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City Council Water Committee Meeting Minutes Friday, July 10, 2015 Page 4 of 6 • Sid Copeland WTP Pump Station i. Status: Project scheduled for 2016 ii. Engineer's estimate: $2.4 million Mr. Peterson and Mr. Kowar provided a brief overview of project as a look ahead to 2016. • Lucity Asset Management Mr. Kowar stated that the system is up and running and staff training is occurring. Future goals of the system will allow for improved mapping and a uniform work orders. • Water Resources Master Plan Update i. Status: Proposal received May 27th. Council Approval July 14tH ii. Contract Cost: $85,000 Mr. Flack explained the approach of the Water Resources Master Plan. The intent of the revised plan is to be more of a working document that can be used and updated by staff on an ongoing basis. In addition, the revised plan will incorporate anticipated impacts from climate change. We'II be looking to seek input from the Water Committee throughout the plan drafting process. VIII. Utility Rates • 2016 Utility Rates Update Mr. Kowar outlined the approach for developing utility rates for 2016. Staff will seek proposals from outside consultants to assist with the 2016 rate analysis. The water committee will be provided updates on the 2016 rates as needed. Current water revenues are down as a result of the recent rain. Tap fees are also down and can be attributable to timing issues as new development come online. Sewer revenues are within projected ranges. If revenues continue to stay outside the projections, further follow up with the water committee has been requested. • Customer Usage vs Revenue Reports Mr. Kowar spoke to the included customer usage and revenue graph. The committee requested some changes to the presented graph to illustrate the new customer classes which will be offered at the next meeting. IX. Live / Work Ordinance Mr. Peterson and Mr. Kowar explained the rationale behind the development of the taps fees incorporated in the Live / Work Ordinance. In addition, an overview of how this type of tap fee will be calculated was discussed. XII. Update — Legal (Alan Hill) Mr. Hill's update was moved up earlier to accommodate another commitment.