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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 6F STAFF ORIGINATOR: Diane Hankee, City Engineer MEETING DATE: April 11, 2016 TOPIC: Consideration of Resolution No. 16-25 Accepting Feasibility Report for Mattamy Water Reuse VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority INTRODUCTION The City Council is to consider accepting Feasibility Report for Mattamy Water Reuse project. BACKGROUND The City Council approved Resolution 15-53 on June 8, 2015 authorizing the Feasibility Study for the Mattamy Water Reuse. The feasibility study has been completed and was approved by City's Environmental Board on March 30, 2016. The feasibility Study provides an overview of three options for stormwater reuse in the proposed Mattamy development: 1. Reusing stormwater to irrigate public places; 2. Reusing stormwater to irrigate public places and the townhomes; and 3. Reusing stormwater to irrigate the entire development. A water balance was conducted to determine if there was sufficient water quantity available for each of the three options. The balance evaluated runoff, precipitation, evaporation, and irrigation. The proposed stormwater pond will receive enough runoff to implement Options 1 or 2, but a potable water connection will be required to implement Option 3. The developer has reservations regarding option 3 based on their past experience. In addition, the cost of each of the three options was estimated. After considering water supply and cost, WSB recommended that the City implement Option 2: reusing stormwater to irrigate public places and the townhomes for an estimated cost of $463,000. Financing was delineated for the recommended option, as well as ownership and maintenance recommendations. It is recommended that development fees cover $197,000 of the total cost, with the remaining funded by the City's Trunk Water fund.