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Chair Cihacek thought if the rates were increased for residential the next Commission task <br />would be to look at commercial rates. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated commercial will be more varied because there is no typical <br />commercial property, and some are using it as process water, not necessarily irrigation. <br />Commercial is almost a different analysis. <br />Mr. Culver stated staff could modify the commercial rate and then set up an exception <br />opportunity so if the business can show the City that that particular business is actually <br />using the water for industrial purpose or production of a product then the City could give <br />them a different rate for that and still encourage those that are consuming that much water <br />for irrigation to do something different. <br />Chair Cihacek thought this would be a totally different analysis to look at rates and would <br />need a conversation at a different meeting, if needed. He thought if the City raised one tier <br />there would need to be a conversation for commercial. <br />Member Joyce asked if the biggest commercial user was Rosedale. <br />Mr. Culver stated Rosedale is one of the top ten users. He noted the milk factory is the <br />City's biggest user and there is also Old Dutch. He stated the City has fewer commercial <br />accounts but thought there was a larger percent of commercial accounts that are irrigating <br />their property versus residential accounts. He noted there are not a lot of residential <br />properties in the City with heavy irrigation. There are townhome properties, multi -family <br />housing properties and a good chunk of those are irrigated. <br />Member Wozniak asked if an apartment building would be classified as residential or <br />commercial. <br />Mr. Freihammer indicated it would be classified as commercial. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated the only residential the City is showing is single family, duplexes, <br />some townhomes, some of those may have an irrigation meter, and condo's depending on <br />how the condominiums are set up. <br />Chair Cihacek thought this was the first step in a longer process. <br />Motion <br />Member Trainor moved, Member Wozniak seconded, to recommend the City <br />Council approve a third -tier summer rate at twice the tier one rate for residential <br />accounts, which use over 50,000 gallons. <br />Member Wozniak asked if in the motion the Commission needed to add $4.50 a gallon for <br />over 50,000 gallons. Did it need to be specific in the recommendation or can it state twice <br />the tier one rate. <br />