R-2004-03 adopt portion of “PICM" relating to water system design criteria and improvements

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. e REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: Janua" 26. 2004 Appropriation Requested By: Nil"k FinSlln Source of Funds: Department: Plaaaiag Account Number: Report: Resolution: X Ordinance: Amount Budgeted: Exhibits: 1. Resolution Amount Requested: Exhibits: 2. Water System Design Criteria Budgeted Item: YES NO Exhibits: SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION The City has been working to improve and refine the City of La Porte's water distribution system design criteria. Standardization of design criteria of public water distribution systems simplify and insure quality water services systems that are constructed to be both effective and capable of safely supplying enough capacity to accommodate population growth. As part of the ongoing outreach efforts to involve the citizens in their local government, a voluntary public hearing on the water system design criteria was held before the Planning & Zoning Commission to receive public input on September 18,2003. A separate voluntary Public Hearing will be held at the January 26, 2004 La Porte City Council meeting. Another part of this outreach program entailed the distribution of the proposed criteria to various engineering consultants including Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., Claunch & Miller, Windrose Services, Klotz & Associates, Inc., PBS&J, Brown & Gay, Inc., local developer Eddie Gray, H. Carlos Smith, and LJA Engineering. Comments were received from Windrose Services, and Claunch & Miller. Internally, the proposed design criteria was reviewed by Curtis Herrod of the Public Works Department, Mark Huber of the Inspections Department, Reagan McPhail of the Planning Department and Assistant City Manager John Joerns. The proposed water system design criteria will become Chapter 3 of the Public Improvements Criteria Manual (PICM). Currently PICM consists of Chapter 4 which governs the design of public wastewater collection systems, Chapter 5 which deals with the design of stonn sewer drainage systems, and Chapter 6 which deals with the design of public streets and sidewalks. The need for a full and complete PICM stems from the Development Ordinance which refers to PICM as being the location for applicable design criteria for use in the design of public systems. At its September 18, 2003 meeting the La Porte Planning & Zoning Commission solicited and received public comment on the proposed Water System Design Criteria. The Commission voted at that meeting to recommend approval of the proposed Chapter 3 to the City Council. Action Required bv Council: Conduct public hearing to receive citizen input on the proposed Water System Design Criteria and consider approving a resolution adopting the Water System Design Criteria Chapter of the Public Improvements Criteria Manual. ADDroved for City Council Ae:enda cxtJ1Jw / -/ d-O~ Df Date