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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing sanitary sewer line extension agreements with four property owners to serve residential properties located on or adjacent to the 2500 Block of Leisure Lane (Interim City Engineer)
Background:
Approval of this resolution will authorize sanitary sewer line extension agreements with four property owners to serve residential properties located on or adjacent to the 2500 Block Leisure Lane.
The City has been approached by residential property owners in the 2500 Block of Leisure Lane requesting that the City extend a public sanitary sewer line to serve their properties. Currently they are all on septic systems that are subject to losing some measure of functionality when the ground is saturated or during heavy rainfall events.
The City’s utility extension policy under Section 114-91 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City allows the City to administer and coordinate the engineering design, surveying, construction bidding and award, construction contract administration, construction inspections, and deed preparation and recordation for a municipal sanitary sewer line extension. The Ordinance also allows for the City to assess the property owners equitable shares of up to 90 percent of the project cost for design and construction cost of $91,417, which in this case is estimated at $82,275.30, or $20,568.83 per property owner. The property owners are also requesting that the City: (i) include the cost of connection fees and recovery fees in their equitable shares in the amount of $2,669 for each property owner, for a total of $10,676; (ii) upfront the cost of the project; and (iii) to allow them to pay the City back through a monthly payment plan over 10 years at 3 percent interest. The total cost to property owners is $92,951.32, or $23,237.83 per property plus 3% interest, for a total of $26,873.39 per property owner. The agreement includes provisions declaring their equitable project cost ...
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