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April 26, 1988 Museums The Museum attractions continue to draw people throughout the region to Portsmouth, and i~deed has been part of our overall package to attract investors to o~r City. During the current ~udget year' the~E~ecutive Committee ~o'f the Museum and Fine Arts Commission recommended-that a $1.~00 admissions fee ~be charged per day/per person for admission to allPor~smouth Museums. Curren%iy,.~nly t~heChitdrgr~s,~Museum has'~such a~c~ge. ~'I'!'¢oncur wi~h~t~r~omm~d~t~n-o~:.the~:~ Exe~utige~CO~m~%ee ~nd have incl-~e~'t~is.fe~:addi~ton~'~ proposed b~dg~. ' ,' ~ The $t.0'0 [f%e ~ill provide access-'to aD1 of ,the City's- Museums' and 'vis~{Sr~'will be given: a ,dai~y' acces~ ~ass, permitting 'fUi:l visitation. Revenues 'gene~a~t'e~<by th-i:s addition will be Used to support expanded historical and-, cultu~al:opportu, aities through our M~seum ~ystem wi%hout~a significant' 'increase in administrativ~'eOst~~. ' Effective July '1', 1988, the.Sewage Tre.a'tm~e~tlPlant will be turned over to the Hampton Roads.Sanitation District (HRSD) and the City of Portsmouth will be out of the sewage:treatment business. This transfer to H~D is one of the economically most impor~an.t eve~%s to affect P~rts~R~h c~:i~e~s in, recent years. By transfer~rtng the sewag% trea~nt~%D:Dan~' to' ~RSD, the Ciby will ~oid the exp~nsive and operating a seconda~r~ ~reatment this addi~i,onal cost ~ill Previous and mai a secondar~ , w~ld ~r~ple tbs- est of ou~ p~imar~: ~t fae~l~ty:~ S~h'~d~'~l' c~St.:would have Taxp:~ers;. ~I[f,'~he 'C~ty had to. secondary treatment facility, in be competitive, the return on in~estmen~ taxpayers ~ould have ,~o be without ~udh a re[ur~ on in~est~ent~ ~oul'd-h~9~'~b~en':ine~i~able; For u~'~t~'~:~o ~he ~G~ne~l Fund appr~xlma~l,y 16 cents on ~he ~ ':Eeen'~hOugh,we~wlll be avoiding~'~9,%~m~c~hi~%e~.~os~t of Owning and operating a secondary ~r~e~t-~ac~%~y~ ~e will lose the fo~er p~ofit that we ha~e,been ear~ing ~n the City's sewage treatment plant. Therefore, it' is naCes'sary for me to recommend several moderate rate increases fo~ the public utility system. I am recommending the water rate, Se~a~e disDo~al rate,and meter servie~ ~,show~ be~ow: ~rates ~o subsidizes -ObviouSly, ~rty_'taxes Component Water Rate Impact On ' · - '~ Bimonthly Preseh-t' Rat~ .... Pr~)p0sed Rate Bill $1.30/1000 gal. $1.40/1000 gal. $1.12 Sewage Disposal $0.6149/1000 gal. 0.7085/1000 gal. $1.05 Meter Service Charge $2.00/month $2.50/month $1,00 TOTALS $3.17