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I I I RES 0 L UTI 0 N BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: That the policies herein announced shall govern the participation by the City in the cost of construction and installation of water and sewer service in relation to subdivisions hereafter developed in the City of San Marcos. L Upon prcper application by a Developer presenting a plat meeting the requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of San Marcos, the City will extend water and sewer 1 i nes to the boundary of the sub- division. Provided, however, that such extension shall be limited to 60 feet of water line and 60 feet of sewer line for each platted lot within the subdivision. Should there be an insufficient number of such lots to warrant the construction of such lines under this provision, the City will construct the lines at its expense as far as the provisionS of this section permit and the Developer beyond this point may extend the lines at his ex- pense. 2. The City of San Marcos will determine the necessity of any sewerage lift-stations required to serve the proposed subdivision. All lift-stations will be installed or constructed at City expense. ( 3. Should it be determined by the City of San Marcos that within a subdivision, water lines larger than 6" in diameter and sewer lines larger than 8" in diameter would be desirable for future service to other areas, the City will pay the additional cost of the oversize 1 ines. 4. For the extension of water and ..sewer 1 ines within a :s~bdivj)ston; the Developer shall bear the entire cost of all lines, ~xceptas noted in paragraph 3 above. The size of the lines within a subdivision shall require the approval of the City of San Marcos. The construction of lines within a development shall be in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the City of San Marcos. In the preparation of the design and detailed plans and specifications cf the water and sewer facilities for a property, the Developer may employ a Registered Professional Engineer or he may request the City to furnish the engineering service. The Developer shall enter into an agreement for payment of an Engineering Service Fee which shall be in aC- cordance with the current fee schedule of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. The City of San Marcos reserves the right to enter into contract with the Developer for the installation of on-site mains by the City using Force Account charges or Contract Labor. Any contractor installing water and sewer lines within the subdivision shall furnish a performance bond, executed by a corporate surety authorized to do business in the State of Texas and main- taining in Hays County an agent upon whom service of citation may be had, in an amount equal to the total construction cost. Said bond shall run in favor of the City or in favor of the City and the Developer, and shall be conditioned upon (1) completicn of the entire construction in full conformity with the plans and specifications approved by the City; (2) maintenance of such construction for a period of ninety (90) days after acceptance thereof by the City; and (3) payment in full by the contractor of all claims for labor performed, cr mater- ials furnished, in connection with such construction. All such construction work shall be subject to inspection by representatives of the City. 5. The Developer will be eligible for refunds from the City of San Marcos as follows: (a) The total construction cost, not including Engineering services, shall be approved by the City Council prior to construction. (b) Using the approved cost, the City will determine a cost per lineal front foot of lot served. A refund based up- on 50% of this cost per front foot will be computed.