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Louisville City Council Meeting December 17, 2002 Page 4 1. The minimum monthly charge has been reduced form $13.89 to $8.50 2. Consumption up to 5,000 gallons per month is charged an incremental rate per 1,000 gallons and is charged only the $8.50 minimum monthly charge. 3. Incremental charges per 1,000 gallons per month are increased substantially for consumption above 20,000 gallons. Laus reviewed the non-residential accounts, which include Commerical, Irrigation, and Multi-Family. The rate table for non-residential accounts is based on allotted amounts of water per tap size. Each tap size has a different monthly minimum charge. In addition, the incremental charge per 1,000 gallons is charged at varying consumption ranges depending on the associated tap size. Multi-Family accounts are charged based on a tap equivalent for the number of units in the account. Laus reported all calculations for projected revenue and average annual bills are based on consumption data for the three-year range from 1999-2001. The time period is prior to the current watering restrictions. COUNCIL COMMENT Mayer asked Public Works Director Tom Phare for the yield from the shares of Marshall Lake. Phare responded the yield was two acre-feet per share, or approximately 700 acre- feet from the City's 325 shares. Mayer stressed the City's needs to purchase additional water shares and stated the rate structure should yield a positive cash flow for those purchases. He suggested the rates in Option 2 should be increased by fifty cents. Brown asked for clarification of the water rate break down. Laus reviewed the water rates increases for Option 1 and 2 as follows: ¥4" tap commercial tap - Option 1 -54% increase, Option 2 - 70% increase · 1" commercial tap, Option 1- 45% increase, Option 2 - 56% increase · ½" residential tap, Option 1 -18% increase, Option 2 - 33% increase · 2" tap - Option 1 - 8.2% increase, Option 2 - 20.2% increase · 3" tap - Option 1- 5%, Option 2 - 15%. Sisk asked how the new rates compare to adjacent communities, Lafayette, Broomfield and Golden. Laus stated the 2002 residential rates were lower than other communities. She explained even with the change in the water rate schedule, Louisville's rate would be lower than other community's residential accounts. She noted she has the commercial water rates for other municipalities and will make a comparison and provide that information to Council at a later date. 4