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File #: 25-0115    Version: 1
Type: Public Hearing - Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 7/15/2025 Final action:
Title: Conduct Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution Regarding the Annual Storm Drain Service Fee for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (Budgeted) (Finance Director Bretthauer). (Estimated Time: 15 Mins.) A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0094
Attachments: 1. Resolution No. 25-0094
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TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager

FROM:
Libby Bretthauer, Finance Director
Julie Bondarchuk, Financial Controller

SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution Regarding the Annual Storm Drain Service Fee for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (Budgeted) (Finance Director Bretthauer).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0094
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing regarding the annual storm drain service fee for fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026 and adopt Resolution No. 25-0094 authorizing the collection of storm drain fees on the Los Angeles County Tax Roll and approving a Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase of 3.4%.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The storm drain fee is estimated to generate an estimated $2.2 million from the direct property assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. If approved, the CPI increase will generate an additional $74,800.

BACKGROUND:
The City levies an annual storm drain service fee on each parcel of real property in the City. The fee is levied to finance the costs of on-going operations and maintenance of storm drain facilities and services.

The storm drain fee is collected each fiscal year via the County of Los Angeles consolidated property tax bill. The City submits such fees to the County each year by the August due date specified by the County Auditor to include the fee on the property tax bills issued in October.

DISCUSSION:
Storm Drain fees in FY 2025-2026 are estimated to generate $2.2 million plus an additional $74,800 if the CPI adjustment is approved. The storm drain fee for each property varies dependent on the impervious square footage on each property and is adjusted annually for inflation. The CPI adjustment is allowable with City Council approval based on the Proposition 218 storm drain fee ballot measure that c...

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