2025/04/02 Council Agenda Packet

City Council Agenda Item Cover Sheet Project title: An Ordinance regarding Wholesale Sewage Disposal Contracts, amending EMC 14.04.150 Council Bill # CB 2503-23 Consideration: Adopt Wholesale Sewage Disposal Contract Ordinance Project: N/A Partner/Supplier: Wholesale Sewer Customers Location: N/A Preceding action: N/A Fund: N/A Agenda dates requested: Briefing 1st Reading 4/02/25 2nd Reading 4/09/25 Consent Action 4/16/25 Ordinance X Public hearing Yes x No Budget amendment: Yes x No PowerPoint presentation: Yes x No Attachments: Proposed Ordinance Department(s) involved: Public Works, Legal Contact person: Ryan Sass Phone number: (425) 257-8942 Email: rsass@everettwa.gov Initialed by: RLS Department head Administration Council President Fiscal summary statement: N/A Project summary statement: This proposed ordinance will amend EMC 14.04.150 – Sewage disposal for areas outside the city. The City of Everett provides wholesale sewage disposal to three wholesale customers: Alderwood Water & Wastewater District, Mukilteo Water and Wastewater District, and Silver Lake Water & Sewer District. This is done under a written contract with each district. These contracts are extremely complex and have up to 50-year terms. Negotiating these contracts can take years, as all parties will invest millions of dollars in infrastructure throughout the duration of the agreements. The last round of contracts was executed in the early 1980’s and have since expired with the exception of Silver Lake’s in which a new contract was approved by City Council in 2015. This new Silver Lake contract will not expire until 2065. Alderwood’s contract expired in 2021, and a new contract should be brought to Council in 2025-26. Mukilteo’s situation is similar to Alderwood’s. This proposed ordinance will amend the EMC to make clear that the City may continue to provide sewer disposal in the interim between contract expiration and the new contract approval. The ordinance provides that the Public Works Director may determine the rates and charges for this interim service, but in no case will those rates and charges be less than the rates and charges as calculated under the provisions of the expired contract. The ordinance also limits the interim period to five years. Recommendation (exact action requested of Council): Adopt an Ordinance regarding expired wholesale sewage disposal contracts, amending EMC 14.04.150.