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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 17, 2011 3 Authorize Contracting for Professional Services for HR/Organizational & Personnel- Related Matters On April 19th 2011 the City Council directed staff to re-advertize the RFP. The RFP was posted on the League of MN Cities’ website. Three additional proposals were received. The City Council was requested to authorize a contract for Professional Services to address certain organizational and personnel-related matters, as recommended by the Personnel Subcommittee. The project is of limited scope and sufficient budgetary resources exist within the current annual budget to cover the anticipated cost. The Personnel Committee reviewed and rated the four proposals submitted: Baker Tilly, Springsted, Laumeyer, and Flaherty & Hood. Springsted Inc. was rated the highest. MOTION: Council Member Smith moved to authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to contract with Springsted, Inc. for Professional Services to address certain organizational and personnel related matters at a cost not to exceed $7,250 with all reports from the Springsted study sent to the City Administrator as well as Council Member Smith, Budget/Finance Subcommittee Member, and Council Member Emmons, Personnel Subcommittee Member. The motion passed 4-1 (Mayor Johnston voting against). Commercial Water Rate Review The City Council was asked to discuss staff’s evaluation of proposed alternatives to the City’s water rate structure to potentially address identified concerns with respect to large commercial water users. Some of the identified potential alternatives to Conservation Rates include the following: Seasonal Rates, Individualized Goal Rate (Water Budget Rate), and Excess Use Rates Of the alternatives identified, staff recommended Council consideration of continuing with a modified existing rate structure, but perhaps capping the gallons used to 150,000 gallons. All domestic water consumed above 150,000 gallons would revert to the City’s Bulk water rate of $3.26/one thousand gallons. Staff suggested that the domestic water customer would have to demonstrate little or no irrigation use or install a separate irrigation meter. The new commercial structure would be as follows: 0 - 15,000 gallons $3.11 15,002 - 30,000 gallons $3.26 30,001 - 50,000 gallons $3.77 50,001 - 80,000 gallons $5.00 80,001 - 150,000 gallons $6.63 150,000+ $3.26 (Domestic, non-irrigation usage only)