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Home My WebLink About~Master - Resolution Adopting New and Revised Fees RESOLUTION NO. 20-297 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING NEW AND REVISED FEES FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa, that the following fees shall be adopted or adjusted to recover the approximate actual costs of city services from those who use and benefit from these services. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that fees shall be adopted as follows: SECTION ONE. The following Municipal Cemetery Fees are hereby adopted or adjusted effective July 1, 2020, and codified as Appendix A. FEES FOR AMES MUNICIPAL CEMETERY Effective July 1, 2020 L455 Adult $599.20/space $149.80 perpetual care' Infant $150.00/space $50.00 perpetual care' Interment (Does not include price of lot) hill Burial: Adult $749.00 Infant $250.00 Weekend/Holiday—Adult' $1,043.25 Weekend/Holiday—Infante $350.00 Cremation• Adult $428.00 Weekend/Holiday' $508.25 For interments that require Winter rate,add: $200.00 Columbarium Niche, Interment, and Plaque $2,500.00 ($256.80 for perpetual care' ) Disinterment: based on actual costs of time and materials; minimum charge is 2 x current charge for interment Markers& Memorials Installation service charge $25.00 each i The perpetual care fund is an irrevocable trust; monies deposited into the perpetual care fund are non-refundable. (Iowa Code 5231.807) z City of Ames holidays are:New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day,two(2)days at Thanksgiving,and two(2)days at Christmas. (Res. #04-158, 4-27-04) SECTION TWO. The following Animal Shelter Service Fees are hereby adopted or adjusted effective July 1, 2020, and codified as Appendix E. FEES FOR ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICE Impound Fees(release to owner): Firsttime....................................................................................................................$25.00 Secondtime................................................................................................................$35.00 Thirdtime...................................................................................................................$45.00 Fourthtime.................................................................................................................$55.00 Fifthand subsequent ..................................................................................................$65.00 Animal Shelter Boarding Fees: Perday........................................................................................................................$10.00 Putting Animals up for Adoption (Ames Residents): Dogs/Puppies..............................................................................................................$20.00 Cats/Kittens................................................................................................................$20.00 Rabbits........................................................................................................................$20.00 Smalldomestic pets....................................................................................................$10.00 Adoption of Animals: Dogs/Puppies..............................................................................................................$80.00 Cats/Kittens................................................................................................................$80.00 Rabbits/Ferrets...........................................................................................................$40.00 Smalldomestic pets....................................................................................................$10.00 Permit Fee: Any permit required by state or local law including dangerous animal,traveling wildlife, menageries, shows, petting zoos or exhibitor fees.....................................................$36.00 Fee waivers for special needs adoptions, overcrowding or emergency shelter services are approved by the Animal Control Supervisor by authority of the City Council. Adoption Fees are waived for Senior Citizens adopting staff identified senior animals. If an animal, due to its rare breed would bring a fair market value which far exceeds the fees listed in the rare animal fee schedule then the animal control staff of the City of Ames, Iowa, is authorized to charge that fair market fee for both putting up for adoption and adoption fees. The animal control staff must research the fee that they feel should be charged for a very rare breed of animal and document how the figure was arrived at. All fees for veterinary care and services must be paid at the time of the animal reclaim. All Animal Shelter Service Fees Set by Resolution of City Council. SECTION THREE. The following Public Safety - Police Fees are hereby adopted or adjusted effective July 1, 2020, and codified as Appendix M: POLICE DEPARTMENT FEES & CHARGES Crash(Accident)and Police Report(each)...............................................................................$3.00 Overtime Payback and Event/Escort Service(per hour).........................................................$61.00 Community Safety Officer Event/Escort Service(per hour)..................................................$20.00 FalseAlarm Fee—After 3 times.............................................................................................$30.00 ProcessService Fee.................................................................................................................$20.00 Serviceof Warrant Fee............................................................................................................$20.00 Non-Criminal Fingerprinting Fee(4 cards or less).................................................................$10.00 Non-Criminal Fingerprinting Fee(each additional card past 4)...............................................$2.00 Photographs(per disc $3.00 Surveillance Video(per disc $3.00 ParkingCollection Fee..............................................................................................................$5.00 Copying of Public Record(per page with a$1.00 minimum) ..................................................$0.10 Car/Booking/Body Worn Camera or other video or audio recordings shall be charged at actual cost. Actual cost is defined as the time spent on the specific recording plus the cost of the media used. SECTION FOUR. The following Water and Pollution Control Fees are hereby adopted or adjusted effective July 1, 2020, and codified as Appendix Q: WATER AND POLLUTION CONTROL FEES& CHARGES Water Division Bulk Water Service...............................................................................................................$0.87/100 gallons Water Meter Division * With Integral With Radio Radio ERT Meter& Setting Fees- Disc Style 5/8"or 5/8 "x 3/4"disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$355.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $355.00 '/4"disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$375.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $375.00 Meter& Setting Fees-Ultrasonic Style 1" ............ 1 1/2" ....................................................................................................................................$820.00 2" ........................................................................................................................................$1,410.00 3" ........................................................................................................................................