Item 4EItem 4E
Approve an interlocal agreement with the City of Grapevine for provision of sanitary sewer services to the Simmons Service Area
for a period of 99 years
Simmons Service Area Vicinity Map
SIMMONS SERVICE AREA
Sanitary Sewer Provisions
Simmons Service Area
Sept. 1998 Agreement Grapevine & Southlake
10-Year Agreement – Expired September 2008
Grapevine to serve 40 Southlake residential lots
Southlake to serve 40 Grapevine residential lots
Current Status of Agreement
Investigation yields 36 Southlake lots served by Grapevine
Need to be able to serve all of the area (50 lots)
Septic service not an option for lots in floodplain
Current Sewer Accounts
Simmons Forest & Rainforest Vicinity
Lots currently
being developed
GRAPEVINE
Simmons Service AreaCost to Sewer
Requires Use of Lift Station
Construction of New Lift Station
Use of Existing Grapevine Lift Station
Requires construction of Force Main
Probable cost
$605,000 (2007 Cost)
New Agreement w/ Grapevine for use of Lift Station
Sanitary Sewer ServiceMap of Simmons Forest Addition
Proposal Pros and Cons– Sewer Service
PROS
Construction Cost Avoidance ($605,000*)
Not required to construct lift station and force main
Reallocate Utility Fund CIP budgeted dollars
Maintenance & utility cost avoidance ($64,000/yr)
Could serve remaining developed and undeveloped lots
CONS
Service to Southlake residents provided through interlocal agreement
* 2007 Costs
Questions