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City Engineer Himmer stated this is our ultimate service area and say we will reach it. We will <br />develop the same system and come back and figure out the cost and number of users. <br />Director of Public Works Olson commented but you will spread it out over less people if you <br />reduce the number of people you are assessing. <br />Councilmember Strommen cautioned that if you double the amount of people and they do not <br />come, someone still has to pay and that's us. <br />Mr. Olson stated that we have delayed capital expenditures because of lack of growth. <br />Councilmember McGlone reiterated there is the issue of the Charter — we cannot force someone <br />to hook up and he expressed agreement with the Charter. We could get a lot of ghost pipe in one <br />area. He did not want to hear someone come in and say for the City to pay for it and we will get <br />development. <br />Councilmember Elvig stated we are not trying to push anything. Until all that market has been <br />absorbed, no one will try to get new pipe — it's already there. Fees are not changing if we are not <br />building anything. <br />Councilmember McGlone noted an area on the map — stating someone in the top corner of the <br />yellow area — we would have a whole lot of pipe going up to that area and we will not be getting <br />money for it right away. <br />Councilmember Elvig stated the City has charged people to drag the pipe to the far end of their <br />property — that's the policy now. <br />Councilmember Backous asked staff to inform Council what they want. <br />City Engineer Himmer stated that the direction from the City Council was to look at these plans <br />and the projections. We were 2,000 users behind where we are supposed to be — now we are <br />4,000 users behind that are not paying in. <br />Councilmember Elvig inquired if we have a lead rate right now — if there is no spending going on <br />— there is no cost. <br />Mr. Olson stated we have already built three new wells since the Town Center was built. We <br />will not be spending more money until we need it but there is a lot of expense in our system we <br />have that we have not recuperated. <br />Councilmember Strommen stated that if you get to the same population number and same frame <br />use, you are just pushing it out and not changing. <br />Mr. Olson stated we can leave assumptions on the rate — that's 260 — it will not have an effect on <br />the rates as far as the revenue side. If Council is asking for a recommendation, that would be it. <br />City Council — Special Meeting — February 6, 2012 <br />Page 7 of 11 <br />