service the user will be billed at the
current city rate for time spent including hourly rate for backhoe and truck, and for material used. Temporary Services
and Private Fire Protection Lines will be billed in the same manner.
EXHIBIT "B"
Indexed Water Connection Fee Schedule (no inflation, 5 percent interest)
This revised connection fee schedule is calculated in accordance with the accepted practices published by the American
Planning Association. A 5% indexed adjustment is applied to the unamorit:ized infrastructure investment to place the
carrying cost of excess capacity on the late coming customers. These tables are derived from formulas identical to those
which have been applied in the past for sewer connection fees.
Indexed Water Connection Fees
(Per household equivalent)
YEAR
IN CITY
OUT OF CITY
1996
$642
$963
1997
$674
$1,011
1998
$708
$1,062
1999
$743
$1,115
2000
$780
$1,171
2001
$819
$1,229
2002
$860
$1,291
2003
$903
$1,355
2004
$949
$1,423
2005
$996
$1,494
2006
$1,046
$1,569
2007
$1,098
$1,647
2008
$1,153
$1,729
2009
$1,211
$1,816
2010
$1,271
$1,907
2011
$1,335
$2,002
2012
$1,401
$2,102
2013
$1,471
$2,207
Special Terms and Conditions:
Out of City Fee = City Fee X 1.5
Indexed Connection Fee Schedule for 1996
Meter In City Out of City
Size Fee Fee
5/8"
$642
$963
3/4"
$924
$1,387
1"
$1,644
$2,465
11/2"
$3,698
$5,547
2"
$6,574
$9,861
3"
$14,792
$22,188
4"
$26,296
$39,444
Connection fees for larger services are not anticipated. If such service is requested,
the connection fee will be calculated using the same methodolgy as applied above.