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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 11,2013 <br /> are going through increases right now, so of them are significant like we talked about Evansville, <br /> with the 32%, but what I did was I just put in our 2014, if it went at 9% and where we would be <br /> in relation to everyone if nobody else had a rate increase just to show you kind of where we are <br /> for the next four years at least. <br /> Councilmember Henry Davis Jr.: Yes, sure, thank you for that. One thing that I have been <br /> concerned about and I have been talking about this for the last month or so, is how do we capture <br /> the biggest economic impact possible when we are dealing with large prices like this, I was <br /> concerned about another project and I can't remember right now exactly what it was or actually <br /> two of them these past few Council meetings in dealing with how we deal with local hiring of <br /> labor. And so as we are edging forward on this project/projects how likely is it for us to think or <br /> know that we will be able to be specific in our goal setting to make sure that the money is <br /> captured back here, this is a huge project, this is monumental, you know and I agree with Dr. <br /> Varner when he was saying about a$200 water bill, my seniors and lower income families they <br /> can't even pay their water bill now, and you know for us to look at an increase is already scary <br /> enough, and you know, you talk about no water at all, so how do we kind of reverse that but not <br /> only reverse it but make sure that those dollars are being recaptured here, so that if there is an <br /> impact, the impact actually happens here and not in Southwestern Michigan or you know <br /> somewhere in Colorado or where ever somebody might come in and say(inaudible) <br /> Eric Horvath: I think that is something that we definitely need to look at, one of the issues that <br /> we are going to have to deal with is that you are allowed to do local preferences for equipment <br /> and supplies,but you are not allowed to do local prefers toward public works bid projects, you <br /> have to go with the lowest, responsible, responsible bidder. But they may be other ways that we <br /> can figure out systems that we can drive so that we can have construction locally and I think that <br /> is something that would be important to us that we would love to sit down and share ideas on <br /> how to we get there to make sure that we are keeping our dollars local as much as possible, I <br /> think that is very important. <br /> Councilmember Scott: Going back to what Dr. Varner was saying, of these cities here (referring <br /> to the power point)besides Indianapolis, are they any other ones going through the CSO project? <br /> You don't have to answer that right now, I would kind of like to know what their budget is on <br /> their projects, Indianapolis and anybody else. <br /> Eric Horvath: Ok, if not, I can probably answer most of those, but we will send you those. <br /> Councilmember Scott: Can we get this power point? <br /> Eric Horvath: Absolutely. <br /> Chairperson White: I am going to ask Eric to complete your presentation, I do know that you do <br /> want to go over the finances and then we will ask the Council any questions on the presentation <br /> and then we will go to the public hearing. But I also know that we will continue to have <br /> discussions on the issue that is before us in terms of this bill, so if you have questions,just make <br /> sure that you keep those questions and they will be addressed. This is just really the Is`public <br /> hearing that we are having thus far. <br /> John Skomp, Crowe, Horwath: As far as the financial side of the presentation goes (referring to <br /> the power point presentation) that his gentleman has up here right now,throughout the remainder <br /> of the life of the plan we put together here would be 2029, what we put together in the plan is <br /> basically a$3.44 increase per year in the monthly sewer bill. What we looked at as we started <br /> here obviously over$400 million in capital improvements that were needed over that period of <br /> time. First of all, we tried to have some level of construction each year, it's a project that is <br /> mandated and it be done in the most efficient manner and try not to do $75 million dollars of <br /> projects in one year and then $3,4, or 5 million in another year. Trying to smooth that out, so <br /> that a level amount of projects can be completed each year. Along with that also, trying to make <br /> it as smooth as possible the monthly increase in the sewer bill year over year, we have done that <br /> a couple of different ways tried to look at a percentage increase trying to keep that level. And <br /> what it comes out to is trying to make the impact on a residential customer as manageable as <br /> possible. We have also come back and looked at trying to come to Council and plan for these <br />
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