For City Council Meeting September 23, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
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Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8408 and RUA Resolution No. 08-44 Approving an Extraterritorial Wastewater Service Agreement with Maria Flores, Fernando Flores, and Leticia Flores, for the property located at 9330 S. Linden Ave., Bloomington, Assessor’s Parcel Number 0249-151-39-000; and Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council/Rialto Utility Authority:
1) Adopt resolutions approving an Extraterritorial Wastewater Service Agreement with Maria Flores, Fernando Flores, and Leticia Flores, for the property located at 9330 S. Linden Ave., Bloomington, Assessor’s Parcel Number 0249-151-39-000; and
2) Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute all documents.
BACKGROUND
Maria Flores, Fernando Flores, and Leticia Flores own the property at 9330 S. Linden Ave., Bloomington, CA (Flores Property). This property is on Linden Ave. just south of Kendall Ave. The Assessor’s Parcel Number is 0249-151-39-000.
The City of Rialto owns, operates, and maintains the local public sanitary sewer system, which includes a wastewater collection system and treatment plant that serve most properties within the City limits and some areas of Bloomington. The property is not connected to any other sewer system, and the property owners have requested to connect to the Rialto wastewater system located directly in front of their home on Linden Ave.
This item was presented to the Water Subcommittee on July 24, 2025, and discussed at the Utilities Commission meeting on August 15, 2025. The Utilities Commission recommended that the City Council and the Rialto Utility Authority approve the Extraterritorial Wastewater Service Agreement with Maria Flores, Fernando Flores, and Leticia Flores.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The Flores Property is currently on a septic system, and they would like to connect to the City’s sewer system. A City owned sewer line exists within Linden Ave. The owner has contracted with a contractor to construct a sewer lateral per City Standards to this existing sewer line.
In order to connect to the City’s sewer system, the owners will be responsible for the design and construction of a sewer line at their expense. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring the work meets current Building and Plumbing Codes, obtaining all permits and inspections required by the City and County of San Bernardino, and making all repairs to the infrastructure damaged during connection to existing sewer lines.
In addition to the new sewer line, the Owners will owe the City development impact fees for the sewage treatment and collection systems at a rate equal to one point three (1.3) times the current sewage rate or charges. Rialto sewage treatment fees (for treatment of the wastewater at the treatment plant) vary.
Staff has prepared an Extraterritorial Wastewater Service Agreement to facilitate approval of the proposed service connection. The agreement describes the duties and responsibilities of the City of Rialto and the property owners. The proposed Extraterritorial Agreement and Disclosure Forms are included as Attachment 1 and Attachment 2, respectively.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The request is not a “Project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The proposed agreements to connect the properties to the City’s sanitary sewer system will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment because the system has sufficient capacity and, as such, the action is not a “Project” as defined under CEQA.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
This action is consistent with the City of Rialto's General Plan Guiding Principle 3, Rialto's Economic Environment is Healthy and Diverse. “Our City government will lead by example, and will operate in an open, transparent, and responsive manner that meets the needs of the citizens and is a good place to do business.”
Approval of this action also complies with the City of Rialto General Plan Goals and Policies:
Goal 3-9: Upgrade and maintain an improved wastewater system with adequate plant efficiency and capacity to protect the health and safety of all Rialto residents, businesses, and institutions.
Policy 3-9.1: Require that all new development or expansion of existing facilities bear the cost of expanding the wastewater disposal system to handle the increased loads that they are expected to generate.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed the resolutions and agreement and approved them as to form.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
In order to connect to the City’s Wastewater system, the property owner will be required to make a one-time Development Impact Fee payment at the Extraterritorial Rate of 1.3 times the standard rate. The required connection fees are determined by the planned use of the facility and are estimated at $3,930.78 for both Wastewater Collection and Treatment fees. The calculations are shown in Table 1 below.
Table 1
Operating Budget Impact
Rialto Water Services will bill the property owner at the subject property at 1.3 times the standard applicable monthly sewer rate and the Utility Authority will absorb the operating costs to serve the property, within the Concession Agreement.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact
The requested action is expected to increase the Sewer Treatment Fund by $2,761.10 and the Sewer Collection Fund by $1,169.69 to be used on Development Impact Fee eligible projects.
Licensing
This action does not require a business license.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Extraterritorial Agreement
2. Disclosure Forms
3. Resolution
4. RUA Resolution