City Council Agenda
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Memo to: |
Manteca City Council |
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From: |
Kevin Jorgensen II, Director of Engineering/City Engineer |
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Prepared by: |
Somporn Boonsalat, Deputy Director of Engineering |
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Date: |
February 4, 2025 |
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Subject: |
Hold a Public Hearing, Amending and replacing Chapter 13.12 of the Manteca Municipal Code, Adopt the Sewer Capacity Fee Nexus Study, and Adopt a Sewer Capacity Fee and an Interim Residential New Connection Fee |
Recommendation:
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Conduct a public hearing and adopt a resolution approving the Sewer Capacity Fee Nexus Study, setting charges for the Sewer Capacity Fee and the Interim Residential New Connection Fee, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to take all appropriate actions necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution; Waive the first reading by substitution of the title and introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Manteca, State of California, repealing and replacing Chapter 13.12. Sewer Connection Charges.
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Background:
On March 5, 2024, the City of Manteca (City) adopted the 2024 Wastewater Master Plan (2024 WWMP). With completion of the 2024 WWMP, staff now has an accurate accounting of the funding needed for the maintenance and operation of existing assets and development of future assets.
The City worked closely with its consultants at Stantec Consultant (Stantec) to develop the updated Sewer Capacity Fee Nexus Study (Attachment 3). The Nexus Study calculates a Sewer Capacity Fee that does not exceed the City’s reasonable costs for existing and future sewer facilities that are of proportionate benefit to new development.
City staff met with representation for the Building Industry Association of the Greater Valley (BIA) and provided the Nexus Study for review. The BIA provided staff with some minor questions/comments that were subsequently addressed, and the BIA responded having no further comments and supportive of the Nexus Study.
Chapter 13.12 of the Manteca Municipal Code sets forth a Sewer Capacity Fee to be paid by those requesting a new or expanded connection to the City’s sewer system. The City’s current sewer capacity or connection fees include:
• Additional Connection Charge
• WQCF Phase 3 Completion Charge
Sewer Capacity Fee
The City’s current fees were last updated in 2008 and have been adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. The City proposes to replace the Additional Connection Charge and WQCF Phase 3 Completion Charge with one, comprehensive, Citywide Sewer Capacity Fee. The Sewer Capacity Fee will include the purposes of the City’s current sewer capacity and connection fees. Below are the proposed new Sewer Capacity Fee amounts:
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Residential Type |
Fee Schedule |
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Single Family |
$6,911 per Unit |
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Multi-Family |
$4,856 per Unit |
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Mobile Home |
$4,289 per Unit |
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Meter Size* |
Commercial Low Strength |
Commercial Medium Strength |
Commercial High Strength |
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3/4" |
$4,517 |
$5,365 |
$11,992 |
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1" |
$7,528 |
$8,942 |
$19,987 |
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1 1/2" |
$15,057 |
$17,884 |
$39,974 |
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2" |
$24,091 |
$28,614 |
$63,958 |
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3" |
$52,699 |
$62,593 |
$139,909 |
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4" |
$94,858 |
$112,668 |
$251,836 |
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6" |
$240,908 |
$286,140 |
$639,583 |
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8" |
$421,589 |
$500,745 |
$1,119,270 |
*Fees are established based on water meter size.
The table below shows the relationship between land use and customer class.
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Example Land Use |
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Single-Family Residential |
Single Family Homes |
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Multi-Family Residential |
Two or more units |
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Mobile Home |
Mobile Home Parks and Trailer Parks |
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Commercial (Low-Strength) |
Car Washes/Laundromats, Service Stations, Office/Light Industrial, Schools, Churches, and Non-Profits |
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Commercial (Mid-Strength) |
Commercial/Retail, Hotel/Motel, Hospitals, and Commercial Mixed Use |
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Commercial (High-Strength) |
Hotel/Motel with Kitchen, Restaurants, Markets, and Mortuaries |
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Industrial Class |
Industrial users |
For non-standard commercial and/or industrial users the City can choose to calculate the equivalent capacity charges based on the functional components below and unit cost shown below:
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Flow (per gallon) |
TSS (per pound) |
BOD (per pound) |
Nitrogen (per pound) |
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Unit Cost |
$10.91 |
$3,220.40 |
$3,071.77 |
$21,998.97 |
Exemptions
The following sewer connection types shall be exempt from paying the Sewer Capacity Fee.
• Accessory dwelling units.
• Interim Residential New Connections (IRNC). Residential dwelling units existing and lawfully occupied as of March 1, 2024, within the city limits, utilizing a sceptic system, that have never been connected to the City’s sewer system.
IRNC shall pay a $500 fee to cover the City’s administrative costs related to their connection to the City’s sewer system.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no General Fund impact associated with this item.
If approved, the proposed revised fees would become effective on May 1, 2025 or sixty days (60) after the adoption of the resolution, whichever occurs later.
The future fiscal impact on the Sewer Capacity Fee Fund (Fund 650), where Sewer Capacity Fee revenue will be recorded, will be largely dependent on the pace and magnitude of future development activity.
Documents Attached:
1. Attachment 1 - Public Hearing Notice
2. Attachment 2 - Resolution
3. Attachment 3 - Exhibit “A” to Resolution - Sewer Capacity Fee Nexus Study
4. Attachment 4 - Exhibit “B” to Resolution - Sewer Capacity Fee
5. Attachment 5 - Ordinance
6. Attachment 6 - Ordinance Redline
7. Attachment 7 - Power Point