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Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Upgrade
Nampa Wastewater Advisory Group
Meeting #10
October 9, 2012
Workshop Agenda & Objectives
• Present the outcomes of the Sept. 11 City Council
workshop
• Present DEQ SRF loan opportunity
• Provide an overview of the judicial confirmation process
• Review next steps
Sept. 11 City Council Workshop
Outcomes
Steve Burgos, Brown and Caldwell
City Council Workshop Outcomes
Decision 1: Adopted the Wastewater Fund
Industrial Incentive Policy
Decision 2: Agreed with the proposed
revenue requirements for the sewer fund
through 2017
City Council Workshop Outcomes
Decision 3: Directed the Wastewater Program
Management Team to proceed with increasing
rates equally across all customers
Decision 4: Directed the Wastewater Program
Management Team to prepare for a bond
election
City Council Workshop Outcomes
Next steps:
–Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
related to Industrial Incentive Policy – completed by
November 2012.
–Finalize Cost of Service Study with rate increases
allocated equally across customer classes – completed
by late October.
–Begin preparations for bond election – Spring 2013
DEQ SRF Loan Opportunity
Michael Fuss, City of Nampa
DEQ SRF Loan Opportunity
• Idaho DEQ State Revolving Fund Loans
– Low-interest loans to build or repair wastewater treatment
plants
– Typical yearly funding level is $13M
– Priority list established based on project need – small cities
are usually favored
• Nampa applies for SRF funding every year
DEQ SRF Loan Opportunity
• Things changed!
– Approximately $50 million in available in 2013 from refinancing
existing loans
– Nampa is ranked 17th on the list for funding in fiscal year 2013.
– If all projects ahead of Nampa are funded there would be
approximately $14 million available for Nampa
• The total loan City of Nampa needs is $17-$18
million.
DEQ SRF Loan Opportunity
• SRF Loan – 2.0% Interest
• Revenue Bond – 4.8% Interest
• Receiving an SRF loan results in a $7.5 million savings
over Revenue Bonds
DEQ SRF Loan Opportunity
• All loan application requirements must be met by
January 1, 2013.
• The loan application requires the City to verify it is
authorized to take on debt.
• Cities can only enter into debt by voter approval or
Judicial Confirmation
DEQ SRF Loan Opportunity
• The deadline to file for the Nov. 2012 bond election
was Aug. 31, 2012.
• The deadline didn’t allow enough time for Nampa to
meet the final request.
Urgency
• The only option now available to Nampa to meet the
2013 SRF loan application requirement is to pursue
Judicial Confirmation to allow Nampa to take on debt
• The City Council on Sept 11 voted to have a public
hearing to receive public input on whether to pursue
Judicial Confirmation
DEQ SRF Loan Opportunity
• A successful Judicial Confirmation outcome will allow
Nampa to finalize their SRF Application.
• A public hearing is set for Oct. 15 to receive public
input on whether the City should pursue Judicial
Confirmation
• Three options:
– Judicial Confirmation
– Bond Election
– Pay Cash
DEQ SRF Opportunity - Considerations
• The deadlines are tight
• No time for slipups in schedule
DEQ FY 2014 SRF Loan
• Nampa can resubmit for any remaining funds for FY
2014
• All other entities can resubmit for FY 2014 as well
• Scoring and ranking for FY 2014 remaining funds can
change
Judicial Confirmation Process
Overview
Matthew Johnson, White Peterson
Judicial Confirmation
Article 8 Section 3 of Idaho Constitution
• Seek judicial determination of validity to enter into
loan as an “ordinary and necessary” expense
• Timing of process will be tight for Jan. 1 deadline
even with immediate start
Judicial Confirmation
Idaho Code 7-1301 et seq
Schedule:
– Set and notice public hearing (15 days prior to hearing)
– Public hearing (14 days until they can authorize the action)
– Council action on filing petition (Wait 30 days before hearing)
– District Court hearing and determination
– Potential appeals (42 days from judgment)
Judicial Confirmation
Idaho Code 7-1301 et seq
• Factors the judge will consider:
– Traditional and longstanding municipal function
– Improvements vs. expansion
– Urgency
– Certainty on permit requirements
What’s Next
Rosemary Curtin, RBCI
Next Steps
October
– 1 Facility Plan was submitted to DEQ for review
– 15 Judicial Confirmation public hearing
– 29 Special Council Meeting to authorize filing the
Judicial Confirmation petition
November
– 15 Facility Plan available for public review
– 29 Special City Council meeting to adopt Facility
Plan
Next Steps
December
– 17 City Council must authorize Public Works to file
2013 SRF application
– 31 2013 SRF application will be submitted
January
– 17-31 Phase I Environmental Information
Document available for public comment
If Judicial Confirmation is not successful the City may
choose to hold a bond election
February
– 19 Special City Council meeting to authorize
the May election
– 19 Special City Council meeting to set the date for
wastewater rate increase public hearing
– 20 Process to educate the community of
Nampa about the wastewater rate increase begins
Next Steps
March
– 1 Last day to file ballot request with Canyon
County for bond election
April
– 22 Special City Council public hearing for the
wastewater rate increase
Next Steps
May
– 21 Hold bond election
July
– 1 Rate increase effective
Next Steps
• NWAG next steps
– Meet in early November to discuss rate increases
Thank You
Nampa Wastewater Advisory Group Workshop
Wastewater Program Update
October 9, 2012
Questions?
For more information visit
www.cityofnampa.us/wastewater