Laserfiche WebLink
in the rate comparison provided well water that needed to be treated at the <br /> point of use by customers who would have the additional cost for water <br /> softeners and maintenance. <br /> At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Mr. Schwartz advised that other <br /> line item costs for sewer repairs may be handled by communities through <br /> franchise fee agreements for gas and/or electric providers, as well as possibly <br /> through assessments. <br /> City Manager Malinen noted that in discussions with Mr. Schwartz, he had <br /> advised that it is prevalent in discussions in public works circles that older, <br /> first-ring suburbs are not fully funding their replacement costs either. <br /> Generally speaking, Mr. Schwartz advised that everyone knew the need was <br /> out there, but not many communities were fully addressing CIP needs as this <br /> City Council had recently made the commitment to do. <br /> In response to Councilmember McGehee regarding increased rates affecting <br /> the base rate only, Mr. Miller advised that, while he didn't prepare additional <br /> information for tonight's meeting, it was safe to say that based on Roseville's <br /> philosophy, its base rates were significantly higher by comparison; however, <br /> he noted that usage rates were also much lower by that same comparison. <br /> Mr. Miller advised that this was due to those other cities relying on high <br /> volume users to address some or all of their infrastructure needs. <br /> Councilmember McGehee opined that the City of Roseville needed to be more <br /> aggressive about its usage rates. <br /> Councilmember Willmus, specific to recycling fees, noted that the proposed <br /> increase was for $.10 per household, with the fund subsidized by revenue <br /> share from Eureka Recycling. Councilmember Willmus questioned the impact <br /> if the 2012 rate was held for 2013, or potentially reduced by another $.10 for <br /> another $6.00 per unit. <br /> Mr. Miller advised that the revenue impact would not be huge, with only <br /> $6,000 sacrificed, and dropping it back another $6,000 would reduce it for a <br /> total of $12,000. <br /> Councilmember Willmus suggested that there were adequate reserves in that <br /> fund at this time to accomplish that- either keep rates flat or reduce them <br /> further. <br /> Mr. Miller advised that the only risk would be if revenue sharing didn't <br /> materialize as the 2013 budget contemplates; however with the fairly good <br /> reserve in place thanks to prior years' revenue sharing coming in stronger <br /> than projected, this should limit the City's exposure. <br /> Willmus moved, Johnson seconded, to reduce the 2013 Recycling Fee <br /> to $6.00 per unit. <br /> 2 <br />