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Notice, to which I make the following specific finding: - <br />Comment: SDC fees should not be set too low to recover the full cost of <br />development, and that the City should not lose revenues in order to keep wastewater <br />SDC's low for new homes. <br />F~nding:The proposed Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission SDC " <br />is set at a level that recovers the full cost of both the existing extra capacity in the regional <br />treatment plant, as well as capacity-related projects in the regional capital improvements <br />plan. However, the proposed rates for single,family homes is lower than under the current <br />.methodology; due to the change in the method of allocating the regional costs on the basis <br />of the strength of discharges to the system in addition to the quantity of wastewater <br />discharged: Under the methodology recommended by the citizen's advisory committee. <br />formed by the 1VIWMC, regional wastewater costs related to treatment of the biochemical <br />oxygen demand and suspended solids components of wastewater. would be charged ,to new <br />.development based on the composition of wastewater discharged by that development: A <br />-total of 39% of the capital investment in wastewater treatment facilities is-..due to these <br />components of the wastewater. flow. The resulting cost allocation shifted the regional SDC <br />from low :strength development to higher strength developments. This results in a " <br />decrease in the SDC charged to new single family developments, but reflects, a more <br />.accurate allocation of system costs overall. <br />E. Based on the fmdings set forth above, including the specific fmding to the comment <br />received, I fmd that the proposed revisions to the Methodologies and the fees as set forth in <br />,Attachments 1 through 9 Hereto are consistent with adopted policies .and ordinances of the; City <br />and with .policies adopted by MWMC, in conformity with applicable state law, and should be <br />implemented effective July 7, 1997, and those portions of the Systems Development Charge <br />Methodologies adopted by Administrative Order No. 58-97-02-F-2 amended as of that effective <br />_ date... <br />On the basis of these findings, I order that: <br />L Those portions of the City's Systems Development Charge Methodologies adopted <br />by Administrative Order No 58-97-02-F-2 relating to MWMC are hereby amended as reflected <br />in attachments 1 through 9 hereto, and the unamended portions thereof ratified and affirmed. <br />2. The revisions to the MWMC Provisions of the Systems Development Charge <br />Methodologies as adopted hexein shall become effective July 7, 1997. ' <br />Dated this <br />.day of July, 1997. f,~w " <br />~~ ~~ <br />- 17e~~ " Vicki Elmer ' <br />City Manager <br />Administrative Order - 2 o~iozi9~ <br />