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Sewer increases and a $1 stormwater bump proposed; council asks to phase changes
Summary
Staff proposed modest sewer rate increases and a $1 single‑family stormwater fee increase (raising the stormwater budget from $4.2M to $4.9M); councilors expressed concern about sudden jumps and asked staff to consider phasing.
City staff recommended modest sewer rate increases for 2027–28 and a $1 increase to the single‑family stormwater management fee — a change staff said would raise the stormwater budget from $4.2 million to $4.9 million and add about $700,000 in funding.
“We have not increased stormwater fees since 2016,” the acting director said, noting the fee supports operations and maintenance of channels, detention ponds and buried infrastructure and that the city has identified critical repairs. Staff described the calculation method (impervious area per 1,000 square feet based on a sample of roughly 450 homes) and gave an example of how large apartment complexes are billed proportionally.
Councilors said a sudden 16–17% relative increase in stormwater fees felt large after a long period with no changes and suggested phasing the increase or stretching it over two years. Several members asked staff to show the CIP impacts of the proposed change and potential phasing scenarios.
Ending: Council asked staff to return with phased options and impact analyses alongside water and sewer modelling before any formal adoption.
