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City Council Meeting Minutes March 15, 2011 Page 7of12 needing to replace water service lines at great expense to the property owner and significant impact to City infrastructure. Staff also requests a second matter related to individual customer account management also be addressed with ordinance changes. The City Manager proposes the Finance Director have the authority to accept partial payments and installment sales, to grant credits for water Teaks, and to waive penalties in certain situations. Customers facing disconnection of service for failure to pay on delinquent accounts often request to make partial payment or to commit to a payment plan in return for the City suspending service disconnection. The Finance Department does not currently have the authority to suspend the disconnection process for partial payments or pay -plan agreements. Section 13.12.125 of the proposed ordinance allows the Finance Department to develop written rules, policies, and procedures for the waiver of penalties. This provision is similar to the provision for the waiver of penalties associated with delinquent sales tax. The rules, policies and procedures developed by the Finance Department would be presented for City Council consideration and approval. Once the proposed ordinance becomes effective, the Finance Department will make a billing rate change to all accounts that have a difference between their tap size and their meter size. The change in the actual amount billed will vary depending on the amount of consumption, the tap size currently used for billing, and the meter size proposed to be used for billing. Most of the individual accounts will see very small changes to their monthly billing. However, Staff has identified nine high- consumption accounts projected to see significant changes. Mayor Sisk requested public comments and hearing none, closed the public hearing. MOTION: Councilor Muckle moved to approve Ordinance No. 1593, Series 2011 on second and final reading, seconded by Councilor Dalton. Roll call vote was taken. The motion carried by a vote of 6 -0. Absent: Councilor Sackett. RESOLUTION No. 15, SERIES 2011 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT MCCASLIN BOULEVARD AND DILLON ROAD Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. Senior Civil Engineer Thompson explained the City of Louisville obtained approval from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to use federal earmark funds programmed for the US- 36/McCaslin Blvd Interchange for improvements at the McCaslin Blvd /Dillon Road intersection. The City demonstrated the 2035 traffic queues for the US36 Corridor