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Mr. Freihammer stated this item will be going to the Council on November 5I'. <br />He thought to do a major change staff and the Commission would need to have <br />more discussion on this. <br />Chair Cihacek stated that would be ok but did not want to push the discussion out <br />to far in the future. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated staff will work with the Council on getting that scheduled. <br />Commissioner Wozniak stated the City needs to reconsider how the rates are <br />presented because there is absolutely no discussion of policy in the report about <br />how rates can encourage water conservation and how infrastructure replacement <br />can be accelerated to mitigate future cost increases for items the City has no <br />control over. He stated this is just dollars and cents and trying to match revenues <br />and expenses and provide for contingencies. <br />Mr. Freihammer thought that was part of the reason why the City has the base <br />rates set up. The base rates do hit the capital side extremely well and the usage is <br />tied to what St. Paul Regional Water charges the City which is passed onto the <br />residents and then the same thing on the usage with the sewer. It is really <br />reflective on what is being charged to Met council. He thought the way that <br />structure is set up does make sense. <br />Member Wozniak did not think it was shown well in the tables because it is <br />shown as other expenses. He would like it all broken out. <br />Member Misra asked if the Finance Commission reviewing this as well. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated this was presented to the Finance Commission as well as <br />the budget was based on this information. <br />Member Misra asked when the Finance Commission reviewed this did the <br />Commission have more information about the reserves in these areas. She did not <br />remember getting that information. <br />Mr. Freihammer guessed the Finance Commission looked deeper in the <br />spreadsheets. <br />Member Misra stated when she read through the information that is what she <br />assumed but she thought it speaks to what Commissioner Wozniak is stating that <br />the perspective is more of a Finance Commission perspective and maybe it would <br />be of some interest to this Commission to set up a policy that addresses this or a <br />statement. <br />Page 9 of 15 <br />