Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.9. 8/22/2023 File #: 23-0527
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
Sewer Service Installation and Payment Agreement with Tustin Development LLC to provide sewer service to a new tract development known as Cowan Ranch Estates in the unincorporated area of Orange County.
2. SUMMARY
Tustin Development LLC’s Cowan Ranch Estates development desires to connect to the City of Orange sewer system. The development is addressed at 9933 Newport Boulevard, located near the southwest corner of Newport Boulevard and Skylark Place in the unincorporated area of Orange County. There is no public sewer system in the immediate vicinity that can provide sewer service.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the agreement between the City of Orange and Tustin Development LLC for connection to the Orange Sewer System, and one-time lump sum payment for sewer connection fees; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
Sewer connection fees will be paid by Tustin Development LLC in the amount of $203,584.50 to the Sanitation Fund to cover the cost for City of Orange to provide sewer service.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 3: Enhance and promote quality of life in the community. c: Support and enhance attractive, diverse living environments.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Tustin Development LLC is developing a 16-lot residential tract near the southwest corner of Newport Boulevard and Skylark Place in the unincorporated area of Orange County. The location is within the sewer service area of East Orange County Water District (EOCWD). However, EOCWD does not have a public sewer system in the immediate vicinity to serve the development.
EOCWD and Tustin Development LLC have requested the City of Orange to allow the development to connect to the City of Orange Sewer System. The proposed connections will include the 16-lot residential tract, plus seven adjacent properties for a total of 23 properties that will be connected to the City’ssewer system. The City of Orange has reviewed the Sewer Capacity Study for the project and has determined there is plenty of capacity in the Orange Sewer System to accommodate the City of Orange Printed on 8/17/2023Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.9. 8/22/2023 File #: 23-0527
and has determined there is plenty of capacity in the Orange Sewer System to accommodate the proposed sewer connections.
The sewer main line connection, approximately 730 feet long from the development, will run northeasterly on Newport Boulevard, then northwesterly on Skylark Place, and connect to the existing 8-inch sewer main along Willow Springs Road. The construction and maintenance of the sewer connection will be borne by Tustin Development LLC and its successors or assigns. A City of Orange Encroachment Permit will be issued for the construction of the sewer.
As part of the agreement, Tustin Development LLC will pay the City of Orange a one-time lump sum payment for the sewer connection in the amount of $203,584.50. The amount is based on current City of Orange sewer user and capital rates.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Location Map
· Sewer Service Installation and Payment Agreement
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