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10 THE CITY OF --~ -° ~`°~ ° -~- "" CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT j'L£~S~4NTONo September 4, 2007 Public Works Department Finance Department TITLE: APPROVAL OF A CONSULTING SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CRAIG R. LAWSON IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,800 TO DEVELOP A NEW CITY SEWER CONNECTION FEE MODEL, ANALYSIS AND FEE RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY We have completed and received the final City Wastewater Master Plan Update (WWMP). The WWMP was a two year effort involving multiple City departments/divisions focused on analyzing the City's existing wastewater collection and pumping system and recommending improvements to the system for both existing and build out conditions. The WWMP estimated that the cost of improvements to the City's wastewater facilities required to service the wastewater flows coming from future development to be approximately $5.9 million. City staff is recommending that Craig R. Lawson, Utility Management Consultant, be hired to develop a new sewer connection fee model, analysis and fee recommendations for a long overdue sewer connection fee update (the last comprehensive city-wide wastewater master plan and sewer connection fee update is over twenty years old), based upon the final WWMP recommendations. RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve the attached "Contract for Consultant Services" with Craig R. Lawson, Utility Management Consultant, for a fee not to exceed $24,800, to develop a sewer connection fee model, perform the sewer rate analysis and provide recommended changes to the City's existing sewer connection fee to match the recommendations within the WWMP update. 2. Authorize an appropriation of $10,000 from the City's Sewer Expansion Fund balance to CIP No. 972020, Sewer Connection Fee Update (currently funded at $15,000) to be used to fund the additional cost of the project. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The sewer connection fee study and recommendations will be presented to the City Council at a later date. Financial impacts from any change to the sewer connection fee will be presented at that time.