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9/18/84 Page -14- paramaters are changed again. Council directed Acting City Administra- tor Rupp, Attorney Rautenstraus, and Val Leiker to meet with the developers of Homart and Rocky Mountain Consultants to determine what costs will be to the City and what costs will be the responsibility of Homart Development Co. relative to the financing of the expansion of the north water treatment plant as stated in cash flow Table Y as presented by Director Asti-Caranci. Councilman Leary also requested that another criteria be added for the staff to look at - after all the building permits have been taken for this year and next year at what point are we still funding to get ahead of the demand for water. In other words not getting to get more into the debt than we are willing to assume. Councilwoman Johnson Commented that since we have made a small commitment to KKBNA and they have been doing some designing for the Howard Berry Plant, is there any way they could change and work on the north plant? Mayor Meier stated that KKBNA had been hired by Homart to do the engineering and designing of the Howard Berry plant; but Rocky Moun- tain Consultants have been working on the north water treatment plant and he wasn't certain this would be appropriate as the City had not hired KKBNA as consultants. Ms. Johnson stated that she had some very good comments about KKBNA's operations and since we have had a credibility problem with Rocky Mountain Consultants this past summer, she was wondering if there might be some problem in switching our consultants. Councilman Cussen Commented that he felt that we would be creating a real dilemma by doing this at this time on this project. Would financially cost us a lot more in the long run. Councilman Leary Concurred with Councilman Cussen and commented his review of what occurred this past summer has not indicated any significant technical incompetence. He felt that there were some