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COliNCIL MEETING MAY 0 8 2000 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Ui I r ur uh Ono DATE: May 8, 2000 ITEM NO.: / Department Approval: Name Gregory A. Gappa Title Director of Public Services Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: Engineer's Report Item Description: Assessment Hearing for Weber Hills Sanitary Sewer Project Assessment Hearing The assessment hearing is the next step in the approval process. A pressure sewer system will be installed which means all of the property owners will be lesponsible for the purchase, installation and maintenance of their own residential grinder pump station. The proposed project assessment is $9,500 for installation of sewer to the property line for each parcel in the project. The property owners may also choose to add a $5,000 allowance to their assessment for the purchase and installation of their grinder pump station. For this option, the City will issue a $5,000 check to the property owner then include this amount in their assessment. The total assessment, with the grinder pump allowance, would be $14,500. This amount is less than the $15,500 amount that was listed in the assessment hearing notice. In order to be eligible to file an assessment appeal, the property ov/ner must submit a written objection to the assessment either before, or at, the assessment hearing. Submission of a written objection to the assessment allows the property owner to file a formal assessment appeal within 30 days of the assessment hearing. Several property owners, with conforming mound septic systems, have contacted us with concerns about this project. The current City policy allows for property owners with conforming septic systems to request "exclusion" from the project assessment. Continued use of the septic system is allowed as long as the system remains conforming to the septic regulations. In the event the system becomes nonconforming to any future septic regulations, connection to the sewer will be required at that time. Major repairs or enlargement of the septic system are not allowed and will require connection to sewer. Payment of a connection fee is required before connection to the sewer can be completed. This connection fee will be the $9,500 project assessment plus an annual cost of living increase. This connection fee is adjusted annually in the City ’s fee schedule. We have received a letter from one of the property owners, with a new conforming mound system, requesting exclusion from the annual cost of living increases in the connection fee. This issue will be raised, at the assessment hearing , by the property owners with new conforming septic systems. nr|rrT~~ - n~ I ir rfci i mw i mii tiaai i aiui i