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Mr. Freihammer stated he did not know. He thought another way the reports <br />could show comparisons is with other cities on the same system buying wholesale <br />from St. Paul. He noted staff will work on that for 2019. <br />Member Trainor stated he was surprised to see in the recycling the City is forecast <br />to lose $24,000. He was surprised the rate was not raised more especially with <br />the uncertainty in the recycling market. <br />Mr. Freihammer thought that reflected where the fund balance is and part of it is <br />the City has a contract that does help to know future costs. <br />Member Trainor thought it was interesting to see the City was negative $30,000 <br />plus in interest that the City normally receives and accounted for. He thought it <br />speaks to the amount of risk that the City is assuming with the lower backup <br />funds. He thought it was a lot of money to lose. <br />Member Wozniak thought it was explained for one of the fund balances that it <br />was because of the lift station work and staff expects the reserves to increase. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated on the water and sewer the fund balance is getting low, but <br />it is because of some large capital expenditures. He noted the City is investing a <br />large amount of money into the City booster station which is why the City backed <br />off on the water meter replacement. The fund balances will come back up rather <br />quickly within the next five years. <br />Member Misra asked if the City had similar perspectives on how the City <br />Commercial rates and usage works with other cities. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated commercial is a little more challenging to compare. He <br />stated if looking at the City structure, that is probably very similar where the cities <br />charge based on the meter size, based on what the single-family rate is. He <br />thought Roseville base rates are leaning higher than most cities. <br />Member Misra stated she would be interested in the future to take a look at that to <br />see how Roseville compares to similar cities. <br />Mr. Freihammer indicated staff could look at this and try to do an analysis for <br />future presentation. <br />Member Misra thought if the residential use is on the high end overall then is the <br />commercial use also on the high end. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated staff will look into that. He thought some cities might <br />charge the commercial users more than residential users. <br />Page 7 of 15 <br />