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 Consider a Resolution Regarding the Annual Storm Drain Service Fee for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (Budgeted) (Finance Director Bretthauer).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0056
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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) 2026-2027 and adopt Resolution No. 26-0056 authorizing the collection of storm drain fees on the Los Angeles County Tax Roll and approving a Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase of 3.0%.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The storm drain fee is estimated to generate $2.4 million in direct property assessments for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. If approved, the CPI increase will generate an additional $72,507.
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 ongoing 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 County Auditor's specified August due date for inclusion on the property tax bills issued in October.
DISCUSSION:
Storm Drain fees in FY 2026-2027 are estimated to generate $2.4 million plus an additional $72,507, if the CPI adjustment is approved. The storm drain fee for each property varies based on the impervious square footage 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, which concluded in January 2024. The FY 2026-2027 storm drain ...
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