HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 090-96 StormH2OFeeRESOLUTION NO. 90 - 96
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 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 (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 heating; 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 pan 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:
The purpose of the Storm Water Utility Fee is to provide a program for storm water
drainage for all properties within the City;
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:
The amount to be raised through the Storm Water Utility Fee for 1996-97 does not
exceed the estimated total cost of the Program and related expenses described in the
report for Fiscal Year 1996-97; and
NOW, THEREFOE, 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 1996-97 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 (st) x unit price of ERSFRU
4,840 sf
Lands that have been zoned for
mixed uses but not subdivided
The calculation will be made for the uses based on
the proportion of the area zoned for individual use
For Vacant Land
1/2 the fee as calculated above
ERSFRU = Equivalent Runoff Single-Family Residential Unit. The fee for Fiscal Year 1996-97 for each
ERSFRU shall be $14.72, based on the total number of ERSFRU's appearing on the 1996-97 Alameda
County Assessor's roll and a total cost of $166,667.
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 23rd day of July, 1996.
AYES: Councilmembers Barnes, Burton, Howard, Moffatt and Mayor Houston
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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