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_9- • Motion by Councilman marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to authorize the application to E.P.A. for temporary assistance for the summer of 1984 , and possibly, the summer of 1985, and to follow the Minnesota Department of Health recommendation to wait to implement permanent solutions until the Superfund study is completed. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed at 9 :1.5 P.M. and reconvened at 9 : 25 P .M. for a consideration of staff .and the City ' s auditor'.-s recommendations that water and sewer rates be raised to levels which would generate enough income to cover operating expenses and would meet the consistent raise in Metro Waste charges to the City, which represent 800 of the City sewer costs . In his March 8th memorandum, Mr. Childs had graphically compared St. Anthony ' s current and proposed water rates with those of 7 neighboring suburbs which he perceived demonstrated that the proposed increase would still result in the City being lower than other communities . Staff recommendation was that the water rates be increased by 5� to 45G per 100 cubic feet, with a review of the. 1985/86 needs at budget time this fall, since this increase had not included a possible $20, 000 loss of revenue if a water sprinkling restriction is put into force this summer. The Manager had classified the deficiency in the sewer rate structure as "severe" , illustrating by graph that the fund had not been in the black for sewer, andhad recommended those rates be raised from 75C to $1. 10 per 100 cubic feet, which although that amount would leave a deficit of $34 ,000 for 1984 , could be expected to balance the fund for 1985, as long as City costs and Metro Waste charges were increased only 8% between 1984 and 1985. Councilman Ranallo recommended the new ordinance be written to permit the rates to be automatically adjusted to reflect any larger raises in Metro Waste charges and thus to avoid having to rewrite the ordinance each year to_ reflect those changes . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to direct staff to prepare an ordinance which would authorize a 5G per 100 cubic feet increase in City water -rates and an increase to $1.10 per 100 cubic feet for the sewer rates as proposed by staff for the City of St. Anthony. Motion carried unanimously. . Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt the resolution which authorizes the transfer of $5 ,000 in the 1983 budget from the Council Contingency Fund to the Capital Equipment budget. RESOLUTION 83-046 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE 1983 BUDGET • Motion carried unanimously.