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To: Honorable Mayor Adams and City Council From: Julie Feier, City Manager Date: March 7, 2008 Subject: Weekly Update comparison of area municipalities’ As follow up to our last study session, I provided a budgets, population, payroll etc. The comparison is in no way comprehensive, but provides a general comparative overview of services. For example, it covers total budget and basic services such as fire service, but not code enforcement. For examples, cities contract with the County for building inspections and have no code enforcement. MSD announced public hearings on its proposed rate increases for both sanitary sewers and storm water. The 2008 proposal will change the way storm water services are funded. Currently, customers pay a $0.24 monthly charge on their MSD bill and through a variety of property taxes. According to the proposal, MSD would no longer charge customers a flat fee. Instead, the company would take into consideration each customer's impervious area on their property, which means the company will consider how much of the property is covered by cement, blacktop and the footprint of buildings, which cannot absorb rainwater. If adopted, MSD will have more money for the sanitary system and substantially more to address storm water problems. MSD has traditionally had little storm water funding and often the burden has fallen to local governments. MSD Public Hearing Dates: March 10 - Richmond Heights Community Center at 8001 Dale Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63117 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. March 13 - Offices of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District at 2350 Market Street, St. Louis, MO, 63103 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. March 15 - Affton Senior High School at 8309 Mackenzie Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63123 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.