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MEMORANDUM
To: East Wenatchee Council and Mayor
From: Lori Barnett, Director
Date: July 8, 2005
Subject: Potential options regarding Storm Water Utility charges for the Apple
Capital Loop Trail
At the June 16, 2005 Storm Water Utility (SWU) Management Team meeting there was
a discussion regarding the Metro Park District reluctance to assume responsibility for
paying the SWU service charge for the Apple Capital Loop Trail. At that meeting, the
Management Team came up with three potential options. Additionally, I came up with a
fourth option. The City service charge for our portion of the Trail is $1,800 and the
Douglas County service charge for their portion of the trail is $2,300.
This issue was brought up at the June 21, 2005 Council meeting and it was requested
that staff prepare a written description of each of the options. The discussion below
describes each of the options and their financial implications to the SWU.
1. Grant a credit for the Loop Trail which could reduce the service charge by 50%.
Service charges may be reduced up to 50% for development that has provided a
stormwater system designed to accommodate the 2 inch in 90 minute storm
generated by the development. If both City and County trails qualify, that would
reduce the SWU service charge from a total of $4,100 to $2,050. This proposal
would reduce the annual income of the SWU by $2,050. This option does not
solve the issue of the Metro Park District's unwillingness to include the charge in
their operating expenses.
2. Exempt the trail and possibly the other parks and recreation facilities operated by
the Metro Park District from the SWU service charge. The Metro Park District
presently pays $2,135 for Eastmont Community Park and $315 for Tedford Park.
There is no SWU charge for Kenroy Park. Exempting all Park District property
and the trail would reduce the annual income of the SWU by $6,550.
3. Revise the westerly boundary of the SWU to exclude the Loop Trail. This would
reduce the annual income of the SWU by $4,100. This option could have
implications in the future if the DOT right of way is ever sold or transferred to a
party wishing to develop the property.
4. The fourth option is to eliminate the SWU charge specifically for the Loop Trail
and consider it to be included in the payment that we already receive from
WSDOT for their property within the SWU service boundary. This would reduce
the annual income of the SWU by $4,100 and would result in a cost savings to
each of the entities currently paying that charge.