Council tables proposal to add temporary 'Water Debt' fee for grant match
Summary
Council heard a staff presentation on borrowing $562,000 as a 25% match on a roughly $2.8 million grant for east-side water upgrades, then voted to table adopting a temporary "Water Debt" fee structure. The tabling motion passed unanimously.
City staff and Blyel Engineering presented a proposal for the city to incur debt to cover a 25% local match on a Congressional grant for east-side water-line upgrades. The record states the city's share as $562,000 and cites a grant total of about $2.8 million; the council did not adopt the proposed temporary "Water Debt" fee and instead tabled the item for later consideration.
Councilmember Diane Grimes moved to table the agenda item; Bobbie Jean Alford seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Staff described the fee as temporary and tied to the life of the loan; the presentation also noted the project affects many streets in and out of the historic district. The transcript record contains two slightly different totals referenced for the grant program; the council took no final action on rate changes or borrowing at the April 13 meeting.
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