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. . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - December 11, 2006 3 . senior cannot afford to pay for their utilities, there are other alternatives. He recommended Council restore the regular rates to all citizens of the City. MOTION: Councilmcmber Larson moved and Mayor Aplikowski seconded a motion to amend Resolution 06-54 to eliminate the diffcrcntial rates charged to senIors. Councilmember Grant asked if the senior rates applied to seniors who wcre 62 or 65. Ms. Wolfe statcd she believed it was 65. Mayor Aplikowski asked what the rate difference was. Ms. 'Volfe responded it dcpended - the basc charge for the sewcr was a differencc of almost $20.00; the differcnce with water was that there was no base or minimum for water charges tor seniors. For non-scniors there was a base of 10,000 gallons rcgardless of usage. She notcd the major difference was the base rate for the sewcr. Mayor Aplikowski stated she was a senior and had not applied for this assistance and would not apply for it. She did not belicve thcre was a nccd for this type of break for thc seniors. Councilmember Larson stated he did not want to subsidize other people's water consumption. Councilmembcr Holden stated there wcre seniors in her area that were on a fixcd income and . she expressed concern that the City had not donc an examination as to how many people this would affect. She statcd thc lower income people of thc City might need this and she wanted an cxamination as to how many people this would affect. She stated she was not in favor of the amendment at this time. Council member Holden stated the City has had plenty of time to do a financial assessment of this. Council member Grant stated he would not support the motion. He noted he too had seniors in his area who werc on a fixed income and he did not \vant to remove this without studying it first. The motion failed (2-3) (Council members Grant Holden, and Pellegrin opposed). MOTION: Councilmcmber Larson moved and Councilmemher Grant scconded a motion to approve Resolution 06-54: Revising the City's Utility Rates. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). 5. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL Representatives of the Fire Department presented Councilmember Larson with a plaque recognizing and thanking him for his service on the Fire Board of Directors and Board of Tmstees. .