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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 27, 2009 Page 4 City Manager Mornson and Finance Director Larson provided a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed City of St. Anthony Tiered Water Rates. • Proposed Residential Tiers (Option 1, Option 2, Option 3) • Proposed Commercial Tiers (Option 1, Option 2, Option 3) • Proposed Tiers — High School (Option 1, Option 2, Option 3) • Proposed Tiers — Wilshire Elementary (Option 1, Option 2, Option 3) • Proposed Tiers — Happy's (Option 1, Option 2, Option 3) 9 City Manager Mornson requested direction from Council on the proposed ordinance amendment, 10 noting that Option 1 is included in the draft ordinance. 11 12 Councilmember Roth requested information regarding the difference in the tiers proposed for 13 Wilshire Elementary and the High School. Finance Director Larson explained that the goal 14 throughout the tiers is to impact all of the users fairly and equitably. A sensitivity analysis of the 15 tiered rates will be conducted each quarter in 2010 to determine if changes are recommended. 16 17 Councilmember Stille inquired about the implementation of the tiered rates into the billing 18 system. Finance Director Larson replied that the software vendor has indicated their ability to 19 implement the tiered rates into the billing system. Staff will be meeting with the vendor to ensure 20 that the implementation is done correctly. 21 22 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to approve the First 23 Reading of Ordinance 2009-006; Amending Water Rates in Section 33 of the St. Anthony City 24 Code. 25 26 Councilmember Stille commented that there is a good chance that the School District will use 27 less water with the recent improvements. The City attempts to operate this budget at net zero; in 28 general concept the tiered rates will redistribute who pays for the water. The rates will continue 29 to be monitored until they reach the right mix. 30 31 Motion carried unanimously. 32 33 D. Consider Ordinance 2009-007; Amending Sewer Rates in Section 33 of the St. Anthony 34 City Code. (I" reading). 35 36 City Manager Mornson and Finance Director Larson provided a PowerPoint presentation on the 37 proposed amendment to the City of St. Anthony Sewer Rates. 38 • 2008 Sewer Revenues & Expenditures 39 • 2009 and 2010 Projected Operating Costs 40 • Rate of $3.50 per 1,000 Gallons to balance budget (current rate = $3.30 Per 1,000 41 Gallons) 42 • 2007 — 2010 Sewer Revenues & Expenditures 43 • Residential Impact 44 • Impact of Future Increases 45 rd