§ 238-21. Urgent need for public water in designated area.

(a)

Recommendation of urgent need for public water. Notwithstanding anything in this Article to the contrary, the Director of Health may determine, as a result of pollution or a bacterial contamination problem or other situation affecting the quality of the water supply in a designated area of the city that negatively impacts the health and safety of the occupants of said area, that there is an urgent need for access to the public water supply in such area. Upon a determination of urgent need for connection of a designated area to the public water supply, the Director of Health may recommend to the Mayor that the designated are be promptly connected to the public water supply by extension of water mains.

(b)

Estimation of cost. Whenever the Mayor receives from the Director of Health a recommendation that a designated area be promptly connected to the public water supply, the Mayor shall direct the Office of Operations to immediately prepare an estimate of the cost of connecting the designated area to the public water supply.

(c)

Approval of connection to water mains.

(1)

Upon completion of the estimate of the cost of connecting the designated area to the public water supply, the Mayor may request the Board of Representatives to approve (a) the connection of the designated area to the public water supply and extension of the water mains and (b) waiver of reimbursement of all or part of any owner's proportionate share of the cost of said extension.

(2)

If the Board of Representatives approves of the connection of the designated area to the public water supply and extension of the water mains, but does not approve of a waiver of reimbursement of all of any owner's proportionate share of the cost of said extension, the Office of Operations shall determine the proportionate share of each owner of each property abutting such main, as provided in Section 238-14.

(3)

If the Board of Representatives approves of the connection of the designated area to the public water supply and extension of the water mains, but does not approve of a waiver of reimbursement of all of any owner's proportionate share of the cost of said extension, then the provisions of Sections 238-15 through 238-18 shall be applicable to the recovery by the city of the costs of the water main extension.

(4)

Any waiver of reimbursement of all or part of any owner's proportionate share of the cost of said extension shall require approval by a two-thirds majority of the Board of Representatives present and voting.