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79 Public Works Director Culver and City Engineer Jesse Freihammer provided 80 additional comments and a brief review and update on projects and maintenance 81 activities listed in the staff report dated October 27, 2015. 82 83 Discussion included location of lift station replacements; jurisdictional designation 84 and maintenance by Metropolitan Council for the gravity -fed sewer system trunk 85 lines traversing the City of Roseville servicing Roseville and other metropolitan 86 communities; impacts to Villa Park with scheduled Metropolitan Council sewer 87 system upgrades; continuing downtrend in participants in this last year for the 88 residential curbside leaf pick-up program; and ongoing drop in prices of LED light 89 bulbs with fixture replacement and/or retrofit remaining the main cost and 90 depending on their type and/or age. 91 92 Mr. Culver reported that about fifteen r is had attended the October session 93 of Roseville University, focusing on works and engineering departments. 94 95 Further discussion ensued regardin Victoria Street project; rational for location 96 of the striped parking lane on the nort d side but lack of shoulder and striping 97 at the curb line on the southbound s and bicycle traffic would be safely 98 accommodated; explanation of erosion -control devices used to dissipate water now 99 until vegetation is more established at which tire,„�,,,they'll be removed; and rationale 100 for curb and gutter installations of different types along the Victoria Street corridor 101 depending on resident feedback and areas with or without well-defined ditches and 102 grade sufficient for drainage for rural section road design rather than a more urban 103 approach where stormwater nagement requirements needed to be met. 104 Additional discussion included par ng on one side along that corridor, with an 8' 105 wide shoulder able n the east side. 106 107 7heuest of hair tenlundMr. Cu r assured him that staff would monitor 108 politan Council's scheduled work next fall on the interceptor line near the 109 ub to ensure the City's and the Capitol Region Watershed District's 110 investment in drainage management in that area was not negatively impacted. 111 112 5. 2016 Utility Rate Proposal 113 Chair Stenlund introduced and welcomed Finance Director Chris Miller for the 114 PWETC's annual review of proposed the 2016 utility rates based on staff s 115 preliminary analysis and before subsequently presenting that information to the 116 City Council as part of the 2016 budget process. 117 118 Details of Mr. Miller's presentation were provided and referenced by Mr. Miller in 119 the staff report and his memorandum both dated October 27, 2015. Mr. Miller 120 reviewed each of the enterprise funds and their operational review as part of staff s 121 analysis of utility operations including fixed and variable costs, capital replacement 122 costs, and customer counts and consumptions patterns, rate structure and rates. 123 Overall, Mr. Miller advised that staff anticipated a 1.5% average increase for most 124 single-family homeowners, but noted that would vary somewhat based on their Page 3 of 18