Agenda Date: 11/19/2024
Subject:
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Resolution 119-2024: Granting a permanent easement for new sanitary sewer to Southwest Metro Water and Sanitation District to install, operate and maintain sanitary sewer line and associated appurtenances
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From: |
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager |
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Prepared by: |
Matt Knight, Community Development Director |
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Tyler Curtis, Civil Engineer II |
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Presentations: |
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PURPOSE:
Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District (SWMWSD) is requesting a permanent sanitary sewer easement on City owned property in association with a needed relocation of existing sanitary sewer infrastructure as part of the Toll Brothers development located at the southwest corner of W. Mineral Avenue and S. Santa Fe Drive. The easement will be located within South Platte Park which is owned by the City. This new easement will allow for continued access to maintain and operate the SWMWSD’s sanitary sewer infrastructure within this area.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Safe Community
DISCUSSION:
City of Littleton and SWMWSD policies require all utility infrastructure to be located within an easement when located on property not owned by the provider. This allows for continued operations and maintenance for the infrastructure installed.
BACKGROUND:
During construction of the Toll Brothers residential development within Parcels H and I of the Santa Fe Park South Development, field conditions required modifications to the proposed sanitary main connection. This resulted in a differing path and connection of the new sanitary main to the existing sanitary infrastructure. This new alignment of the sanitary main is outside of SWMWSD’s existing easement within South Platte Park. Due to this, a new easement is needed to ensure long term access for operations and maintenance of the underground sanitary sewer infrastructure.
Prior Actions or Discussions
None
FISCAL IMPACTS:
No anticipated fiscal impacts expected.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends granting of the permanent easement to Southwest Metropolitan Water & Sanitation District.
ALTERNATIVES:
If this easement is not granted, the developer would need to remove the newly installed sanitary main, requiring new design, additional construction, and significant delay in the project with little to no benefit gained by changing the design. Not granting the proposed easement could require a substandard design and final alignment of the sanitary main, which could result in challenging conditions for both maintenance and operation of the sanitary infrastructure that could interrupt service to both the new development as well as the existing properties served by this infrastructure.
PROPOSED MOTION:
Proposed Motion
I move to approve Resolution 119-2024 granting a permanent easement for new sanitary sewer to Southwest Metro Water and Sanitation District to install, operate and maintain sanitary sewer line and associated appurtenances.