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Home My WebLink About1978-07-04; City Council; 5485-1; Kelly Elementary School-Revised fees&.\ CITY OF CARLSBAD . ( ^I/- AGENDA BILL NO. 5485 - Supplement #1 _ Initial DATE: JULY 4 1978 . Atty.\[^ DEPARTMENT: _ ENGINEERING _ _ C. Mgr. % Subject: KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - 'REVISED EDO DETERMINATION AND REQUEST TO WAIVE SEWER FEES Statement of the Matter Pursuant to Council's request at the June 20, 1978 Council.Meeting, staff has further investigated the Kelly Elementary School sewer requirements. As outlined in the staff report dated June 26, 1978, this facility will require 10.1 EDUs of sewer service. This deter- mination is based on occupancy load of the facility, rather than estimated first-year enrollment. The Carlsbad Unified School District has requested the sewer fees be waived. Council Resolution 5303, which established the second phase sewer allocation system, requires the payment of the standard connection fee of $500.00 per EDU and the Encinitas lease cost of $375.00 per EDU. To date all allocated sewer connections have been required to pay these fees, including public projects such as the County solid waste transfer station. If this request and the North County Ballet Company request of 2.2 EDUs (to be considered on a separate agenda bill) are granted, a balance.of 22.7 EDUs will remain in reserve for potential future community facilities. Exhibits 1. Staff report dated June 26/1978 2. CUSD letter requesting waiver of fees dated June 15, 1978- Recommendation ' • . If City Council concurs, direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary documents allocating sewer capacity of 10*. 1 Equivalent Dwelling Units under the second revision of the First Phase Sewer • Allocation. System to Kelly Elementary School, subject to payment of the-appropriate fees within 30 days. Council action: _ . ' • ' ~j£~—7-5-78 Council directed the City Attorney to prepare the necessary documents allocating sewer capacity of 10.1 Equivalent Dwelling Units under the second revision to the First Phase Sewer Allocation System to Kelly Elementary School, subject to payment of the appropriate fees within 30 days. June 26, 1978 MEMORANDUM TO: City Manager FROM: City Engineer SUBJECT: Kelly Elementary School - Revised EDU Determination and Request to Waive Sewer Fees Pursuant to Council's request at the June 20, 1978 Council Meeting, I have further investigated the Kelly Elementary School sewer requirements. In the time available, it was not possible to prepare a comprehensive research of water at the existing CUSD facilities. Enough research along these lines was conducted to raise some doubts regarding the accuracy of this approach. The six existing schools (four elementary, one junior high school and one senior high school) are served by no less than 15 separate water meters. Some only provide landscape water, and some only provide domestic water to school facilities. Most provide both landscape and domestic water. Seasonal variations in rainfall greatly affect water use independent of sewer flows. In addition, occupancy of the school facilities is not consistent throughout the year. Some schools have summer sessions and some do not. Extended vacations, such as Christmas and Easter, also affect sewer flows and are difficult to accommodate in sewer flow calculations based on water usage. A quick review of the four existing CUSD elementary schools resulted in variations from 2.0 to 5.7 gallons per day per student. This study was based on the water usage through last January, February and March. Due to the extremely wet weather, it was presumed that a negligible amount of irri- gation water was used. The wet weather, however, could also have significantly affected attendance through this period. The water use through these three winter months was converted to an average use in terms of gallons per day, which was then adjusted to accommodate the summer months of inactivity where appropriate. Since the water use study proved inconclusive, or at least unreliable, we then returned to the original method of analyzing the school based on occupancy. The total classroom area of 12,164 square feet and an occupancy load of one student per 20 square feet were used to estimate a potential occupancy of 608 elementary students. Using the rate of one equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) per 60 students, sewer requirements were then calculated at 10.1 EDU. County of San Diego staff, who administer a similar EDU ordinance, have indicated that they have utilized this procedure in lieu of more reliable estimates. The school district has requested a waiver of the normal fees associated with the sewer allocation. The second revisions to the first phase allocation June 26, 1978 SUBJECT: Kelly Elementary School - Revised EDU Determination and Request to Waive Sewer Fees system (Res. No. 5303) requires payment of the standard $500.00/EDU sewer capacity charge and a $375.00/EDU surcharge to recover the cost of the Encinitas capacity lease. To date, all allocated sewer connections have been required to pay these fees. This includes public facilities such as the County Solid Waste Transfer Station. Project managers for City projects, such as the community swim complex, Harding Street Community Center, Magee Park, etc., have been advised to budget for the necessary sewer fees. With this in mind, I would recommend that Council not waive the sewer capacity charges. Recommendation That City Council allocate 10.1 EDU of sewer capacity under the second revision of the First Phase Sewer Allocation System to Kelly Elementary School, subject to payment of the appropriate fees within 30 days. Tim Flanagan /V City Engineer t/ TCF:FNL:pr 001 pine avenue carlsbad,california 92000 729-9291 June 15, 1978 Mr. Paul D. Bussey City Manager City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Mr. Bussey: In the process of the City Council's consideration and granting our request for sewer permits for the Kelly Elementary School, we would like to make the further request that the normal fees associated with the granting of such permits be exempt. Sincerely, Glen Whitener Associate Superintendent GW:mw cc: Robert A. Crawford BOARD OF EDUCATION THOMAS L.CURTIN, M.D. W.ALLAN KELLY JOHNJ.MAMAUX RICHARD R. O'NEIL, M.D. MARY A. SCHERR