Approve Notice of Public Hearing covering a (1) Proposed Water Rate Increase and (2) Establishing Rate for Basic Cable/Digital Video Recorder (DVR):

Water Rate Increase

Shannon Taylor will present Staff’s recommendation on a proposed 14% water rate increase for residential, commercial and industrial customers effective with the bill due and payable May 15, 2006. The proposed notice is contained on Page 1.



Establishing Rate for Basic Cable/Digital Video Recorder (DVR)

When the DVR rate was established in 2004, Staff initially intended to offer the service to customers that subscribed to digital cable as a pre-requisite. It isn’t technically necessary to provide the service in that way. Making the DVR service available to any basic cable customer offers more choice and flexibility. By setting the basic only/DVR monthly rate at $15, there is an incentive to also upgrade to digital cable/DVR because it’s only an additional $2 a month.