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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 16, 2003 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: ERIC FRASER, WASTEWATER DIRECTOR Item #13 SUBJECT: AGREEMENT IN CONCEPT FOR RESERVATION OF WASTEWATER CAPACITY WITH RIVERSIDE COUNTY SERVICE AREA 152-C DATE: BACKGROUND: December 9, 2003 Recently, the City Council authorized staff to seek an opinion from San Bernardino and Riverside County LAFCO's to determine whether an agreement to accept for treatment wastewater from the unincorporated Highgrove area, including the proposed Spring Mountain Ranch Development project, is exempt from LAFCO jurisdiction. San Bernardino LAFCO has determined that it is exempt. We understand that Riverside County LAFCO will be acting on that request shortly. In the meantime, the developer of the project, Eastbridge Partners, has prepared the attached agreement in an attempt to secure agreement on wastewater treatment for the potential 5,500± residential units that could be built in the Highgrove area. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The agreement proposes a wastewater treatment service contract between the City of Colton and Riverside County CSA 152-C for the dedication and reservation of wastewater treatment capacity in the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant and facilities. The agreement proposes to reserve sufficient capacity to accommodate approximately 5,500 residential units (The developer's project consists of 2,435± residential units.) The agreement provide for the following: 1. City agrees to reserve wastewater treatment capacity to accommodate 5,500 dwelling units. 2. CSA 152-C agrees to construct and operate the wastewater distribution system that will connect to the City's wastewater treatment plan. 3. CSA 152-•C will pay the City $2,800 per connection based upon a schedule of connections that culminates in the City receiving $6,818,000 before December of 2008. 4. City agrees to cap the $2,800 per connection fee for a period of 10 years and the City cannot charge any other fees except for the monthly service charge imposed on wastewater customers. 5. The agreement will be perpetual, such that it will not expire, terminate or cancel, except by mutual consent of the parties.