Manvel advisory committee forwards semiannual CIP report and hears plan to update water and wastewater impact fees

The Manvel Capital Improvement Advisory Committee voted to approve and forward its semiannual capital improvement plan report to the City Council with a favorable recommendation after receiving an update on water and wastewater impact fees.

The advisory committee’s presentation, delivered by consultant Ishita (name shown in meeting materials), reviewed how impact fees work and described the 2021 study that underlies Manvel’s current water and wastewater fees. “Impact fees are one‑time charges that is assessed for new developments so they can pay the portion of their share for new infrastructure and growth,” Ishita said during the presentation. She told the committee the city’s impact‑fee service area and the capital improvement projects used in the 2021 calculation remain central to any update.

Why it matters: impact fees shift some infrastructure cost from existing ratepayers to new growth; state law sets procedures and time frames for studies and adoption. The committee was told that Manvel’s 2021 study used a 10‑year impact‑fee period and applied a 50% credit method in the calculation, meaning the adopted schedule collects roughly half of the full calculated…