REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND
CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
DATE: 01/04/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Utilities Department
SUBJECT:
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Easement Agreement with the Army Corp of Engineers for Water Reclamation Facility No. 1 located at 2205 Railroad Street.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks Council to approve an Easement Agreement between the Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE) and the City of Corona for Water Reclamation Facility No. 1 (WRF1). The long-term management objective of this Agreement is to provide the City of Corona a thirty-five (35) year lease for the property located at 2205 Railroad Street. The lease will be paid for through an In-Kind Service Program covering a span of seven (7) years at a cost of $11,453,000. This property currently hosts the City's primary Water Reclamation Facility and would be a significant financial impact to residential and business customers within the City if this treatment plant were to be relocated.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the:
a. City Council approve an Easement Agreement By and Between the City of Corona and Army Corp of Engineers for the lease of property located at 2205 Railroad Street.
b. City Council create a new Capital Project titled Water Reclamation Facility 1 Lease and authorize an appropriation of $2,453,000 from the Sewer Utility Fund 572 to the newly created project.
c. City Council authorize payments according to the program schedule.
d. Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct that the City Council take the above actions.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The Utilities Department (UD) operates and maintains three water reclamation facilities for the City of Corona. WRF1 is the largest of the three treatment facilities and is located at 2205 Railroad Street and resides on land owned by the Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE). The land has been leased to the ...
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