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<br />ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />December 19, 1994 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />. . <br />Councillors' Bill No. Regarding Utility Fund <br />Supplemental Appropriation, Councillors' Bill No. <br />Regarding Water Tap Fee Surcharge and Joint Water <br />Management System Study. <br /> <br />PREPARED BY: . Kelly DiNatale, Water Resources Manager <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />. City Council action is requested to pass on first reading Councillors' Bill No. <br />implementing a $50 surcharge per service commitment on <br />residential construction, pass on first reading Councillors' Bill No. <br />appropriating $140,000 into the Utility Fund and authorize the City Manager <br />to sign contracts for consulting services for a Joint Water Management <br />System Study to be funded on an equal basis by the City of Westminster <br />and Westminster Home Builders (HBA). . . <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />In September, in response to unanticipated residential growth, City Council <br />reinstated Growth Management Program service commitment allocations <br />and increased growth related fees to provide that growth pays its own way. <br />During the summer growth management discussions, the Westminster <br />Home Builders and the Home Builders Association (HBA) raised concerns <br />about the water supply planning estimates used by Westminster for a <br />service commitment, the water usage of a new single-family detached <br />residence. The HBA claimed it can construct new homes that will <br />p-enna.nently use ress than the-Gity'splanning estimates, while mt1.eting any <br />revised minimum design guidelines. . <br /> <br />c' <br /> <br />The City of Westminster and Vv'estminster Home Builders through the <br />auspices of the Home Builders' Association have agreed to jointly fund a <br />study of the City's water system to 1) determine the water use <br />characteristics of new residential development, 2) identify an effective <br />water management program, and 3) to evaluate the potential for water <br />conservation by existing and new development water users. The primary <br />purpose of the study isto ascertain if a water conservation program can be <br />instituted which accommodates the City's policies and meets the City's <br />criteria for verifiable data, while considering the HBA's marketing and cost <br />needs. Any proven reduction of long-term water demand over planning <br />