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City Administrator Dustin Rief mentioned that we fell behind due to the combination of the Met Council's disposal charges increase and depreciation. We should be raising our rates enough to compensate for both. Council Member Aaron Printup noted that everybody pays the same rate for Met Council disposal charges. Council Member Richard Crosby also stated that the charges are based on total use versus individual use. Walsh reiterated that he would like to focus on this and make sure that we are keeping an eye on it as we proceed. Olson presented the Storm Water budget and stated that it does not have a lot of operating budget. We have been increasing it 10% every year for cleaning the ponds and also we anticipate the significant projects that are in need. Walsh noted that it appears that at least this has a profit which will get us through the year 2026. Olson noted that we have been increasing rates to decrease need for special assessments. Discussion followed regarding possible future plans to create an equipment fund for things such as street sweepers and other equipment used to maintain the Storm Water system. Walsh would like to revisit this again. Walsh noted it would be nice if we are 6-7 years ahead of the curb every time. Olson presented the Recycling fund. He stated that the biggest expense is collection of recycling and that we won't be needing an increase for this fund at this time. Olson also noted that we receive grants annually that help out to some degree and are only used for Recycling. Olson presented the Cable Fund and noted that the only revenue gained in this fund is the cable franchise fees. The cable franchise fees are steady and regular. Discussion followed regarding the Cable Fund. 1. Open Meeting Law City Attorney Soren Mattick presented a Power Point presentation of the Open Meeting Law item. Council member Victoria Seals asked a question regarding the meaning of a Committee. 2