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THE CITY OF ��•• 9_ _ f �;i Bit f ni∎IL LEAS4NTONC CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT September 5, 2017 Community Development Engineering TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN INTERIM CITY POLICY TO NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR WATER AND/OR SEWER SERVICE CONNECTIONS IN THE UNINCORPORATED REMEN TRACT, EXCEPT FOR A HEALTH AND SAFETY EMERGENCY, UNTIL COMPLETION OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY SUMMARY Alameda Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) retroactively approved Out-of- Area Service Agreements (OASAs) allowing the City to continue to provide water and/or sewer services to 19 properties in the unincorporated Remen Tract at its July 13, 2017 meeting. Water and/or sewer services had been connected over the years to each of these 19 properties following the same procedures used for properties within the City's jurisdictional boundaries. But since the 19 properties are in the County of Alameda jurisdiction, the City should have requested that LAFCo approve an OASA for each property prior to allowing connection. When this omission was discovered, the City submitted an application to LAFCo for retroactive approval. The OASAs were retroactively approved, but as a condition of the approval, LAFCo is requiring the City to complete a comprehensive infrastructure study of the Remen Tract. The study is to include an inventory of the existing water and sewer utilities, and the determination of how to upgrade or extend those utilities to serve every property in the Remen Tract. The study is also to identify upgrades to this relatively rural area to bring the streets, sidewalks, lighting, etc. to City Standards. The study will include cost estimates of all identified improvements. LAFCo is requiring the study to understand all the costs associated with bringing the area to City standards before potential annexation. The City can use the study findings to determine how costs can be shared by those benefitting from the improvements. The current City Council direction is to consider applications for water and/or sewer services in the unincorporated Remen Tract area on a case-by-case basis. Staff is recommending the Council adopt an interim policy whereby no applications for services are considered until completion of the study and the potential cost sharing of the identified infrastructure is understood. RECOMMENDATION Adopt a resolution affirming an interim City policy to not accept applications for water and/or sewer services for properties within the Remen Tract until the completion of an infrastructure study for that area, and upon such time as the policy is rescinded by the Council. An exception would be provided for a health and safety emergency as determined by the Director of Community Development or City Engineer, LAFCo policies, and state law.