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City Council Meeting Minutes June 14, 2019 <br />to determine changes to regulation of FEMA floodplains. <br />Laurie Moyer, Director of Engineering and CIP, provided an update on the <br />Storm Water Rate Study. Stormwater Utility was established in 1999 and it is <br />determined by Impervious Cover (IC). Staff has calculated impervious cover <br />by parcel, matched parcel impervious cover to billing database, and reviewed <br />the rate structure. The key findings indicate that the average residential <br />impervious cover has increased. Staff was able to identify over and under <br />billings in the system. With this information we will be able to bring utility up <br />to current best practices, maintain critical physical assets and data, and finalize <br />financial model for budget workshops. <br />Staff is proposing a change in the way residential rates are calculated which <br />includes impervious area instead of lot size and creating a three-tier system. <br />The proposed rate structure would be identified by R1 - Small Residential (IC <br />0-1,980 square feet) at a rate of $7.43, R2 - Typical Residential (IC 1,980-3,363 <br />square feet) at a rate of $12.10, and R3 - Large Residential (IC 3,363+ square <br />feet) at a rate of $17.68. <br />Additional proposed changes include the following: <br />All Other Development will be considered in a Non -Residential Rate <br />— Commercial, Retail, Government, Multi -family, Religious, Non-profit, etc. <br />— Rate based on Typical Residential — 2,575 sq.ft. of impervious cover <br />— Charge = (Impervious Cover) / 2575 x Rate <br />Stormwater Fee assessed to property owner instead of utility customer. <br />— Account always remains active <br />— May require transition time to implement in rental properties <br />Mayor Pro Tem Prewitt stated that Texas State does not pay stormwater <br />drainage fees as a result of a legislation decision years ago. Staff will look into <br />this and work with the Legal department to determine if there have been any <br />changes to legislation since this went into effect. <br />Ms. Moyer provided the next steps which include additional discussion and <br />direction in the Budget Workshops, evaluating the rate model results, and <br />developing an implementation schedule. . <br />Ms. Moyer completed the presentation with a brief update on the status of <br />flood mitigation. She indicated that during the long-range planning and <br />feasibility study that San Marcos can't control big flooding but can control <br />City of San Marcos Page 3 <br />