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<br />City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota Page | 11 <br />E. Project approach/work plan <br />Our process to help the City achieve its objectives and our approach to this project is shown <br />in the diagram below. Further details are provided in the tasks that follow. <br /> <br />Project approach <br />Task 1 – Administration/coordination/meeting <br />− Project kick-off meeting <br /> Introduce Baker Tilly project team to the City’s Project Management Team <br /> Review project approach and revise as required <br />o Discuss and confirm the study objectives, scope and approach presented in this <br />proposal <br />o Arrange logistics including data collection, specific dates for status reports and <br />meetings, contact persons at the City, and any remaining contractual matters <br />o Finalize work plan including any revisions to the proposed objectives, scope and <br />approach, as well as consultant assignments and specific schedules for the <br />project tasks <br /> Provide data requests listing key data and documents needed by Baker Tilly for the study <br />Task 2 – Review background information <br />– Review background information for each Utility <br /> Review the City’s current water and sewer rates <br /> Review the City’s current policies, goals and objectives <br /> Review historical financial information, volumetric rates, system fees, meter fees, and <br />other fees and charges that provide sources of revenue <br /> Review relevant current financial and operating information including Adopted Budgets, <br />Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports, and internal financial forecasts and financial <br />reports <br /> Review historical trends in revenues, expenditures and ending cash balances <br /> Evaluate the current rate schedule’s ability to adequately fund future operational and <br />capital requirements; estimates will include optimistic, pessimistic and most likely <br />assumptions <br /> Review the equity of the current rate structure including conservation elements initially <br />established in our 2008 rate study <br /> Review projected maintenance, repair and/or replacement costs of existing utility assets <br /> Review any current allocation of costs to functional cost components and to rates and <br />charges