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boards and committees before requesting Council authorization to participate in the project on January 23, 2018. <br />The Met Council approved this extension request. <br />Staff provided an update on this project to the Environmental Policy Board (EPB) during their December 18th <br />meeting. The EPB provided some very generalized feedback on this potential opportunity. There was general <br />consensus supporting the `survey' portion of the project, but a concern was raised regarding the results of the <br />survey. More specifically, the EPB raised the issue of equitable application of results. They would not want to see <br />the results only applied to Ramsey or the other communities that participated as this could create an unfair burden <br />on residential water users in Ramsey, such as increased water costs. <br />Timeframe: <br />Staff estimates this case will take 10 minutes to present and respond to questions. <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />Observations: <br />Staff has reached out to the Metropolitan Council to seek clarification on the EPB concern regarding their plan for <br />applying the survey results. At the time this case was published, a response had not yet been received. Staff will <br />update the Public Works Committee during the meeting as to whether a response has been received from Met <br />Council and, if so, what the response was. <br />Alternatives: <br />Alternative # 1 — Motion recommending City Council approval to participate in a Metropolitan Council Water <br />Efficiency Potential Project. <br />Alternative #2 — Motion of other. <br />Funding Source: <br />No costs are associated with this request, other than the time it will take Staff to gather and provide the requested <br />water supply system data. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends alternative # 1 contingent on verification from the Metropolitan Council that the study results will <br />be applied equitably across the Twin Cities metropolitan region. <br />Action: <br />Motion recommending City Council approval to participate in a Metropolitan Council Water Efficiency Potential <br />Proj ect. <br />Met Council email <br />TC Metro Water Users Screening Memo <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Grant Riemer Grant Riemer 01/11/2018 07:17 AM <br />Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 01/11/2018 03:37 PM <br />Form Started By: Bruce Westby Started On: 01/10/2018 12:22 PM <br />Final Approval Date: 01/11/2018 <br />