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Committee approves 12 pet-waste stations in Harvest Villages, asks staff to draft policy
Summary
The committee voted to approve installation of 12 pet-waste stations in the Harvest Villages, funded by the community facility district, and directed staff to return with a policy for future installations to avoid using the general fund.
A committee meeting voted to recommend moving forward with the installation of 12 pet-waste stations in the Harvest Villages and asked staff to return with a policy that would set criteria for future installations.
The public works presenter recommended Option 2: approve the project and direct staff to bring back a policy governing when similar facilities will be installed. He told the committee the 12 stations would cost about $6,100 to install, with estimated annual maintenance of roughly $8,200 and a recommended $600 annual reserve for replacement after 10 years. He said the costs would be funded from the Harvest Village Community Facility District (CFD) and that no general-fund dollars would be used for installation, maintenance, or replacement.
The chair asked whether the city could require builders to install stations in new developments that provide walking trails; the presenter said the city could consider requiring developers to pay for installation at project submittal while maintenance would remain a CFD responsibility funded by that community’s tax dollars.
A committee member asked why annual maintenance exceeded installation cost; staff said the figure includes labor for twice-weekly servicing and replacement materials (pet-waste and trash bags). The presenter described site selection as covering trail access points so a walker would encounter a station regardless of which direction they head.
The chair moved to accept staff’s recommendation (Option 2); a committee member seconded. Members voiced their approval and the committee passed the recommendation to approve the installations and direct staff to prepare a policy for future, similar facilities. The transcript records a verbal "aye" vote; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The committee emphasized the policy should outline criteria such as ensuring no general-fund obligation and clarifying when the city would install stations in communities without homeowners associations. Staff said it would return at a subsequent meeting with the proposed policy.
The committee action is a recommendation to move forward; the transcript does not record final city-council adoption or an implementation date beyond the committee direction.
