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Public Works Memorandum <br /> NO. 2016-70 <br /> DATE: November 23, 2016 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Moore Wolfe and City Council <br /> FROM: Timothy Gleason, City Manager <br /> Richard G. Marley, P.E., Public Works Director <br /> SUBJECT: Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 74 Sanitary Sewer System <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached Ordinance amending City Code <br /> Chapter 74 Sanitary Sewer System, Section 10 Rate. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> August 21, 2015—City Council approved Resolution 82015-109 authorizing execution of an <br /> Administrative Consent Order between the City and the United States Environmental Protection <br /> Agency(USEPA) <br /> August 21,2015—City Council approved Resolution R2015-10 authorizing a professional <br /> engineering services agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., for the preparation of Sewer <br /> System Alternative Analysis (SCSAA) and Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance <br /> (CMOM) reports required by the Administrative Consent Order between the City and the USEPA, <br /> March 30, 2016—City Council was provided with Public Works Memorandum 2016-16 providing <br /> an update on the preparation of the SCSAA and CMOM Reports. <br /> October 3, 2016—Study Session with City Council to provide an update with the USEPA Consent <br /> Order. <br /> November 21, 2016—Study Session with City Council to discuss the proposed Sanitary Sewer <br /> User Charges to meet the USEPA Consent Order. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The City of Decatur and USEPA entered into an Administrative Consent Order(ACO) on October <br /> 22, 2015. The ACO major requirements are to provide the following: <br /> 1. A Capacity Management, Operations, and Maintenance (CMOM) program. The CMOM <br /> program provides a comprehensive review of the City's sewer collection system asset, <br /> including system management, maintenance, and capital improvement funding. <br /> 2. A Sewer System Alternatives Analysis (SSAA) for areas in the City identified as <br /> experiencing sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and sewer back-ups during storm events. The <br /> — 1 — <br />