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RESOL n N N
SE RI ES F 2009
A RE OLUT IO . AN EL I G 20 10 FEE INCREASE FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOO D
CON RE1'E 'ILITY .
WHE REA • th e City of En~lewood crentcJ the oncretc Utili ty an d th e Co ncrete Util ity
Enterpri1e Fund b th e p11 sst1wc o." rd lnn ncc o. 36, Series of 1997 ; and
WH ERE AS, the pa ssnge of rdinnncc o. 66. cries of 2008 nmend ed the "User Fee" section
of the oncrete Utilit y nn d oncretc Ent erprise Fund establishing fees for the Concrete Utility to
be set by Rcso luti n: nnd
WHEREAS, the City Co uncil pas ced Reso luti on No . 79 , Series of 2008, whic h provided for
ar, incre,sc in the fe es, 25% in 2009 and an additiona l 25% in 20 IO ; and
WHEREAS, fees for the Concrete Utilit y of $0.Q78 (7.8 cents) per square foot of concrete
were es tablished in 1997; aud
WHEREAS, the fee for 2009 for the Concrete Util ity is S0 .098 (9.8 cents) per sq uare foot of
concrete and the City pays ap pro ximatel y thi ny percent (30%) of the total annual concrcate utilit y
costs; and
WHEREAS , because of the curre,tt fin ancial constraint s on the City's availa bl e funds,
maintaining the 2009 fee schedule will save the Cit y approximately $56,000; and
WHEREAS , the passage of thi s Resolutio n maintains the 2009 Concrete Utility Fee and
cancels the Concrete Utility fee increase for 20 10:
NOW, THE FORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENG LEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT :
Secti on 1. The Englewood Ci ty Co un ci l hereby authori zes cance ling the 20 IO Fee increase fo r
the Conc ret e Utility Program , thus the 20 IO Fee wi ll remain at:
$0.098 (9.8 ce1ots) per sq uare foo t
ADO PTED AND APP ROVED thi s 7th day ofDecember, 2009 .
• COUNCIL COMMU~-'ICATION
Date: Agenda It em: Subject :
December 7, 2009 11 Ci Resolution Ca nceling 20 10 Fee In crease for
C.:mc rele Utili ty
Initiated By: I Staff Source:
Department of Pu bli c Works Dave Henderso n, Ergineering/Capltal Proj ects Administrat or
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Counci l approved Ordinance No. 36, Series of 1997, crea ting th e C0ncrete Utility an d Concrete
Uti li ty Enterprise Fund.
Council approved Council Bill No. 73, Seri es of 2008, amending the "User Fee " section of the
Concrete Utility and Con crete Enterpris e Fund .
Council appnwed Res olut ion No. 79, Series 2008, establishing fees for the Concrete Util ity.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff re co mm en ds Council approve a Resolution ca nceling the 201 O fee increase for the Con crete
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BAC:<GROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
The Cu,,crete Utility was adopted in 1997 to create a funding mec hanism to help owners with th eir
respons ibility In the repair of :h e City's aging concrete infrastructure . Apµroximatel y 96% of the
11 ,2 90 eligible properti es in tl,e City participate in this voluntary program. The City parti ci pates in
the costs for inters ec tion corm !rS . alley entranc es, drainage cross-pans, co ncrete pavement and
all eys, and City owned prope . as. The City also pays 70% of th e cost of Ave nu e conc rete.
The Ci ty's concrete infrastru cture co nsists of 7,315,000 squ are feet of concret e worth an estimated
cost of $54,000,000. Fe es fur the Concrete Utility we re es tab li shed in 1997 al $0.0 78 (7 .8 cents)
per squa re foot of concrete . Ea ch properly pa ys base d on th e am ount of co ncre te adjacent to their
property.
In 2008, Council approve d a resolution in creasing th e fees 25% in 2009 and an additional 25% fo r
2010. The cu rrent 2009 rate is $0.098 (9.8 ce nt s) per squ are foo l. A property w ith a 50 foo t
fro ntage, consisting of curb/gutter and a 4' wide sidewa lk, pays $3 1.85 per year (ty pically billed
qua.rt erl y w ith th e wa ter bill at $7.96 per quart er).
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Ca nce lin g th e 25% fee in crease for 20 10 will reduce th e required City appro pria:ion by $56,000
and save properly owners approximately $134,000 for 20 10 .
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