HomeMy WebLinkAbout2961 Resolution RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION expressing certain policies of the City Council
regarding extension of the municipal sewer system.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that extension of the municipal sewer system within
the City is highly desirable to achieve the community benefits of public health for citizens,
economic health of the municipal utility system and financial efficiencies by timely installation
of utilities prior to or in conjunction with street improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, extension of the municipal sewer system has principally occurred by way
of Utility Local Improvement Districts (ULIDs), but only when half or more of the benefiting
property owners have concurred in respective neighborhood projects; and
WHEREAS, extension of the municipal sewer system to serve homes with failing or
impaired septic systems is often frustrated or simply made impossible by intervening
homeowners whose septic systems have not yet failed or become impaired, to the detriment of
the homeowner whose septic system has shown signs of impending failure or impairment; and
WHEREAS, extension of the municipal sewer system to such areas by the city will
assure the opportunity to connect to the municipal sewer system is readily available when an
individual septic system fails or shows signs of impending failure, thus improving the
opportunity to assure public health and environmental standards as well as financial efficiencies
associated with utility extensions and street improvements; and
WHEREAS, the cost of sewer extension projects financed by ULIDs have escalated over
the past several years to the point that an average residential lot of 10,000 to 15,000 square feet is
assessed more than $8,000 for its fair share of the sewer extension project; and
WHEREAS, whether by ULID or City extension, the cost of sewer extension for the
homeowner, excluding street improvements and sewer system development charges, should not
greatly differ; and
WHEREAS, much of the recently annexed neighborhoods are of more recent
development and are less likely to request sewer extension by ULID, thereby frustrating
extension of the sewer system and leading to financial inefficiencies and duplicative street
improvement projects in the future; and
WHEREAS, extension of the municipal sewer system to those areas of the city now
lacking sewer can be accomplished over a five-year time period if a deliberate and focused effort
is executed through the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP); NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Any ULID to extend sewer and including street improvement and sewer
system fees will be subsidized by the City, to the extent necessary to limit the assessment to
$8,000 for an average residential parcel. The subsidy may take the form of contributed
engineering fees, contributed street or overlay funds and/or sewer funds. The amount and form
of the subsidy shall be identified at the time of preliminary assessment and be subject to approval
of the City Council, whether prior to or in conjunction with approval of the preliminary
assessment roll.
Section 2: The City Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) should include proposed extension
of the municipal sewer system in such locations within the City and in such annual increments as
to result in all areas of the city being served by the municipal sewer system by 2011. Such
extensions should first be considered for those areas with failing septic systems and with
deteriorating streets.
Section 3: The sewer system connection fee required of property owners connecting to a
sewer line extended outside a ULID shall be adjusted by the City Council as necessary over time
to assure that it is comparable to the ULID assessment for an average residential parcel at the
time of such adjustment. y�
Passed by the City Council of the City of Pasco this—;S day of e— , 2006.
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Joyce 0 so Mayor
ATTEST:
Sandy Kenwodthy, Deputy City Cl -k
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney