Ord 2014-039/Electric Utility Line Extension

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approve or reject the proposed contract and in approving a contract may add such terms and conditions its deems appropriate under the circumstances. (d) Submission of actual cost information. After completion of the improvements pursuant to a contract approved by the city council under subsection (c), but before the improvements are dedicated to and accepted by the city, the owner or developer shall supplement the request for reimbursement with such other information the director may request to verify the actual cost to construct the improvements, including evidence satisfactory to the director that such cost and all subcontractors and suppliers have been paid. City cost information to construct portions of the electric primary line extension shall be obtained from the city's electric utility and included in the submittal. Engineering and similar professional, design and consulting fees may not be included in the cost to construct the improvements and are not eligible for reimbursement. (e) Determination of potential reimbursement amount. Upon receipt of a complete submission of the actual cost information in subsection (d ) from the owner or developer, the director shall verify the costs submitted in support of the reimbursement request. The director shall then establish a reimbursement amount and apportion such amount as a pro rata fee among the properties eligible to be served by the electric prim . line. (f) No guarantee of reimbursement. By entering into a pro rata reimbursement contract with an owner or developer under this section, the city in no manner guarantees that the owner or developer will be reimbursed or will receive any minimum reimbursement amount. The owner or developer, regardless of the terms of any contract with the city under this section, shall have no recourse against the city based on the failure of the pro rata fees collected by the city to meet the owner or developer's expectations. (g) Cio� participation in line extension. The city shall be reimbursed from pro rata fees for its proportionate share of costs for any electric primary lines funded in whole or in part by the city. If an electric primary line is to be funded entirely by the city, the city council may approve a pro rata fee assessment using methods consistent with this division. This section shall not apply to an electric primary line for which the city paid oversizing costs if the developer does not request pro rata fees under subsection (a). Sec. 86.184. Collection of pro rata fees. (a) Obligation to pqE fee. Except as provided in this division, the owners of all properties abutting an easement or public right -of -way in which an electric primary line is located and for which pro rata fees have been authorized shall be obligated to pay a pro rata fee. The pro rata fee shall be due and payable before the approval of any plat or the issuance of any permit under the Land Development Code, or successor code or connection of any utilities to the site and