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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 26, 2024 Page 4 1 Water Fund expenditures are comprised of two primary operating functions. Production 2 $1,038,888 and Distribution $875,593. The current recommendation includes continuing the 3 phase-in of a quarterly fee to support distribution system costs. The quarterly Water Distribution 4 Fee will increase by $1.50. For the Adjustment in Usage Rates the current recommendation 5 includes the water usage tier rates increases will range from 12-20 cents per 1,000 gallons in 6 2025. Water consumption for 2025 is projected at a similar level to 2024. Mr. Yunker reviewed 7 the adjustment impacts. 8 9 Sanitary Sewer expenditures are comprised of two primary operating functions. Treatment 10 $995,456 and Collection $584,010. The current recommendation includes Continuing the phase- 11 in of the quarterly fee to support collection system costs. The quarterly Sewer Collection fee will 12 increase by $2.00. For the Adjustment in Usage Rates the current recommendation includes to 13 continue to manage the growth in usage rates to recognize the revenues provided by the phase-in 14 of the Sewer Collection Fee. MCES treatment rate up 15.4% - based on the increase in volume 15 plus 5.6% increase in rates. The Sewer Usage Rate will increase to $5.12 per 1,000 gallons. Mr. 16 Yunker reviewed the adjustment impacts. 17 18 Residential Stormwater rates will have an inflationary increase, while the rates for classifications 19 4-6 will be adjusted in greater amounts to move towards closing the gap between St. Anthony’s 20 rates and surrounding communities. Mr. Yunker reviewed the rates for Classifications 1-6 in 21 2025. 22 23 Motion by Councilmember Doolan, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve Second 24 Reading of Ordinance 2024-07 – Amending Multiple Sections of Chapter 33 Sewer, Water, 25 License and Permit Fees, Storm Water Facilities. 26 27 Motion carried 5-0. 28 C.29 Resolution 24-084 – Ratifying the 2025-2026 Agreement Between the International 30 Association of Fire Fighters, Local 3486 Representing the St. Anthony Fire Department 31 Employees and the City of St. Anthony Village. 32 33 City Manager Yunker reviewed The City and Union have an agreed-upon set of peers utilized for 34 comparison for each negotiation. This set of peers is based on the closest comparative 35 department to St. Anthony Village that considers a combination of city population, department 36 size, and scope of services and capabilities. This set of peers is used to determine wage levels as 37 well as other aspects such as uniform allowances, special pay rates, etc. 38 39 The City also has a practice of applying the appropriate Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) 40 across all positions throughout the City. This amount is determined by a combination of the 41 identified peer and information from around the metropolitan region to ensure wages remain 42 competitive. At times market adjustments are necessary when certain positions market wage 43 pressure exceeds the annual COLA adjustments. 44 8