Council accepts Google‑funded water and utility improvements; city to take ownership with one‑year warranty

City Attorney Cara and Public Works Director Dale told the council on June 9 that the city will accept title to a 4.5‑acre parcel and associated infrastructure constructed under the 2021 infrastructure agreement with Design LLC (Google).

Staff summarized eight infrastructure projects Google agreed to construct; upon adoption of special ordinance number 25-608, four projects (numbers 2–5 in the staff report) will be complete and conveyed to the city with a one‑year warranty against defects. City attorney’s staff said the total constructed property value is about $19,600,000 and that Google’s engineering and construction costs for all eight projects had an earlier best estimate of about $28,500,000 while the most recent total presented in staff materials is $24,820,000 (all paid by the applicant). Google purchased an ALTA‑standard title insurance policy for the conveyed property; the title premium was about $28,000 and paid by Google.

Public Works Director Dale said staff conducted inspections during construction and performed a final walk‑through with Crestline Construction and the project engineers. He described the infrastructure being accepted: two wells (including one aquifer storage and recovery — ASR — well), a booster pump station, surge tank and two 1.25 million‑gallon reservoirs, along with force mains and associated distribution improvements. Staff indicated the initial target for city acceptance was approximately July 1, at which point the one‑year warranty would commence.

Council moved, seconded and adopted the special ordinance by title only. Staff said operations and maintenance responsibilities will transition to the public works department and that budget implications are limited to long‑term operation and maintenance costs, which staff will present in future operational planning.