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Discussions are on-going and the Met Council has set up atask force to determine the <br />options for 2011 and 2012, .If increases are approved for those years, a sewer rate <br />increase may be necessary for each of those years, <br />The rate necessary to balance the 2010 sewer operating budget is $3.50 per 1,000 gallons, <br />Evaluating the impact of $3.50 per 1,000 Gallons: <br />The residential sewer rates are set the first quarter of each year (Jan, Feb and March). <br />Sewer rates for commercial/industrial and multi -family are charged on actual usage for <br />each quarter. <br />A breakdown of the impact of the rate change on residential users is as follows. <br />Average residential 1.. Quarter Consumption =13,100 Gallons <br />Projected sewer charge per quarter at $3.50 per 1,000 gallons $45.85 <br />Current sewer charge per quarter at $3.30 per 1,000 gallons 14ia <br />Increase $ 2.62 per quarter <br />Minimum Bill - Consumption = 7,500 Gallons <br />Projected sewer charge per quarter at $3.50 per 1,000 gallons $26.25 <br />Average sewer charge per quarter at $3.30 per 1,000 gallons 24.75 <br />Increase $ 1.50 per quarter <br />Impact of future sewer rates: <br />Average iso Quarter Consumption (13,100 Gallons): <br />Charge per quarter at $3.30 per 1,000 Gallons $43.23 (Current) <br />Charge per quarter at $3.50 per 1,000 Gallons $45.85 (Proposed) <br />Minimum Sewer Bill (7,500 Gallons): <br />Charge per quarter at $3.30 per 1,000 Gallons $24.75 (Current) <br />Charge per quarter at $3.50 per 1,000 Gallons $26.25 (Proposed) <br />Annual Revenue Generated, <br />Charge per quarter at $3,30 per 1,000 Gallons $797,360 (Current) <br />Charge per quarter at $3.50 per 1,000 Gallons $845,685 (Proposed) <br />Recommendation: <br />1) To balance the current operating budget, Council amends current ordinance 33.018 <br />increasing the sewer rate to $3.50 per 1,000 gallons ($.0035 per gallon) effective <br />01/01/2010, <br />36 <br />