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Staff is aware that a petition is being circulated by senior citizens in the community <br />protesting the proposed decrease in the senior discount. As of the writing of this staff <br />report, staff has not received any signed petition. The senior citizens are asking the <br />Council to leave the discount at its current level of 20% rather than reducing it to 15 %. <br />The Council can decide during consideration of this item on October 6, 2015 to leave <br />the discount at 20 %. Proposition 218 does not allow discounts to be funded by rate <br />payers. Instead, the City funds the senior and low income discounts from the General <br />Fund of the City. In order for the discount to remain at 20% the recommended annual <br />General Fund subsidy will increase from approximately $310,000 to $370,000 for both <br />water and sewer. <br />How Do the Rate Increases Impact Our Customers? <br />The proposed rate increase impacts each customer differently based on the customer's <br />bi- monthly water consumption. The following tables present the impact of the proposed <br />water rate increases on the residential, business, multifamily and irrigation customer <br />based on a low, moderate and high consumption for a two month period for each <br />customer class. <br />Single <br />l <br />Residential <br />Monthly) <br />Impacts <br />Present <br />Water Rates & Charges Rates <br />Proposed <br />Rates <br />Low Use (20 CCF) <br />Meter Charge $17.62 $17.62 <br />Water Charge 42.00 48.00 <br />Total 559.62 $65.62 <br />Bi- Monthly Increase $600 <br />Monthly Increase $3.00 <br />Moderate Use (40 CCF) <br />Meter Charge $17.62 $17.62 <br />Water Charge 89.16 103.16 <br />Total $106.78 $120.78 <br />Bi- monthly Increase $14.00 <br />Monthly Increase $7.00 <br />High Use (60 CCF) <br />Meter Charge $17.62 $17.62 <br />Water Charge 142.81 162.81 <br />Total 5160.43 $180.43 <br />Bi- monthly Increase $20.00 <br />Monthly Increase $10.00 <br />*Assumes a 5/8" meter* <br />Page 6 of 18 <br />