G-13-12-05-E3 - 12/5/2013ORDINANCE NO. 13' Z 05 'C'S
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4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 44, SECTION 44-344, CODE
5 OF ORDINANCES (2010 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
6 REGARDING LEVY OF DRAINAGE UTILITY CHARGES; AND
7 PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING
8 CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
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10 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
11 TEXAS:
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13 That Chapter 44, Section 44-344(b)(3), Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition), City
14 of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
15 Sec. 44-344. Levy of drainage utility charges.
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17 (b) Fee calculation.
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19 (3) Schedule of monthly fees and rates. The monthly drainage utility charge shall be as follows:
20 a. Residential units. The monthly drainage utility charge for each residential dwelling unit or
21 ERU shall be as follows:
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Effective Date
March 1, 2011March 1,
2014
Monthly
Fee
$2.754.75
b. Nonresidential units. The monthly drainage utility charge for the impervious area measured
in square feet on each nonresidential parcel shall be as follows:
Effective Date
Rate (per
ERU)
March 1, 2011March 1
2014
0112.1304;00287123
$2.754.75
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3 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
4 expressly repealed.
5 B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
6 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
7 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
8 hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted
9 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
10 which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
11 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
12 Government Code, as amended.
13 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the 2CA day of
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15 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the S day of
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25 SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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City of Round Rock
Agenda Item Summary
Agenda Number: E.3
Title: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 44, Section 44-344, Code of
Ordinances (2010 Edition), to increase the monthly drainage utility charge.
(Second Reading)
Type: Ordinance
Governing Body: City Council
Agenda Date: 12/5/2013
Dept Director: Michael Thane, Director of Utilities and Environmental Services
Cost:
Indexes: Drainage Fund
Attachments: Ordinance, Drainage Utility Rate_CC11.26.13
Department: Utilities and Environmental Services
Text of Legislative File 13-856
In November 2010, City Council created the Drainage Utility as a dedicated funding source for
stormwater programs including planning, engineering, operations and maintenance that ensure
regulatory compliance, environmental preservation and flood protection. The initial stage of
developing a stand-alone utility funded existing staff and equipment levels. Additional costs such as
a Capital Improvement Program (CIP), growth demands and cost -of -service transfers to the General
Fund would be considered at a future date. The Drainage Utility rate of $2.75 per ERU (Equivalent
Residential Unit) was set at a level to fund stormwater programs at existing levels.
This summer, Halff and Associates performed field assessments of the majority of the City's creeks
and waterways to identify areas of severe erosion, compromised infrastructure, evidence of flooding,
etc. Halff and City staff then analyzed the results including: flooding issues from the UBCWCID
Watershed study, historical knowledge and other drainage studies. In addition to a lengthy
maintenance list, the team identified and prioritized more than 20 Creek CIP projects with a
preliminary cost of over $30 million. UBCWCID may assist with multi -jurisdictional projects such as
Round Rock West; however, that leaves the majority of CIP projects and more than half of the cost
without funding. [Beyond the Creek projects, staff estimates there is an additional $25 million of
Street projects where street modernization and additional storm drain infrastructure is necessary.]
No dedicated funding source currently exists to cover stormwater CIP projects.
Halff and City staff considered operational pressures and CIP needs to develop a rate
recommendation that would fund the Drainage Utility for the next five years. Staff planned a 5 -year
budget that accounts for the equipment, staff and support needed to meet increasing drainage
demands as well as the current additional mandated federal and state compliance challenges. The
budget also plans for a cost -of -service transfer to reimburse the General Fund for support the
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Agenda Item Summary Continued (13-856)
Drainage Fund receives. However, the majority of the proposed rate increase would fund enhanced
maintenance and repair and the initial phase of the CIP (approximately $17 Million). Staff is also
proposing a fund management policy that restricts the appropriate funds for repair and CIP. Staff
recommends a drainage utility rate of $4.75 per ERU effective March 1, 2014.
Staff recommends approval.
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