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seventy years old and will need to be replaced. He stated Roseville is in the <br />replacement phase. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated the City has had a lot of discussion on establishing a <br />different rate structure for the water and that is not included in the report. That is <br />something the City Council will consider but as a separate action next year. The <br />Commission's recommendation has not been considered yet by Council. <br />Mr. Freihammer reviewed the City Sanitary Sewer Operations with the <br />Commission. <br />Chair Cihacek asked if the sanitary sewer charge based on volume or based on the <br />type of thing being treated. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated it was based on volume. <br />Member Wozniak stated he would like staff to look at other services and charges <br />in this report as well and break it out for future reporting. He wondered if the <br />costs are increasing by eight percent because the City is using a higher percentage <br />of water than other communities did a year ago. <br />Mr. Freihammer indicated that was correct. He stated the City seen a decrease in <br />the peak flows. It is a year after the fact but staff was surprised at the number and <br />expected the City to be at average or less because staff thought the City did better <br />improvements than other cities but there are still things in the City that need to be <br />improved. <br />Mr. Sandstrom indicated this report is based on 2016 flow data. <br />Member Wozniak suggested incorporating that information into the discussion <br />because it suggests that water conservation efforts might slow cost increases for <br />waste water treatment in the future because the sewer charges are based on water <br />usage. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated that was correct. A lot of it too is related to Inflow and <br />Infiltration (I&I) because when it peaks, any clear water that goes into the system, <br />the Met Council has meters that record when the water comes into Roseville and <br />when it leaves, and the City pays the difference between those meters. <br />Member Joyce asked if this breaks it out between commercial and residential for <br />usage. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated this is the overall, what the proposed budget would be, but <br />the City does track that. <br />Page 4 of 15 <br />