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City of Centerville <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />June 8, 2022 <br /> <br />assessment process, the necessity of the project, its cost effectiveness, whether it is feasible, <br />estimated costs, required hearings, combining the two (2) project to obtain better bids and the time <br />frame for completion of the project <br /> <br />Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member King to Approve <br />Resolution #22-017 – Ordering the Feasibility Report for the 2022 Thin Overlay and City <br />Hall Parking Lot Improvements as Presented. All in favor. Motion carried. <br /> <br />5. Review of Business Water Hook-up Assistance Program <br /> <br />Administrator Statz stated a few years ago during COVID the city decided to examine our hookup <br />fees for businesses in town. He stated we offered a half price discount on those fees for businesses <br />that have not hookup to city water. Staff would like to extend. Often it’s a timing issue when <br />something with their property. He stated as you see in the audit our water fund is healthy and it <br />is nice way to incentive our businesses to invest in their properties and get hooked up to our city’s <br />water system. A discussion ensued as to how much would the value of the property increase by <br />connecting to City water. <br /> <br />Council Member Mosher asked how long the City has offered this program. Administrator Statz <br />stated 2 years. Mayor Love asked if the City ran into any situation of a new business coming into <br />town and connecting to City water why can’t they get the same assistance as the old businesses. <br />Administrator Statz stated you have the right to make a program exclusive to whoever. Mayor <br />Love stated if we extend this again through 2023 and businesses hanging on have another year and <br />does not put pressure on them to get it done. If goal to incentivize to do this and there’s no end <br />date, there is no reason to connect. Council Member Koski asked why are we extending this, what <br />is the purpose? Administrator Statz explained he knows that there folks that are interested and they <br />need time to come up with half of this money. This is only on the fees. For some businesses they <br />have one WAC and a lateral fee – they are up in $10,000 range for the fees - they kick in about <br />$5,000 and the city kick in about $5,000. That $5000 is just the beginning. They need to pay for a <br />plumber to go out from the curb stop to bring it into the building and that’s probably another <br />$10,000. They have about $15,000 of investment and whether or not if that financially feasible for <br />them now. Council Member Koski stated he doesn’t think they are doing themselves any favor by <br />postponing because the prices will go up. He also stated he is willing to extend but would good <br />do. A discussion ensued as to the cost and as to when they should hookup. <br /> <br />Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member Lakso to extend the <br />business water hookup program until the end of 2023 as stated. Council Members Koski, <br />Mosher, King, Lakso yah and Mayor Love nay. Motion carries 4 to 1. <br /> <br />6. Review of Water Hook-Up Ordinance <br /> <br />Administrator Statz stated going back in history, for it many years the City had a sunset date for <br />water hookup The City extended that date many times and there was no good enforcement <br />mechanism to force people and would end up suing people who hadn’t connect to water. He stated <br />we needed to find an alternative plan to affect that change. The three categories that would <br />determine to connect to city water are as follows: well failure, large addition to house and time of <br />sale of home or structure. <br />Page 5 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />