9.3 SR 07-20-2020
Request for Action
To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 9.3
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Work session July 20, 2020 Bob Ruprecht, Building Official
Item Description Reviewed by
Sewer Access Charge for Exercise/Fitness Facility Suzanne Fischer, Community Development
Director
Reviewed by
Cal Portner, City Administrator
Action Requested
Receive information and provide staff direction.
Background/Discussion
A Planet Fitness facility is proposed for the former Office Max building. The owners have requested a
review of the current fee schedule that directs the amount of SAC (sewer access charge) and WAC (water
access charge) charged.
The current fee schedule requires an additional 25 SAC Units to be paid, over and above the eight units paid
by the previous retail tenant. At $5,385 per unit, that equates to $134,625. Elk River Municipal Utilities
would use the same 25 units for the WAC fee at $3,764 per unit.
Elk River adopted the fee schedule several years ago based on the Metropolitan Council calculations.
Portions of the chart have been updated over the past several years on a case-by-case basis to meet unique
situations in Elk River. The Met Council has also adjusted their schedule since our adoption, including for
this type of facility. If we followed the most current Met Council calculations, the SAC units owed for this
project would be 6.6 units.
Financial Impact
SAC and WAC are intended to recover the fixed costs of the investment for the capital facilities such as
lift stations, the wastewater treatment plant, wells, water towers, etc.
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