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SERIBS OF 2001
COUNCIL BILL NO . 47
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER BRADSHAW
AN ORDT.NAl CE APPROVING A RATE INCREASE TO THE STORMWATER FUND
FOR TifE DARTMOU AVENUE STORM SEWER PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the S water Fund was established in 1985, to provide system
maintenance, NPDE penn.ittmg plan reviews and field locates but did not provide for
major capital improve me n ts and rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, the Lnglewood Utilities Department conducted an inventory study of
the City's storm sewer system a nd found a storm sewer line in the 1400 through the
2400 blocks of West Dartmouth Avenue in need of rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS. the existing storm sewer has experienced degradation to a level that
immediate rehabilitation is necessary since the lower portion of the line ia oompletely
disintegrated; and
WHEREAS, in January 2000, the Cicy Council granted approval for profeBBiona]
design services to pr epare a complete set of construction drawings for the Dartmouth
Avenu.e Storm Sewer Rehabilitation Project; and
WHEREAS, a rate increase was deemed necessary to finance the revenue bonds
isaued for the Dartmouth Avenue Storm Sewer Rehabilitation Project; and
WHEREAS, cunent funda are not adequate to meet proposed bond obligationa; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance would increase fees to finance the revenue bonds issued
for the Dartmouth Avenue Storm Sewer Rehabilitation Project;
NOW , THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAlNED BY THE CITY COU CIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
~-The City C<' ,cil of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby author izes
amending Title 12, Chap~ , Section 6, of the Englewood Municipal Code 2000, to
read ae follows :
12-5-4: User Fees.
E. The Englewood City Council hereby gives approval for establishment of the
fo llowing Storm Water Users fees :
Single-Family Re si dential: Flat rate chal'l!e of Slll !le Ua.e eight) cent!! (SG .88)
sjxteen dollars and su;tv six cents 1$16 66) per year to be billed quarterly
with the water and sewer billing.
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All other claases of cuatomers will be billed""'.99aa& ~ per square
foot o! impervious area within their property boundaries with a minimum
annual billing of ei;,r. clellan eight, ecaM lf6 .8&l au.teen dollan and •ixty six
g,ept.s (Sl6.6fil to be billed quarterly with the water and sewer billing,
Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 6"' day of August. 2001.
P-..iblished as a Bill for an Ordinance on the l0~h day of August. 2001.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 20th day of August, 200 l.
Published by title as Ordinance No .~ Series of 2001 . on the 24th day of
August, 2001.
I, Loucriahia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true con Bf the Ordinance pass n final read.mg
and published by title as Ordinance No. ~ Series of 200 .
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Dat e
August 6, 2001
I ITIATE O BY
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Agenda It e m
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STAFF SOURCE
Subject
Ordinance Approving Rate
Increase for the Dartmouth
Avenue Storm Sewer Project
Utilities Department Stewart H. Fonda, D irect or o U tilities
CO UNCIL GOAL AND PRE VIOUS CO NCIL ACTIO
The origi na l Storm wa ter Fund was established in 1985 to pro ide system maintenance, NPDES perm itt ing
plan reviews and ,eld locates but did not p rovide fo r major capita l improvements and rehab ilitation. The
motion for award or contract, an ordinance approving reve nue bonds and the o rdinance reco m mending
approval or the stormwater fee increase are being presented to Council at the same tim e.
RECOMMEND ED ACTION
The tilities staff re commends Council app roval of a rate increase to fina nce the cons truction of the
Dartmouth Avenue Storm Sewer Rehabilitation Project. The bill will be $16.66 per residence per ea r. A il
other property classes I ill be $0.00554 per square foot of Impervious area .
BACKGRC'UN D, A ALYSIS, D ALTERNATIVE S ID El"i lFIED
The Utilities D epartment con ducted an inventory stud y of the City's storm sewe r sys tem and found a storm
sever line in the 1400 through the 2400 blc :ks of W . Dartmouth Aven ue in need of rehabilitation. The
e, isling storm sewer has exp erienc ed de gradation to a level tha immediate rehabi litation is necessary since
the lo er portion of the line is comple te! rlisintegra ted. In J~nua ry 200 1 approva l was granted for
profes siona , design ~e rvices to prepare a c0 ,r,p le te set of co nstruction drawings for the Dartmouth Avenue
Sto rm Sewer Rehabilitation Pr oJe Cl
Fl A CIAL IMPACT
rate increase was de emed necessa rv to finan ce the rev enue bo nds issued fo r the Dartmouth A ·enue
St o rm Sewer Rehabilitati on Pro jec Current tunds are no t adequate 10 m eet proposed bond obligations.
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