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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 6, 1993 Page - 8 - 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Matter of Sewer Services Charges. Continued from the June 14, 1993, City Council Meeting. This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, Bob Taylor, Public Works Services Director, said he held a June 30 meeting with homeowners' associations. He said all of the homeowners' associations in the City's service area had been invited to the meeting. He said the major area of concern was that people felt residents were subsidizing the industrial and commercial users. He said he believes their concerns were satisfied, and they understand this is not the case. He said no one use subsidizes any other class or user. Council Member Kerr said one of the reasons so much money is being collected is that the plan calls for replacement of all facilities by the year 2021 . Craig Lawson, the City's consultant, said the goal is to replace all of the facilities at the end of their useful life, and funding needs to be increased to do that. He said it is the intention of the program to look at the facilities out into the future and look at what type of funding will be needed. Council Member Kerr said a large portion of the increase is due to funding for renewal and replacement. He said facilities will last for more than 28 years, and replacing the complete collection system in 28 years does not seem feasible. Mr. Lawson said facilities are not replaced until they need to be, but as pipes break, etc. , there must be adequate funds for their replacement or repair. He said the plan contains a target to develop a financial plan and have funds available as facilities need to be replaced. He said the cost of replacing the collection system will continue to go up. Council Member Kerr asked if it was feasible to keep this plant going when it costs so much to operate. He said there was a study done some time ago about the possibility of going to East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) . He said he would like to have a copy of that report. He said he also has a report that's a little over a year old which says the cost per million gallons of service for San Leandro is $2,429 compared to $1,419 for Union Sanitary District, which is the next highest, and the other agencies cost less. He said people are not concerned about who takes care of their service as long as they have the service. He said the EBMUD plant has a million-gallon per day capacity, and they are only using 70 million, and they have a trunk line that goes out beyond the airport. Mike Oliver, City Manager, said, if the City Council desires, staff could take a strategic look at the whole picture, including where EBMUD is going, the City's relationship with Oro Loma Sanitary District, etc.