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1 Purchase of Minolta EP 570Z Copier Approved <br /> 2 After in-house testing five different brands of copiers, staff <br /> 3 recommended the purchase of a new Minolta EP 570Z copier as proposed <br /> 4 by Copy Duplicating Products for $8 ,103 . 00. The 1988 budget for a <br /> 5 copier replacement was $7 , 000. Mr. Childs stated that $1 , 500 of the <br /> 6 total cost will come from the liquor operations budget for their use <br /> 7 of the machine. <br /> 8 Council Action <br /> 9 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to purchase a Minolta EP 570 <br /> 10 copier from Copy Duplicating Products for $8,103 . 00 , with no more than <br /> 11 $7 ,000 coming from the Capital Equipment Fund. <br /> 12 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 13 Water/Sewer Rates to Be Increased <br /> 14 The City Manager introduced two proposed Ordinances, 1988-003 and <br /> 15 1988-004, which would increase water and sewer rates. Mr. Childs <br /> 16 reiterated what was written in his February 5 , 1988 memo that to stay <br /> 17 even water rates must be increased to at least $ . 75 per hundred cubic <br /> 18 feet. He stated that even at that rate, transfers would be needed due <br /> 19 to the water contamination litigation costs- (which would be repaid if <br /> 20 and when the lawsuit against the Army is settled) . Mr. Childs also <br /> 21 noted that hiqher rates ( such as 80 or 90 cents) seemed to be in <br /> 22 communities which are established and lower rates ( such as 30 to 40 <br /> 23 cents )- are charged in newer, fast growing communities of those which <br /> 24 indirectly subsidize these operations through the General Fund. <br /> 25 Councilmembers Makowske and Ranallo felt the increase should be more, <br /> 26 to either 80 or 85 cents, due to the litigation costs and the costs of <br /> 27 water bought from Roseville. Councilmember Marks agreed with this <br /> 28 assessment, but Councilmember Enrooth felt that because the sewer <br /> 29 rate is proposed to be increased also, perhaps that raise would be too <br /> 30 much at one time. <br /> 31 Mr. Childs said the increase at 80 cents would mean about $3 . 00 on a <br /> 32 minimum utility bill but did not have figures for an average bill. <br /> .33 The Council' s consensus was that the Ordinance should be changed from <br /> 34 a 75 cent increase to a 80 cent increase and the minimum bill would be <br /> 35 changed from $7 . 50 to $8. 00 per quarter. <br /> 36 Council Action <br /> 37 Motion by Marks , seconded by Ranallo to .approve the first reading of <br /> 38 Ordinance 1988-003 with charges to be $ . 80 per hundred cubic feet and <br /> 39 a minimum charge of $8. 00 per quarter. <br /> 40 <br /> • <br /> 8 <br />