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Draft cost breakdown shows large variation: $75,000 capital per parcel (30-year loan) in one scenario
Summary
Staff presented per-parcel capital and O&M estimates under multiple system configurations. Using 372 parcels and a gravity-collection capital of about $27.9M, staff showed a per-parcel capital responsibility roughly $75,000 (30-year loan) and ongoing O&M figures that vary by option (monthly rates and annual O&M comparisons were shown).
Staff presented comparative capital and O&M numbers across options (gravity collection, effluent/advanced on-site, hybrid and Solvang connection), and explained the underlying assumptions used in the spreadsheet. On allocation, staff said: "I treated all 372 parcels the same." (Staff member).
Using the gravity capital example (~$27,938,000), staff reported a per-parcel 30‑year loan obligation of about $75,000 (roughly $4,800/year) in that scenario, with other options producing different annualized figures. Staff also used neighboring agencies' published rates to estimate monthly O&M and connection fees that would appear on property bills and emphasized these are draft calculations contingent on validation from engineering reports and partner agencies.
Committee members asked staff to footnote assumptions and data sources in the public work product.
