And um I think what's unique about this this round is that we're finished up twenty twenty-five.

And so that at the beginning of the action plan, we have a bunch of metrics that we tried to update the best we can.

Um we didn't add them into this presentation because there's quite a bit.

I don't know if you remember through this affordability.

I just think we kind of kept putting on some metrics that we want to be successful to express success through the goal.

And we also added a bunch of metrics that were to help us to understand what's going on in our community when it comes to affordability.

So if you want to start on the first page just real quick.

From last year, upward trend is occurring.

Market units.

Um the county, we didn't reach out to them.

I don't know if you have any more.

17 from last year upward trend is is occurring market rate units uh those took a dip as you can see I don't know if we didn't really uh say anything about whether we want to see that as an upward trend or downward trend but those units have gone down um we did not find information yet about residents utilizing housing vouchers um I don't know if we were weren't able to get it with the the county we didn't reach out to them I don't know Amanda if you have any more they are still working on getting those numbers they sent me something but it wasn't right they're still looking into it so hopefully maybe uh some understanding of how many Milwaukee are using those um as of last year we'll see how it compares to the year before we're also doing the needs assessment in the county the CABs doing the needs assessment that's gonna probably come out the re up of their is it annual it's every three years okay every three years or vouchers you mean no no this is the needs assessment so we'll be able to see like how many people are getting the services how many still needed so forth a little bit of a clear picture direction we're at it by email because I just got an email about some of the survey the final survey the community survey that went out and we'll talk about more later but as you see in the next line item says awareness of housing assistance programs so in this year's survey we did reach out to our community members to see how many folks knew about awareness with housing assistance programs out there and also see if I can otherwise we'll have it next one can't find it in two seconds we did ask ask about um that in our biannual community survey and again that went out last quarter and just wrapped up so you'll be getting a full report here probably in the next um you moving on to utility related metrics um Peter I don't know if you wanted to touch on some yeah I can I can talk about that uh annual rate of utility fee increases so that is like the rolling five year average for the single family average residential customer so it doesn't mean like you know we've only seen a one percent increase over the last five years but on an annual basis when we factor in all of the different uh utility fees that we charge over that five years we've seen about a one percent each of each of those five years for that single family residential property and there's a couple reasons for that one uh you know we have not we have increased our uh our stormwater fee in fact in the five year period we had a slight decrease one year where we I think we dropped it down back down just a little bit uh on our wastewater fee we've kept that uh stable zero percent increases and there's also a slight decrease in uh this curve previous curve fiscal year we made some adjustments on the uh fixed customer charge that uh had a slight decrease for the for the residential customer so uh you've seen um that number come down you know if you look at that five years back there also higher increase on the wastewater and then safe SSMP what we've seen over the last five years is uh sort of a decline in that construction cost index that automatically that we have that's that's what we're seeing there you know back in 21 uh and and 20 we were seeing really sort of high construction cost indexes and those are started to come down um I think where we are right now I think uh it's at about a five percent that's we've been uh it's it's been down five years a little bit there so we need to start out talking about one percent you're saying I mean because some of these are going up four percent one point nine three you're saying but the overall utility bill is comes in at a one percent increase about one percent one point zero seven percent okay right okay as that angle average increase some years that might have been a little bit higher and some years it might have been a little bit well question so would you say that the increases are getting smaller um like the need for the that uh how much we need to increase fees are starting to increases are over the last five years have been getting smaller you know we've uh I think we've been cognizant of the impacts that some of the increases that we've had in the past 10 years have been uh impactful that the rates have gone up and we've been able to you know make some adjustments and and I think maybe uh reduce the need for increases you know I I I will shall share with you I think we have a slide uh in the presentation I shared with you we've got to do some increases in water right uh and then we have a safe feed increase I think we could do that a little higher than uh cost so those will we'll see those um at the end of 26 what what that impact what what those impacts are there um yeah I guess it's found away but on the concept for you saying you still I've heard larger concerns about key fast on our water and just aging utility infrastructure over the last five years our costs have remained stable but you still see storm clouds and if you

So those will we'll see those um at the end of 26 what that impact what those impacts are there.

Um I guess it's not a weird about the concept of these things.

Do you still I've heard larger concerns about PFAS on our water and just aging utility infrastructure over the last five years, our costs have remained stable, but you still see storm clouds in the future that we're gonna have to address in some way.

Or there are large costs that you see coming in our future.

Yeah, we don't have the PFAS, PFAS.

So that we need the the expense to do the construction of that treatment facility.

Okay.

Um we haven't realized that yet in our rates.

Okay.

Uh but we'll see those first uh impacts coming up in this next fiscal year and the one the following fiscal year.

I was hoping those will be the first impacts on the water stock.

Um I think what I shared with you a couple couple weeks ago was we were looking at eight percent uh any an eight percent revenue increase of uh the consultants doing that rate resign and uh working on that, and I think we have that scheduled to meet with uh with you the council on uh uh the study session, April 14th, I think.

We'll talk about the water rates and uh the rest of the fee schedule.

Um does that include the is that part of the consultation that's happening for the discount fee uh potentially increasing the amount of discount for the water fee, or no, is that a separate I I guess I don't understand because we talked about we had talked about the the water rebate and that was being that was involved in a study from what I understand.

You mean making an adjustment?

Yeah, to increasing that and what that because the the overall rate study includes that, correct?

That's part of it.

We are looking at that as well.

Yeah, which is I appreciate you.

Um just uh to clarify though, making making adjustments to the low uh income fee because we did we because I remember we were we've been talking about this that right now our our our rates are not very equitable.

The difference from the largest users and the smallest users are already pretty nominal.

What we are gonna see is another tier, probably uh right.

Okay, so that's the other tier of that's all part of this, correct?

Okay, and then again, like the the you know, when I look at this, it it's uh it's it's really good, obviously, because I think we're doing a lot more than some other jurisdictions, but the tangibleness for people isn't there, right?

For us, it's there, we see it.

Uh and even with the PFAS, like even though that might impact rates or probably will, there's a trade-off there with our drinking water and the safety of that, right?

So there's like there's a trade-off, but when it's just you know, people coming out of pocket and there is no trade-off, it's just your annual fee increase.

That's the issue.

So making that making it more tangible or more how can I say it to where more people can actually take advantage of it, right?

As opposed to what it is now that makes sense.

No.

Okay.

Well, yeah, yeah.

So I when you look at data, yeah.

Okay.

If I as a as a average Milwaukee, yeah, family, kids, all the goods, you know, bills, everything.

Yeah.

When I look at that, I say, yeah, that looks good looking at the numbers, but that doesn't impact me directly.

It doesn't give me like there's nothing that's allowing me to save on any of that personally.

Right.

So as much as I appreciate that that's not going up as high as other places, how that impacts me relative, and we've had a discussion on relative versus an actual physical, hey, you've got 10, 15 bucks off your water bill for the month, right?

That's different.

That's different than that.

Those are two different we look at it differently because we're on the political side of where like this is healthy for the city, this is healthy for our residents.

As a resident, I look at that and say, good stewardship by the city, but I'm still paying a lot.

Yeah.

So where is where's the relief, right?

So that's where the whole rate design and all that comes into play.