1974/10/09 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

a 1 r'lr I 384 t ti October 9,1974 He then presented a detailed report on the golf course,driving range ' and golf course restaurants,explaining both revenues and expenditures. He said these reports would be presented to the corneal on a monthly basis. ANIMAL SHELTER REPORT Captain Doughty of the Police Department reported briefly on the status of the animal shelter. George Eastman said the County had not made a decision as to what they wanted to do with the animal shelter. He said tre the shelter would have to be a prioraty in the 1975 budget;however, there were many problems to go over in order to decide on the solutIon I for the shelter. There would be a recommendation that deals wIth the building,enforcement and other problems of the animal shelter in the 4 1975 budget when it is presented to the council. , 1 virginia Nelson,representing PAWS,spoke against using am,U.v. for experimental purposes,and urged the council to not consider this at all in any of their plans for the animal shelter in the future. , I On motion the meeting recessed to the Council Chambers. 4, r ,It rr The Regular Meeting of the Everett CIty Council reconvened at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of the Everett Caty Hall,President Aldcroft presiding. Upon roll call It was found that all Councilmen were present. Minutes of the meetang held on October 2,1974 were approved as printed. WATER RATE STUDY ' r Moved by Councilman Kinch,seconded by Gouncihuen Gipson to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with Price-Waterhouse for water rate study at a cost not to exceed 822,000. • Discussion yeas held again as to the feasibality of having anenganeer- ing firm make this study to enable the council to find out exactly what kind of capital improvements,etc.were needed to be Included as a cost ir of this rate study. Mr.Eastman felt it should be a financial study wath engineering snls- '1.11`t1 port rather than the°pros... President Aldcroft asked If the City could not change the rates them- t. selves,and Gordon Hey,Finance Director,said there were so many dif- , ferent rates it was sittioolt to decide just how these rates were set up in the first place and how they came to the conclusion to charge all of these rates that were being charged at the present time. Presi- dr , dent Aldcroft then suggested that the contract should be tWsled for 'tdr two weeks for more input from the administration as to the exact amount NI of capital projects to be done so that they would be more aware of how much increase they would have to make on the water rates. tr:1 ;111,