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1.2 TASK 1- DATA GATHERING, LEGALIREGULATORY REVIEW, AND INITIAL POLICY COORDINATION The Consultant will: 1.2.1 Provide specificity on data format and advise any assigned City staff in the extraction of needed data. 1.2.2 Conduct initial coordination workshop to include: a. Taking alternate courses of action or developing reasonable estimates in the event necessary data is not readily available. b. Discussion of key legal and regulatory issues facing the City concerning rate and fee- setting and fmancial accounting practices to include a review of any relevant provisions of the San Marcos City Charter, Chapter 402 of the Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 13 of the Texas Water Code, Governmental Accounting Standards Board rules, EP A guidelines on wastewater cost recovery, TCEQ and EAA rules on municipal water conservation and drought management programs as they affect water rates, and TCEQ rules on reclaimed water sales. c. Discussion of the legal and regulatory aspects related to the cost of service, cross- subsidies, fund transfers, out-of-city and wholesale service, and water conservation that will be pertinent in the eventual cost rate design. d. Discussion of possible City goals to promote economic development, acknowledge low or fixed-income needs, conserve water, or other City policy goals. e. Discussion of alternative rate design concepts as they affect meeting goals of legal and regulatory compliance, ease of administration, and ability to effectively communicate the rate structure to consumers. 1.3 TASK 2 - CUSTOMER USE PATTERNS AND CUSTOMER CLASS DISTINCTIONS The Consultant will: 1.3.1 Using information from the City's utility customer billing database, examine historical trends in water supply volumes and various customer characteristics including number of customers by type, total billed water use by volume and customer class, water use by use block, and base and seasonal billed water use by customer class and average connection. If there is customer use information outside of the City's customer billing database, such as forreclaimed water or wholesale customers, Consultant will also access and evaluate that information. 1.3.2 Gather and assess information on utility plant production (water pumped, diverted or purchased and wastewater treated) volumes by month (and peaking period) over time. 1.3.3 Gather rainfall data and determine if there is a reasonable correlation between rainfall and water sales such that this information might have predictive value in anticipating the pending years HDRRate DesÎgn.wpd 2