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Mr. Culver reviewed different sensors and timers available and what is required. <br />Acting Chair Wozniak stated another option would be to change the rate structure <br />to charge more for irrigation than what would be charged for regular usage. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated that was correct. <br />Mr. Culver stated the only issue with that is reaching some sort of compromise <br />because the vast majority of the City's irrigation users do not have an irrigation <br />meter, so staff is guessing how much water the user is using for irrigation. <br />Member Kruse stated if the irrigation rate is higher then there would not be any <br />incentive for people to get an irrigation meter. <br />Mr. Culver stated that was correct unless there was some other threshold where the <br />rate would be higher without the meter. <br />Member Misra stated the Commission is thinking like residential users because the <br />discussion has been about irrigation as the main use of water which is probably true <br />in a lot of cases but for the commercial users who are true industrial users their <br />water use is probably based on something else and in that case the incentive might <br />be finding ways to recycle water as an example, she did not know if the City can <br />prescribe that for all users or that the City can anticipate for commercial users to <br />looking at irrigation as the answer. She thought it was when looking at residential <br />users but when looking at commercial users it is very different and will be very <br />hard to figure out. Another thought is she still felt a resident in Roseville is a <br />resident whether the person lives an apartment or a condo or a house and she did <br />not think the resident should have to pay the highest rates in the City because the <br />person happens to be renting or living in a multi -unit dwelling. She thought <br />somehow the City needs to distinguish the commercial accounts from residential <br />based accounts within the commercial segment in the City and those residents get <br />charged on a residential scale rather than a commercial scale. She thought the City <br />should also keep the Summer Tiered rate for those residents. The remainder of the <br />commercial accounts, she did not know if installing an irrigation meter was <br />sensible. <br />Acting Chair Wozniak thought it might be sensible for some which is why if he <br />were to suggest it, he wouldn't make it a mandate, he would make it an option for <br />commercial accounts. <br />Mr. Freihammer indicated it already was an option and probably why the <br />commercial businesses that have one have done it already because those businesses <br />are irrigating so much and want the charge off their sewer bill. <br />Page 9 of 13 <br />