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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 9, 2021 Page 2 2 Mayor Stille opened the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. 4 Accounting Specialist Devin Willi presented a PowerPoint on Utility Rates. The parameters are 5 to align revenue sources with corresponding costs, provide transparency as to the basis of rates 6 and rate adjustments, maintain a structural balanced operation, ensure that rates appropriately 7 support the ability to provide safe drinking water, properly discharge sanitary sewer flows and 8 appropriately control and treatment of storm water runoff. 10 Water Fund expenditures are comprised of two primary operating functions Production 11 ($962,507) and Distribution ($777,964). 12 13 The current recommendations for Adjustment to Distribution Fee are continuing the phase -in of 14 the quarterly fee to support distribution system costs and Quarterly Water Distribution fee will 15 increase by $3.50. 16 17 The current recommendations for Adjustment in Usage Rates are the Water Usage Tier Rates 18 will increase by 2% in 2022 and Water Consumption for 2022 is projected to be lower than 2021 19 consumption. 20 21 The impact of the Adjustments was reviewed for Water Tiers I-V, Irrigation and the Quarterly 22 Flat Fee. 23 24 Sanitary Sewer Costs are comprised of two primary operating functions Treatment ($768,737) 25 and Collection ($520,157). 26 27 The current recommendations for Adjustment to Collection Fee are continuing the phase -in of 28 the quarterly fee to support collection system costs and Quarterly Sewer Collection fee will 29 increase by $1.95 per quarter. 30 31 The current recommendations for Adjust to Usage Rate are to continue to manage the growth in 32 usage rates to recognize the revenues provided by the phase in of the Sewer collection fee and 33 the Sewer usage rate will remain at $4.64 per 1,000 gallons. There is no increase in the sewer 34 usage rate. 35 36 The impact of the Adjustments were reviewed with the Sewer Usage rate and Quarterly 37 Collection system change. 38 39 The multi -year approach to Stormwater rates planned for the Quarterly single family residential 40 charge to increase by $.35. In 2022 this represents a 2.08% increase in rate. The 2.08% rate 41 increase will be applied to all levels of stormwater charges. 42 43 The information collected in a Rate Survey was provided for Council consideration along with 44 Impacts by Tier Levels. Various spreadsheets were also provided for the Council including water 45 expenses, water operations, sewer expenses, sewer operations, 2021 utility rates survey, utility