City Council Agenda and Packet 1984 07 24

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7/24/84 Page -O- we why do/want to take the risk and added cost of interest on bonds, etc. We don't want to borrow to build something and be tied to paying it back. Especially if there is any dependence on building permits. If it is not it is totally a 5 or 6 million dollar bond issue. This would necessitate water users paying an initial $50-$70 or whatever it would be per month to provide the revenue to pay of f the bond.. Then we have to be realistic and say we are making trade-offs between library services, police services, swimming pools, etc. He felt that what Mr. Norris was doing was vividly identifying the dilemma that we were in. Mr. Norris stated that the citizenry has to realize that something new has to be done anyway as there is old machinery in these water facilities and the whole building will have to be replaced eventually at a sub- stantial cost even if all growth were stopped. Mr. Norris stated that there is a rumor that we are already exceeding the capacity of the sewer treatment plant, and it would seem likely given the current water situation, that this may indeed be the case; or if not it would soon be. The Citizens Task Force would like to know if this is the case and what is planned to prevent a similar crisis from occurring with the wastewater system. Mr. Kasch stated that if this was in reference to the serious odor problem that was ex- perienced by Lafayette residents, the answer to the rumor that we are exceeding the sewer plant is no. Our previous facilities that included 2 systems have now been extended to 3 and this gives us a capacity of 1.34 MGD. The ability of the system to handle more above the permit capacity does exist. The next facility would probably be a major jump of close to another 1 million which would take us up to 2.34 MGO and we will be well ahead for the next 10 years. If we keep on our current plan that is within our waste- water capital improvement plan to expand the next phase of the facilities.