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Garden City budgets Adams Street sewer project and a 5% water-rate increase; sewer pass-through rises 10%
Summary
Staff said the city expects a roughly $3.7 million Adams Street sewer project (timing uncertain), built a 5% water-rate increase into the draft, and included a 10% pass-through increase for Boise sewer processing; staff also discussed meter replacements and hydrant replacement costs.
Thornborough briefed council on enterprise funds: the Adams Street sewer project remains in the budget at about $3,700,000 but staff said the project timing is uncertain and may proceed in coordination with a City of Boise project. On the water side, staff proposed a 5% rate increase and said the city had reduced some connection fees to match development timing.
Staff described operational needs: ongoing purchases of MXU meters in a phased approach, a plan to replace hydrants (about $50,000 to replace roughly three hydrants, per the transcript), and a need to add one FTE in sewer for increased maintenance and testing. Thornborough said sewer processing with the city of Boise is expected to rise about 10% and the draft budget includes that pass-through.
