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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF COLTON September 13, 2005 A Special Meeting of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Colton Utility Authority of the City of Colton was held at 5:15 p.m., on the above -given date in the Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 650 North La Cadena Drive, Colton, California Mayor Bennett presiding. Notice of Special Meeting was given on September 8, 2005, in compliance with Government Code Section 54956. ROLL CALL CITY COUNCIL: Councilmembers present were Suchil, Mitchell, Ramos, (appeared at 5:46 p.m.) Chastain (appeared at 6:15 p.m.), Hernandez, and Mayor Bennett. Also present were City Manager Parrish and City Clerk Barrera. Absent Councilmember DeLaRosa ROLL CALL UTILITIES COMMISSION: Commissioners present were Carballo, Cionca, Larry Lord, Cordova. Aparicio and Chairperson Wright. Also present were Utilities Manager Jeannette Olko and Secretary Rebecca Gallegos. Absent Commissioner(s) Bryant and Lyndann Lord. PUBLIC COMMENT None. Said Special Meeting shall be for the purpose of studying the following matter(s): Navigant Cost of Service Study City Manager Parrish presented for members present the workshop environment and introduced Utilities Manager Olko and David Cohen of Navigant Consultant, Inc. who would be facilitating the workshop with clarification and response to questions with assistance by staff. The following bullet points gave a detailed background and foundation information for the study conducted by Navigant: » Purpose of the Workshop — presented by Manager Olko » Changes During the Last 10 Years —presented by Manager Olko » Rate Making Objectives — presented by Consultant Cohen » Rate Workshop -How Did We Get Here? — presented by Consultant Cohen Discussion, questions, and comments by councilmembers, commissioners, and staff included: • The need to educate a customer who is in a low income environment. • District 3 — 80% of the utility users are low income and the affect of recommended changes. • Explanation of the cities used to survey; Cities selected are electric utility cities like the City of Colton. RECESS At 6:00 p.m., Mayor Bennett declared a recess. RECONVENED At 6:15 p.m. Mayor Bennett reconvened the meeting with all members presented as heretofore except Councilmember DeLaRosa.