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To: Honorable Mayor Welsch and Council From: Janet Watson, Interim City Manager Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Subject: Weekly Update On Friday, May 28, 2010, the Missouri Public Service Commission entered its order in AmerenUE rate case the. The Commission granted AmerenUE a 10.2% rate increase exempted the street lighting customers from any rate increase in the current but case. This is an immediate savings to municipalities of $3.2 million, as the new rates will go into effect on June 8, 2010. For University City, this will save more than $64,000 from AmerenUE’s original request for an 18% increase. The PSC allocated all of the rate increase to the other rate classes acknowledging that street lighting customers have been previously charged for increases that were based on peak demand. Street lighting, by definition occurs off-peak. The Commission also ordered a cost of service study be completed before the next rate case. The cost of service study would be performed by AmerenUE, the municipalities, the office of Public Council and staff of the PSC. They received the clear message that cities are having difficulties during the economic downturn. We expect that to insure fairness in the cost of service study, an expert in utilities and cost accounting will be necessary. Assistant City Manager Petree Eastman spent many hours on this issue and personally testified at the hearing. Additional future attorneys’ fees and staff costs are anticipated and will hopefully be shared among many cities. public hearingFY11 Don’t forget, on Monday, June 7, City Council will hold a on the Proposed Budget and the 2011 Community Development Block Grant funds at the Heman Park Community Center, 975 Pennsylvania Ave. There will be a presentation on the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010. The City Council is requesting public input at that time. The City has also designated an email and telephone voice mailbox to specifically receive comments and suggestions regarding the budget. Please provide your thoughts at either budget@ucitymo.org or 314-260- 6250. Let your voice be heard! University City Board of Education seeks Interim Member for 2010-2011 . The School District of University City is seeking candidates to be appointed to fulfill the term of a school board member for the period of July 16 until April 5. Candidates must be United States citizens and resident taxpayers of the District with no taxes in arrears, reside in his/her state for one year next preceding their election or appointment, and be at least twenty-four (24) years of age. Residents wishing to be appointed to the