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Member Felice noted that part of the necessary infrastructure costs and rate increase could be justified on the age of Roseville as an older metropolitan suburb requiring maintenance of its older infrastructure, a situation not faced by newer metropolitan suburbs. Mr. Schwartz noted that Roseville was the first City in the State of MN to implement a storm water utility and begin planning for these needs, long before other communities did. Mr. Schwartz called the Commission's attention memorandums included in the agenda packet m, recommendations to increase 2012 rates by $ Member Vanderwall noted the diffi the June 20, 2011 memorandum t recommendations; with Mr. Schwa . color copy of the graph and referring Council meeting packet f er co] At the request of Member rate structure would nearl, e supporting Task Force fs and their specific on overall; with a one -time it solvent. 71P orce and the interpretation actor MT er that the City Council would on as to their support of the Task Force igen r. Schwartz clarified that the CIP data performed by the Task Force, with background sided by Public Works staff. Member Va rwall noted that City staff was also proposing cutting services in other areas on the operational side to assist in addressing these depreciation and capital outlay needs, beyond the proposed rate increase. Member Vanderwall recognized that the proposed percentage increase provided some scary numbers; however, when broken down into quarterly and monthly rates, it came out to approximately $11.00 per month per household. Member Vanderwall opined that it then sounded much less intimidating that the 62% increase that dollar amount represented. If the CIP estimates are accurate, and Member Vanderwall opined that he believed them to be accurate from his perspective as a PWET Commission