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Prescott City Council Regular Voting Meeting — October 28, 2008 Page 20 Councilman Bell said that based on what Mr. McConnell said awhile back, they would not be delaying projects. Mr. McConnell clarified that it would not have a dramatic delay in those projects. Councilman Luzius asked for clarification that if it was approved as presented, it would be effective January 11, 2009. Councilwoman Lopas asked if they did not have to consider the first motion before voting on the impact fees. COUNCILMAN BELL WITHDREW HIS MOTION; COUNCILMAN ROECKER WITHDREW HIS SECOND. COUNCILMAN BELL MOVED TO ADOPT THE WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS; SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN LOPAS; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Leslie Hoy asked if the fees are delayed, when the next study starts from Economists.com or another consultant, if the payback to the ratepayers for that delay get rolled into the next round of impact fees. Mr. McConnell said that the impact fees are based on a ten-year financing plan. There is one fund, water or sewer, and within those there are two sources of revenue—rates and impact fees. Any expense which is made to implement capital projects requires financing and it is supported by the rates. When the impact fees do come in, at whatever time during that ten- year plan, then the ratepayers are paid back. For clarification, Mayor Wilson suggested that Ms. Hoy and Mr. McConnell discuss this further at a later time. Councilman Lamerson asked Mr. McConnell if the six-month delay was something that was adaptable. Mr. McConnell it was; the six-month delay can be viewed as a transition period. It is Council's prerogative to make that decision and Mr. Jackson pointed out repeatedly that the impact fees in the study are the maximum and the Council has the prerogative to lower the fees, not impose them, or they could select a different mechanism or change the date. It will not have a dramatic affect on the capital improvement plan to defer the fees. On the other hand, they have looked at projects in the pipeline and the subject of commercial fees is an important one. It does not take too many commercial meters, with current fee being a number that is not covering the cost of the demand, so if they had a large number of real projects in the pipeline the fiscal impact could be dramatic, but that is not the case. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILMAN BELL MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 4665-0908, WITH IMPOSITION OF THE FEES BEGINNING JULY 11, 2009;