TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Steve S. Charelian, Finance Director
Julie Bondarchuk, Financial Controller
Marcelo Serrano, Budget and Financial Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing for the Storm Drain Fee Increase and Tabulate the Protest Notices (Finance Director Charelian).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND TABULATION
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-0149 CALLING A SPECIAL MAIL BALLOT ELECTION, SET BALLOT DEADLINE TO JANUARY 5, 2024, AND ADOPT PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCT OF ELECTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Conduct Public Hearing and tabulation of the protest notices;
B. Consider the protest notices submitted to the City Clerk to determine whether a majority protest exists; and
C. If a majority protest does not exist, then consider adopting resolution 23-0149 to:
1. Call a special mail ballot election;
2. Set the ballot deadline to Friday, January 5, 2024 with ballot tabulation to commence on Monday, January 8, 2024;
3. Adopt procedures for conduct of election.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The Stormwater Fund operates on a deficit and has required General Fund subsidies since Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2016. Storm drain fees have not been increased since the program's inception in 1996 with single-family residences paying a fixed rate of $19.12 annually. Stormwater Fund revenues totaled $388,000 in FY 2022-2023 with estimated operating expenditures totaling $1.07 million, excluding capital projects. With additional Stormwater and Safe Clean Water Program projects looming on the horizon, if no action is taken, then the General Fund will continue to subsidize the Stromwater Fund. The impact of the subsidies may result in a reduction of General Fund balance and resources available for services like Police, Fire, Parks and Recreation and other services.
A Proposition 218 process is required to ...
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