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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
City Council Meeting Date: July 12, 1993
SUBJECT:
Public Hearing - City-Wide Storm Water Utility Fee
Report by: Public Works Director Lee Thompson
EXHIBITS ATTACHED:
~) Resolution
(2) Report of Calculation of Fees
RECOMMENDATION:
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Open Public Hearing
Receive Staff Presentation and Public Comment
Question Staff and Public
Close Public Hearing and Deliberate
Adopt Resolution
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The proposed storm water management program for Fiscal Year
1993-94 totals $184,375. This amount is to be funded by the following sources of
revenue: (1) $158,580 in storm water utility fees, and (2) $25,795 from 1992-93
carryover fund balance. It is important to note that in order to raise the $158,580
in revenues, it is anticipated that property owners will have to be charged $166,401
in order to raise the necessary revenues to account for an estimated delinquency of
payment by property owners of 3% and the cost of collection charged to the CP:y by
the County in the amount of 1.7%. The proposed fee for Fiscal Year 1993-94 should
be approximately $14.80 (or $.98 increase) for a single-family property.
DESCRIPTION: 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 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. The fees are collected by Alameda County through the property tax bills and
passed on to Dublin less collection fees.
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a Public Hearing, deliberate, and
adopt the Resolution approving the Storm Water Fee for 1993-94.
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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING AND ESTABLISHING
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
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WHEREAS, the report was available for public inspection
a~d 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;
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 1993-1994 does not exceed the estimated total
cost of the Program and related expenses described in
the report for Fiscal Year 1993-94; 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 1993-94 fiscal year:
Land Use
Fee Cost
Each Single-Family Residential
Each Duplex
Each Condominium
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
Lot size (sf) x unit price of ERSFRU
4,840 sf
Each Vacant Lot
One-half of the fee for an
equivalent improved lot
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ERSFRU = Equivalent Runoff single-Family Residential Unit. The fee for
Fiscal Year 1993-94 for each ERSFRU shall be $15.50 (or lower), based
on the total number of ERSFRU's appearing on the 1992-93 Alameda County
Assessor's roll and a total cost of $173,107.
FURTHER BE IT 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 12th day of July, 1993.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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REPORT OF CALCULATION OF FEES FOR THE
DUBLIN CITY-WIDE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Budgeted Expenditures For 1993-94
LESS: Estimated Surplus From 1992-93 (Including Interest)
$184,375
(25,795)
Needed Revenue
$158,580
ADD:
ADD:
Cost of County Collection (1.7%)
Estimate of Delinquency (3.0%)
2,829
4,992
Total Fee Amount
$166,401
Number of Equivalent Runoff
Single-Family Residential units
(ERSFRU's) on 1992-93 Fee Calculation:
11,239.76
Calculation for fee for 1 ERSFRU
$166,401
11,239.76
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$14.80
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