LAYTON -- The check is in the mail -- sort of.
Layton city leaders have approved an agreement to reimburse Davis School District $358,931 for storm drain improvements the district made during the construction of Legacy Junior High School.
District officials have provided documentation to the city that the overall cost of the improvements was $789,010, of which $358,931 was beyond the district's share of the construction costs, city officials said.
The reimbursement is a payback to the district that, at its own expense, installed storm drainage system improvements for the school project at 411 N. 3200 West.
The work includes the installation of piping and detention basins, said Scott Carter, city parks planner.
The reason for the reimbursement is that the improvements will benefit various properties northeast of the junior high site, Carter said.
The improvements will become publicly owned and maintained by the city, he said.
The city will reimburse the district using storm water fees collected from other entities connecting into the storm system, said Mayor Steve Curtis.
The city will collect $3,162 per acre from any entity that connects into the system.
Curtis said developers, as they come in, will have to pay the city the fees.
"When we get it, they get it," he said, referring to how those dollars will then be passed on to the school district.
The payback agreement with the district, approved by the city, is similar to the agreement the city makes with developers when it comes to the installation of sidewalks, Curtis said.
"It is something we do all the time."
Layton is a great example and a good model when it comes to cities establishing a partnership with the school district, said Chris Williams, Davis School District spokesman.
The district also partners with other cities, Williams said, an example being the North Davis Junior High gym space it shares with Clearfield city.
"We have a good working relationship with the district," Carter said.
The city has determined 113 acres outside of the Legacy Junior High School site will be served by the storm sewer system, while the school site contains 23 acres.
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