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I I I Council Meeting Minutes May 9, 1989 Page 4 Council Business, continued The settlement proceeds will continue to be invested to provide for the rate subsidy and payment of the contamination bond. Benke suggested mailing a summary of the report to customers and publishing the summary in the newspapers. Benke asked Council to provide Egan with additional questions or comments which may be included in the summary. Benke would prefer to see a draft of the summary before it is sent out. Williams suggested that staff prepare a chart illustrating a comparison of water and sewer rates from 1988 to 1989. Larson asked Egan to explain the $15.00 read charge. Egan said this charge applies when a customer fails to provide a read. The $15.00 charge recovers the cost to the City of dispatching a meter reader. Benke asked if the late charge has proven to be an incentive. Egan feels the late charge has somewhat decreased the delinquency rate. The current delinquency rate is around 10-15%. Motion by Brandt, seconded by Williams, to WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 1989 WATER AND SEWER RATES. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried Gunderman thanked Egan for her excellent work on the report. Williams also extended his thanks to Egan for the effort put into the report, noting she has a special IIknackll for compil ing information and presenting it in an easy and understandable format. Counc il Bu sines s Establishment of 1989 Water and Sewer Rates Report 89-137 Resolution 89-74 Locke presented the status report of the Rendering Plants Odor Hot Update on Rendering Line. Plants Odor Hotline Report 89-138 One of the key components of the City's strategy in eliminating the rendering plant odor problem is creation of a odor telephone hot line. The hot line will make it possible for residents to report odors at anytime of the day or night, seven days a week. It will provide the City with valuable information on the extent and character of the odor problem. The information will be used to enforce rendering plant compliance with both state PCA permits and City ordinances.