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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 5, 2018 Page 7 Mr. Culver stated the City has done a pretty extensive study over the past year. A consultant put a series of meters into the sanitary sewer system and was able to track rain events and when flows peak, so the City can target where the inflow and infiltration is taking place. Staff is keeping some of the meters in the system which will allow the City to target some of the higher areas and do some pro- grams and see what direct impact that has at the certain meter shed. He stated staff's intent is to target those higher areas with those programs. Councilmember McGehee asked whether even though the water usage has gone down was there any further discussion from the Public Works Commission or the Finance Commission. Mr. Miller indicated there have not been any more discussion within the Finance Commission. Mr. Culver reviewed with the City Council the Public Works Commission meet- ings regarding this topic. He noted there is desire on the Public Works Commis- sion side to implement some more water conservation tiers to entice water con- servation and less use, particularly when it comes to irrigation. Mayor Roe clarified that a household would pay the additional rate just on the ad- ditional consumption. Mr. Culver indicated that was correct. Councilmember Willmus stated a number of years ago, the City overhauled the senior discount program or income qualification program for reduced rates. He thought this was something, given where the City is with rates and where it is go- ing, that he would like to revisit and see where the City is at in comparison to peer communities. He asked what policies and programs the City might have in place and is there an opportunity to tweak what Roseville is doing. He noted some of the base rates are starting to creep up to a threshold where his comfort level is starting to falter a little, particularly for residents where their disposable income is significantly limited. He stated those are some conversations he would like to have and would like to involve the Public Works and Finance Commissions on those discussions as well. Councilmember Willmus stated in the past few years he has asked staff to put this information out in the public and allow the public to consume the information and then the Council takes up consideration of these rate changes at the same time the City is considering the City's final budget and levy on December 3. He would like that to happen this year as well.