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Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee 2 September 6, 2011 evaluate the incremental cost of wastewater collection and treatment facilities to accommodate the projected growth. Analysis A TOD Infrastructure Study completed in 2010 identifies specific construction projects that should be undertaken to increase the system capacity to the level required to serve the increased density now permitted in the downtown area. The TOD Infrastructure Study was funded in part by a grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC); our agreement with MTC requires that a resolution be passed affirming that our new connection fees adequately compensate the City for the impacts of the new density permitted in the downtown area. A Wastewater Capacity Charge Study (WCCS) completed in 2010 includes a comprehensive evaluation of the value of the existing collection and treatment system, the quantity of wastewater that can be treated, and the cost to provide collection and treatment facilities for each user (the connection fee). The connection fees calculated in the WCCS include consideration of the projects identified in the TOD Infrastructure Study. The WCCS concludes that our previous sanitary sewer connection fees, that were originally based on the 1997 WCCS, are not adequate to cover the cost of constructing additions to the collection and treatment system and recommends new fees that are 1'/2 to 2 times higher than previously charged. The sanitary sewer connection fee was raised to the recommended level for the 2010 -11 fiscal year and should be modified each year to keep pace with the cost of construction. In order to provide for the yearly adjustment of the connection fee the San Leandro Administrative Code Title 12, Chapter 5 Section 115 will be amended to add the following: (i) The Sanitary Sewer Connection Fee shall be modified each July I by an amount equal to either the amount shown in the Wastewater Capacity Charge Study (2010) or the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the San Francisco Bay Area as published by United States Dept of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics from the preceding one year period, whichever is greater. The collected connection fees will be used to fund projects that increase the capacity of the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system to the level required by our current Zoning Code, including those projects identified in the TOD Infrastructure Study. Previous City Council Action(s) • On June 21, 2010, by Resolution No. 2010 -070, City Council approved a resolution adopting Wastewater Discharge Rates as Published in the Notice of Proposed Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Rates for Fiscal Years 2010 -11 Through 2014 -15 • On June 15, 2009, by Resolution No. 2009 -091, City Council approved a contractual services agreement with Carollo Engineers to provide the TOD Infrastructure Study