Agenda 06/22/2021 Item #16C1 (Amending Water-Sewer District Utilities Standards Manual)06/22/2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to direct the County Attorney to advertise, and bring back for a Public Hearing,
a Resolution amending the Collier County Water-Sewer District’s Utilities Standards Manual (This
agenda item is a companion to agenda item 16C2).
OBJECTIVE: To update the Collier County Water-Sewer District Utilities Standards Manual (the
“Manual”) pursuant to proposed improvements to the standard utilities conveyance process.
CONSIDERATIONS: On May 11, 2004, under Agenda Item 8D, the Board of County Commissioners
(the “Board”), ex officio as the Governing Board of the Collier County Water -Sewer District (CCWSD),
adopted Collier County Ordinance No. 2004-31, the Collier County Utilities Standards and Procedures
Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). This document established standards and procedures for the design,
construction, maintenance, and operation of safe and reliable potable water, non-potable irrigation water
and wastewater systems, including both public infrastructure and private development projects. It has
been previously amended by Ordinance Nos. 2006-48, 2007-60, and 2018-36 and by numerous
Resolutions amending the Collier County Water-Sewer District Utilities Standards Manual, which is
incorporated by reference into the Ordinance.
The companion item proposes changes to the Ordinance that would simplify and optimize the utilities
conveyance process by consolidating preliminary and final acceptance into a single step, thus avoiding
ambiguity in ownership and maintenance responsibility during the one-year warranty period and reducing
workload for both County staff and the developer while preserving high-quality and best-value utility
services to Collier County Public Utilities customers. This curtailed process follows staff discussions with
the Development Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) Utilities Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee”)
dating back to 2015 and to a 2017 benchmarking study by Tetra Tech that was updated and expanded in
2019. The “one-step” process has been successfully tested over the past five years on dozens of small
projects that obtained deviation approval to skip preliminary acceptance and go directly to final
acceptance. Public Utilities Department, Growth Management Department, and County Attorney’s Office
staff collaborated on these changes and vetted them with the Subcommittee, which recognized the
proposed changes as being mutually beneficial to the County and the land development industry. At its
regular meeting on March 3, 2021, DSAC unanimously recommended approval of the proposed changes.
The Resolution to amend the Manual is included as Attachment 1 and proposes updating subsection 3.3 of
the design criteria, sections 330130.16 and 330502 of the technical specification, and the Utilities
Conveyance Checklist (Appendix D) for consistency with the companion Ordinance changes.
Pursuant to Sec. 134-61, Collier County Code of Laws, revisions to the standards manual must be
approved by advertised Resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT: Cost of advertising is estimated at $650. Funds are available in the Water-Sewer
District Operating Fund (408).
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney’s Office, is
approved as to form and legality, and requires majority vote for approval. -DDP
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This project meets current Growth Management Plan
standards to ensure the adequacy and availability of viable public facilities.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board, ex officio as the Governing Board of the Collier County
Water-Sewer District, directs the County Attorney to advertise and bring back for a Public Hearing a
Resolution to amend the Collier County Water-Sewer District Utilities Standards Manual.
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Prepared by: Eric Fey, P.E., Principal Project Manager, Public Utilities Engineering and Project
Management Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Attachment 1 - USM Resolution 2021 (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.C.1
Doc ID: 16081
Item Summary: Recommendation to direct the County Attorney to advertise, and bring back for a
Public Hearing, a Resolution amending the Collier County Water-Sewer District’s Utilities Standards
Manual (This agenda item is a companion to agenda item 16C2).
Meeting Date: 06/22/2021
Prepared by:
Title: Division Director - Public Utilities Eng – Public Utilities Planning and Project Management
Name: Tom Chmelik
06/01/2021 2:43 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Public Utilities Eng – Public Utilities Planning and Project Management
Name: Tom Chmelik
06/01/2021 2:43 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Water Pamela Libby Additional Reviewer Completed 06/01/2021 3:03 PM
Public Utilities Operations Support Joseph Bellone Additional Reviewer Completed 06/01/2021 3:11 PM
Wastewater Steve Nagy Additional Reviewer Completed 06/01/2021 3:47 PM
Wastewater Beth Johnssen Additional Reviewer Completed 06/01/2021 4:13 PM
Public Utilities Planning and Project Management Eric Fey Additional Reviewer Completed 06/01/2021 6:04 PM
Growth Management Department Matthew McLean Additional Reviewer Completed 06/01/2021 6:28 PM
Water Steve Messner Additional Reviewer Completed 06/02/2021 9:39 AM
Public Utilities Department Drew Cody Level 1 Division Reviewer Completed 06/02/2021 10:21 AM
County Attorney's Office Derek D. Perry Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 06/02/2021 4:30 PM
Public Utilities Department George Yilmaz Level 2 Division Administrator Review Completed 06/08/2021 11:02 AM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 06/08/2021 12:11 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 06/11/2021 3:54 PM
Budget and Management Office Ed Finn Additional Reviewer Completed 06/13/2021 6:52 PM
County Manager's Office Amy Patterson Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 06/15/2021 1:51 PM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 06/22/2021 9:00 AM
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