$3,910.00 4" ........................................................................................................................................$4,740.00 Meter& Setting Fees-Magnetic Style 2" ........................................................................................................................................$2,455.00 3" ........................................................................................................................................$3,985.00 4" ........................................................................................................................................$4,695.00 6" ........................................................................................................................................$7,040.00 Meter&Setting Fees-Turbo Style 2" ........................................................................................................................................$1,600.00 3" ........................................................................................................................................$2,525.00 4" ........................................................................................................................................$3,780.00 6" ........................................................................................................................................$7,190.00 Meter& Setting Fees- Misc. Meters Larger than 4"or alternative styles -to be determined when ordered HydrantMeter**................................................................................................................................. $260.00 Frozen/damaged meter ConstructionMeter............................................................................................................................. $160.00 Meters 1-1/2" and larger.................................................................... $125.00 trip fee+repairs/replacement Meters I"and smaller............................................................................ $80.00 trip fee+ Depreciated Value Depreciated Value is a straight line depreciation of the Meter and Setting Fees above,based on length of time meter has been in service. < 1 year 100% <2 years......................................................................................................... 90% <3 years......................................................................................................... 80% years o 0 <5 years......................................................................................................... /o 0 <6 years......................................................................................................... 50/o <7 years 40% ......................................................................................................... 0 <8 years......................................................................................................... 3 /o <9 years......................................................................................................... 20% <10 years........................................................................................................ 10% 0 >10 years........................................................................................................ /o Unauthorized use of water........................................................................ $195.00/occurrence Unmetered use of water.......................................................................... $2.56/day +$16.97/month Resetting fee for unauthorized meter removal....................................................................... $80.00 Customer requested meter test fee....................................................................................... $150.00 Service or meter disconnect or reconnect fee................................................................ $ 80.00/trip * Meter setting fees above include two service trips (one to set the temporary/construction meter, and one to set the permanent meter). A fee of$80.00 will be charged for additional trips due to unexposed or inoperable curb boxes, incomplete remote wire installations, or other circumstances where the meter installation cannot be completed. ** Hydrant meter fees include the cost to install and remove the meter. Requests to move the meter to a new location will be charged one-half of the hydrant meter fee. Consumption will be billed at the "Irrigation and Yard Water"rate. For usage that covers more than 30 days,the block sizes will be adjusted accordingly. WPC Division Waste Hauler Fee-Ames locations* Domestic/Residential Waste............................................................ $8.65/load+$4.17/100 gallons Restaurant Grease Traps ............................................................... $57.32/load+$3.35/100 gallons Non-Domestic Waste.......................................................... $8.65/load+unit rate to be determined * Non-Ames location surcharge........................................................................................................ 15% Unauthorized Sewer Use......................................................................................... $222.00/occurrence Unmetered Sewer Use........................................................................................... $2.82/day +$19.43/month High-Strength Surcharge Rates* Parameter Surcharge Rate Oxygen Demand CBOD5 $0.46/lb. COD $0.17/lb. Nitrogen NH3-N $1.64/lb. TKN $1.06/lb. Solids TSS $0.68/lb. Fats, Oils, and Grease Oil and Grease $0.91/lb. *Monthly High-Strength Surcharge Fees of less than S5/month will be waived Restaurant Surcharge Restaurant surcharge on sewer use for customers operating Food Service Establishments $2.75/100 cubic ft. Restaurant Fee Restaurant fee for sewer use for customers operating Food Service Establishment which are not billed for sewer usage or whose sewer usage is not representative of the facilities food service activities. $81.11/month. (Ord. No. 4199, I 1-25-14;Ord No. 4263, 6-28-16) Administrative Division Copies of Records Black& White, 8 ''/2" x 1 1" $0.10/copy Black& White, I 1" x 17" $0.20/copy Color, 8 '/2" x I I" 50.20/copy Color, 1 I"x 17" $0.40/copy * Plus staff time to prepare records(wages only) Laboratory Division Analytical Fees, per sample per test Bacteriological Tests Coliform, Total (present/absent)............................................................................$20.00 Coliform,Total (quantified)...................................................................................$20.00 Coliform, Fecal(present/absent)............................................................................$20.00 Coliform, Fecal (quantified)...................................................................................$20.00 E coli(present/absent)............................................................................................$20.00 Ecoli(quantified)..................................................................................................520.00 Chloride....................................................................................................................$20.50 Chlorine Free........................................................................................................................$20.00 Total.......................................................................................................................$20.00 Hardness...................................................................................................................$20.00 Iron(Water)..............................................................................................................