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MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL – SPECIAL MEETING December 7, 2023 CALL TO ORDER The special meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 11:30 a.m. by Mayor Myers at the Larson Recreation Building Sage Room at 610 Yakima Ave, Moses Lake. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Myers; Deputy Mayor Martinez; Council Members Skaug, Swartz and Madewell. Council Members Eck and Fancher were absent. WATER STUDY SESSION City Engineer Richard Law presented information on the City’s duty to serve water inside and outside City limits, current lots available for housing inside City limits, current water rates, and landscape standards/codes for new and existing developments. Most of the Urban Growth Area (UGA) is not close enough to service without significant infrastructure, and it is important that the City maintain a robust system to serve those inside City limits and be able to maintain Public Safety needs. Currently, the Larson Area is only paying an 8% surcharge, while others in the UGA are paying 25%. One of the decisions that Council will need to make at the next meeting is whether to increase the Larson Area surcharge to match the rest of the UGA. Council discussed the following priorities on policies: 1. Vested Lots 2. Future Growth 3. Annexed Property 4. In UGA with existing water and sewer Council would also like to have staff bring forward what an additional rate tier would look like, for a total of four rate tiers. As an alternative, there could be an excess water fee. Both of those options would encourage a more reachable conservation. Additionally, they would like to continue the educational approach with customers and the use of smart meters. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m. ______________________________________ Dustin Swartz, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: PEXXM-PMTJR-YXFDF-UPYOY Page 1 of 1 Signature Certificate Reference number: PEXXM-PMTJR-YXFDF-UPYOY Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Dustin Swartz Email: dswartz@cityofml.com Sent: 10 Jan 2024 17:24:47 UTC Viewed: 11 Jan 2024 00:36:54 UTC Signed: 11 Jan 2024 00:37:25 UTC Recipient Verification: IP address: 74.82.240.250 ✔Email verified 11 Jan 2024 00:36:54 UTC Location: Moses Lake, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Sent: 10 Jan 2024 17:24:47 UTC Viewed: 12 Jan 2024 21:21:53 UTC Signed: 12 Jan 2024 21:23:10 UTC Recipient Verification: IP address: 63.135.54.162 ✔Email verified 12 Jan 2024 21:21:53 UTC Location: Moses Lake, United States Document completed by all parties on: 12 Jan 2024 21:23:10 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signed with PandaDoc PandaDoc is a document workflow and certified eSignature solution trusted by 50,000+ companies worldwide.