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` Mounds view City Counci UNAPPROVED <br />August 28, 1989 <br />Page Five <br />Regular Meeting <br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Clerk/Administrator Pauley explained the Planning <br />16. Consideration <br />Commission had recently raised concerns about the City <br />of Position <br />Planner offering formal recommendations to them on <br />Accountability <br />planning issues, so the position accountability <br />Write -Up for <br />write-up has been changed to reflect that, to have <br />City Planner <br />the City Planner provide a report indicating com- <br />pliance or non-compliance. <br />Mayor Harkner noted the Council had discussed this <br />at an agenda session. <br />Motion/Second: Hankner/Quick to approve the position <br />accountability write-up for the City Planner. <br />Notion Carried <br />5 ayes 0 nays <br />Public Works Director Minetor reported Staff has met 17. <br />Consideration <br />with representatives of Voto, Tautges, Redpath & Co., <br />of Staff Memo <br />and Short, Elliott, Hendrickson, Inc., to discuss an <br />Regarding <br />analysis of the current water and sewer rates and <br />Utility Rate <br />rate structure. Proposals have been received back <br />Study <br />from the two firms, one to have SEH prepare the <br />necessary engineering information and the other to <br />have Voto, Tautges, Redpath & Co. prepare the financial. <br />analysis. Costs would be covered from the water and <br />�~ sewer maintenance accounts, and if SEH's bill were to <br />go over their proposed $12,500, they could come back <br />to the Council before proceeding. <br />Clerk/Administrator Pauley noted a rate study has not <br />been done since the early 80's, even though rate <br />adjustments are done yearly. <br />Mr. Minetor stated they hope to have this completed <br />before it is time to adopt the water and sewer budgets <br />for next year, by October 25. <br />Motion/Second: Paone/Quick to authorize Staff to <br />enter into agreements with Voto, Tautges, Redpath & <br />Co. and with Short, Elliott, Hendrickson, Inc. for a <br />water and sewer rate analysis with a combined total <br />estimated cost of $21,000, with the cost of the study <br />to be charged to the water and sewer system maintenance <br />accounts. <br />5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried <br />Mr. Minetor explained the Environmental Quality Task 18. Consideration of <br />Force has accepted the resignation of Carol Christensen, Staff Memo Regar <br />and there may be another vacancy occurring soon. They ing Vacancy on <br />presentiv have 6 members, and since the original concept Environmental <br />was to have up to 9 members, they would like to see them Quality Task <br />filled to keep the group going. Force <br />