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COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
May 23`d, 2006
Minutes of a Special Meeting held at the Chubbuck City Council Chambers, May 23`d, 2006.
Present: Mayor Steven M. England, Council members Leroy S. Quick, Kent Kearns, Dennis
Stoddard, Richard Morgan, Public Works Director Steven M. Smart and City Clerk Ron
C. Conlin. Attorney Thomas J. Holmes was excused
Meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by Mayor England.
PURPOSE OF SPECIAL MEETING is to discuss adjusting rates connection fees.
UTILITY RATE ADJUSTMENT DISCUSSION - PWD Smart presented a water utility
spreadsheet revenue model and explained it.
PWD Smart stated the City well operators say the City is experiencing trouble with
keeping the water tanks full.
PWD Smart stated this model does not include the growth rate of the City.
Discussion about a higher rate for commercial users.
PWD Smart said there is a need to upgrade the two part time people we have working to
full time people.
Discussion about using a 1, 2 or 3 year phase -in increase.
PWD Smart stated at this time the aquifer levels are not dropping.
Mayor England stated he would like to see the three year phase -in with evaluation next
year.
PWD Smart stated this water model does not include additional reserves.
Councilman Quick stated he is in favor of given some water included in the base fee.
Councilman Quick said he would like to see some relieve for senior citizens.
Councilman Kearns suggested that in the connection fees there should be funds set aside
for the additional capacity fees at the sewer plant that will be requested. City of Pocatello
is going to look to Chubbuck to help fund expansion of the sewer capacity plant in the
future.
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COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - (cont.)
May 23rd 2006
UTILITY RATES ADJUSTMENT DISCUSSION - (cont.)
PWD Smart said he will have proposed water and sewer connection fees for review at the
June 27`" , 2006 Council meeting.
At 7: 20 p.m, Councilman Stoddard moved, Councilman Kearns seconded, with full council
approval to adjourn meeting.
SKeven M. England, yor
Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk (/�
CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF CHUBBUCK
Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 50 -604, the undersigned Mayor of the City of Chubbuck,
Idaho, hereby calls a special meeting of the City Council to be held in the Chubbuck City
Council Chambers, 5160 Yellowstone, Chubbuck, Idaho at the hour of 6:00 p.m, Tuesday,
May 23rd, 2006. The purpose of Special Meeting shall be to discuss adjusting rates.
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Date:
/S�/-Ven M. England, Mffyor
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
Pursuant to the call set forth above, notice is hereby given of a special meeting of the
Chubbuck City Council at the time and place, and for the object, recited in the call.
Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTICE
The undersigned, Mayor and members of the Chubbuck City Council hereby
acknowledge receipt of notice of the special meeting as set forth above.
/4Sven M. England, M or Date:
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Leroy S. Qui , Council ber
Dennis Stoddard, Council member
Kent Kearns, Council member
Richard Morgan, ouncil member