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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 10, 2014 Page 2 Mayor Faust thanked Mr. Baker for his presentation. 3 III. CONSENT AGENDA. 4 5 A. Consider October 28, 2014, Council meeting minutes; 6 B. Consider licenses and permits; 7 C. Consider payment of claims; 8 D. Consider Resolution 14-071: Approving an agreement between the City of St. Anthony 9 Village and Northeast Youth and Family Services 10 11 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the Consent 12 Agenda items. 13 14 Motion carried unanimously. 15 16 IV. PUBLIC HEARING 17 18 A. Ordinance 2014-06; an ordinance Amending Sections 433.015 Sewer Charges to Owners; 19 &33.036 Water Charges to Owner; 03.040 Fire Control Devices; and 03.090 Charges 20 for storm water facilities for the City of St. Anthony Village effective January 1, 2015. 21 22 Mayor Faust opened the public hearing at 7:45 p.m. 23 24 Ms. Shelly Rueckert, Finance Director presented the utility rates recommended for 2015 reflects 25 the multi-year approach towards rate adjustments that began in 2012. The concept will allow for 26 reasonable rate adjustments that maintain an equitable sharing of costs, encourages conversation, 27 and retires debt. The approach and rates will be evaluated annually. She reviewed the overall 28 impact of the recommended rates for a residential customer at each of the five tier level ranges 29 from 3.98% to 4.39%. 30 31 Ms. Ruechert reviewed the water rates stating the April 2012 water rate discussion resulted in the 32 multi-year approach cited previously. Consistent with this approach, the elimination of annual 33 transfer from the water operations to the general fund is carried forward to 2015. In 2015 a 34 transfer from the utility fund to the CIP fund has been proposed at $15,000. The transfer is 35 proposed to increase by $10,000 each year from 2016-2018 with the transfer topping out at 36 50,000 in 2019. The $50,000 approximates the annual replacement amount for the Utility 37 equipment included in the CIP program. This phase in approach will moderate the annual rate 38 increases required. Therefore the recommended 2015 rate per 1,000 gallons is $2.98 or an eleven 39 percent increase. This represents a 3.83% increase in rate and would be expected to generate 40 $34,411 in additional revenues (assuming water usage is similar to 2014). 41 42 Ms. Ruechert reviewed the sewer rates stating the approach to sewer rates in 2012 was the same 43 as used for the water. Consistent with this approach, the elimination of annual transfer from the 44 sewer operations to the general fund is carried forward to 2015. The recommended 2015 rate per 45 1,000 gallons is $4.19 or a twenty -cent increase. This represents a 5.01 % increase in rate. This 46 increase revenue along with reduced treatment cost due to lower relative flows for 2013/2014