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City Council Meeting Minutes October 3, 2017 Page 9of11 Councilmember Stolzmann asked if the south plant can deliver to mid zone. The answer was yes. North plant can deliver to high and then get to mid. She asked what the cost savings might be by eliminating that portion of the project. Director Kowar felt the mid zone piece would be around $200,000 He felt it was worth having new connection to provide more reliability on high demand days if the south plant were down Councilmember Maloney said this overage gives him pause The Council doesn't know the impact this will have on rates, the Utility Committee needs to review and find how it will be mitigated Mayor Muckle agreed, but was reluctant not to move this forward so there is full reliability in the system. Not having the pumps operational is of great concern. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton was disappointed in the numbers and realized the importance of making these improvements. He would like to make the changes to the numbers contingent on finding the saving in the utility capital improvement projects(CIP) so it does not affect rates He would suggest postponing some other projects and not hurt the integrity of the system. He doesn't want a rate increase and would approve this contingent on finding the money in utility capital projects Councilmember Loo stated aging infrastructure isn't always something you can plan for Govemment should provide basic services; residents expect water. In the future there is a need to do this on a more rational basis, but need to fix this now. Councilmember Maloney noted he agreed there is a need to provide basic services, but was concerned about these things coming to Council without following due process, should have gone to the Utility Committee. Councilmember Stolzmann agreed with Councilmember Maloney Providing the service is important, but we need better estimates and a long-term plan for replacement, we need to know what is critical and what can be delayed. She was supportive of the work but was concerned about the process Mayor Muckle moved to approve contract with Integrated Water Services Inc., Councilmember Maloney seconded Councilmember Stolzmann made a friendly amendment to have the Utility Committee to review this after and look at the long range plan and look at the capital projects and create a Tong -term plan for capital assets. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he was going to propose approval and make it contingent that the overage comes out of the utility CIP not from a rate increase Councilmember Maloney agreed with Mayor Pro Tem Lipton would like an amendment to the motion to that effect Not concerned about the numbers as much as the process.