City of Oregon City - File #: 16-481

• File #: 16-481
• Version: 1
• Name: Linn and Hazelwood Sewer Public Facilities Strategy
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/5/2016
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 8/17/2016
• Final action: 8/17/2016
• Title: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 16-1006, Adopting a Public Facilities Strategy for the Linn Avenue and Hazelwood Drive Sewer Systems
• Sponsors: John Lewis
• Indexes: Goal 1: Implement Economic Development Strategy and Maintain an Environment for Success., Goal 2: Address Critical Facility Needs., Goal 3: Enhance the Livability of the Community.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/17/2016	1	City Commission	approve on second reading and final adoption	Pass

Title
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 16-1006, Adopting a Public Facilities Strategy for the Linn Avenue and Hazelwood Drive Sewer Systems

Body
RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Approve the second reading of and adopt Ordinance No. 16-1006, Adopting a Public Facilities Strategy for the Linn Avenue and Hazelwood Drive Sewer Systems.

BACKGROUND:
The City of Oregon City's new Sanitary Sewer Master Plan (SSMP) became effective November 1, 2014. During the course of the update of the master plan, the City's consultant, Brown and Caldwell (B&C), evaluated the City’s sanitary sewer system. The SSMP provides detailed collection system modeling results and a capital improvement projects program for existing and future development needs. In addition, the SSMP identified four areas within the City’s existing sanitary sewer collection system which at the time had capacity deficiencies during wet weather (both in the 5-yr-24-hr and 10-yr-24-hr design storm event conditions). In some cases, these capacity deficiencies resulted in pipe system surcharge and limited overflows discharging inadequately treated sewage into surface water.

The City of Oregon City’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan requires that the rate of community growth and development may not exceed the community’s ability to provide essential public services, including a sanitary sewer system. Policy 11.2.1 of the City’s Comprehensive Plan requires that the City “plan, operate and maintain the wastewater collection system for all current and anticipated city residents;" Policy 11.2.3 requires that the City “…provide enough collection capacity to meet standards established by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to avoid discharging inadequately treated sewage into surface water."

Based upon reasonably available information, the findings of the SSMP demonstrated the need for a public facilities strategy as required by ORS 197,520(2). An initial 6-month public facilities strategy went into effect throu...