Extend 45-day ban on new sewer hookups at Keller Beach

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In Plain English

The city has banned new building permits requiring sewer connections at Keller Beach since 2022 because the underwater pipeline from 1959 is deteriorating. The current ban expires February 19 but needed repairs are not finished. If approved, builders cannot connect to this aging system for another 45 days while the city plans fixes.

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Votes

To approve the item using an updated version of the proposed ordinance which inserts an additional section after section 5 that reads as follows: During the term of this moratorium, the Department of Public Works is hereby directed to prepare a scope of work for a feasibility study to determine if the existing sewage flow into the Keller Beach Sanitary Sewer may be reduced, through measures including but not limited to rerouting sewage flow from homes located on Golden Gate Avenue, Bishop Aly, Bishop Avenue, and Washington Ct.; and to report to the City Council prior to the expiration of the moratorium on actions needed to complete the feasibility study.

Moved by: Cesar ZepedaSeconded by: Jamelia Brown

Passed

7 to 0

Soheila BanaAye

Jamelia BrownAye

Claudia JimenezAye

Doria RobinsonAye

Sue WilsonAye

Cesar ZepedaAye

Eduardo MartinezAye