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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6.8 StormWaterUtilityFee (2) 't.:.;:_ ' C I TV C L ER K File # ~l9I(Q]-laJ~ '. AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 23,1996 SUBJECT: Public Hearing . City-Wide Storm Water Utility Fee Report Prepared by: Lee S. Thompson, Public Works Director EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1) 2) Resolution Report of Calculation of Fees RECOMMENDATION: 1) 2) ~3) _ 4) 5) Open Public Hearing Receive Staff Presentation and Public Comment Question Staff and Public Close Public Hearing and Deliberate Adopt Resolution establishing storm water utility fee for Fiscal Year 1996-97 FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The proposed storm water management program for Fiscal Year 1996-97 totals $180,124, including delinquency and the cost of fee collection. , ' ... This amount is to be funded by the stonn water utility fees, interest, and a carryover from 1995.96, ,due to hack payment of delinquent fees. - The proposed fee for Fiscal Year: 1996-97 '\Villtemainat $14.72 for a- single-family propet1:y. This is the -'SQle :storm water 'fee charged in 1993-94, 199~95 and 1995-96fi$ea1 years. ... DESCRIPTION: , In July 1991., the City Council approved a Stann Water Utility Fee which would be charged to all property owners in the City in order 10 offset the Cost of the Federally mandated National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)Program. The program is designed to reduce urban stonnwater runoff pollutants which enter the storm drain system and eventually deposit in the south San Francisco Bay. These pollutants cause permanent damage to the birds and marine life of the Bay. ' Funds collected through the storm water fee are used to cover the cost of street sweeping and catch basin cleaning, which are included in the program's Best Management Practices, as well as to. fund the staff time needed to carry out the local information/education program and make inciustrial site inspections. A portion of the funds also pays for C01Ulty adminiStrative costs. The County..wide program includes mass advertising, program coordination, and stream monitoring. .' ------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES ~O: . ITEMNO.~ r:\assessdi\stormfee\sfca9697.doc -. - ? The fees are based on an Equivalent Ru.n~ff Single.F~ly Residential Unit (ERSFRU) of~. D1;lplexes.\; also have an ERSFRU of 1. CondOIWmums are asSIgned an ERSFRU of 0.6, and multi-family and ,~.;. commercial properties are assigned 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. 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. It is proposed to modify the method of establishing fees for certain uses. Mixed use parcel's fee will be based on the proportion of the various uses for that parcel. Vacant lots are proposed to be charged at one half (112) their developed rate based on current zoning rather than the full rate. The storm water fee is collected by Alameda County through the property tax bills and passed on -te 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 1996-97. - ~ f;: ; - ?-" L g:\assessdi\stromfee\sfca9697.doc ,;., ,~ "" -}. ,;i Page 2 ~..::.. ..:-:.} . .. . ~. 'L.-. .''-' .- ...... . . . RESOLUTION NO. - 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 ofthe 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 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 amOWlt 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, 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 1996-97 fiscal year: Land Use Fee Cost Each Single-Family Residential Each Duplex Each Condominium I x unit price ofERSFRU I x unit price ofERSFRU 0.6 x Wlit price of ERSFRU Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Family Residential Lot size (st) x unit price ofERSFRU 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 F or Vacant Land 1/2 the fee as calculated above ERSFRU = Equivalent RWloff 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 COWlty 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: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk . g:\assessdist\stormfee\reso9697 . .. . . ~ REPORT OF CALCULATION OF FEES FOR DUBLIN CITY-WIDE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BUDGETED EXPENDITURES FOR 1996-97: Street Sweeping Street Maintenance (catch basin cleaning) Engineering (inspection/education) County general program payment Public Works Administration Educational classes, computer run for collection, and misc. services and supplies PLUS: LESS: LESS: LESS: ADD: ADD: $ 75,600.00 $ 5,610.00 $ 36,377,00 $ 51,620.00 $ 321.00 $ 4,105.00 Total budgeted expenditures for 1996-97: $173,633.00 Contingency for actual cost variation in 1996-97 Estimated surplus from 1995-96: Estimated 1996-97 Other Revenue Estimated 1996-97 Prior Year Collections $ 35,100.51 $ (46,233.00) $ (4,500.00) $ Needed fee revenue: $158,000.51 Cost of County collection (1.7%): Estimate of delinquency (3.5%): $ 2,833.34 $ 5,833.35 Total fee amount: $166,667.20 Number of Equivalent Runoff Single- Family Residential Units (ERSFRU's) on 1995-96 calculation: 11,322.50 Calculation for fee for 1 ERSFRU: $ 166,667 11,322.50 $ 14.72 = g:(ad)\stormfeeVee96ca/.x/s EXi 'I;'~~"T .. 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