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M]~NiJTPS <br />City Counci.l <br />Peb. 9, 1.983 <br />1983 Sewer & P1r. Pahey suggested that: perhaps the Ci.ty shoulct p~tt a ballot in the <br />Sdater ,ewer bi.lli.n~;s and let the people voteon whet:her or noC the senior <br />13udget: (Cont.) c:itizen discount should conti.nue. <br />Mr.. Glanzer commented that the senior citizen di.scount has only bee.n <br />i.n effect a Iew years. Glanzer stated that the sewer rate :is based <br />on average usage and Che City takes the seriior c:i.ti.zen into account <br />and gi.ves them a discount. Mr. Glanzer. stated that apartments and <br />mob:i.lehomes pay 75% of the rate. <br />Pahey stated that he was satis.f.i.ed with leavi.n~; the seni_or rate as i.s. <br />Mrs. Nardini stated that she woul.d ap,ai.n lilce to express her extr.eme <br />di.sp7.easur.e over the Lalce Phalen Overf.low increase f.rom $12,000 to <br />$29,000. <br />Mr. Glanzer reported that [he Ci.ty has received an i.ncrease from <br />MeCro Sewer of. 33%, an :i.ncrease from the Lalce Phal.en OverElow matter <br />of. 135%. Glanzer reported that he i.s proposi.ng a 1.3%increase for City <br />mai.ntenance costs. <br />Mr. Glanzer then reported that the i.ncrease f:or commercial usage :is <br />equ:i.vil.ent to the residential. i.ncrease. <br />Mr. T'orsberg reporCed thc~t Vadna:is I~tei.gk~ts charges $27.40 per quarCer <br />[or sewer anet 78 centsper thousand gallons for water. <br />Mrs. Scal.ze stated that she fel.t. t:hat the generll public shoul.d 1<now <br />that i.t is subsidi_zi.ng the seni.or ci.tizen credi.t i.n terms of .$1 per <br />quarter. Mr. Forsber~; repli.ed that: not al.l. sen~i.or citizens talce <br />advantage of the credit. Ther.e are a good many paying the full rate. <br />TAr. Tahey suggested that perhaps the seni_or citizen credi.t should be <br />handted i.n the same inanner a, Che assessment ro11s i.n Chat the Ci.ty <br />wi11 defer assessments f:or a senior i.f they sign an affidavi.t tk~at <br />the assessment i.s more than 2% of thei.r annual income. Fahey st:atect <br />that ther.e are seni.ors with substanti.al incomes th~.it perhaps shoul.d <br />not receive a credi.t. <br />!1r. Porsberg stated that he felt these seniors would pay tlie ful.l <br />rate. Por.sberg suggested that the Cotmci.l. d:iscuss this mat:ter at <br />another time when the f.ull Council i.s pr.esent, <br />Mr. Forsber~; i.ntroduced the Lo ll.owi.nf; resoluti.on and moved ~its adopti.on: <br />RLSOLUT,ION N0. 83-?-63 - APPROVING THE 19£33 <br />S7'WF,R AND WATL'R I~UDGF.,T AS PRESi:NTI?D WITH <br />THP AMiZNDMt:NT '['RANSFPRRING $16,000 TO THE <br />GPNPRAL L'UND I3lIDGT.?T <br />Pa~;e -lf?- <br />