ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: September 10, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent – Resolutions TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: August 22, 2025
SUBJECT: Sewer Connection and Construction Fee assessments for 165 N. McDonald Way
1. Resolution confirming assessments for sewer connection and construction fees and authorizing the collection of assessments by the Kern County Tax Collector.
2. Agreement with Yoram Feldman and Ayala Feldman to pay sewer connection and construction fees through the Kern County Tax Collector. (Ward 2)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the resolution and approval of the agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The owners of the property at 165 N. McDonald Way desire to connect the property to the City sewer system. The City has contracted with the property owners to spread the connection and construction fees over an eight-year period to be colle cted with their property taxes in accordance with Municipal Code Section 14.12.030, 14.312.390, and 16.32.060. Ordinance No. 4777, dated June 4, 2014, authorize the Kern County Tax Collector to collect the connection and construction fees in eight equal payments over the next eight years. The attached resolution and agreement allow the property owners to spread the cost of the sewer connection and construction fee ($14,743.21) out over eight years, for an annual payment of $1,842.90.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The revenue from sewer connections is deposited into the sewer service accounts and the construction fees are deposited into the McDonald Sewer Trust Account. There is no impact to the City’s General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution
2. Agreement