[CC 2001 §217.010; Ord. No. 1118 §1, 8-23-1999; Ord. No. 1296 §§1 — 2, 2007]
A.
There
is hereby assessed for the 2007 tax year and thereafter an annual
fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) on all residential property within the
City of Edmundson having six (6) or fewer dwelling units to provide
funds to pay the cost of certain repairs of defective lateral sewer
lines serving such dwelling units. Nothing herein shall prevent the
Board of Aldermen from reducing such assessment when it determines
that lesser amount will provide sufficient revenues to pay the authorized
costs under the Sanitary Sewer Lateral Repair Program. Any such reduction
shall be by ordinance and shall cover a period of not less than one
(1) year.
B.
Such
fee shall be imposed only on homes which areas are connected into
the sanitary sewer system operated and maintained by the Metropolitan
St. Louis Sewer District. Any homes which continue to utilize operable
septic systems are not subject to payment of said fee.
C.
Said
assessment shall be billed and collected annually. The City anticipates
collection of such fee under contract to the St. Louis County Department
of Revenue as an additional line item on the annual real estate tax
bill due and payable by the thirty-first (31st) of December each year.
The City Administrator is hereby authorized to enter into a contract
with St. Louis County for collection of said fee.
D.
All proceeds
from said fee shall be deposited into an interest-bearing account
and all proceeds, including interest, shall be used only for purposes
allowed under Section 249.422, RSMo., relating to operation of the
Sanitary Sewer Lateral Repair Program.
[CC 2001 §217.020; Ord. No. 1118 §2, 8-23-1999]
There is hereby established a fund known as the "Sanitary Sewer
Repair Fund" created for the sole purpose of implementing a program
for repair of defective residential sanitary sewer laterals in accordance
with the provisions of Section 249.422, RSMo. The City Administrator
is hereby authorized to create such fund on the financial records
of the City of Edmundson.
[CC 2001 §217.030; Ord. No. 1118 §3, 8-23-1999; Ord. No. 1203 §1, 1-8-2004]
A.
The Sanitary
Sewer Lateral Repair Program is intended to be an "insurance type"
program offering homeowners protection against costly and unforeseen
emergency repair to their sanitary sewer lateral.
B.
The following
general regulations shall apply to reimbursement under the program:
1.
No person
or household delinquent in payment of the assessment to the fund shall
be eligible for reimbursement until such assessment shall have been
paid in full.
2.
Any
and all applications for participation in the program must be submitted
by the property owner not the tenant of the single-family structure.
3.
The
homeowner or tenant shall have the initial responsibility to investigate
the cause of any sanitary sewer breakage or collapse including the
initial cost of cabling such sewer. Only breakages or collapses of
sanitary sewer laterals shall qualify for reimbursement under this
program.
4.
No individual
repair shall be charged against the fund in an amount in excess of
two thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($2,250.00). Any costs in excess
of this amount shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
5.
Reimbursement
under this program shall be subordinate to any insurance or other
similar financial protection including settlements from potential
litigation against parties other than the City to which the property
owner is otherwise entitled.
C.
The following
costs are authorized for reimbursement or payment under this program:
1.
The
cost of dye testing or video of the sanitary sewer lateral to determine
the location of the breakage or collapse.
2.
The
cost of removal of any site improvements necessary for excavation
to repair or replace the sewer. However, the fund will reimburse reinstallation
of said improvements only for fences and affected sections of private
driveways or sidewalks.
3.
The
cost of excavation and repair or replacement of the sanitary sewer
lateral from the MSD main to the foundation of the affected home.
Excavation and repair under any structure, including the home, is
not covered by this program.
4.
Site
restoration is limited to re-establishment of a reasonable grade using
materials on-site.
5.
The
cost of restoration of any public street or sidewalk located on the
public right-of-way.
6.
Administrative
costs incurred by the City including, but not limited to, bidding,
contract management costs, cost of materials and labor for repair
to public infrastructure and other off-site work done by the City
under this policy. Such costs shall include recovery of the proportional
amount of salary and benefits costs incurred in administration of
this program. Such costs shall be reimbursed to the General Fund of
the City as miscellaneous income.
D.
The following
costs are not authorized for reimbursement under the program:
1.
The
costs of interior cleanup or other damage to the interior of the home
or personal property caused by sanitary sewer backups resulting from
the failure of the sanitary sewer lateral.
2.
The
cost of lost wages or income to the home occupant due to absence from
work necessary to work with the City or contractors to complete the
repairs necessary under the program.
3.
The
initial cost of cabling or other similar methods to attempt to clear
the blockage prior to the repair.
4.
The
cost of site restoration including landscaping, seeding or sodding.
Such costs are the responsibility of the property owner. The program
will be responsible for lawn restoration involving property of another
which is disturbed in order to achieve the repairs necessary under
the program.
5.
If it
is determined that the need for such repair or replacement of the
sanitary sewer lateral is determined to be the result of a natural
disaster, negligence or damage during the course of other excavation
or construction on the site.
6.
The
cost of clearing blockage of any kind in the absence of an actual
breakage or collapse in the sanitary sewer line.
[CC 2001 §217.040; Ord. No. 1118 §4, 8-23-1999]
Responsibility for administration and management of the Sanitary
Sewer Lateral Repair Program is hereby assigned to the City Administrator.
