REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Actions on a Resolution Adopting the Updated Sanitary Sewer Outlet Charge - Conveyance Fee Report and List of Improvements, and a Resolution Accepting the Amended AB1600 Report on Development Impact Fees for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
In 2007, a Conveyance Fee component of the Sanitary Sewer Outlet Charge was approved by City Council (Resolution 07-7415). The Conveyance Fee funds required capacity improvements to the sanitary sewer system due to intensification and densification of land uses permitted by the General Plan and associated development land use amendments. Updates to the fee were made in 2009 and 2010 through the following actions:
* Resolution 09-7643 approved in June 2009 updated the fee to include costs of bond issuance to fund and implement projects
* Resolution 10-7741 approved in June 2010 updated the fee with consideration of the following: a) resolution of other funding opportunities (i.e. redevelopment and stimulus funds); b) incorporation of latest land use information from the General Plan update finalized in 2010; and c) adjustments to the capacity project improvements listing resulting from a) and b).
The initial establishment of the Conveyance Fee was based upon projects identified in the 2007 Sanitary Sewer Capacity Assessment. This assessment accomplished the following key objectives: a) develop wastewater flow projections for the City's collection area using up-to-date water use and land use information; b) develop a hydraulic model of the trunk sewer system; c) use the model to identify existing capacity deficiencies and future capacity requirements; and d) develop phased capital projects, including budget cost estimates, for implementing the required capacity improvements to the wastewater collection system. It is also important to note that the assessment fulfilled the requirement for a c...
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