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and 70 commercial businesses. The increase would go into effect on the third quarter 1999 <br />utility bill. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen asked what costs go against the monies collected to which Finance <br />Officer Lund replied that the money is used for the depreciation of the sewer lines. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson stated that she thought the original recommendation was no sewer rate <br />increase. <br /> <br />Ms. Lund responded that was correct, but not increasing the rate would keep the fund at a <br />minimal profit. <br /> <br />The Committee and Finance Officer Lund reviewed in great detail the sewer fund and how new <br />sewer hook-up is paid for. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Boos noted that sewer cleaning has gone up several thousand dollars <br />per year and minor repairs of the sewer lines have also increased. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman questioned if there is any business or industry that has not benefited <br />from the Tax Increment Fund (TIF). <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman discussed the TIF fund and who has benefited from them. <br /> <br />Finance Officer Lund noted that all of the Highway #10 projects have loans where they pay <br />Connexus Energy for their hook up over a ten or twenty year period. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman requested that staff list out the charges incurred for sewer hook-up <br />for Burger King and bring it back to the Committee. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen suggested having Finance Officer Lund put together the information <br />requested by Councilmember Zimmerman and table this item until the information is received. <br /> <br />Case #3: <br /> <br />Consider Authorization to Purchase Computer Network Hardware and <br />Software Upgrades <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated that the City Council authorized the bidding for computer <br />network hardware and software in September 1998, as part of a Y2K preparation. It was later <br />determined that more computer upgrades were necessary to bring the City's information systems <br />into compliance for Y2K and, a $25,000 reserve was held over in the General Fund. As was the <br />case in the fall 1998 purchase, staff has been working with the Local Government Information <br />Systems Association (LOGIS) to develop specifications and perform competitive bidding in <br />order to bring the remaining terminals into compliance. Mr. Norman explained that the <br />specifications for the computer hardware and software were sent out to vendors that LOGIS <br /> <br />Finance Committee/July 13, 1999 <br /> Page 4 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />