R97-18 AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO LITTLE RIVER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

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�O�.Df c' C v �o �� %[LINO�Y January 27, 1997 PUBLIC WORKS MEMORANDUM NO. 97-08 MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: James L. Williams,Jr., City Manager v Bruce A. McNabb, Director of Public Works 1 William A. Ratekin,Assistant City Engineer (,,�1� SUBJECT: Bristol Gardens A{�artments a.k.a. Hickory Point South Apartment Complea Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Payment In June 1994 the City of Decatur was approached by the Little River Development Company. Little River was planning the construction of a new apartment complex on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive at Interstate 72. The City received a site plan for this apartment complex in July 1994 showing the project layout. As a part of the construction of the apartment complex, a sanitary sewer lift station was required. The lift station was necessary since the nearest existing City sanitary sewer was more than 1,400 feet away. In July 1994, the City approved a special use permit for this development. Among other things, the pernut stated that the City's financial participation in the sanitary sewer system would not exceed $28,041. During the site plan review process, the Sanitary District of Decatur(SDD) requested that the lift station become part of the public system. The SDD made this request prior to signing the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) permit request for the construction of the lift station. The SDD was concerned about the operation of a large lift station without proper monitoring. Monitoring included a telephone connection to the SDD along with audible and visual alanns on the lift station to report possible malfunctions. When it became apparent that the lift station would come under public ownership, the City requested Little River to have the design of the apartment's lift station modified. The modification would accommodate potential sewer flows from an existing 50 lot subdivision south of the apartment complex site. The subdivision is currently without sewer service, with each lot on a separate septic system. However, it is very possible that this subdivision will have sewers placed in the future. Modification of the lift station would be much less expensive than the construction of a new, separate station at a later time.