HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-11-16-Resolutions 09-233_South Area Trunk Sewer Connect Fee District - Set PHTHE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA
RESOLUTION 09-233
TO FIX A DATE OF MEETING AT WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO APPROVE AN
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE SOUTH AREA TRUNK SEWER CONNECTION
FEE DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION 384.38 OF THE CODE OF IOWA
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA
WHEREAS,Section 384.38 of the Code of Iowa authorizes cities to establish by
ordinance connection fee districts and corresponding schedules of fees in order to allocate the
cost of improvements necessary to extend sewer service to properties within such a district;and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 384.38,the City of Waukee (the "City")has proposed to
establish the South Area Trunk Sewer Connection Fee District (the "District")with a
corresponding schedule of connection fees,has prepared an ordinance for such purpose and it is
now necessary to set a date for a hearing on such proposal and to make provision for the
publication of notice thereof;
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Waukee,
Iowa,as follows:
Section I.This Council shall meet on the 21st of December,2009,at seven 0'clock
(7:00)p.m.,at the Waukee City Hall,in the City,at which time and place a public hearing will
be held and the Council may take to approve an ordinance establishing the South Area Trunk
Sewer Connection Fee District,a copy of which has been placed on file in the office of the City
Clerk.
Section 2.The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of the proposed action,the
time when and place where said meeting will be held,by publication at least once not less than
twenty days before said meeting in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the City.Said
notice shall be in substantially the following form:
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING THE SOUTH AREA TRUNK SEWER CONNECTION FEE DISTRICT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 384.38 OF THE CODE OF IOWA
The City Council of the City of Waukee,Iowa,will meet at the Waukee City Hall,on the
21st day of December,2009,at 7:00 o'clock p.m.,at which time and place a hearing will be held
and thereafter action may be taken to approve an ordinance establishing the South Area Trunk
Sewer Connection Fee District,as authorized by Section 384.38 of the Code ofIowa.A copy of
said proposed ordinance has been placed on file in the office of the City Clerk.
The South Area Trunk Sewer Connection Fee District shall serve to equitably distribute
the costs associated with the South Area Trunk Sewer so as to allow the conveyance of sanitary
sewer waste for treatment from the benefited area constituting the district which is necessary to
extend sewer service to property owners in the district.
The South Area Trunk Sewer Connection Fee District shall include the property
described on Exhibit A.
The connection fee shall be in an amount equal to the maximum acre area of contiguous
property,or fraction thereof,within the connection fee district,under such ownership which can
be served through such proposed connection,multiplied by the per acre connection fee
established in the Ordinance to Establish a Connection Fee District for that district.Fees shall be
due upon application for connection of the property to the municipal sewer utility.Issuance of
building permits and/or Mobile Home Permits shall not occur until such time as any and all fees
have been paid in full.
The necessary improvement includes approximately 2,250 linear feet of24 inch diameter
gravity flow sanitary sewer,70 linear feet of 8 inch to 14 inch diameter gravity flow sanitary
sewers,manholes,drop connections,creek crossings,clearing,grubbing,surface restoration and
related work.
The proposed connection fee district includes 967.5 acres of benefited area and the total
project costs are estimated at $631,180.24.
The proposed fees are to be based upon the equitable costs of extending sewer service to
the properties in the district.The fees may increase annually based on the following schedule to
recoup interest.From the effective date of the ordinance,fees shall be imposed on a per acre
basis in the amount of$1,262.36 per acre.Said Connection fee maybe subject to escalation at an
annual rate of up to 9%commencing on January 1,2011,as the Council may determine after
hearing.
At the meeting,the Council will receive oral or written objections from any resident or
property owner of the City.Thereafter,at the meeting or at an subsequent meeting,the Council
may:
1.Create the connection fee district as proposed and affirm the proposed connection fee.
2.Alter the proposed connection fee district or the proposed connection fee;or
3.Make any other provision relative to the proposed connection fee district or connection fee
which the council determines to be equitable in the premises.
This notice is given by order of the City Council of Waukee,Iowa,in accordance with
Section 384.38 of the Code ofIowa.
JEFFREY L.KOOISTRA
City Administrator
Section 3.
repealed.
All resolutions or parts of resolutions III conflict herewith are hereby
Passed and approved November 16,2009.
Attest:
ROLL CALL VOTE AYE NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN
Donald L.Bailey,Jr.X
Casey L.Harvey X
C.Isaiah McGee X
Darlene Stanton X
Mike Watts X