HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 080-97 StormDrainRefuseFeeRESOLUTION NO. 80 - 97
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING AND ESTABLISHING
PROPERTY RELATED STORM WATER- REFUSE 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 a portion of the
costs of the Program, including the cost of collecting fees and estimated 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 as set forth in the report prepared by the City Public Works
Department; and
WHEREAS, the report was available for public inspection and review more than ten (10) days prior
to this public hearing; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with Proposition 218, a noticed public hearing was held for purposes of
considering adoption of this Resolution and the proposed property-related Storm Water-Refuse Fee; and
WHEREAS, four protests were received, not constituting a majority protest; and
WHEREAS, said Council has duly considered said report and each and every part thereof, and ali
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;
WltEREAS, the Council finds that:
The purpose of the Storm Water-Refuse Fee is to provide a program for storm water drainage
for all properties within the City;
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The cost of the program and the method of allocating the cost among all properties within the
City is set forth herein;
The fees collected pursuant to this Resolution shall be used to provide funds for street sweepir~w,,~,
and catch basin cleaninv (plus the cost of providing notice, preparing the calculations, and the --
cost of collection):
The amount to be raised through the Storm Water-Refuse Fee for 1997-98 does not exceed the
estimated total cost of the Program and related expenses described in the report for Fiscal Year
1997-98; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Dublin establishes and adopts a Storm
Water-Refuse Fee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following method be used to calculate the Storm Water-
Refuse fees for different land uses for the 1997-98 fiscal year:
Land Use Fee Cost
Each Single-Family Residential, Townhouse, or Duplex
Each Condominium
Commercial, Industrial and
Multi-Family Residential
Lands that have been zoned for
mixed uses but not subdivided
For Vacant Land
One Benefit Unit ($7.30)
0.6 Benefit Unit ($4.38)
Lot size (sO x One Benefit Unit ($7.30)
4,840 sf
The calculation will be made for the uses based on
the proportion of the area zoned for individual use
1/2 the fee as calculated above
The fee for Fiscal Year 1997-98 for each Benefit Unit shall be $7.30.
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 25th day of June, 1997.
AYES: Councilmembers Burton, Howard, Lockhart and Mayor Houston
NOES: None
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Councilmember Barnes
None
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