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To: City Council; Mary Gourley
Subject: Cotati and Cloverdale Water/ Sewer Rate Studies Date: Friday, September 29, 2023 8:58:44 PM
Attachments: Final Cloverdale 2021 Water and Wastewater Rate Study Report May 26 2021.pdf cotaati 2022 Water and Sewer Rate Study (PDF).pdf
Dear Council Members,
I am submitting the Rate Study Reports from two neighboring Sonoma County cities, Cloverdale and Cotati, to show what is missing from our current report. Please include these reports as part of my public comment.
1)Both reports show rate schedules that show current rate and proposed rates over time (Cloverdale, Executive Summary Page 6 and Cotati Page W4-1). 2)The Cloverdale report shows a comparison of rates with other cities (Executive Summary page 7);
3)The Cloverdale report shows customer statistics on usage (page 21) 4)The Cloverdale report shows bill impacts for customers (page 27) 5)Description of Capital Projects: Attachments A and B in Cloverdale report and Water Enterprise Capital Spending in the Cotati Rate Schedule, Page W2-1.
After reviewing these reports, I would like to know the following:
1)Can the consultants produce a document that shows current rates and proposed rates over time in the different scenarios?
2)Can the consultants give a comparison of rates with other cities? 3)Can the consultants provide data that show current usage and meter types? 4)Can the consultants provide a document that shows how a typical business and residential consumer will be impacted by the different rate schemes? 5)Can the consultants provide a description of the capital projects that will be funded with the rate increases over the next ten years? They give a dollar amount but no description of the work done.
Thank you,
Kate Haug
Final Cloverdale 2021 Water and Wastewater Rate Study Report May 26 2021.pdf cotaati 2022 Water and Sewer Rate Study (PDF).pdf