When Scientel Solutions, LLC built its national headquarters in Aurora in 2018, it agreed to make certain improvements both on its site and off its grounds.
Now, the company at 2001 and 2021 N. Eola Road wants its money for the improvements.
The Aurora City Council Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee on Wednesday recommended establishing and executing the recapture costs for the company, although no city money is involved.
The recapture by Scientel of the money it spent will come from what is described as “the benefitted properties” – the nearby properties that benefit from the improvements Scientel made.
“We’re just the pass-through,” said Tracey Vacek, Aurora senior planner. “The city is not paying back anything.”
Scientel built a 12-inch sanitary sewer line from its property line to that of nearby Metea Valley High School, which went through the Cibulski property, Aurora Air Product, Inc. and land owned by Yorkville Partners II, LLC.
Construction cost for the sewer improvements was $480,804, and the amount of that Scientel is entitled to for recapture is $389,451, city officials said.
The breakdown by property owner as to what each owes is: $125,009 for Cibulski; $57,696 for the Cibulski section Aurora Air Product is on; and $206,745 for Yorkville Partners.
On a second project, Scientel built a larger water main and did some roadway improvements along Eola Road, again benefitting the Cibulski and Yorkville Partners properties, officials said.
The breakdown of the amount of recapture Scientel is entitled to by each property owner is: $22,148 for the water main and $199,641 for the roadway improvements for Cibulski; and $36,609 for the water main for Yorkville Partners.
At the time the Scientel headquarters was built, the improvements for the other properties were seen as necessary to make those properties developable. The improvements were included as part of the annexation agreement.
“This is at no cost to the city; I think that needs to be underlined,” said Ald. Carl Franco, 5th Ward, a committee member.
