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. . . Arden Hills Council June 14, 1993 3 pUBLIC COMMENTS There were no members of the public in attendance to offer public comment. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION REGARDING WATER UTILITY RATE INCREASE & CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 93-34 Note was made that the Council had recently decided to consider a water utility rate increase and had discussed and reviewed the matter at length several times since that decision. The recommendation of the Finance Committee was that a 13% summer and 8% winter rate increase would be justified and such rate increases should be implemented effective the second quarter of 1993. The recommendation of staff was to adopt Resolution No. 93- 34 increasing water charges from $1.79/1,000 gallons to $1.89/1,000 gallons (a 5.6% increase) for winter water purchases (October through March), and to $1.99/1,000 gallons (a 11.2% increase) for summer water purchases (April through September) effective April 1, 1993. City Accountant Post's June 9, 1993 memorandum stated that the primary difference between the recommendations of the Finance Committee and staff was the acknowledgment of the inflationary cost assumption in the 1992 Rate Study. MOTION: Malone moved, seconded by Hicks, to adopt Resolution No. 93-34 Establishing Interim 1993 Water Utility Rates Effective April 1, 1993. Motion carried unanimously (5-0). REVIEW CONSENT DECREE & TRUST AGREEMENT IN MATTER OF OAK GROVE LANDFILL LITIGATION City Attorney Filla explained that the Oak Grove Landfill litigation is proposed to be resolved by means of a Trust Agreement and a Consent Decree, and each municipal unit of government named in the suit is to individually choose whether or not to participate in the proposed settlement.