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Ordinance No. 16-11 amending Section 417 (Disconnection) of Part 4 (Connection and Installation of System) of Article 4 (Water Code); and Section 413 (Disconnection) of Part 4 (Connection and Installation) of Article 5 (Wastewater Treatment Code) All of Chapter 12 (Utilities) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as Amended, Pertaining to the Elimination of Reconnection Fees for and the Status of Abandoned and Inactive Water and Wastewater Service Lines
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Presenter:
Jerry Forte, P.E., CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities
Summary:
At the January 26 City Council Meeting, City Council will be asked to approve the attached Ordinance. The Ordinance changes City Code to eliminate inactive and abandoned status and reconnection charges for previously classified inactive and abandoned services lines for Water and Wastewater services. This change is proposed in tandem with changes made to Utilities Rules and Regulations ("URR") to complete the removal of the Inactive and Abandoned reconnection charges. The URR proposal will be presented by through a Resolution in tandem with this Ordinance.
Previous Council Action:
This issue was most recently addressed by City Council in 2011. Ord. 11-100 addressed reconnection charges and modified the manner in which reconnection charges were calculated.
Background:
Based on customer feedback, economic development input, and Councilmember support, Colorado Springs Utilities ("Utilities") evaluated the current standards relating to the inactive and abandoned status and the associated reconnection charges associated with unused Water and Wastewater service lines. Utilities' evaluation determined that inactive/abandoned process has failed to meet the intended goal of cost recovery. In actual practice, the inactive/abandoned process has cause customer dissatisfaction and significant administrative costs, while failing to recover significant costs. Consequently, Utilities proposes to re...
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