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reliability of what the City has now; (3) capacity and (4) funds. City Manager Martinez reported the Department is running in the red even though rates were passed. He said that the City still needs an engineer's report to determine and identify the issues; how to do the work and the cost - an analysis and action plan. He mentioned that closely related was the case with the City's sister city. The City can use fees and it needs to be very specific as to how they are to be used. The Regional Water Board will want an independent review. Utilities Manager Lavin reported costs for repairs at $1,250,000, with increases at $27,000 per month, which differed from the amount of $1.3 million, first given to Councilmember Sandoval. The money should go strictly for repairs. Mayor Fulp asked if this matter could not be postponed until the first meeting in June for budget discussion. Councilmember Beltran said the City needs to get an engineer to tell it what is wrong with the system and it should be submitted to the Water Board. It should show the Council's findings that the City needs a full blown expansion of its system and address the repairs of the facility. City Attorney Biggs explained that the Utilities Commission's resolution was carefully tailored to meet the mandates of the Water Board so they will not fine the City $10,000 a day: (1) Current deferred maintenance; (2) do Engineer's Report and evaluation for repair and expansion and (3) commit to schedule. She emphasized that the Board wants an engineering firm to tell us what is needed and then it wants the City Council's commitment to a schedule of action. She said none of these have need for immediate funding other than the Engineer's Report. City Attorney Biggs concluded that the Board needs a commitment on behalf of the City. Motion by Councilmember Sandoval, seconded by Councilmember Beltran, to accept Utilities Commission's Resolution No. R-01-95 with a revision to Item 2, line 6, to delete "...act immediately to retain an independent engineer from those three engineering firms that are currently under contract to the City of Colton..." and to add that the City Council "...act immediately to retain an independent engineer via the Request for Proposal (RFP) process..." Councilmember Sandoval explained that this action is taken to include other firms who have a reasonable way of updating our needs. City Attorney Biggs advised that this was now the City Council's resolution and should be identified through its numbering system. City Clerk Ramos announced that the City Council's Resolution would be known as "RESOLUTION NO. R-49-95." Councilmembers Sandoval and Beltran, as maker and second of the above motion, agreed that the motion include that the City Council accept and adopt Resolution No. R-49-95. Vice -Chairperson Jackson commented that the City Attorney has told Council of those areas important to the City and said he could not strongly emphasize that the Water Board does not want us to drag our feet any longer, especially to get our equipment up to par. 3