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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
City Council Meeting Date: August 8, 1994
SUBJECT: Public Hearing - City-Wide Storm Water Utility Fee
Report by: Public Works Director Lee Thompson
EXHmITS ATTACHED: 1) / Resolution
2) / Report of Calculation of Fees
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Open Public Hearing
~) Receive Staff Presentation and Public Comment
Question Staff and Public
4) Close Public Hearing and Deliberate
5) Adopt Resolution establishing storm water utility fee for
Fiscal Year 1994-95
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
The proposed storm water management program for Fiscal Year
1994-95 totals $186,956. This amount is to be funded by the
following sources of revenue: (1) $160,956 in storm water utility
fees, (2) $21,000 in Alameda County and U.S. Army
contributions, (3) $500 from fund interest, and (4) $4,500 from
1993-94 carryover fund balance. It is important to note that in
order to raise the $160,956 in revenues, it is anticipated that
property owners will have to be charged $166,377 to account for
an estimated delinquency of payment by property owners of
1.6% and the cost of collection charged to the City by the County
in the amount of 1.7%. The proposed fee for Fiscal Year 1994-
95 will remain at $14.72 for a single-family property. This is the
same as the 1993-94 storm water fee.
DESCRlYfION: ..'.:'.:In July 1991, the City Council approved a Storm Water Utility
Fee which would be charged to all property owners in the City in order to offset the cost of the
Federally mandated National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program.
The program is designed to reduce urban stormwater runoff pollutants which enter the storm drain
system and eventually deposit in the south San Francisco Bay. These pollutants do permanent damage
to the birds and marine life of the Bay.
Dublin's funds go to supporting the County-wide effort, street sweeping, catch basin cleaning, and a
little over one half staff person to carry out the local information/education program and make
industrial site inspections. The County-wide program includes mass advertising, program
coordination, and stream monitoring.
The fees are based on an Equivalent Runoff Single-Family Residential Unit (ERSFRU) of 1.
Duplexes also have an ERSFRU of 1. Condominiums have an ERSFRU of 0.6 and multi-family and
commercial properties have an ERSFRU of 9 per acre. These factors are an approximation of the
ratio of the impervious surface area as compared to an average single-family lot. Vacant properties
have one half the fee of an improved lot. Federal, State, County, City and other publicly owned land
is exempt from this fee, except that the Dublin! Alameda County Annexation Agreement allows for
certain fees to be collected by the City of Dublin from the County. Also, Staff has been negotiating
with the Camp Parks Staff to have the Army pay its share of the general program expenses which the
City must pay to the County program based on population and area of runoff. It is anticipated that the
Army and County fees will be in the range of $19,000 to $23,000. The fees are collected by
Alameda County through the property tax bills and passed on to Dublin less collection fees.
At the time of the preparation of the budget, it was anticipated that the NPDES fees would need to.. be
increased by about 4.8%. Since that time, Staff has made further calculations on the public agency
contributions and upgraded the estimated revenue from $14,000 to $21,000. Also, based on the
1993-94 tax roll delinquencies, Staff has reduced the percent delinquencies from 3% to 1.6%. These
two factors have eliminated the need for a fee increase for the 1994-95 fiscal year.
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a Public Hearing, deliberate, and adopt the
Resolution approving the Storm Water Fee for 1994-95.
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ITEM NO. COPIES TO:
CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. .94
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLlN
APPROVlNG AND ESTABLISHlNG
STORM WATER UTILITY FEE
WHEREAS, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board's San Francisco
Region has required the City of Dublin to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit to discharge its storm water into streams which lead to San Francisco Bay; and
WHEREAS, as part of the NPDES permit, the City is required to implement a Storm
Water Management Plan for the Alameda County Urban Runoff Clean Water Program (Program); and
WHEREAS, the main objective of the Program is to protect the quality of water and
life in San Francisco Bay and tributary streams in Alameda County from potentially adverse effects of
storm water pollution; and
WHEREAS, funding was not provided for this Federally mandated Program by
Federal, State, Regional, or other sources for the Program and permit cost, and each city in Alameda
County is responsible for funding its portion of the program and permit cost; and
WHEREAS, Staff has developed a method of establishing a City-wide fee to cover the
costs of the Program, including the cost of collecting fees and an estimated 3 % delinquency; and
WHEREAS, storm drainage systems help to prevent flooding of properties; and
WHEREAS, the cost to each property owner is proposed to be calculated based on
equivalent runoff area for a single-family residential unit (ERSFRU) as set forth in the report prepared
by the City Public Works Department; and
WHEREAS, a noticed public hearing was held for purposes of considering adoption of
this Resolution and the proposed Storm Water Utility fee; and
WHEREAS, the report was available for public inspection and review more than ten
(10) days prior to this public hearing; and
WHEREAS, said Council has duly considered said report and each and every part
thereof, and all testimony received at the public hearing finds that each and every part of said report is
sufficient, and that said report, nor any part thereof requires or should be modified in any respect;
WHEREAS, the Council finds that:
A. The purpose of the Storm Water Utility Fee is to provide a program for storm
water drainage for all properties within the City;
B. The cost of the program and the method of allocating the cost among all
properties within the City is set forth herein;
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C. The fees collected pursuant to this Resolution shall be used to provide funds to
implement Dublin's share of the Storm Water Management Plan for the Alameda
County Urban Runoff Clean Water Program:
D. The amount to be raised through the Storm Water Utility Fee for 1994-1995 does
not exceed the estimated total cost-of the Program and related expenses described
in the report for Fiscal Year 1994-95; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Dublin establishes and
adopts a City-Wide Water Utility Fee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following method be used to calculate the
City-Wide Storm Water Utility fees for different land uses for the 1994-95 fiscal year:
Land Use
Each Single-Family Residential
Each Duplex
Each Condominium
Fee Cost
1 x unit price of ERSFRU
1 x unit price of ERSFRU
0.6 x unit price of ERSFRU
Commercial, Industrial and
Multi-Family Residential
Each Vacant Lot
Lot size (sf) x unit price of ERSFRU
4,840 sf
One-half of the fee for an
equivalent improved lot
ERSFRU = Equivalent Runoff Single-Family Residential Unit. The fee for Fiscal Year 1994-95 for
each ERSFRU shall be $14.72, based on the total number ofERSFRU's appearing on the 1994-95
Alameda County Assessor's roll and a total cost of $166,377.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is authorized and directed to
enter into all necessary agreements with Alameda County for collection of the fees along with property
taxes, including payment to Alameda County of its reasonable costs of collection not to exceed 1.7% of
the total amount collected.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of August, 1994.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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REPORT OF CALCULATleOF FEES .
FOR THE DUBLIN CITY-WIDE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
BUDGETED EXPENDITURES FOR 1994-95:
Street Sweeping:
Street Maintenance (catch basin cleaning):
Engineering (inspection/education)
County general program payment
Public Works Administration
$73,360.00
5,620.00
43,450.00
64,000.00
526.00
Total budgeted expenditures for 1994-95:
$186,956.00
LESS:
LESS:
LESS:
Estimated surplus from 1993-94:
Estimated 1994-95 interest:
Estimated Public Agency contributions:
(4,500.00)
(500.00)
(21,000.00)
Needed fee revenue:
$160,956.00
2,828.00
2,593.00
$166,377.00
ADD:
ADD:
Cost of County collection (1.7%):
Estimate of delinquency (1.6%):
Total fee amount:
Number of Equivalent Runoff Single-
Family Residential Units (ERSFRU's)
on 1993 - 94 calcu lation:
11302.79
Calculation for fee for 1 ERSFRU:
$166.377.00
11302.79
=
$14.72
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