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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFee Presentation for Fee Public Hearing on 2017-03-01.pdfNew Fee Recommendations City of Rexburg Public Hearing 3/1/17 Recommended Wastewater Fee Changes •Charge same sewer base fee for a ¾” & 1” meter –would create a more equitable base fee charge because having a 1” water meter vs. a ¾” water meter does not mean that you are actually using 2.5 times more sewer •1” meter users include the following: –Many Commercial businesses, Professional offices, and a few Eating establishments and smaller apartments buildings –Bigger meter size may be needed for additional water capacity, but does not necessarily correlate with higher sewer usage Recommended Wastewater Fee Changes •Would reduce the base fee revenues collected, which means an increase on the volume fee revenues would be needed to cover the expenses, which don’t change •Proposed Fee Changes (would be a 4.1% increase) •The last sewer or water increase was October 2015 Recommended Wastewater Fee Change Examples Impact and Capacity Fees Staff and Mayor Considerations •We studied 2 new community housing developments and determined that the impact fees range between 1.41% and 2.47% of the total project cost. After the construction cost, the land was the second most expensive cost (averaged almost 13% of the total) • We studied 2 new BYU-I approved housing developments and determined that the impact fees range between .59% and 1.00% of the total project cost. After the construction cost, the land was the second most expensive cost (averaged over 14% of the total) Impact and Capacity Fees Staff and Mayor Considerations •Rexburg Impact and Capacity Fees are below the overall average and lower than most university cities Impact and Capacity Fees Staff and Mayor Considerations •One reason impact fees are so important in Rexburg is that the city property and sales tax revenues per person are among the lowest as compared to like cities in our region Impact and Capacity Fees Staff and Mayor Recommendations • After consideration of the Impact Fee Committee input, we recommend putting on hold any significant increases in impact fees. We recommend reducing Impact Fee combined increases from the original published amounts on 2/1/17 •Budget for a restudy of impact fees (all 4 categories-streets, parks, police, fire) in 2018 Fiscal Year (We are estimating a cost between $50,000 to $100,000). •We recommend an increase in only 1 of 4 categories of water capacity fees and a more significant increase in all 4 categories of sewer capacity fees in an effort to come closer to full cost Capacity and Impact Fees Comparison Capacity and Impact Fees Comparison Capacity and Impact Fees Comparison Proposed Fee Changes Resolution 2017-02 Proposed Fee Changes Resolution 2017-02 Proposed Fee Changes Resolution 2017-02 Proposed Fee Changes Resolution 2017-02 Proposed Fee Changes Resolution 2017-02