Title
An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2021 and Resolution No. 28-93 and authorizing the City Manager to finalize and execute an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Balch Springs for providing wholesale wastewater service to specific Balch Springs service areas through both newly constructed and existing City of Mesquite wastewater systems.
Body
In 1984, Mesquite and Dallas County Water Control and Improvements District No. 6 (District) entered into an agreement (Mesquite Ordinance No. 2021) regarding the provision of sanitary sewer to a portion of the District. Ordinance No. 2021 was amended in 1993 by Resolution No. 28-93. In 2013, the District was dissolved and its assets and agreement with the City of Mesquite were transferred to the City of Balch Springs. Since 2013, the City of Mesquite has continued to provide sanitary sewer services to portions of Balch Springs as specified by amended Ordinance No. 2021. Due to increased development inside portions of the Mesquite serviced areas of Balch Springs, it has become necessary to increase capacity in the South Mesquite Creek Sewer Line to accommodate the additional sewer flows from these new developments.
The cities of Mesquite and Balch Springs entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on April 18, 2023, for the purpose of defining expectations and responsibilities regarding wastewater service to the portion of Balch Springs experiencing increased development. This MOU outlined Balch Springs responsibility to both immediately reduce excessive inflow and infiltration into the sewer system, and to negotiate in good faith a new wholesale wastewater service agreement to replace amended Ordinance No. 2021, to include the following terms and conditions:
1. Pay a pro-rata share participation in the construction of an expanded sewer system servicing the identified new developments area including new sewer system flow meters.
2. Agreement that billing will be based on actual flows into the newly expanded sewer system once the new meters are in place rather than based on the water usage of Balch Springs customers within the defined service area serviced by the new expanded system.
The resulting agreement accomplishes the stated terms and conditions above and includes provisions to continue wastewater service to one other Balch Springs service area along Cartwright Road east of I-635.
This Interlocal Agreement was approved by the Balch Springs City Council at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 13, 2024.
Recommended/Desired Action
Staff recommends approval of the ordinance.
Attachment(s)
Ordinance
Drafter
Mark Kerby
Head of Department
Cliff Keheley