Amador County – After 2 days of discussion last week, including a public workshop and resuming the topic the next day, the Amador Water Agency board of directors decided Thursday to shy away from the idea of charging “up front” developer service fees. The AWA board revised a proposed amendment to its “will serve” and participation fee policy, which will be reintroduced at the June 10th board meeting, “and voted on at a subsequent meeting,” said AWA General Manager Gene Mancebo. If adopted, the new ordinance would go into effect 30 days after adoption. Board President Bill Condrashoff proposed a new fee schedule, including a requirement for the initial 10 percent to be paid up front with the conditional will-serve commitment. Mancebo said in a release Monday that a “new provision in the ordinance would give property owners 2 years after receiving a conditional will serve commitment to pay 10 percent of participation fees due.” It would also “allow one 3-year extension before a final map and additional payment would be required.” Conditions of the commitment agreement “would be reviewed and could be revised if an extension is requested. When a final map is recorded, 25 percent of participation fees would be due,” and there would be “credit for previous payment.” 25 percent annual payments then would be made over the ensuing 3 years. The “installment plan” would be “subject to any increase in participation fees taking place until payment is made in full.” Another change would allow fee refunds “only until the final map stage, and any refund would be applied to fees for another property in the same system, a future project, or when other participation fees are collected.” AWA policy now requires fee payment when an application is made for a building permit, when a lot sells, or when service is requested. The fees buy into existing systems, and pay toward “capacity impacts.” Mancebo said “changes under consideration are designed to cover agency costs” such as “reserving” water supply and for the “infrastructure for property owners who hold will-serve commitments indefinitely,” as “there is no time limit to a will-serve commitment.” The board must still decide “whether to require any pending applications for water service to be subject to the new ordinance,” an issue that “will be taken up at a future board meeting.” From Staff reports This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.-
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Amador County – After 2 days of discussion last week, including a public workshop and resuming the topic the next day, the Amador Water Agency board of directors decided Thursday to shy away from the idea of charging “up front” developer service fees. The AWA board revised a proposed amendment to its “will serve” and participation fee policy, which will be reintroduced at the June 10th board meeting, “and voted on at a subsequent meeting,” said AWA General Manager Gene Mancebo. If adopted, the new ordinance would go into effect 30 days after adoption. Board President Bill Condrashoff proposed a new fee schedule, including a requirement for the initial 10 percent to be paid up front with the conditional will-serve commitment. Mancebo said in a release Monday that a “new provision in the ordinance would give property owners 2 years after receiving a conditional will serve commitment to pay 10 percent of participation fees due.” It would also “allow one 3-year extension before a final map and additional payment would be required.” Conditions of the commitment agreement “would be reviewed and could be revised if an extension is requested. When a final map is recorded, 25 percent of participation fees would be due,” and there would be “credit for previous payment.” 25 percent annual payments then would be made over the ensuing 3 years. The “installment plan” would be “subject to any increase in participation fees taking place until payment is made in full.” Another change would allow fee refunds “only until the final map stage, and any refund would be applied to fees for another property in the same system, a future project, or when other participation fees are collected.” AWA policy now requires fee payment when an application is made for a building permit, when a lot sells, or when service is requested. The fees buy into existing systems, and pay toward “capacity impacts.” Mancebo said “changes under consideration are designed to cover agency costs” such as “reserving” water supply and for the “infrastructure for property owners who hold will-serve commitments indefinitely,” as “there is no time limit to a will-serve commitment.” The board must still decide “whether to require any pending applications for water service to be subject to the new ordinance,” an issue that “will be taken up at a future board meeting.” From Staff reports This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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