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Pertaining to Amendment No. 3 to Contract for Water Services between the Board and the City of Little Canada.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul and the City of Little Canada entered into a Contract For Water Services dated November 27, 2006, which specified the terms and conditions under which the Board would provide water to Little Canada on a wholesale basis; and
WHEREAS, the parties executed an Amendment No. 1 to Contract For Water Services effective January 1, 2013, which initiated a two-component charge structure for the provision of water, a Water Service Base Fee and a Water Volume Charge, and also provided that after a five-year period, the parties would review fees and charges as addressed by a Cost-of-Service Study; and
WHEREAS, the parties executed an Amendment No. 2 to Contract For Water Services effective January 1, 2018, which increased the Water Service Base Fee to reflect the findings of the 2017 Cost-of-Service Study, and also provided that after a five-year period, the parties would review fees and charges as addressed by another Cost-of-Service Study; and
WHEREAS, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC performed a Cost-of-Service study dated March 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire at this time to adjust fees and charges paid by Little Canada in order to reflect modifications identified in the March 30, 2023 Cost-of-Service Study; and
WHEREAS, staff has prepared an Amendment No. 3 to Contract For Water Services which provides such adjustment and Saint Paul Regional Water Services General Manager recommends approval of said Amendment; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul does hereby approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract For Water Services with the City of Little Canada in substantially the form submitted, and that the proper officers of the Board are hereby authorized and directed to execute said Amendment No. 3 on behalf of the Board following approval of the assistant city attorney.