THE GORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

Administration Committee. October 23, 1984.

J. Maitland,
City Treasurer.

SUBJECT: 1985 Sewer Rates.

RECOMMENDATION :

That the only change in our sewer rates for 1985 be an increase to $6.72
per month from $6.39 for the single family residences in areas where
Sanitary sewers have been built by a developer.

BACKGROUND _& COMMENTS:

Attached is a copy of our proposed sewer budget for 1985. TI am proposing
no change in the rates other than to the areas where the sewers were built
by developers.. In the areas where the sewers were developer installed,

the rate increase would be (after prompt payment discount) $3.60 per year.

Since the development of Mary Hill, the City has had different sewer rates
depending upon whether the sewer mains were installed by a developer or by
the City. The basis for the rate differential is that the users whould
share equally the maintenance and operating costs and that rasidents con-
mected to the City installed mains should bear the costs of tha debt repay~
ment on those mains. Residents connected to developer installed mains have
paid for their sewer mains when they purchased their homes. The existing
sewer debt will be paid off by 1992 and by that time we should have a common
rate, as we now do for water users. This is the first in a series of rate
changes which will get rid of the rate differential which exists.

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