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City of St. Anthony <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Minutes <br />OCTOBER 28, 2025 <br />Present: <br />Mayor & Council: <br />Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Nadia Elnagdy (arrived at 5:43 p.m.), Jan Jenson, <br />and Thomas Randle. <br />Absent: None. <br />Staff: <br />City Manager Charlie Yunker, Assistant City Manager Ashley Morello, and Finance Director Deborah <br />Maloney. <br />Others: None. <br />Call to Order: <br />Mayor Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />1.Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes. <br />A.October 14, 2025 City Council Work Session Minutes. <br />Motion by Councilmember Doolan, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City Council <br />Work Session Minutes of October 14, 2025, as presented. <br />Motion carried 4-0. <br />2.Work Session Topics. <br />A.Proposed 2026 Utility Rates and Budget. <br />Finance Director Maloney reviewed a PowerPoint titled 2026 Utility Rates. The goals are to align <br />revenue sources with corresponding costs, provide transparency regarding the basis of rates and rate <br />adjustments, maintain a structurally balanced operation, and ensure that rates appropriately support <br />the ability to provide safe drinking water, properly discharge sanitary sewer flows, and control and treat <br />stormwater runoff. Water Fund expenditures are comprised of two primary operating functions: <br />Production, $1,077,141, and Distribution, $838,506. <br />The current recommendation for adjustment to the distribution fee includes continuing the phase-in of <br />a quarterly fee to support distribution system costs. The Quarterly Water Distribution fee will increase <br />by $3.00. The current recommendation for adjustment to the usage fee includes the water usage tier <br />rates increases that will range from 12-20 cents per 1,000 gallons in 2026. The water consumption for <br />2026 is projected at a similar level to 2025. Ms. Maloney provided a chart showing the adjustment <br />impact for Water Tier I-V. <br />The Sewer Fund expenditures are comprised of two primary operating functions: Treatment $991,362 <br />and Collection $559,430. The current recommendation to the Collection Fee is continuing the phase-in <br />of the quarterly fee to support collection system costs. The Quarterly Sewer Collection fee will increase <br />3