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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. #95-29
A RESOLUTION SETTING PARAMETERS FOR A
WATER SYSTEM ASSESSMENT POLICY PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Comprehensive Plan calls for a
three-phased expansion of the municipal water system; and
WHEREAS, said expansion includes the following
objectives:
1. Extend watermain to new developments where feasible.
2. Enhance the safety and reliability of the existing
system on the west end, and throughout the City.
3. Construct a water tower on the Minnewashta Elementary
School site in order to establish the elevated storage
crucial to objective #2.
4. Establish fees for developments where extensions of the
system are not imminent.
5. Evaluate and adopt an assessment policy which:
. Addresses assessment of property as service is
provided.
. Takes into consideration the City'S ability to
finance said assessments in order to mitigate
the financial burden to existing homeowners.
. Determines at what point connection to the
system may be required, or as an alternative, at
what point minimum charges begin accruing.
. Budgets for capital improvements.
. Establishes flat rate assessments on a unit
basis (i.e. all lots regardless of size pay the
same assessment); and
WHEREAS, many, but not all, assessment policy
questions are addressed in the Comprehensive Plan and the
proposed street reconstruction assessment ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to establish a
thorough Water System Assessment Policy.
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RESOLUTION #95-_~__
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City
Council of the City of Shorewood that a temporary Water
System Special Assessment Advisory Group is created to work
with the City Council in developing a thorough water system
assessment policy which shall operate within the following
parameters:
Purpose of Advisory Group: The group shall review
and make recommendations on policy questions being
considered by the City Council regarding water system
special assessment and financing policy questions.
Objectives: The Advisory Group shall work with the
City Council by commenting on alternative formulas for
special assessments as well as alternative formulas
for financing said assessments taking into
consideration:
. Total project costs;
· Current and future financial strength of the
City's General Fund and Water Fund;
· Equitable assessment of costs (i.e. discounts
for senior citizens, low income families,
existing homeowners versus new development,
etc.); and
. Funding for deferred maintenance
(depreciation) .
The Advisory Group shall work with the City Council in
reviewing financial projections prepared by the staff
and consultants, and make comments and recommendations
to the City Council.
Committee Make-up: The City Council shall act as a
Committee of the Whole in conjunction with an Advisory
Group of citizens made up of one person from each of
the four areas of the City as defined for the
Comprehensive Plan neighborhood meetings if possible.
The City Administrator, Finance Director and City
Engineer shall be non-voting members and provide staff
support.
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RESOLUTION #95-_2~_
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Procedure: Meetings shall be set by the City
Council. The City Administrator will send a notice of
the time and place of the meeting, and an agenda to
the Advisory Group. Notice will be posted at regular
locations and mailed to the press at least 72 hours in
advance of the meeting.
Sunset: The mission of the Advisory Group shall be
completed and shall cease to exist on June 30, 1995.
The City Council may expand the purpose or the life of
the Group by Council resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the
City of Shorewood this 10th day of April, 1995.
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Robert B. Bean, Mayor
ATTEST:
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JamewC. Hurm, ity Administrator
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