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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A UTILITY EXTENSION AND
IMPROVEMENT POLICY TO GUIDE THE PLANNING,
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND
MAINTENANCE OF ALL UTILITY SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown, Texas, is committed to
providing utility services in a manner that is beneficial to
present and future rate -payers;
WHEREAS, it is recognized that the extension of utilities is
a major factor in the timing and direction of urban growth,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
adopted the following Ordinances which establish the policies by
which water and wastewater services will be extended and
improved: 83-28 on August 29, 1983, and incorporated in the
Subdivision Ordinance; and 86-50 on November 25, 1986;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
adopted Ordinance 870110 on March 24, 1987, which establishes the
policies by which electrical service will be installed and
provided;
WHEREAS, the existing utility extension and improvement
policies should be updated from time -to -time and conditions set
forth by which they can be modified; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this action implements
the following Century Plan - Policy Plan Policies: Finance
Policies 1 and 2. Growth and Physical Development Policy 2, and
Utilities/Energy Policies 3 and 5; the Community Development Goal
of the Strategic Plan for Economic Development, and Policy
5/Goals A, B, and D, Policy 6/Goal A/Ongoing Objectives 1 and 2,
Policy 8/Goal A/Short Range Objective 8, Policy 9/Goal B/Short
Range Objective 1, Policy 18, and Policy 19 of the Century Plan -
Development Plan. The City Council further finds that this
action is not inconsistent or in conflict with any adopted
Century Plan Policies or Goals, as required by Section 2.03 of
the Administrative Chapter of the Policy Plan.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
Section One.
All of the facts recited in the preamble to this Ordinance
are hereby found by the City Council to be true and correct, and
are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part
hereof, as if copied verbatim.
Section Two.
This policy shall apply to improvements to the City of
Georgetown's Utility Systems, which encompass both existing
system upgrades and system expansion for treatment plant
capacity, utility line networks, and appurtenances. It is hereby
established as the official policy of the City of Georgetown that
all Utility System improvements shall be planned, designed,
constructed, operated, and maintained such that
A) Upgrades of existing infrastructure and system
extensions in close proximity to existing utility
networks shall be preferred to excessive line
extensions and expansion of the system outside the
established and approved utility service area.
B) Priority shall be assigned to projects which provide
the greatest benefit as measured by the size in acres
of the land to be served and the level of capacity to
be provided.
C) System improvements which promote the retention and/or
creation of long term jobs shall receive greater
emphasis over projects which produce only temporary or
no lasting employment results.
D) Improvement programs which support and compliment the
City's adopted economic and industrial development
objectives shall receive preference.
E) Projects which increase property values and retail
sales are preferred.
F) Project capacity should be able to accommodate
projected demand for a ten (10) year period.
G) Improvements that will achieve shorter build -out times
and will initially satisfy higher levels of projected
ultimate demand capacity are favored.
H) Infrastructure programs designed to simplify
construction, operation, and maintenance are preferred.
I} There exists the potential for the City to recapture
100 percent of all non -reimbursed City expenditures.
J) Participation by owners of benefiting property is
strongly encouraged.
K) Incentive for up -front participation.
Enter into contract
® Guarantee capacity availability for ten (10) years
- Interest free for first three (3) years
Interest at T -Bill rate for remaining seven
(7 ) years
If option not exercised in ten (10) year
period guarantee for capacity expires
Option assignable if all/part of property
sold during life of agreement
- Prepayment applied to 100 percent of cost of
first units used
L) Terms for obtaining capacity,
At time of connection - full payment for units of
capacity requested computed on design capacity
plus carrying costs calculated from date of award
of contract for construction of initial project.
(This is for non -guaranteed capacity and assumes
capacity is available.)
At time capacity is
capacity by paying
connection but must
notice of intent to
desired may obtain guaranteed
in the same manner as for a
provide City with one (1) year
connect to system.
All payments based upon units of capacity.
All necessary easements are donated and only
facilitate the ability to connect to system but do
not convey any right or privilege to hook -on to
system (water system will provide fire protection
and lower fire insurance rates).
M) Water line improvements shall be designed and
constructed to satisfy domestic/industrial demands and
fire flow requirements as forecast in the City's
Comprehensive Plan.
N) System improvements will begin when existing line
demand equals 70 percent of design capacity or
committed capacity plus existing demand equals 90
percent of design capacity.
O) All design and implementation of utility improvements
shall be in accordance with the City's adopted
Comprehensive Plan.
Section Three.
1) The Ordinances cited in the preamble to this Ordinance shall
remain in effect, and this Ordinance shall be considered an
addendum to those Ordinances.
2) The policies contained within this Ordinance shall be used
to determine the conditions under which the preceding
Ordinances may be modified.
Section Four,
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after its
passage on the second reading.
READ, a , AND APPROVED o.. reading, on
a of August
19900
READ, PASSED AND APPROVED on the second reading,
day of August 1990.
ATTEST.
Elizabeth Gray, Cit
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Marianne Landers Banks, City Attorney