At the April 25, 2005 City Commission meeting, the City Commission directed the City Manager and General Manager for Utilities to bring back a proposal for going forward with the program for extending water, wastewater and reclaimed water service to residents within the City limits using funds obtained from the surcharge on water and wastewater connection charges. The specific issue of concern with regard to the program is the need to secure a funding source to pay for on-site plumbing costs for low income beneficiaries in the program. As suggested by the Commission, staff is bringing back changes to the City Commission Resolution that will allow funds obtained from the surcharge to be used to pay for these on-site costs.
Explanation
On April 25, 2005 staff provided a report to the City Commission on the status of the program for extending water and wastewater service using funds obtained from the surcharge on water and wastewater connection charges. The program was originally established in Resolution 030223 (passed July 28, 2003) which specified that one half of the monies collected from the surcharge on new water and wastewater connections outside the incorporated limits of the City of Gainesville would be used to extend water, wastewater, and reclaimed water services within the City. Further, the resolution specified that 20 percent of the available funding would be used to address public health, safety, and environmental issues, 20 percent would be used to serve affordable housing, and 60 percent would be used for programmed water and wastewater extensions with the initial projects to be water service in CDBG target areas.
Resolution #030223 specified that use of this funding source would be limited to funding facilities that are owned and maintained by the City (i.e., excluded any funding required for plumbing connections or modifications on private property). The intent of this provision was that other grant funding sources would be sought to pay ...
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