ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to Approve the Following for All Council Districts:
A. A RESOLUTION Amending Resolution No. 14-036-A Setting Fees for the Peoria Combined and Sanitary Sewer District INCREASING the CITY'S SANITARY SEWER LATERAL FEE From 0.7629/CCF to 0.8773/CCF Effective May 1, 2016, and From 0.8773/CCF to 1.0089/CCF Effective May 1, 2017 for Property Owners who are Directly Served by City Sewers; and
B. A RESOLUTION Amending Resolution No. 14-036-B Setting Fees for the Peoria Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation District INCREASING the CITY SEWER REHABILITATION RATE From 0.5938/CCF to 0.8016/CCF Effective May 1, 2016 and From 0.8016/CCF to 1.0822/CCF Effective May 1, 2017 for all City Property Owners who are Directly Served by Greater Peoria Sanitary District (GPSD) or City Sewers.
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BACKGROUND: Introduction
The current sewer rates charged by the City of Peoria were implemented on May 1, 2015. Revenue generated by these current rates will not cover the City's 2016 or 2017 sewer costs.
Staff recommends raising City lateral sewer rates by 15%, effective May 1, 2016 and by 15% effective May 1, 2017 to match revenues and expenses for maintenance of City-owned sanitary and combined sewers. Staff recommends raising City rehabilitation sewer rates by 35%, effective May 1, 2016 and by 35% effective May 1, 2017 to match revenues and expenses for City capital sewer expenses, including construction and debt service for the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program, Annual Drainage Programs, the construction of a Green Infrastructure Pilot Project, and other 2016/2017 expenses associated with the mandated Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan.
As the Greater Peoria Sanitary District (GPSD) bills sewer customers, rate increases are planned to occur on May 1 to coincide with GPSD's fiscal year and billing cycles.
Note: The City is currently negotiating a settlemen...
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