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who is directly connected to a county owned sewer, or to a water customer whose only water consumption is for fire service or irrigation. The moneys collected by such a service fee would be placed into a fund that would be used only to repair, replace and pen~orm preventative maintenance on city owned sewer mains or sewer trunk lines, and associated costs. In addition, in a change to current policy, the City could use such funds to repair and replace that portion of the sewer customer's lateral that lies within the public right of way when necessary. No moneys from this fund would go to the city's general fund. The money collected by the sewer service fee has been conservatively set; the fee will not pay for all the costs of the program which are estimated to be almost $3.6 million per year. Exhibit A to this resolution, showing the estimated costs of the program is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth. The fee established by this resolution is estimated to collect $2.3 million per year. The Council recognizes and understands that not all potable water consumed by a water utility customer is discharged into the city-owned sewer system and facilities. A small percentage is consumed or is used for irrigation. In establishing this fee, the Council recognizes and understands that it could reach the same fee by setting a higher fee and then discounting the fee by ten or twenty percent to make up for water consumed or used for irrigation. Of course, those water utility customers whose water is used exclusively for irrigation or fire service are exempt from this sewer service fee if there water usage is separately metered. The City Council incorporates herein, as though fully set forth, the Request For Council Action accompanying this resolution, and all background information and studies presented to the City Council at the September 4, 2001 meeting, the City Council study sessions leading up to adoption of the 2001-2001 budget, and the May 21, 2001 City Council study session. Section 2. The City Council hereby establishes the following sewer service A sewer service fee for water utility customers of $0.12 per water unit is hereby established. No water utility customer shall be assessed a sewer service fee for that amount of water usage which exceeds 4,167 units in a single month (or 8,333 units in a two-month billing period). For any person who receives potable water service from a municipal water provider other than the City or from a private water provider, and who Resolution No. 2001-059 Page 2 of 7