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City signs interlocal agreement with Lake Stevens Sewer District to extend sewer on 130 First Avenue NE
Summary
Council authorized the mayor to sign an interlocal agreement with the Lake Stevens Sewer District that splits certain sewer-related construction costs 50/50, secures up to $600,000 in district construction funds plus a facility charge credit and makes the city eligible for latecomers fees for 15 years.
The Lake Stevens City Council authorized the mayor to sign an interlocal agreement (ILA) with the Lake Stevens Sewer District to construct a sewer extension along 130 First Avenue Northeast.
City engineer Kim Klinkers explained the latest ILA draft and noted a corrected figure in the staff report: a purple-highlighted number should read $572,361 (not $363,250), consistent with Exhibit E in the packet. Klinkers said the city and the Sewer District negotiated a 50-percent cost-sharing approach for sewer-related construction costs, and the design costs to date (roughly $100,000 for sewer-related design) would be covered by the city.
Klinkers said the Sewer District agreed to provide up to $600,000 for construction funding and an additional project facility-charge credit of about $58,000. Under the ILA the city would be eligible for proportionate latecomer fees for 15 years, and both parties expect expedited recording and review so the project can go to final plans and bidding, with a target to advertise for construction in May.
Council asked technical questions about the north limit of the improvement, minimum cover requirements and future connections. Klinkers responded that gravity-flow constraints and the district’s minimum cover standards limited the northward gravity extension; future projects identified in the district comprehensive plan could serve additional industrial areas via gravity or a lift station. Director Erin Halverson confirmed the ILA is the document required to move forward and that the district will follow its board processes for final recording.
A council motion authorized the mayor to sign the interlocal agreement in accordance with the Unified Sewer Services and Annexation Agreement dated May 23, 2005. Staff said the district plans to record the agreement promptly and provide final comments to allow the city to complete final plans and advertise the project for bid.
