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Public Works Memorandum <br /> NO. 2013-14 <br /> DATE: April 8, 2013 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager <br /> Richard G. Marley, P. E., Public Works Director <br /> Keith Alexander, Water Management Director <br /> SUBJECT: Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 65-Water Main (Connection <br /> Charges <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION <br /> Staff recommends approval of the amendments to the Decatur Municipal City Code, Chapter 65, <br /> as shown in Exhibit A, attached. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> March 16, 1987 -The City Council approved Ordinance 87-33 which establi$hed the water <br /> connection charges that are currently in effect. <br /> July 21, 2008-The City Council was presented a Review of City Code Chapter 65 during a <br /> Study Session. During the discussion, City Staff recommended that the water connection charge <br /> be increased to $33.46 per lineal foot of property frontage. No formal action was taken. <br /> June 3, 2010-Council received an Informational Memorandum with an upollto to Storm <br /> Drainage Water, Sanitary Sewage Water and Drinking Water Main Tapping ees. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Current Water Main Connection Charges: The water main connection chorges contained in <br /> Chapter 65 of the City Code are out of date and do not reflect current costs fob designing and <br /> building water main extensions. The current connection charges have not beef updated since <br /> 1986, and as a result, the City is able to recover only one-third the cost of wafer main extensions. <br /> The current water main connection charges are shown in Table 1. <br /> I <br /> Page 1 <br />