Report Prepared by: Kim Espinosa, Planning Manager, Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: First Amendment to Services Agreement with UC Merced
REPORT IN BRIEF
The City Council will consider adopting the First Amendment to the Services Agreement with UC Merced in order to allow UC Merced to pay for sewer fees over a 4-year time period.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion approving the First Amendment to the amended and restated contract for water, sewer, and other services between the City of Merced and the Regents of the University of California and authorizing the City Manager to sign the First Amendment.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to modifications as conditioned by Council; or,
3. Deny the request completely; or,
4. Refer back to staff for reconsideration of specific items as requested by Council; or,
5. Continue item to a future Council meeting (date and time to be specified in City Council motion).
AUTHORITY
Merced City Charter, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Approval of the Transportation and Services Agreements with UC Merced were identified as City Council priorities.
DISCUSSION
In October 19, 2015, the City Council approved the Transportation and Services Agreements with UC Merced for the UC Merced 2020 Project. On April 28, 2016, the Chancellor signed the agreements on behalf of the Board of Regents; and on April 29, 2016, the Mayor signed the agreements on behalf of the City. On June 14, 2016, the Annexation Agreement (Attachment 5 of the original Services agreement) was executed and recorded.
Under Section 8b of the Services Agreement (Attachment 2), UC Merced would have had to pay Sewer Facilities charges for 137 acres of developable land in the amount of $582,470.08 in one lump sum payment. UC Merced has asked that they be allowed to make the payments over a 4-year period instead.
Staff has prepared a First Amendment to the Services Agreement (Attach...
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