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Of BRI the city that works /or you Council Worksession June 2, 2015 5:00 pm Present: Mayor Dave Jacobsen Councilmember Gina Bauman Councilmember Brian Strub Councilmember Paul Jacobsen Councilmember Mary Burg Absent: Staff in Attendance: Dean Lotter, Craig Schlichting, Trevor Hamdorf Guests in Attendance: Craig Rapp Water Conservation Policy — CAT Team Lotter discussed a proposed water conservation policy with the Council. He noted that he would be visiting a Tucson water plant later this week. Schlichting provided comment on actions the City has taken to date regarding the City's water supply. He reported staff met with the City of Minneapolis to discuss a possible interconnection to meet summer peak water demands. He explained how the interconnection could be completed. Lotter indicated staff would continue to keep the Council updated as more information becomes available. Hamdorf presented the Council with an update from the City Action Team (CAT), along with recommendations from CAT regarding water conservation. He commented that CAT has been meeting once a week for the past month to address this concern. He stated the group was trying to address how to stay under 4.5 million gallons of water per day. He encouraged the Council to consider an odd/even watering ban with no sprinkling between 6:00-9:00 p.m., noting the City would educate the public on this. Hamdorf reported that citations would only be given after repeat offenses. It was his hope that volunteers would be able to educate the public in order to avoid giving out citations. He reviewed signs that would be placed around the community to inform the public of the proposed watering ban. Staff anticipated that news media and social media would be additional outlets for providing information to the public. It was noted staff was already preparing public notices for the proposed watering ban. Hamdorf understood that residents had plants, yards and gardens. The City did not want to jeopardize these important assets within the community, but rather, was suggesting a system in order to manage water usage through the summer months. He reported that staff would be monitoring water usage over the coming months in order to ensure that conservation measures were being met. He explained that staff would continue to keep the Council apprised on this matter. He then provided comment on the City's internal water conservation efforts.