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COUNCIL MINUTES December 8, 2008 APPROVED 114 1F. Approval of Resolution No. 08-137, Authorizing an Interfund Loan from 45 the Sanitary Sewer Fund to the 2005A G.O. Improvement Debt Service 46 Fund Approved 47 48 1G. Approval of Resolution No. 08-142, Approving Transfers for Installment 49 Payment on Interfund Loan for Recreation Complex Land Approved 50 51 1H. Approval of Resolution No. 08-144, Amending Resolution No. 06-213, 52 Setting the General Timeline for the Adoption of the Five -Year Financial 53 Plan Approved 54 55 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT, AL ROLEK 56 2A. 2" Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 16-08, Adjusting the Water Utility Rate 57 Schedule - Finance Director Rolek reported that staff is requesting that the council take action 58 to adjust the city's current Water Utility Rate Schedule. The schedule has not been adjusted 59 since 2001. The adjustment recommendation is based on information that the city and council 60 received through a recent utility rate study done by Springsted, Inc. as well as the Water 61 Management and Conservation Plan completed by the city's engineers. Mr. Rolek noted that the 62 rate changes will have a low impact on normal use but for those who use a lot of water, there will 63 be more impact. 64 .5 A council member commented that a rate structure has been used in the past to address 66 conservation issues and it has not worked since usage has risen; it is not an effective way to 67 achieve conservation. 68 69 Council Member Stoltz moved to waive full reading of the ordinance Council Member Reinert 70 seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 71 72 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve the 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 16-08 as 73 presented. Council Member Gallup seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Motion 74 carried as follows: Yeas, 4; Nays, 1 (Reinert). 75 76 2B. Approval of Resolution No. 08-136, Authorizing the Transfer of Funds 77 from the Area and Unit Fund to the 2005B B.O. Improvement Bond Debt 78 Service Fund — Finance Director Rolek explained that the request before the council would 79 transfer funds that have been collected from developers for water and sewer improvements to a 80 debt service fund in order to pay for outstanding bond debt. The amount has been fairly 81 consistent from year to year. 82 83 Council Member Gallup moved to approve Resolution No. 08-136 as presented. Council 84 Member Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 85 • 86 -2-