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Attachment 2 <br />PO <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL, ACTION <br />Date 12/03/12 <br />Item No <br />Research ent Approval Qty Manager Approval <br />&A;zt,s" <br />Item Descnpt on Consider the 2013 Utility Rate Adjustor, ruts <br />HACKCROUNO <br />Over the past several months, Qty Staffhas been reviewing the City's utlites operations to determine <br />whether customerate adjustments are necessary for 2013. The analysis included areview ofthe City's <br />water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, and solid waste recycling operations. It also incorporates the <br />recomendations providedby the Council appointed Capital Improvement Plan (CII) TaskFome andthe <br />Public Works, Environment, and Nansportation Commission (PWET). <br />Staff s analysis included a review ofthe following: <br />O Fixed costs including personnel, supplies and maintenance had depreciation. <br />e Variablecosts including the purchase of water from the City of St Paul, water treatment costs <br />paid to the Met opolitha Connell, had recycling contractor costs. <br />O Capital replacem ent costs. <br />O Custom er counts had con.mmpt on patters, ate stn, Nice, had rates. <br />is <br />A summary of each operating division is included below. <br />Watsm Opvations <br />The City s water operation provides City customers with safe potable water, as well as ondemhad water <br />a pressure sufficient to meetthe City's fire protection needs. The following table provides a summary ofthe <br />21 2012 had 2013 (Proposed) Budget <br />Pgx1 of 12 <br />M12 <br />2013 <br />$1xr. <br />%I,ff. <br />P ersomel <br />$ 581,600 <br />$ 595,805 <br />9 4e,shn'tiels <br />70,100 <br />76,325 <br />Error Sa,,es&N,e es <br />582,050 <br />584,270 <br />Wera P,, Essex <br />0600000 <br />5000000 <br />De e om /Ce A8 <br />1,165,000 <br />IJ85 :000 <br />Tole) <br />$ 7,002,750 <br />$ 7,801,000 <br />$ 838,690 <br />120 % <br />Pgx1 of 12 <br />