$10.25 Metals Arsenic(Furnace)...................................................................................................$20.50 Cadmium(Flame)..................................................................................................$15.50 Chromium(Flame).................................................................................................$15.50 Copper(Flame)......................................................................................................$15.50 Lead(Flame)..........................................................................................................$15.50 Lead(Furnace).......................................................................................................$20.50 Manganese(Flame)................................................................................................$15.50 Mercury..................................................................................................................$25.75 Molybdenum(Furnace)..........................................................................................$20.50 Nickel(Flame).......................................................................................................$15.50 Selenium(Furnace)................................................................................................$20.50 Silver(Flame)........................................................................................................$15.50 Zinc(Flame)...........................................................................................................$15.50 Nitrogen Ammonia................................................................................................................$20.00 Nitrate....................................................................................................................$19.50 Nitrite.....................................................................................................................$20.00 Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen.........................................................................................$40.25 pH ........................................................................................................................$14.00 Phenol.......................................................................................................................$28.75 Phosphorus Orthophosphate......................................................................................................$20.00 TotalPhosphorus....................................................................................................$20.00 Oxygen Demand Chemical Oxygen Demand(COD)........................................................................$20.50 Five-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand(BODs)...................................................$38.00 Five-day Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand(CBODs).........................$38.00 Solids TotalSolids(TS)....................................................................................................$20.00 Total Volatile Solids(TVS)...................................................................................$20.00 Total Suspended Solids(TSS)...............................................................................$20.00 Volatile Suspended Solids(VSS)...........................................................................$20.00 Total Dissolved Solids(TDS)(Weight).................................................................$10.25 Sulfate.......................................................................................................................$20.00 Temperature................................................................................................................$5.25 For analytes not listed that are analyzed in-house,the fee will be determined on a case-by-case basis from an estimate of actual staff time(including benefits)plus 25%overhead to cover chemicals,equipment,and incidentals. Samples sent to an outside lab........................................................Actual Invoiced Cost Sample Collection Fees Fees for sample collection types not identified below will be determined on a case by case basis from an estimate of the actual staff time(including benefits)plus 25%overhead to cover equipment,consumables,and incidentals. Drinking Water • Drinking water sampled from the tap of a completed structure.............................$40.00 • Drinking water sampled from a field tap or structure under construction..............$53.00 W astewater/Pretreatment • 24-hour composite from a location where no sampling,metering, or refrigeration equipment are permanently installed.......................$264.00 • 24-hour composite from a location where a sampler, flow meter, and refrigeration equipment are all permanently installed..................$102.00 • Grab sample not associated with a 24-hour composite sampling event (grabs collected at the time of a composite are included in the fees above).................................................................$51.00 The 24-hour composite collection and grab sample fees listed above include one resample attempt should the composite sample attempt fail. Additional resample attempts will result in additional sample collection fees. No resample fee will be assessed if the reason for the failed attempt is due to a malfunction of city-provided sample equipment. SECTION FIVE. The following Electric Fees and Charges are hereby adopted or adjusted effective July 1, 2020, and codified as Appendix R: ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT FEES& CHARGES ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION Standard Single Phase Temporary service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200 A standard single phase temporary service includes an overhead service drop from an existing transformer to a customer-provided pole (or adequately supported service connection point) during Electric Distribution business hours. Includes furnishing a length of service conductor not to exceed 125 feet. Labor and materials required for a non-standard temporary service shall be billed at actual costs. Standard Customer-Requested Temporary Disconnection—Reconnection Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 For disconnect-reconnect requests made at least one working day before the service is reconnected. Includes one return reconnect trip, or up to 20 minutes of standby time for work performed during Electric Distribution business hours. Service for a non-standard disconnect-reconnect shall be billed at actual costs. Requested, or non-standard %pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Varies--billed at actual cost Non-standard work includes i»ultiple/excess trip charges, same-day (non-emergency) service requests, excess standby charges, trouble/emergency-service calls where the trouble is found to be on the customer's equipment, or work requested outside business hours Pole Attachment Fee(Single Cable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13.05/pole/year Pole Attachment Fee(Small Cell Wireless). . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150.00/pole/year ELECTRIC METER Customer Requested Meter Test Fee Within Utility Board limits(98%through 102%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30.00 Outside Utility Board limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AmesCustomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0.10/kwh Non-Ames Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ..$0.10/kwh Adopted this 91h day of June, 2020. 21 Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A.A- -a ayor