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Attachment 2 PO REQUEST FOR COUNCIL. ACTION Date 1/28/13 Item No Research ent Approval Qty Manager Approval &A;z t d" Item Descnpt on Consider the 2013 Water Consumption Rate Adjustments HACKCROUNO At the December bid and 10th (Sty Council meet igs, the Council discussedpotenta changes to the 2013 water consumption rates including the conservation based rate structure The Council directed Staff to a bring the matter back for Council consideration in January, 2013 for Coral review. is During the previ ous in eet igs,am jority of the Council indicated that they were not in favor of in odifying the City's water conservation based rate structure and had expressed some interest in eliminating the conservation based rates atogetherin favor of amore uniform rate It was noted at the December 10th meeting that the elimination of the City conservation based rates would have an impact on the City s Water Conservation Plan which is incorporated into the broader Comprehensive Plan. Men the City submitted both of these Plans for regulatory approval, the water conservation rate structure was included Based on guidance from the Department ofNatural Resources and the Met Council, ifthe City wanted to revertbackto auniform rate structure we wouldneedto implement additional demandredhction measures including Lawn sprinkling regulations such as odd/even restrictions orprolimiting sprinkling during certain Imes of the day. e Monthly water and sewer billing. e Residential and Commema water audits. There are additional requirements, but many of them are already being met Additional information regarding these measures can be found in Ateachment B. At try time, the City is notin apositon to implement all of the measures noted above Until such time that we are Statfrecomm ends that the cunent conservation based rate structure rem an in place along wish the anous education and awareness programs Cap have been used in prior years. °The remainder assess, report contains, an excerptfmm the December 3rd and 10th Staf , eporm Pete oft