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51 Sanitary <br />Sewer Operations <br />52 The City maintains a sanitary sewer collection system to ensure the general public's health and general <br />56 welfare. <br />The following table provides a summary of the 2017 and 2018 (proposed) Budget excluding <br />54 capital: <br />55 <br />2017 2018 $Increase % Increase <br />Budget Budget (Decrease) (Decrease) <br />Revenues <br />Customer Charges $5,040,000 TTTT23,000 $ 283,000 1 5.6% <br />Interest Earnings 5,000 1 5,000 - 0.0% <br />Total $5,045,000 1 $5.328.000 $ 283,000 5.6% <br />Personnel Services $ 493,100 $ 477,550 $ (15,550) -3.2% <br />Supplies & Materials 50,400 46,150 (4,250) -8.4% <br />Other Services & Charges 3,505,550 3,530,150 24,600 0.7% <br />Total $4,049,050 $4,053,850 $ 4,800 0.1% <br />Net Available for Capital ** $ 995,950 $1,274,150 <br />56 ** Excludes $443,000 in cash reserves set aside for sanitary sewer -related capital <br />57 <br />58 For 2018, overall costs are expected to rise only 0.1%. Costs associated with assigned personnel are <br />59 expected to decrease slightly reflecting changes in personnel. Revenues are expected to grow with a <br />6o requested increase in both the base and usage rates. <br />61 <br />62 The single largest operating cost to the sanitary sewer operation is the wastewater treatment costs paid to <br />66 the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Division (MCES). The MCES has informed us that we <br />64 can expect a 3.4% increase in wastewater treatment costs for 2018 reflecting both higher wastewater <br />65 flows and treatment costs. This will require a 4.7% increase in sewer usage fees for our residential <br />66 sanitary sewer customers. <br />67 <br />68 The revised 20 -Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) identifies added infrastructure replacement costs <br />69 in the coming years which will also require a 3.0% increase in the sanitary sewer base fee. <br />70 <br />71 Storm Drainage Operations <br />72 The City provides for the management of storm water drainage to prevent flooding and pollution control, <br />73 as well as the street sweeping program. The following table provides a summary of the 2017 and 2018 <br />74 (proposed) Budget excluding capital: <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />