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City of Meridian
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RECEIVED
MAY! 7 2003
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City of Meridian
City Clerk Office
Memo
To: .MaYOr De Weerd & Ci~OU)~il l
From: Brad Watson, P.E.¡DKtt./
CC: File, City Clerk
Date: 5/17/05
Re:
May 17, 2005 City Council Meeting Agenda Item - Black Rock Subdivision (Dan
Wood)
United Water Idaho (UWI) submitted a request to the Public Utilities Commission to extend its
"certificated area" into the City of Meridian Area of Impact and the "referral area." This
request was made on behalf of Black Rock, LLC (Dan Wood) which intends to develop
approximately 50 acres of the 220 acres he holds in Ada County, south of Amity Road. A
vicinity map showing the proposal is attached.
The non-farm portion of the project will consist of 44 (Y>-acre to 1-acre) lots. If central
services (water and sewer) were provided, Mr. Wood expects to develop the balance of the
property, 170 acres, at a gross density of around 3 units/acre. This would ultimately produce
approximately 550 residential units on this property.
Ada County granted preliminary plat approval of the "non-farm" subdivision in the fall of 2004.
Based on Mr. Woods discussions with City Council over the last year (July 20, March 1)
regarding this project, we were under the impression that the project would use a community
well and septic system.
I provided written comments to the PUC on April 21, 2005 asking them to deny UWl's entire
request. UWI provided additional comment to PUC revising their request to exclude the area
currently within Meridian's Area of Impact. I received the PUC's final order yesterday
approving UWl's request which excludes the area within the City of Meridian area of impact.
Anna Canning and I subsequently met with Mr. Wood on May 5 to discuss options. At this
point there appear to be four options:
1.
Citv Operated Communitv Well. The City of Meridian would work with Mr. Wood
to assume operation and maintenance responsibilities of a satellite water system.
We have never entered into such an arrangement.
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2.
Extend Citv Water to Serve Black Rock. According to our hydraulic modeling,
extension of the city's water mains south on Eagle Road to this proposed project
would provide adequate fire flows. Approximately 8400 lineai feet of 12-inch line
would be required (including lines in public right of way and lines through
undeveloped areas) to get to the exterior boundary of the Black Rock parcels. A
copy of the water modeling output is attached.
3.
Release Area From Referral Area. This option involves releasing approximately
three square miles from the referral area and removing it from any of the City's
planning documents. Ultimately, the area would likely develop only in non-farm
subdivisions unless Boise City agreed to provide sewer servic.e to the area (via lift
stations).
Tax Revenue Implications. Based on existing development and assuming Boise
City sewer could eventually serve the area, we estimate approximately the
following property tax revenue at current levy rates:
Assessed Value
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
rate)
$2,073,600
$2,764,800
$3,456,000
Do-Nothino. In our preferred altemative, Mr. Wood would postpone any
development of the Black Rock project until City of Meridian water and sewer
could adequately serve it and annex into the city. Obviously, this is Mr. Wood's
least preferable option.
Several other development proposals have been submitted to the City in the area
between Tuscany Lakes and Black Rock property. Additionally, a handful of other
parcels in the referral area have approached the City regarding provision of water and/or
sewer service (I.e. Calvary Church, Bradford Shaw).
Ten Mile Trunk Capacity
Based on recent modeling and approved and pending applications, approximately 300
ERU's of available sewer capacity exist. This number reflects projects that have been
submitted to the City. but not yet approved by City Council (totaling 869 lots).
If these projects are ultimately approved by City Council, we are very close to being
forced to shut down development in the Ten Mile Trunk area until the Black Cat Tn,mk is
extended Victory Road. Our current Biack Cat project, when completed, will be
approximately three miles from this point.
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