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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO |
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| | | | | | | | | MEETING DATE: | 10/27/2025 | | DEPARTMENT: | Budget | | DIRECTOR: | Karen Rhodes-Whitley, Director of Budget and Research | | AGENDA ITEM: | Municipal Drainage Rate Increase Ordinance | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | Items for Individual Consideration |
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| | | | | | | | ITEM SUMMARY Consideration of an Ordinance to amend Section 21-2. Same – Charges, of Article I, In General, of Chapter 21, Utilities, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano to modify the fees for residential and non-residential customers of Municipal Drainage Utility System; providing a severability clause, a repealer clause, a savings clause, a publication clause, and an effective date. Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-10-13 |
| | | | | | | | PREVIOUS ACTION/PRESENTATION First Public Hearing conducted on October 13, 2025. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND On November 9, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2020-11-7 modifying the fees for residential and non-residential customers of Municipal Drainage Utility System. The current revenues generated by the present drainage rates for residential and non-residential properties are not sufficient to cover the costs associated with the operating and maintenance of the storm drainage system sufficiently to satisfy the covenants in its Municipal Drainage Revenue Bonds. The companion item on the agenda is for the second public hearing regarding the levy of the schedule of drainage charges as set forth in the Municipal Drainage Rate Increase Ordinance. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL SUMMARY/STRATEGIC GOALS Approval of this item will increase Municipal Drainage revenue by an estimated $1,673,655 for FY 2025-26 compared to the FY 2024-25 Budget. The Municipal Drainage rate increase is included in the FY 2025-25 Municipal Drainage Budget.
Approval of this agenda item supports the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of Excellent, Innovative, and Accountable City Government. |
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