HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-06-08 - AGENDA REPORTS - FEES CHARGES STRMDRN UTILITY (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
PUBLIC HEARING
City Manager Approval:
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Item to be presented by: Ken Stnnl'=
DATE: June 8, 1999
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 99-46 ESTABLISHING FEES AND CHARGES FOR
STORM DRAINAGE UTILITY SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999-
2000
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION
eceive testimony, close the public hearing and adopt
City Council open the public hearing, r
Resolution No. 99-46 establishing fees and charges for storm drainage utility services for fiscal
year 1999-2000.
BACKGROUND
The Federal Clean Water Act sets forth specific requirements in which the City must be in
compliance. These requirements are provided in the National Pollution Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the California Regional Water Quality
Control Board. In order to fund the services needed to be in compliance with this federally
mandated program, the City enacted, by Ordinance No. 94-7, the Storm Drainage Pollution
Abatement Charge. This charge was originally enacted in 1994. However, in compliance
with Government Code is reaffirmed each year.
In fiscal year 1998-1999 the City Council reduced the NPDES fee from $24 per dwelling unit
to $21 per dwelling unit, a 12% reduction. For fiscal year 1999-2000, the fee will remain
unchanged at $21 per dwelling unit. This fee is based on the cost of providing the services
under the NPDES permit, which is estimated at $2,170,000.
Government Code Section 54354.5 states that the specific fees to be charged for services
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ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other actions as determined by the City Council
FISCA.IMPACT
All revenues are used to offset expenditures for stormwater related services.
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ESTABLISHING FEES AND CHARGES
FOR STORM DRAINAGE UTILITY SERVICES IN THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
A Public Hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita to consider
a resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita establishing fees and charges for
storm drainage utility services in the City of Santa Clarita, California. (A complete copy of the
proposed resolution follows this notice.)
The hearing will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Blvd., 1st Floor,
on the 8`h day of June, 1999, at or after 6:30 p.m.
Proponents, opponents, and any interested persons, including all persons owning property in
the local agency, may appear and be heard as to whether the proposed rates and charges are
discriminatory or excessive, or will not be sufficient under Section 54515, or will not comply
with any other provision of this chapter, or will not be sufficient under the provisions or
covenants of any outstanding revenue bonds of the local agency payable from the revenues of
the enterprise, or on any other matter relating to said proposed resolution or ordinance or the
rates or charges proposed therein. Further information may be obtained by contacting the City
Clerk's Office, Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite #301, Santa Clarita, CA.
If you wish to challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you
or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the City Council, at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Dated: May 24, 1999
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
Publish Date: May 25, 1999
June 1, 1999
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