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MARCH 12, 2013 13-109 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: AMEND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT POLICY RELATIVE TO
SANITARY SEWER LATERAL INSTALLATIONS
INITIATED BY: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh that the
following amendments to the Policy for Special Assessments are approved
From Page 2, Section I Street Construction and Reconstruction, Section I.A.3:
Delete:
I.A.3. The City will assume the entire cost of improving all intersections, utility
replacement (including storm sewer installation) associated with the improvement.
Any utility laterals installed to vacant properties shall be assessed at full cost to
the abutting property. Utility laterals found necessary to be replaced during street
construction shall have 50% of the cost assessed to the abutting property.
Replace with:
I.A.3. The City will assume the entire cost of improving all intersections, and utility
replacement (including storm sewer installation) associated with the improvement.
Any utility laterals installed to vacant properties shall be assessed at full cost to
the abutting property. Sanitary sewer laterals found necessary to be replaced
during street construction shall have 50% of the cost assessed to the abutting
property.
From Page 6, Section III Sanitary Sewers, Section III.C., Sanitary Sewer Laterals:
Delete:
1. For sanitary sewer installed in streets, which necessitate the installation of lateral
connections to the right-of-way line, the cost of the lateral shall be determined
and shall be assessed at 100% of the estimated cost. If the sanitary sewer is not
located in the center of the right-of-way, the lateral costs for each side shall be
equalized so each side pays the same amount as if the sewer main were at the
centerline of the right-of-way.
MARCH 12, 2013 13-109 RESOLUTION
CONT'D
Replace with:
1. For sanitary sewer installed in streets, which necessitate the installation of lateral
connections to the right-of-way line, the cost of the lateral shall be determined and
shall be assessed at 100% of the estimated cost.
2. For active sanitary sewer laterals which need to be reconstructed or relined on a city
funded paving or utility construction project, the cost of the lateral shall be
determined and shall be assessed at 50% of the cost as explained in Item I.A.3.
3. When the installation of lateral connections or reconstruction of active sanitary sewer
laterals is not part of a city funded paving construction project, the cost to remove
and restore the pavement will be assessed to the benefitting property owner.
4. The special assessment charge for the cost of the lateral will be averaged so each
property owner pays the same special assessment charge on a given project. As an
exception, City funded sanitary sewer lateral relining projects will assess the actual
lateral footage lined to the benefiting property. All special assessment charges shall
include a factor of 12% of the construction cost, which shall be considered to
reimburse the city of all engineering and administrative costs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these changes shall be effective for all
projects beginning on or after the date of passage and publication of this resolution.
OJHKOJH
ON THE WATER
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: David C. Patek, Director of Public Works P
DATE: March 7, 2013
RE: Amend Special Assessment Policy Relative to Sanitary Sewer Laterals
BACKGROUND
The current wording pertaining to sanitary sewer laterals in the "Policy for Special Assessment" relates to utility
improvements on street construction projects. On street reconstruction projects, the property owners pay
special assessments for the paving and they pay another assessment for repair of their sanitary sewer lateral.
ANALYSIS
The policy needs to be clarified as to the financial responsibility for pavement repair on projects that don't
involve a special assessment for street construction. An example of this type of situation would be the sanitary
sewer lateral lining project. The proposed clarification would keep the property owner responsible for 100% of
the sanitary lateral cost for a new building, would maintain the property owner responsibility for sanitary lateral
costs as 50% on City-funded projects, and would clarify that the property owner pays for pavement repair when
lateral repair involves a street that is not being paved.
FISCAL IMPACT
These revisions would allocate pavement repair costs to the benefitting private properties for lateral repair
projects that don't involve paving of the street.
RECOMMENDATIONS
I recommend approval of the proposed amendment to the Special Assessment Policy.
Approved:
Mark A. Rohloff
City Manager
DC Pith
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