TAMRMS#: B06
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Stormwater Rate Model - Recommendation for Implementation Delay
Presented by: Stephen Graham, Senior Business Analyst, Finance & Assessment
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That the Stormwater Revised Rate Model Implementation be postponed until January 1, 2023;
2. That the remaining approved funds of $37,700 be approved for carry forward during the normal year end processes over the next two years to support the implementation.
3. That in Q1 of 2022, Administration schedule a Council Training Workshop to review the program goals and details and share updates on the project.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
This report proposes a postponement of the implementation of the Stormwater Revised Rate Model and accompanying communication plan. The COVID-19 emergency has made adherence to the original implementation date of January 1, 2021 a virtual impossibility. In light of this event and other issues that will be discussed in this report, a two year postponement is being recommended.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
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ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
Environmental Protection and Stewardship
Service Name: Storm Water Drainage Services
Service Definition:
Operation and maintenance of the storm water collection systems, management facilities and outfalls that support the flow of rainfall and snowmelt through the city to the Sturgeon River.
Front Counter Services
Service Name: Utility Accounts Management
Service Definition:
Management of Utility accounts for water, wastewater, storm water and solid waste (organics and recycling)
Service Component: Utility Customer Billing Issuance and Payment
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On October 26, 2015 Council passed the following motion:
(C528-2015)
1. That Administration design a new rate setting methodology for the stormwater utility that calculates rates based on property lot size.
2. That $15,000 be allocated to the project...
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