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Page 8 <br />August 21, 1995 <br />Ms. Baty stated she felt it may be a good idea to consider this. Mayor Linke responded <br />that he does not believe the city could legally turn off the water for this reason. <br />Ms. Baty asked if the defective meters are due to the hard water in the city of Mounds <br />View. <br />Mr. Ulrich stated manganese in the water does build up and can eventually slow the meter <br />due to the mineral deposits in the meters and pipes. However the hardness of Mounds <br />View water (15-16 grams) is well within the guidelines and should not present a <br />significant problem for homeowners. <br />Linda Hansome, 2237 Knoll Drive, stated as she understands the two reasons for updating <br />the meters are the accuracy issue and the meter reader problem. Furthermore, the <br />accuracy rate for residential properties was averaged at 98% and she understands that the <br />new meters will be guaranteed an accuracy rate of 98% for ten years; this is basically a <br />"washout". She feels that spending the money fora "state of the art" system is not the <br />way she would like her money spent. The touch pad system will serve the purpose of <br />reading the meters and will save the city $300,000 over the phone read system. <br />In a Kelner 8333 Groveland Road stated she has been a reader meter for several ears. <br />g Y <br />She too has run into problems with some residents who will not let her into read the <br />meter. These are the people that the city should be working on, requiring them to have <br />the remote meters. She feels the meters that are working should be left alone. <br />Dave Malrick, 8289 Spring Lake Park Road, stated by overcharging residents it will <br />encourage them to let the meters be read. He stated he would tend to be more concerned <br />about checking the volume of the water than the actual meters. He felt the commercial <br />properties should be looked at closer as the city could recoup more of the money by <br />attempting to increase the accuracy level for commercial properties to the 98% level. <br />Mr. Ulrich noted that the total billing amount for water was 470,000,000. Of this amount, <br />only 67,000,000 gallons were used by institutions, commercial and industrial. The <br />residents represent 80% of the total usage. He quickly noted some of the test results of <br />meters that were installed between 1962 and 1984. <br />Mr. Malrick stated the 30 homes of the 2,900 that could be tested represents only 1% of <br />the homes in Mounds View. He felt the city should do more evaluating before they look <br />at spending the money for the new meters. The city should attempt to recoup the most <br />money in a way that disrupts the least number of people. He also asked if a touch tone <br />phone will be necessary for the phone read system. Mr. Ulrich responded that a resident <br />only needs a phone line. <br />