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| Mayor and City Council |
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| Eric Holmes, City Manager |
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| 12/18/2023 |
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| SUBJECT
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| Vancouver Municipal Code Title 14 changes
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| | | | | | | | Key Points
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- Staff is proposing changes to multiple sections of Title 14 of the Vancouver Municipal Code (VMC)
- The proposed changes update miscellaneous fees; clarify definitions and intent; maintain consistency; correct inaccuracy; and ensure compliance with current practices
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| | | | | | | | | Strategic Plan Alignment | High Performing Government – a government that is reliable, fiscally responsible, equitable, and open to compromise.
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| | | | | | | | | Present Situation | Staff regularly proposes code updates, clarifications, and changes as needed. VMC Title 14 pertains to water and sewer utilities. staff is proposing a number of changes that will update miscellaneous fees, improve accuracy, comply with current practices, correct inaccuracy, and provide additional clarity. The attached summary provides a complete list of the proposed amendments to Title 14.
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| | | | | | | | | Advantage(s) |
- Help improve clarity in the application of the code.
- Help ensure miscellaneous fees more accurately reflect the true cost of doing business.
- Help maintain compliance with current practices.
- Help correct errors in the code.
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| | | | | | | | | Disadvantage(s) | The fee adjustments will increase the costs to utility customers, although the City's overall utility costs remain competitive among comparable utility agencies in the northwest.
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| | | | | | | | | Budget Impact | Implementation of the new fee structure in 2024 and beyond will more accurately recover costs asso0ciated with provision of the various services provided by the utilities.
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| | | | | | | | Prior Council Review
| Council memo describing the proposed changes dated November 16, 2023 (delivered November 22).
First reading of ordinance on Consent dated December 4, 2023.
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| | | | | | | | | Action Requested | On Monday, December 18, 2023, subject to second reading and a public hearing, approve the ordinance.
Chris Malone, Public Works Finance & Asset Manager, 360-487-7711
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