Title
A Resolution to amend Resolution No. 94-19 increasing the 2019 Sand Creek Drainage Basin Fee
Presenter:
Richard Mulledy, P.E., Stormwater Enterprise Manager, Stormwater Enterprise
Erin Powers, P.E., Senior Engineer, Stormwater Enterprise
Body
Summary:
The Colorado Springs/El Paso County Drainage Board, at their July 11, 2019 meeting, approved an increase of $124.00 per acre to the drainage fee for the Sand Creek Drainage Basin. The existing 2019 drainage fee for this basin is $12,673.00 per acre. The new drainage fee proposed for this basin would be $12,797.00 per acre.
Background:
Action by the Drainage Board to increase the Sand Creek basin fee to cover additional drainage basin costs represents a common practice used by the Drainage Board to cover unanticipated additional drainage facility costs in new subdivision development. Unanticipated costs can be described as costs not shown in the Drainage Basin Planning Study for the drainage basin and/or costs that were not included in the original fee calculation for the basin.
The Drainage Board's action to increase the drainage fee originated with a request by Powers and Airport, LLC, the developer for Westgate and Powers Filing No. 1. Improvements were constructed for Reach CT-1 of Center Tributary Sand Creek as identified in the Drainage Basin Planning Study for the Sand Creek Drainage Basin. The estimated cost of the improvements in the Sand Creek Drainage Basin Planning Study was $538,879.00 (adjusted for inflation). The actual construction cost of $1,329,929.31 exceeded the estimated cost by $791,053.31. This fee increase is intended to cover the excess cost for the reimbursable improvements.
Previous Council Action:
On October 8, 2019, the City Council approved Resolution No. 94-19 increasing the 2019 Sand Creek Drainage Basin Fee. This resolution set the drainage fee for the Sand Creek basin at $12,673.00 per acre.
Financial Implications:
Drainage fees are paid by develop...
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