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Ordinance No. 1371 06-24-2019 ORDINANCE NO. 2019 - 1371 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND FRIDLEY CITY CODE SECTION 402.15 OF CHAPTER 402 TO ADMINISTER AND REGULATE WATER, STORM WATER AND SANITARY SEWER IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST The Fridley City Council hereby finds after review, examination and recommendation of staff that existing Chapter 402 Water and Sewer Administration, Section 402.15 Water Meter be hereby revised as follows: SECTION 1: That existing Chapter 402 WATER, STORM WATER, AND SANITARY SEWER ADMINISTRATION be hereby revised as follows: 402.15. WATER METER 1. Before any water conveyed through the municipal water system shall be used or utilized on the land or premises of any person, firm or corporation, there shall first be installed a water meter that will accurately measure the water consumed on the premises, except and unless such installation shall be exempted by the City. The applicant for water service shall pay an amount to the City at the time of application for permit as set forth above, an amount determined by the City to be sufficient to cover the cost of the meter. (Ref. 1191) 2. At such time as there is a change of meter, customer, or property ownership for existing accounts customers, all new customers to the system will be required to pay a one-time administrative set- up charge at the rate set annually by an administrative policy. (Ref. 1191) A. Those persons, firms or corporations who paid to purchase a meter prior to the effective date of this ordinance may have the purchase price returned upon satisfactory proof of transfer of title and possession of said premises. The purchase price shall be first deducted from the bill if there are unpaid bills or charges. require a meter of 1 ½” diameter or larger shall pay the full cost of the meter and its installation or replacement when such installation or replacement is requested by the customer or by the City. B. The liability of the City for return of said purchase funds however shall be limited to the funds as are available in the water fund and shall not constitute a general obligation to the City. The City may provide a reasonable payment schedule for the charges and fees associated with Section 402.15.2.A. by an administrative policy. 3. All water meters installed under the provisions of this Chapter shall remain the property of the City of Fridley. The meters shall be repaired from time to time as is necessary to ensure accurate measuring of the flow of water. The City shall pay for the cost of repairs except when a meter has been damaged due to negligence on the part of persons other than employees of the Water Department, or applicable repairs or replacements pursuant to Section 402.15.2.A. The owner, occupant or user of the premises or such other person desiring use of the water shall reimburse the Water Department for the expense of repairing any such damaged meter. Upon failure to Ordinance No. 1371 Page 2 reimburse the Water Department within a reasonable time and upon demand therefore, the water service and supply to said premises may be shut off or discontinued as determined to be in the best interest of the City. (Ref 1191) A. Right of entrance. Every person owning improved real estate that has had a water meter installed shall allow duly authorized employees of the city or a designated representative of the City, bearing proper credentials and identification, to enter all properties for the purpose of reading, repairing, or replacing the meter, or for the purpose of installing an automated meter reading device (AMR). TH PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 24 DAY OF JUNE 2019. ______________________________ Scott J. Lund, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Debra A. Skogen, City Clerk First Reading: June 10, 2019 Second Reading: June 24, 2019 Publication Date: July 5, 2019 1 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION CITY OF FRIDLEY pursuant to Section 402.15.2A. STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. The ownpremises or supch other pernt or of COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )ss AN ORDINANCE TO desiring use of the water shalallsre- AMEND FRIDLEY CITY imburse the Water Department for Elise Strecker beim duly sworn on an oat CODE CHAPTER 402 TO dam mai edmeter.xpense repairing any such g y ADMINISTER AND reimburse theW teronD failure to states or atI'u-ms that he/she is the Publisher's apartment Designated Agent of the newspaper(s)known REGULATE WATER, within a reasonable time and upon as: STORM WATER AND demand therefore, the water ser- SANITARY SEWER IN vice and supply to said premises THE PUBLIC INTEREST may be shut off or discontinued as SF Col Hgts Frid MoundsView NB The Fridley City Council hereby determined to be in the best inter- finds after review,examination and est of the City.(Ref 1191) recommendation of staff that exist- A.Right of entrance. Every per- with the known office of issue being located ing Chapter 402 Water and Sewer son owning improved real estate in the county of: Administration, Section 402.15 that has had a water meter installed HENNEPIN Water Meter be hereby revised as shall allow duly authorized employ- with additional circulation in the counties of: follows: ees of the city or a designated RAMSEY SECTION 1: That existing representative of the City, bearing Chapter 402 WATER, STORM proper credentials and identifica- and has full knowledge of the facts stated WATER,AND SANrTARY SEWER tion,to enter all properties for the below: ADMINISTRATION be herby re- purpose of reading, repairing, or (A)The newspaper has complied with all of vh"as fellows: replacing the meter,or for the pur- 402.15. WATER METER pose of installing an automated the requirements constituting qualifica- 1. Before any water conveyed meter reading device(AMR). tion as a qualified newspaper as provided through the municipal water sys- PASSED AND ADOPTED BY by Minn.Stat.§331A.02. tem shall be used or utilized on the THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY (B)This Public Notice was printed and pub- land or premises of any person, OF FRIDLEY THIS 24TH DAY OF firm or corporation,there shall first JUNE 2019. lished in said newspaper(s) once each be installed a water meter that will /s/Scott J.Lund,Mayor week, for 1 successive week(s); the first accurately measure the water con- ATTEST: /at Debra A.Skogen, insertion being on 07/05/2019 and the lastsumed on the premises, except City Clerk insertion being on 07/05/2019. and unless such installation shall First Reading June 10,2019; be exempted by the City. The ap- Second Reading June 24,2019 plicant for water service shall pay Published in the MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICES an amount to the City at the time Sun Focus Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. §580.033 of application for permit as set forth July 5,2019 relatingto the publication of mortgageabove, an amount determined by 952605 Pthe City to be sufficient to cover the foreclosure notices: The newspaper complies cost of the meter. (Ret.1191) with the conditions described in §580.033, 2• At such time as there is a subd. 1, clause (1) or(2). If the newspaper's change of meter, customer, or known office of issue is located In a county property ownership for existing ac- counts enatemers,all new custom- adjoining the county where the mortgaged ers tethe system will be required to premises or some part of the mortgaged pay a one-time administrative set- premises described in the notice are located, up charge at the rate set annually a substantial ortion of the news P Pe by 11911))a is administrative policy (Ref. 11 circul *on in a latter county. A.Those persons,firths or cor- ions who paid to purehase a meter prior to the~ive date By: Designated Agent *sfaetery p of transfer of We— and pesseseffien of said prernisso, The purehase priee shall be fir* Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before dedueted%FA the boll Of there are me on 07/05/2019 by Elise Strecker. . require a meter of 1 %" diameter or lie shall pay the full cost of the meter and its installation or replacement when such installation or replace- ment is repuested by the customer 1 f- '2 pk�� t r byfhe CitiB.The liability ef the Gity far re0 Notary Public eva4lable in the water fund and shall­ to the City. The City may provide — anable payment schedule for '01 11DARLENE MARIE MACPHERSON the charges and fees associated =' Notary Public with Section 402 15 2A by an Ai- ministrative policy r Minnesota 3.All water meters installed un- '; Cdlrllissim Expires January 31,2024 der the provisions of this Chapter shall remain the property of the City of Fridley. The meters shall be repaired from time to time as Rate Information: is necessary to ensure accurate (1)Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users measuring of the flow of water.TheCity shall pay for the cost of repairs for comparable space: except when a mete has been $25.40 per column inch damaged due to negligence on the part of persons other than employ- Ad ID 952605 ees of the Water Department. or applicable repairs or replacements