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plan and moving forward with the recommendation. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney <br />concurred with that and said he likes the fact that we are smoothing and he <br />supports the recommendation. Councilmember Fahey agreed with what's been <br />said and agreed smoothing was best. The Committee continued discussing cash <br />flow/spend down. Councilmember Lipton commented about the yearend <br />summaries and when they are anticipated. Mr. Kowar said the summary should <br />be ready for the next meeting. <br />Wastewater Page 33 — Mr. Kowar explained that Wastewater has been relatively <br />consistent and the only change is the adjustment in the cash reserve policy from <br />120 days (33%) to 90 days (25%). <br />Stormwater Page 36 — Mr. Kowar highlighted the change in stormwater related <br />to the delay and rearrangement of several large CIPs resulting in a reduction in <br />the rate increase from 14% to 5%. <br />Mr. Kowar continued saying the recommended rates proposed for Council <br />approval in March are 2% water, 4% wastewater and 5% storm and will be <br />included in this standard presentation with rates going into effect on May 1. <br />Mr. Kowar concluded on page 41, outlining the rate comparison of other <br />surrounding communities based on the City average residential users of <br />approximately 9,600 gallons per month and then applied to that community's rate <br />structure. The Committee likes the chart and requested a similar chart for <br />commercial users. Mr. Kowar said staff will include the requested chart in the <br />presentation to Council in March. <br />IX. Drought Plan <br />Mr. Kowar began by discussing the updated Drought Plan and the probability of a <br />drought for 2021. He outlined staff's coordination with other communities on <br />developing a uniform communication. He went on to say that snow pack and water <br />supply conditions are not favorable and there is a lot of uncertainty over the next <br />few months. Early indications are to start the drought response process in March <br />to implement volunteer water restrictions for April or May. Following this action and <br />dependent on precipitation in March and April additional restrictions could be <br />enacted in June. Mr. Kowar reminded the Committee that City restrictions are <br />unique to our situation but efforts to coordinate with the State and other local <br />communities is important for messaging and limit confusion. Mr. Peterson added <br />that City water supplies are robust in the first year of a drought and struggle in the <br />second year. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney agreed this is a good update and believes <br />we should get ahead of this and letting the community know that we will be looking <br />for volunteer compliance. He appreciates we have a solid plan in place and the <br />update staff has done. Mr. Kowar added that drought impacts could be different <br />than prior events because of the 2020 fire season that could limit availability to <br />effected water supplies. If this occurs, the stress on supplies will be magnified <br />beyond previous droughts. Mr. Kowar stated the primary concern is to maintain <br />supplies for all indoor uses and limit outdoor use. Councilmember Lipton asked <br />7 <br />