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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO APPROVED AND STAFF REPORT FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 20, 2010 Step Hollister City Manager TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager FROM: Uchenna Udemezue, Director Engineering and Transportati Department 13Y: Kenneth Joseph, City Engin er `/ Engineering and Transporta ion/ partment • SUBJECT PROJECT /PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION ADDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER I1 TO THE SAN LEANDRO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RELATED TO FINANCING OF SEWER LATERAL CONNECTIONS TO CITY SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR PRIVATE SEWER LATERAL RELOCATIONS NECESSITATED BY SEWER MAIN ABANDONMENTS. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of adding a new Title 8 Chapter 11 to the San Leandro Administrative Code related to private lateral relocations necessitated by sewer main abandonments. I3ACKGROUND The City operates and maintains Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) serving the northern part of the City (Oro Loma Sanitary District serves the remainder of the City). The POTW includes a network of sewer main pipelines located both within the public right of way and on private property. Many of the sewer main components are 50 to 100 years old and were installed before properties were subdivided and developed. At some locations the construction of buildings and other private improvements have obstructed access to the underground sewer lines. As the system ages, repair and replacement is required. Where repair and replacement of the existing pipeline is not feasible due to obstructions or lack of access, the sewer main must be relocated and the original pipeline abandoned. Section 505.4 of the City's adopted Uniform Housing Code, requires that every structure with plumbing fixtures be connected to the POTW. This connection is typically a pipe lateral that extends from the structure and connects to the POTW sewer main. San Leandro Municipal Code Section 3 -14 -640 states that ownership and maintenance of the lateral is the responsibility of the property owner. If it becomes necessary for a POTW sewer main to be relocated it then becomes the responsibility of the property owner to reconnect to the new sewer main.