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Council approves resolution accepting wastewater conveyances; city will assume operating costs
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Summary
Council approved a resolution accepting sanitary sewer easements and a wastewater treatment facility conveyance related to Singing Hills; staff said the facility's electric bill is about $300 a month and prior developer cost-sharing agreements have ended, so the city will assume future deficits unless rates are adjusted.
Council voted to accept conveyances of property and infrastructure for a wastewater collection and treatment system tied to the Singing Hills development.
Public works staff described the item as a procedural transfer required under the terms of the original developer service agreement. "As part of the original agreement ... the project has been completed," staff said, noting that Comal County Water Control and Improvement District No. 6 was ready to transfer the required real property. The resolution authorizes the city manager and city attorney to complete the closing actions necessary for the transfer.
Council asked about ongoing operating costs. Staff said the facility's electric bill is about $300 per month (roughly $3,600 annually) and confirmed that the developer agreement that previously covered any operational shortfall ended this year; going forward, the city will be responsible for deficits unless rates are realigned. One councilmember asked whether the system produces net revenue; staff replied it does not.
A councilmember moved and the council approved the resolution by voice vote. Staff said the city has received required permanent closeouts and is finalizing the deed and transfer paperwork; the resolution itself was characterized as the final procedural step to accept the infrastructure into the city's system.
