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Council advances sewer-connection district plans, approves sewer and water ordinances and other routine business
Summary
Council set a public hearing and advanced ordinances to establish sewer connection district fees (recommended $5,500 per acre, $1 availability increase, $0.54/1,000 gal surcharge) to recover about $19 million over 30 years; council also approved first reading of a TIF boundary ordinance and passed second readings of sewer and water rate ordinances and claims totaling $2,163,648.47.
At its regular meeting the Johnston City Council moved forward on a package of infrastructure and fiscal actions, including steps to form a sewer connection district, a boundary correction to a TIF area, and routine approvals of ordinances and claims.
Staff revisited a prior work-session direction to create a sewer connection district covering annexation areas around Highways 141 and 415. Staff recommended a mix of funding that starts with a $5,500 per-acre connection fee, adds a $1 monthly availability-charge increase, and applies a $0.54 per 1,000-gallon surcharge on sanitary sewer rates. Staff said the combined measures should recover roughly $19 million (plus interest) over the next 30 years and recommended setting a public hearing at the next council meeting with first consideration of the ordinances at the second October meeting.
Staff noted the district map extends beyond the city boundary and will include areas the city could annex; staff offered to provide detailed maps to council prior to second readings. Council members asked clarifying questions about how the availability fee is applied and whether the trunk line would serve the entire area; staff said the trunk line would serve the area subject to typical developer-driven connections.
On other business the council approved first reading of Ordinance 1143 to align the TIF district with the Beavercreek urban renewal area by removing several lots where TIF no longer has a foundation, and passed second readings of Ordinance 1141 (sanitary sewer user charge) and Ordinance 1142 (water rates). The claims docket for the period was approved in the amount of $2,163,648.47.
Staff also announced personnel and community updates, including the upcoming retirement open house for Ron Shipper and a Sept. 30 meeting to discuss the future of the Green Days festival after the Chamber stepped back from organizing the event.
