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City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota Page | 13 E. Project approach/work plan Project approach  Compare the proposed fees and charges to the current rates, fees and charges and demonstrate the effect of proposed rates on typical utility customers. A minimum of five customers in each rate classification will be compared.  Evaluate and compare the proposed fee structure to each utility’s current fee structure and to the fee structures of at least five neighboring local government utilities  Make recommendations for reasonable operational or policy level strategies (i.e. refinancing, combining or paying off outstanding bond issues, deferring or accelerating capital investment, which the City may reasonably consider for mitigating the impact of any proposed/required rate increases  Make recommendations on any changes in miscellaneous fees and charges to ensure they are reasonable; compare these to the fees and charges of the five neighboring communities selected. – Review the rate study with City staff. Based on this review, we will modify or change the rate study, incorporating the City staff’s comments as appropriate Task 4 – Prepare and present report of findings and recommendations – Baker Tilly will prepare a Draft Report of Findings for discussion with the Project Management Team. All changes will be incorporated in the Final Report of Findings and Recommendations. – Baker Tilly will prepare and present a Report of Findings and Recommendations that will contain our findings and recommended rate structures to the City Council in a workshop session  We will provide an electronic copy in PDF format Expectations In order to conduct this study, the City will need to designate a staff member to serve as a project manager (noted as Ms. Lynch in the RFP). This person will be responsible for assisting Baker Tilly with any questions that may arise regarding the utilities and reviewing the draft and final reports.