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I I I Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 1986 Council Business, continued Kelley had no comments to the staff report concerning the prohi- bition of parking on the south side of 14th Street N.E. from First Avenue N.W. to the I-35W right-of-way. Motion by Gunderman, seconded by Schmidt, to WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE SOUTH SIDE OF 14TH STREET N.W. FROM FIRST AVENUE N.W. EASTERLY TO BE A "NO PARKING" ZONE AND TO HAVE SIGNS POSTED TO THAT AFFECT. Benke stated signs were previously posted; Kelly stated he had not found a resolution concerning the issue. 4 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried Egan had no further comments regarding the agreement for audit services. Motion by Gunderman, seconded by Schmidt, to WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT FOR AUDIT SERVICES. 4 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried Egan asked Rick Poston, Chairman of the Financial Policy Advisory Board, to make a short presentation of the utility rate structure to the council. Poston outlined the questions the council had asked the Board to address; reviewed the background analysis; reviewed the Board's recommendations and justifications; and showed slides to further explain the proposals. In response to Benke's question, Poston clarified and explained the ten user groups and that we do not rationalize the larger portion of the cost to high-volume users versus low-volume users. Poston further explained that the fact that it is one user is not the issue; rather the issue of "how much of the flat charge per gallon" is the same. Gunderman asked about multiple dwellings; Poston explained that a "user" is defined as a meter and that having one meter or several meters would have no affect on the total billing rate; the only difference is that each apartment dweller may be encouraged to conserve if he had his own meter. Gunderman inquired about fire protection in high density areas; Poston stated that fire protection was not considered to be a part of the system. Williams asked how important it is to have breaks at ten percent; Poston indicated it is not important, that ten percent is just a number so that users can move from group to group for conserva- tion. Page Seven No Parking on 14th Street N.E. from 1st Ave. N.W. to I-35W Right-of-Way Report 86-276 Resolution 86-123 Audit Services Report 86-278 Resolution 86-124 utility Rate Struc- ture Report 86-279 Extraordinary Costs Resolution 86-125 Replacement of the Utility Infra- structure Resolution 86-126 Policy: Water and Sewer Usage Charges Resolution 86-127 Uti 1 ity Rate Analysis Resolution 86-128