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connections in both Colton and Grand Terrace. Staff recommended setting of a joint meeting to hold a public hearing on the setting of sewer rates and connection fees and to authorize the City Treasurer to immediately separate the sewer revenues from the General Fund investment pool; approve Krieger and Stewart as the consulting engineers for the one million gallon plant expansion project. Further, he recommended the withdrawal of the following contract awards: The construction contract made in October 18, 1994 to Mesa Contracting Corp., the award contract to LEMNA made on February 1, 1994 and the award of the consulting engineer contract to Kennedy -Jenks made on March 15, 1994. Finally, Manager Lavin recommended that Council authorize the payment of the design cost to LEMNA in the amount of $34,741 (per the contract) and payment of all outstanding consulting fees. Councilmember/Director Hutton made inquiry about the letter dated March 21, 1995 and its addressee. Mayor Fulp stated he had copy of said letter which was addressed to the City Manager with copy to Director Hutton. Director Hutton said he had not received his copy. About the 75% factor, Councilmember/Director Hutton inquired about a problem with calibration when the City took over the operation from OMI. Manager Lavin agreed that the previous monitoring reports reflected one million gallons more than metered. He agreed that, since the calibration in 1994, the monitoring reports have not been at 75% Counci lmember/ Director Hutton declared that if the monitoring reports had reflected readings below 75% was it not true that the City would be in compliance with the Water Board requirements at this time. Manager Lavin agreed. Councilmember/Director Hutton stated the City had already submitted to the Water Board a set of plans for the secondary treatment plant. He indicated that the City had purchased nine acres from the Coello family and that the Water Board has had a set of plans for expansion for the Colton water treatment plant, since former City Manager Leslie Stratton was employed by the City - with the intent of building a conventional wastewater facility. Manager Lavin agreed plans had been submitted one and a half years ago. Councilmember/Director Hutton said that at the Regional Board meeting of April 7, 1995, the Board only had LEMNA information and did not mention the Krieger and Stewart plan for conventional facility. Manager Lavin said that both plans had been delivered to the Water Board. Mayor Fulp said that he had attended the April 7, 1995 meeting and found that Regional Board's vote was not for plan but for lack of implementation plan and for lack of money to support such plan. Manager Lavin agreed. In answer to Counci lmember/ Director Hutton's question, Finance Director Vega reported that the audit report of June 30, 1994 reflected $10 million which included assets and cash. To Mayor 3