HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 17 - Water and Wastewater Impact FeesMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: • RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: APRIL 19, 2016
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT WATER AND
WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE UPDATE
City Council consider:
• awarding an Engineering Services Contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. (F&N) in
the amount of $65,945 for the Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Update,
• adopting an ordinance amending the 2016 Capital Improvement Plan and
appropriating funds in the Utility Enterprise Capital Fund.
• authorizing staff to execute said contract
and take any necessary action.
FUNDING SOURCE:
Upon approval of the attached ordinance, funds will be available in the Utility Enterprise
Capital Fund Balance derived from Water and Wastewater Impact Fee revenue.
The City Water and Wastewater Impact Fees were last modified in 2011 in conjunction
with Land Use Plan modifications and an updated 10 Year Capital Improvement Plan.
Current State Law requires that the City review its impact fees every five years to
determine the need to adopt new fees or maintain the existing fees in place. Cities are
entitled to update their fees more frequently if they so choose.
The upward trend in development necessitates the need for the review of the land use
assumptions, 10 Year Capital Improvements Plan and the resulting Water and Wastewater
Impact Fees at this five year threshold.
Freese & Nichols has submitted a proposal to review the land uses, prepare a new 10
Year Capital Improvement Plan and develop revised Water and Wastewater Impact Fees.
The scope of work mirrors past study updates performed every five years. The scope
addresses:
• Land use assumptions with associated water and wastewater load
projections
• Water and wastewater system hydraulics analysis and CIP update
• Water and wastewater impact fee analysis, report and presentations
The engineering fees for this update are eligible expenses to be included in the calculation
of the 10 Year CIP costs.
Staff recommends approval.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION
OF FUNDS IN THE UTILITY ENTERPRISE CAPITAL FUND;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine imposes water and
wastewater impact fees; and
WHEREAS, impact fees are reviewed and updated on a five year cycle; and
WHEREAS, costs incurred by the City for engineering services relative to the update
process are eligible expenses; and
WHEREAS, funding for the cost of engineering services relative to the review and
updating of current fees is not budgeted in the Utility Enterprise Capital Fund budget in the
amount of $65,945.
WHEREAS, funding is available from the Utility Enterprise Capital Fund Balance
that is derived from water and wastewater impact fees.
WHEREAS, all constitutional and statutory prerequisites for the approval of this
ordinance have been met, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this ordinance to be in the best
interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated in the preamble of this ordinance are true and
correct and are hereby incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if copied in their
entirety.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes an amount of $65,945.00 be
appropriated from The Utility Enterprise Capital Fund Balance for the Water and
Wastewater Impact Fee Review.
Section 3. That a copy of the revised FY 2015-2016 Capital Improvements Plan
budget document shall be kept on file in the office of the City Secretary and on the City of
Grapevine website.
Section 4. That the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed to be
severable, and that if the validity of any section, subsection, word, sentence or phrase shall
be held to be invalid, it shall not affect the remaining part of this ordinance.
Section 5. That the fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace
and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an
emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety,
and general welfare which requires that this ordinance shall take effect immediately from
and after its passage and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 19th day of April, 2016.
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William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Tara Brooks
City Secretary
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
Ordinance No. 2