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Pathways to Lasting Solutions 1 Tigard City Council December 14, 2010 System Development Charge Update Methodology Recommendation

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System Development Charge Update Methodology Recommendation. Tigard City Council December 14, 2010. Key Assumptions. SDCs Are Part of Utility Financing. Steps to Determine SDCs. Without Sufficient SDC Revenue, Ratepayers Must Pay the Difference. Common SDC Components. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Pathways to Lasting Solutions

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Tigard City Council December 14, 2010

System Development Charge UpdateMethodology Recommendation

Pathways to Lasting Solutions

Key Assumptions

• $118 million total construction cost for Tigard

• Approximately $57.3 million for growth included in SDC

Lake Oswego / Tigard Partnership Cost Estimates

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SDCs Are Part of Utility FinancingOne-time capital charges to new

customers

Designed to offset growth-related costs

Oregon law provides guidance

Open process ensures fairness

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Steps to Determine SDCs

• Determine value of existing capacity• Estimate cost of growth-related CIP• Determine capacity requirements for new customers

Calculate SDCs

• Document methodology• Present to stakeholders• Adopt the methodology

Implementation

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• Develop practical SDCs• Maintain financial health for

the utility• Comply with Oregon law• Ensure SDCs cover the cost

of growth

SDC Goals and Objectives

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Without Sufficient SDC Revenue, Ratepayers Must Pay the Difference

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Common SDC Components

• Reimburses a utility’s existing customers for past infrastructure investments that provided extra capacity for growth

Reimbursement Fee

• Recovers capital costs of growth-related infrastructure projects

Improvement Fee

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The Cost of Growth Inside TWSA BoundaryWater SDC by Component (⅝ x ¾-Inch Meter)

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System Component

Recommended Reimbursement

Fee

Recommended Improvement

Fee Total SDCGroundwater/ ASR $0 $0 $0PWB Supply 0 0 0LO-Tigard 0 3,033 3,033Bonita Pump Station 0 0 0Water Storage 380 490 870Pump Stations 37 0 37550-530 Intertie 0 15 15Transmission & Distribution 2,401 0 2,401Administrative Facilities 57 0 57Field Ops. 61 0 61

————— ———— ———— Totals $2,936 $3,538 $6,474

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SDCs by Meter Size Compared to Existing

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Meter Size Existing Recommended5/8 x 3/4 Inch $2,041 $6,4741 Inch 5,103 17,2691.5 Inch 7,348 51,7772 Inch 16,328 84,076

SDCs for meters larger than 2 inches will be calculated based on the methodology.

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$2,041

$6,474

$2,478

$5,803 $5,293

$4,736

$1,710

$0

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$4,000

$5,000

$6,000

$7,000

TigardCurrent

TigardRecommended

LakeOswego

WestLinn

Beaverton Wilsonville Portland

SDC Comparison: Residential 5/8" x 3/4" Meter

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Next Steps

December 28: Council considers amending the fees & charges schedule

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Thank You!