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Council reviews Orleans Street design, water/sewer rate needs and staff benefits proposals
Summary
Council reviewed Orleans Street project phasing and design costs across funds, discussed applying for SRF funding, and staff recommended a minimum 5% increase in water and sewer rates. Council also discussed staffing tradeoffs and potential family insurance contributions to improve recruitment.
Council members reviewed the design and funding plan for Orleans Street and related water and sewer work and discussed utility rates and personnel benefits during the special budget meeting. City staff and consultants explained that Orleans design costs would be allocated across funds (general fund design roughly $56,000; sewer design about $415,000; water design about $207,550) as part of a multi‑year project with a total project scale near $9,000,000.
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