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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK UTILITIES Committee Members Present: Other Council Present: Others Present: Agenda: OCTOBER 24, 2016 5:05 P.M. Dr. David Varner, Oliver Davis, Randy Kelly, Regina Williams- Preston Tim Scott, Jo M. Broden, Gavin Ferlic, Karen White, John Voorde Kareemah Fowler, Joseph Molnar, Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Adriana Rodriguez Substitute Bill No. 48 -16: Regarding Compact Fees & Assessments Bill No. 66 -16: Preliminary overview of proposed new water rates Committee Chair Dr. David Varner called the meeting order with two (2) items on the agenda. Substitute Bill No. 48 -16: Regarding Compact Fees & Assessments Eric Horvath, Director of Public Works with offices on the 13th Floor of the County -City Building, served as the presenter and petitioner of this bill. This is an ordinance that we had in place for many years that had compact fees and assessment fees that were inconsistently applied over the years. There is some clarification language that hopefully will help explain some of the changes to the ordinance. From the previous meeting, the two (2) major changes made include taking the surcharge and distributing it out over two (2) years. That is phasing in the outside surcharge on sewer. Committeemember Dr. David Varner stated he believed the distribution of the increase in surcharge was supposed to be over three (3) years not two (2). Mr. Horvath responded he would be comfortable with spreading it over three (3) years. He stated it also has a provision which provides for a credit for Indiana Municipalities or Special Districts that have a sale for resale provision that is defined by the Indiana Code. The only two (2) cases like this in the City of South Bend are the St. Joseph County Regional Sewer District and the Town of New Carlisle. The discount will be similar to what the surcharge will be. That was based on the administrative costs that we have and it turns out that our average administrative costs are fourteen percent (14 %). So that worked out really well to balance the surcharge and the 455 County-City Building • 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard • South Bend, Indiana 46601 Phone 574- 235 -9221 • Fax 574- 235 -9173 • TDD 574- 235 -5567 • www.SouthBendIN.gov JENNIFER M. COFFMAN ALKEYNA M. ALDRIDGE JOSEPH MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/ CHIEF OF STAFF DEPUTY/ DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK