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<br />Page 6 - December 13, 2005 New Brighton Council Minutes
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<br />Aotion by Council Member Hoffman, seconded by Mayor Larson to approve
<br />~ommendation to approve a 3% cost of living adjustment for the City Manager
<br />effective January 1,2006.
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<br />3 Ayes, 2 Nays, Motion Carried
<br />Ayes:
<br />Mayor Larson
<br />CotUlcil Member Hoffman
<br />Council Member Moore-Sykes
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<br />4. Consider resolution adopting the 2006 wa~F~:sarutary sewer,
<br />stormwater, and street lights utilities rates Bl1Q.:FJ:'llirges. Repot;;1;"No.05-273.
<br />Resolution No. 05-109.
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<br />Consider resolution
<br />the 2006 water,
<br />sewer, storm water,
<br />lights utilities rates
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<br />Nays:
<br />C01IDCil Member Doffmg
<br />Cormcil Member Burg
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<br />Director of Finance Dan Maiers gave some details about the2QOOUtility Rate Study
<br />recently completed. The significant assumptions include: .......... ,,""
<br />. an increase in service levels to redy6er~ciiHrn in the wat~~'.m~timated
<br />. to cost roughly $120,000 in 2006 aP9/20071>//::::y:<"" "/::;,,:::<
<br />. $295,000 will continue to be encumbered forfufi,J(ereinvestmeht"into
<br />th e wate r d istri b uti9Jl:<~~~t~"r11 i nfrastrUpture .. .,.,,,/.!!!!!));I;)"/::;",,":<;!;:;:;,,>//>
<br />. Metropolitan COY9~U::;Env.i.rqQ.r11ental Serxi9~~(MCES) program to
<br />deal with inflo~/:~6a"infiltraHOI'l"ipf storm'^'~ter':into the sanitary sewer
<br />system (suJ'l')~:BU"fnP programl.:::;:sewer treat'DEmt charges are
<br />expected t0199fmase, an estimated $5o,ooo.i)~r year for the next five
<br />years will beSB~maddre~~mQ;theproblems:"
<br />. capit~lcosts in th~'~torm~aferFundwillcontinLie to be over
<br />~~H~:,H99;~~?h yearforth~ annual street reconstruction projects and
<br />,.p~!;iddredg..inS~ . .....;:
<br />!;;;,<r;."f~'derally mandat~g stormVJater programs (National Pollution
<br />. ischarge Elimih~~i911 System or NPDES) continue to drive up the
<br /><<.;...psts in the Stormw~n~r Fund '..;.;..;
<br />.t~"~;;iilnnual street rec()ci~truction program will require contributions of
<br />$.41:);OPO from the Wat~rFund and $50,000 from the Sewer Fund
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<br />Report No. 05-273,
<br />Resolution No. 05-109.
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<br />Motion by Council MemB~E~Ufg, seconded by Council Member Hoffman to waive the
<br />reading and consider adopt~1:lgthe 2006 Water, Sewer, Storm water and Street Lights rates.
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<br />.Ayes, 1 Nays, Motion Carried
<br />~es:
<br />Mayor Larson
<br />Cormcil Member Hoffman
<br />Cormcil Member Moore-Sykes
<br />Cormcil Member Burg
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