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Home My Public Portal About2015_03_24_R039 Lower Sycolin SSCS Pro Rata Fees The Town of Leesburg, Virginia PRESENTED: March 24,2015 RESOLUTION NO. 2015-039 ADOPTED: March 24,2015 A RESOLUTION: AMENDING AND ESTABLISHING PRO-RATA FEES FOR THE PHASE I AND PHASE II LOWER SYCOLIN SANITARY SEWER CONVEYANCE SYSTEM WHEREAS, Section 34-128 of the Town Code authorizes the Town to collect pro-rata fees for Town constructed sewer facilities necessitated, at least in part, by future subdivisions or development of land;and WHEREAS, Resolution 2005-182 established a pro-rata fee for Area A(formally Section I) and Area B (formally Section II) for Lower Sycolin Creek Sanitary Sewer Conveyance Systems; and WHEREAS, the Lower Sycolin Creek Sanitary Sewer Conveyance System has been divided into two construction phases(Phase I and Phase II);and WHEREAS, the Town constructed a pump station, force main and associated Phase I gravity sewer main to provide sewer service to a portion of the Lower Sycolin Creek sewer shed properties;and WHEREAS,the actual cost to date of engineering and construction Phase I and engineering Phase II of the conveyance system is$5,329,878.40; and WHEREAS, the fixed construction cost of Phase II of the sewer conveyance system is $4,000,000.00 per attached sewer construction agreement;and WHEREAS, it has been determined that approximately 12% of the cost of the design and construction related to Phase I of system is for the benefit of the existing customers and the remaining 88% is for the benefit of property owners of undeveloped lands in the Lower Sycolin Sewer shed;and - 2 - A RESOLUTION: CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE II LOWER SYCOLIN GRAVITY MAIN AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO PROCURE THESE SERVICES WHEREAS, it has been determined that the costs for the design and construction related to Phase II of system is for 100% of the benefit of property owners of undeveloped lands in the Lower Sycolin Sewer shed; and WHEREAS, the identification of the properties in the tables that follow is merely for purposes of identifying properties which may benefit from this capital project and is in no way a commitment, on the part of Town Council, to extend utilities to properties outside the Town corporate boundaries; and WHEREAS, the following allocation for Phase I have been determined based on properties and uses subject to the Phase I pro-rata and has been adjusted accordingly to actual engineering and construction costs of$5,329,878; and Construction Project Total Area A % Area A Share Area B % Area B Share Lower Sycolin Pump Station $2,134,000 26% $552,120 74% $1,581,880 Lower Sycolin Force Main $855,568 26% $221,357 74% $634,211 Airport Gravity Sanitary Sewer(Phase I) $1,386,663 100% $1,386,663 0% $0 Engineering Design& SDC's for Pump Station, FM,Phases I&II $953,647 26% $246,733 74% $706,914 Total $5,329,878 $2,406,874 $2,923,005 - 3 - A RESOLUTION: CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE II LOWER SYCOLIN GRAVITY MAIN AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO PROCURE THESE SERVICES WHEREAS, the following allocations for Phase II have been determined, based on properties and uses subject to the pro-rata Phase II and has been established based on the fixed construction cost of$4,000,000 per the sewer construction agreement with Peterson Companies; and Area B Construction Project Total Area A % Area A Share % Area B Share Cochran Mill Gravity Sanitary Sewer Phase II $4,000,000 0% $0 100% $4,000,000 Total $4,000,000 $0 $4,000,000 WHEREAS,the following table demonstrates costs assigned to each property based on the most current available data for Phase I Pro-Rata; and Area A Development % of Sector for Phase I Pro-Rata Phase I Pro-Rata Phase I Share(2005) Share (2015 Cost Index) Existing Town Customers 44% $1,072,369 Not Recoverable Loudoun County 12% $285,965 $375,691 Tuscarora Crossing 43% $1,024,709 $1,346,226 Cochran Mill Road (Industrial Plant) 1% $23,830 $31,308 Total 100% $2,406,874 $1,753,224 Area B Development % of Sector for Phase I Pro-Rata Phase I Pro-Rata Phase I Share(2005) Share(2015 Cost Index) Compass Creek(Northern including Town Parcels) 35% $1,034,100 $1,363,480 Crosstrail (Southern) 50% $1,459,608 $1,924,522 Misc.Property(Unassigned 15% Area) $429,297 $566,036 Total 100% $2,923,005 $3,854,038 -4 - A RESOLUTION: CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE II LOWER SYCOLIN GRAVITY MAIN AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO PROCURE THESE SERVICES WHEREAS,the following table demonstrates costs assigned to each property based on the most current available data for Phase II Pro-Rata; Area B Development % of Sector for Phase II Phase II Pro-Rata Share (2014) Compass Creek(Northern 35% $1,415,119 including Town Parcels) Compass Creek(Southern) 50% $1,997,408 Misc.Property(Unassigned Area) 15% $587,473 Total 100% $4,000,000 THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows: SECTION I. The Lower Sycolin Creek Sanitary Sewer Conveyance System Phase I Pro- rata fee is hereby reestablished and adjusted to reflect actual engineering and construction costs, effective upon passage, at a rate of$11.92 per gallon per day of estimated usage for Phase I,Area A properties (previously$8.76 per gallons per day) and $5.05 per gallon per day for Area B properties (previously$9.24 per gallons per day). SECTION II. The Lower Sycolin Creek Sanitary Sewer Conveyance System Phase II Pro-Rata fee is hereby established to reflect the fixed construction cost, effective upon passage, at a rate of$6.91 per gallon per day of estimated usage for Area B properties(previously$9.24 per gallons per day). Therefore, Area B properties are subject to both Phase I (Pump station, force main, design and engineering costs) and Phase II(gravity main) Pro-rata fees. SECTION III. The fees as specified in Area A and Area B shall be paid prior to the issuance of a Zoning Permit and concurrently with payment of all other required off-site and availability fees for new connections or increased use of existing connections to the Lower Sycolin Creek Sanitary Sewer Conveyance System. - 5 - A RESOLUTION: CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE II LOWER SYCOLIN GRAVITY MAIN AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO PROCURE THESE SERVICES SECTION IV. The fee shall be adjusted by the percentage increase or decrease in Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index value at the time of application. The Construction Cost Index value from which the increase or decrease shall be measured is 7563 for Phase I and 9962 for Phase II. SECTION V. The fees established herein shall be calculated based on the gallons per day usage per establishment as outlined on Drawing SD-2 (Average Daily Sewage Flows) in the Town's Design and Construction Standards Manual. SECTION VI. The fees established herein shall run with the property and the Town Manager shall maintain for public inspection a record of properties subject to these fees. PASSED this 24th day of March,2015. :.:Ait.-- 41.1111 , _L__PTE - r? Kriste C. mstattd, 'yor Town of Leesburg A 'S ': 0 Clerk of Colin* P:\Resolutions\2015\0324 Lower Sycolin Pro-Rata.doc