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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/05/15 - Mason County - City of Bremerton Intergovernmental Meeting Packet WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS BOCC Chair, Commissioner Sharon Trask Mason County City of Bremerton Sharon Trask, Commissioner District 3 Mayor Greg Wheeler Pat Tarzwell, Commissioner District 2 Council President, Eric Younger Randy Neatherlin, Commissioner District 1 City Engineer, Ned Lever Mark Neary, County Administrator Loretta Swanson, Director Richard Dickinson, Deputy Director Stephanie Buhrman, Finance Manager BRIEF HISTORY County Administrator, Mark Neary CITY REQUEST Mayor Greg Wheeler COMMISSION QUESTIONS/CONCERNS Roundtable discussion on the following general topics: ▪ capacity ▪ economic impact ▪ environment/permit compliance ▪ other stakeholders NEXT STEPS? October 8, 2019 September 16, 2024 Mason County Commissioners 411 N 5th St Shelton, WA 98584 RE: Request for Wastewater Service Agreement Dear Honorable Commissioners: I am writing this letter to request that Mason County and the City of Bremerton formalize an agreement for regional wastewater service for the Belfair UGA and the southern portion of the Puget Sound Industrial Area (PSIC). As you are aware, Bremerton and Mason County have been collaborating to conceptualize a regional wastewater service approach for the Belfair UGA and the southern portion of PSIC for several years now. Given this ongoing coordination and with Mason County’s support, Bremerton submitted a Legislative request for $3 million in design funding to move the vision forward. Bremerton was recently awarded this appropriation, with $1.6 million designated to be used by Bremerton to design conveyance infrastructure to Mason County’s Belfair Water and Wastewater Reclamation Facility (BWWRF). The remaining $1.4 million is to be used by Mason County, as a subrecipient of the funding, to design system capacity upgrades to its Belfair collection system and BWWRF. Prior to executing the funding agreement with the Department of Commerce, the City of Bremerton and Mason County are required to negotiate and execute an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) which ensures that both jurisdictions are committed to a regional service approach. Please consider this the first step in that process. The City of Bremerton is formally requesting wastewater service for the south end of PSIC. Based on a 20-year forecast, the maximum daily flow from the Bremerton Service Area will not exceed 160,000 gallons per day and the maximum instantaneous flow would not exceed 450 gallons per minute. We understand that there are capital improvements required to achieve this level of service. I propose that we meet as a group with technical staff to conduct a joint planning meeting to answer any questions and identify any concerns that we need to address. An open dialogue will move this forward most efficiently. I am hoping that this will lead to a conditional letter of availability from Mason County that will inform the terms and conditions of an ILA between our jurisdictions. Mayor Greg Wheeler greg.wheeler@ci.bremerton.wa.us Tel 360-473-5266 Fax 360-473-5883 345 6th Street, Suite 100 Bremerton, WA 98337-1873 ⚫ Page 2 September 16, 2024 Finally, I would just like to add that this funding is an excellent regional opportunity to promote economic growth and creating living wage jobs. Both the Belfair UGA and the PSIC area will experience meaningful growth if the necessary services are available. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience. Sincerely, Greg Wheeler Mayor cc: Mark Neary, Mason County Administrator Loretta Swanson, Mason County Public Works Director INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN MASON COUNTY AND THE CITY OF BREMERTON RELATED TO SANITARY SEWER SERVICE PROVISION THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) for the provision of sewer service is made and entered into pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Chapter 39.34 of the Revised Code of Washington, on the _____ day of ___________, 2025, by and between Mason County (“County”), a political subdivision of the State of Washington, and the City of Bremerton (“City”), a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, (the Parties). RECITALS A. Mason County owns and operates the Belfair sewer system, with a current service area of the Belfair Urban growth Area (UGA). B. The Belfair Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) is designed to treat up to 1,000,000 gallons per day (GPD) and currently permitted for 125,000 GPD. The facility presently treats 78,000 GPD on average. C. A plan and schedule to serve growth is to be submitted to Ecology when actual fiow reaches 106,250 GPD (85% of 0.125 MGD) for three consecutive months. D. The Mason County Capital Facilities Plan anticipates preparation of an engineering report to modify and expand facilities to accommodate increased fiow. E. The City of Bremerton borders the northern Belfair UGA boundary and has requested service for a maximum daily fiow of 160,000 GPD and corresponding maximum instantaneous fiow not to exceed 450 gallons per minute (GPM). The City projects the maximum fiow of 160,000 GPD will be reached sometime over a period of 20 years, depending on the rate of new development. F. The following procedural items are required prior to serving should the County agree: a. General Sewer Plans for both the County and City indicating existing and proposed service areas; who will own, operate and maintain systems; municipality boundaries; existing and proposed system components; and other pertinent requirements of WAC 173-240-050. b. The Plans are submitted and approved by Ecology. c. Engineering reports and design are completed and approved by Ecology in accordance with WAC 173-240-060. d. An interlocal agreement is executed deflning the terms of sewer service. G. The Wa shington State Department of Commerce awarded the City $3 million to design Belfair WRF capacity upgrades ($1.4 million) and City conveyance infrastructure ($1.6 million) which fulfllls item F. c. H. Mason County and the City of Bremerton have cooperatively discussed and planned for serving some portion of the southern portion of the Puget Sound Industrial Center (PSIC) for several years. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed that: Mason County conceptually agrees to provide service to the City of Bremerton with a maximum daily fiow of 160,000 GPD and corresponding maximum instantaneous fiow not to exceed 450 gallons per minute (GPM) PROVIDED: 1. Both parties agree to the area to be served within the City of Bremerton. 2. Mason County is a sub-recipient of the Commerce grant, and both parties meet and regularly review grant products. 3. Both parties review and concur that the Engineering Reports are sufficient to address the details necessary to develop design documents and a more robust interlocal agreement, OR determine that sewer service provision by Mason County is not the best alternative for either party. Of interest and concern to Mason County: a. Always ensuring there is adequate capacity for the Belfair UGA flrst and foremost. b. Understanding the type of development allowed within the proposed Bremerton PSIC service area, and aside from sewer system design considerations, what economic and environmental impacts are to be expected. c. Mitigation proposals if economic and environmental impacts are anticipated. d. Duration the City anticipates being a customer. Will there be a time when Bremerton customer fiow is transferred from Mason County to the City? e. If the latter, how will that be accomplished to minimize operational and flnancial impacts to the County? f. Connection fees, rates, and charges are set in such a manner as to adequately refiect signiflcant County investments to date and not set up an economic advantage for the City. 4. Should both parties agree that the Engineering Reports are sufficient to address the details necessary to develop a more robust interlocal agreement, they will proceed with preliminary engineering designs which will inform the interlocal agreement. 5. Should both parties agree that the Engineering Reports are sufficient to address the necessary details but determine that sewer service provision by Mason County is not the best alternative for either party, the parties agree to approach Commerce about a scope revision.