DATE: March 14, 2018
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Vernon Gerth, Assistant City Administrator
Mark Hilty, Assistant City Administrator
Michelle Hatcher, Water Management Department Director
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*Consideration of Resolution 2018-34, A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Franklin To Assign Capacity Fees To Five Parcels That Will Benefit From An Unplanned Capital Improvement To The City's Public Wastewater System For The Purpose Of Recapturing The City' Of Franklin's Monetary Contribution Toward Upsizing Of Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure In The Area Of Boyd's Mill. (Ward's Mill) (03/13/18 WS, 04/10/18 WS, Deferred from 05/08/18 7-0 to 6/12 Work Session and Old Business)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning the opportunity to recapture funds used to upsize sanitary sewer infrastructure in the area of Downs Blvd. and Boyd Mill Pike, using a Capacity Fee Model applied to parcels that eventually benefit from the upsized sanitary sewer. The parcels would only be subject to the Capacity Fee at such time these parcels are developed or redeveloped and contribute additional flows to this infrastructure.
Background
In October of 2017, a Development Plan for the Wards Mill PUD Subdivision was submitted for review. During the review of this submittal, City staff noted that the sewer in this area may be reaching capacity and requested a sanitary sewer study of this area. The study showed the existing sanitary sewer system in this tributary drainage area is at the 80% capacity benchmark and needs to be upsized to convey the combined sanitary sewer flows from existing development and future development including the proposed Wards Mill development which consists of eighteen detached, single-family dwellings. The study and staff determined approximately 640 +/- linear feet of sanitary sewer would need to b...
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