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Mr. Wilson presented the staffreport. He pointed out there was an error in the staffreport on the Wastcwater Characteristic Factors & Unit Connection Fees. Thc chart would be corrected to reflect the costs for tennis courts as half of the mount currently reflected, which will be $523. The regional fee was also cut in half end is now $4,499.1 t. Mr. Brozosky wondered if part of the money a resident pays for a connection fee remained with the City for maintenance. Mr. Wilson mentioned there are two components to the fee: one is regional and the other is for the City connection. DSRSD maintains the treatment facility but the City owns pipelines that serve the treatment plant. So there is a portion of the connection fee that the City keeps for maintenance of the system. There are two fees for connection and two fees on the bi-monthly bills. The bi-monthly bill covers maintenance and replacement of the system. Mr. Brozosky asked why a local fee for connection was charged and how that figured out at $500. Mr. Cusenza mentioned that currently our local connection fee for a single-family residential unit is $500. This was established about 10 years ago. There is some need to revisit this fee. This pays for major improvements to the City sewer system and not DSRSD's treatment plant. Major improvements include the pump station. Staffis in the process of bringing forward a Sewer Master Plan Update and that the $500 connection fee could be reviewed at that time. Ms. McKeehen noted that became Pleasenton was such a growing city we were able to get a lot of the sewer improvements done by private development and that is why it was not fee based but specific project based. We were able to obtain new sewer lines when a project went in, as compared to the sewer treatment plant, which needs to be expanded at one time. This is why the local sewer connection fees have remained relatively small. Mr. Cusenza informed Council that the total fee connection for sewer is over $10,400 and most of that goes to DSRSD and only $500 goes to the City. Mr. Brozosky was aware that when there is new development, the developer is required to pay for infrastructure, particularly if they need more capacity. He is trying to figure out why we are charging an additional five percent for City fees. Ms. McKeehan noted that as a result of multiple developments, some incremental changes needed to occur in the system. Mr. Wilson used the pump station as an example and pointed out that it was sized for a certain amount of sewage. The $500 fee collected is used for system wide improvements that are necessary for the expansion of the system. Pleasanton City Council 24 09/16/03 Minutes