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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET <br />Submittal Date: <br />Originating Department: <br />Presented By: <br />Agenda Item No.: <br />05/18/09 <br />Shawn Napier, P.E. Director of <br />Council Date: <br />Engineering <br />Engineering, Planning & <br />14. <br />05/26/09 <br />Development <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION: <br />Move to approve an ordinance providing that Section 34-4(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of <br />Paris be amended by revising the water and sewer and tap fees. <br />POLICY ISSUE(S): <br />Ordinance; Fiscal responsibility <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Sec. 34-4 of the Code of Ordinances sets the standard fee for water and sewer tap and has not been <br />adjusted since May 18, 2005. Since the last adjustment four years ago the cost of materials, equipment, <br />and labor have increased to the point that the City is now providing these services at a loss. Until <br />recently we have been able to absorb some of the increases because we switched from using expensive <br />copper service line to the more cost effective poly line. The current and proposed tap fees taps are listed <br />below, together with the fees charged by Lamar County Water Supply District and the City of Reno <br />(requested by City Council at the May 26 meeting): <br />Paris Paris LCWSD Reno <br />Standard Tap Current Proposed Revised 10/1/08 Revised 1/12/04 <br />Water- In or Across Hard-Surfaced Street $1,150 $1,380 $1,475/$1,975* $450 <br />Water - Unimproved Street or Dirt $620 $730 $1,075 $450 <br />Sewer - In or Across Hard-Surfaced Street $1,020 $1,280 N/A $350 <br />Sewer - Unimproved Street or Dirt $560 $640 N/A $350 <br />*Lamar County Water Supply District charges $1,075 for the base charge and adds on $400 for a county road bore or $900 for a TxDOT bore. <br />The City of Reno's price list was last updated 1-12-04 and they have indicated that they will be updating <br />the price list within the next six months. <br />BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: <br />N/A <br />EXHIBITS: <br />Ordinance <br />ACTION: <br />BUDGET INFO: <br />❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order <br />Expense <br />$ <br />❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution <br />Budgeted Amt. <br />$ <br />❑ Presentation Z Ordinance <br />y'TD Actual <br />$ <br />❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other <br />Acct. Name <br />Acct. Number <br />FISCAL NOTES: <br />REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: <br />Z Administtation Z City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT Z Finance ❑ Fite <br />❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police Z Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities <br />City of Paris n ~00041 Revised 2/04/08 <br />