NMB Water currently provides water and limited sewer services across a multi-jurisdictional region. As utility demands and intergovernmental interest in regionalization continue to grow, the City seeks to position NMB Water as a proactive and strategic provider. This resolution establishes a framework for how requests for service area expansion will be received, reviewed, and considered.

Key elements include:

• Expanding the resolution’s scope to include sewer services in addition to water.
• Requiring written requests to be submitted to the City Manager.
• Assigning the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) an advisory role, in coordination with the Director of NMB Water.
• Outlining the evaluation criteria, including technical feasibility and a formal, independent operational and financial impact analysis.
• Directing the City Manager to establish detailed administrative procedures and guidelines for implementation.

Strategic Alignment:
This initiative aligns with the City’s long-term vision for utility independence, operational sustainability, and regional collaboration, including ongoing wastewater treatment plant planning efforts.

Staff recommends approval of the resolution establishing a formal policy to guide the process by which the City may consider and evaluate requests for the expansion of NMB Water and Sewer service areas.

None directly from the resolution. All future expansion requests will be subject to evaluation and potential agreements that include cost recovery provisions.