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PRESCOTT CITY COUNCIL <br /> WORKSHOP <br /> APRIL 1, 2008 <br /> PRESCOTT, ARIZONA <br /> MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP OF THE PRESCOTT CITY COUNCIL held on <br /> APRIL 1, 2008 in the Prescott Municipal Building located at 201 S. Cortez Street, <br /> Prescott, Arizona. <br /> • CALL TO ORDER <br /> Mayor Pro Tern Suttles called the Work Session to order at 1:00 p.m <br /> • ROLL CALL <br /> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL: <br /> Present: Absent: <br /> Mayor Pro Tern Suttles Mayor Wilson <br /> Councilman Bell Councilman Luzius <br /> Councilman Lamerson <br /> Councilwoman Lopas <br /> Councilman Roecker <br /> 1. Presentation and Council discussion of draft water and wastewater rates and <br /> impact fees. <br /> Dan Jackson of Economist.com gave a PowerPoint presentation on the impact <br /> fee/rate study for water and wastewater, attached hereto as Exhibit A. <br /> Mayor Pro Tern Suttles called for questions from the Council. Councilman <br /> Lamerson asked when the first time was they charged impact fees in the City of <br /> Prescott. Finance Director Mark Woodfill said the City has had buy-in fees and <br /> water/wastewater fees since the mid 1980's, but they were not called impact <br /> fees. Councilman Lamerson thanked Mr. Jackson for the presentation and said <br /> he sees the need to plan for replacement; something that has not been done in <br /> the past. <br /> Councilman Roecker referred to the Wastewater comparison chart on page 28 of <br /> the presentation and asked why Sedona, Flagstaff and Cottonwood are not on <br /> list. Mr. Jackson responded that Cottonwood does have impact fees, but <br /> Flagstaff may not. He said that other cities have impact fees but they may call it <br /> something different. Mr. Jackson explained they just put the chart together a <br /> couple of days ago. He tried to nail down what cities have the fees and what <br />