Addendum to Chapter 238, Water Emergency, Article Ii

DRAFT – 9/17/09

ORDINANCE NUMBER

SUPPLEMENTAL

ADDENDUM TO CHAPTER 238, WATER EMERGENCY, ARTICLE II,

CONCERNING

IMMINENT NEED FOR EXTENSION OF WATER MAINS

WHEREAS, Ordinance 795 Supplemental, as amended by Ordinance 948 Supplemental, in part, provided for the extension of water mains to designated city areas; and

WHEREAS,it is in the best interest of the City of Stamford to enact an ordinance to provide a process for expedited extension of water mains to a designated area in the event of a community pollution or contamination problem, or other situation affecting the quality of the water supply, that negatively impacts on the health and safety of the occupants of said area, so that there is an imminent need for access to the public water supply in such area.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF STAMFORD THAT:

Chapter 238, Article II, of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by addition of the following:

Sec. 238-21. Immediate Need for Public Water in Designated Area

A.Recommendation of Immediate Need for Public Water

Notwithstanding anything in this Article to the contrary, the Director of Health may determine, as a result of pollution or a bacterial contamination problem or other situation affecting the quality of the water supplyin a designated area of the city that negatively impacts the health and safety of the occupants of said area, that there is an imminent need for access to the public water supply in such area. Upon a determination of imminent need for connection of a designated area to the public water supply, the Director of Health may recommend to the Mayor that the designatedarea be promptly connected to the public water supply by extension of water mains.

B. Estimation of Cost.

Whenever the Mayor receivesfrom the Director of Health a recommendation that a designated area be promptly connected to the public water supply, the Mayor shall direct the Office of Operations to immediately prepare an estimate of the cost of connecting the designated area to the public water supply.

C.Approval of Connection to Water Mains

(1)Upon completion of the estimate of the cost of connecting the designated area to the public water supply, the Mayor shall request the Board of Representatives to approve (a) the connection of the designated area to the public water supply and extension of the water mains and (b) waiver of reimbursement of all or part of any owner’s proportionate share of the cost of said extension.

(2) If the Board of Representatives approves of the connection of the designated area to the public water supply and extension of the water mains, but does not approve of a waiver of reimbursement of all of any owner’s proportionate share of the cost of said extension, the Office of Operations shall determine the proportionate share of each owner of each property abutting such main, as provided in Section 238-14.

(3) If the Board of Representatives approves of the connection of the designated area to the public water supply and extension of the water mains, but does not approve of a waiver of reimbursement of all of any owner’s proportionate share of the cost of said extension, then the provisions of sections 238-15 through 238-18 shall be applicable to the recovery by the City of the costs of the water main extension.

This ordinance shall take effect upon enactment.

David R. Martin, President, and Annie M. Summerville, Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was approved on the Consent Agenda by the 27th Board of Representatives at the Meeting held on ______.