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Developer Reimbursement Agreement - Authorize the City Manager to execute the reimbursement agreement with San Joaquin Valley Homes for the construction of the Shirk Street sanitary sewer trunkline from Walnut Avenue to Noble Avenue and the decommissioning of the existing force main and lift station, in the amount of $4,178,323.62 with modified payment terms.
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Agenda Date: 05/18/2026
Prepared by:
Estrella Velasquez, Associate Engineer, Estrella.Velasquez@visalia.gov, (559)713-4164
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.Crawford@visalia.gov, (559)713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.gov, (559)713-4495
Department Recommendation: Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a development reimbursement agreement with San Joaquin Valley Homes for the construction of the Shirk Street sanitary sewer trunkline from Walnut Avenue to Noble Avenue and the decommissioning of the existing force main and lift station, in the amount of $4,178,323.62 with modified payment terms.
Summary:
The Elliott Subdivision, a 59-acre residential development, was approved by Planning Commission on July 22, 2024, and is located between Shirk Street and Roeben Street, south of Tulare Avenue. Per the project conditions of approval, a 48" sanitary sewer trunkline was required to be installed from Walnut Avenue to Tulare Avenue to service the development's Phase 2 and in accordance with the city's adopted Sanitary Sewer Masterplan. Because the construction of the new gravity line will require a full road closure, the developer has agreed to extend the sewer main installation north to Noble Avenue. Doing so will allow for the decommissioning of the existing lift station at the Noble Avenue and Shirk Street intersection and the associated 6" force main along this alignment. Therefore, sewer capacity along this corridor will be increased to better accommodate further development nort...
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