HomeMy WebLinkAboutBUDGET & FINANCE AGENDA 07-02-07
Central Contra Costa Sanitary Distrid
5019 Imlloff Place, Martinez, CA 94553-4392 (925) 228-9500 . wwwcentlalsan org
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Chair McGill
Member Nejedly
Monday, July 2,2007
3:00 p.m.
Executive Conference Room
5019 Imhoff Place
Martinez, California
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
3. OLD BUSINESS
a. Review outstanding questions regarding Capacity Use Charge Program.
4. CLAIMS MANAGEMENT
a. No new claims to report.
5. REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Review Financial Statements.
6. REVIEW EXPENDITURES
7. ADJOURNMENT
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Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
June 29, 2007
TO:
FROM:
BOARD BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
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SUBJECT:
June 18, 2007 Finance Committee Meeting
The following question was outstanding from the prior Board Budget and Finance
Committee meeting. The question and response is provided below:
1. Capacity Use Charge Program - Does the District let all restaurants know
about the Capacity Use Charge Program?
See attached memo from Ann Farrell, Director of Engineering.
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
June 26, 2007
TO:
FROM:
BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE
ANN E. FARRELL, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERIN~
CAPACITY USE CHARGE PROGRAM
SUBJECT:
District Code Chapter 6, Fees and Charges, provides for a Capacity Use Charge
Program for certain nonresidential user groups with high wastewater generation
potential. In the event that the Facilities Capacity Fee imposes a constraint on a new
business formation, staff can offer the business participation in the Capacity Use
Charge Program with concurrence of the property owner. After an initial down payment
based on average water use, the business and property owner may enter into an
agreement with the District which allows payment of the remaining portion of their
Capacity Fees via the owner's property tax bill over a 15-year period. These Capacity
Use charges are calculated each year based on the water consumption of the business
and rates that are adopted by the Board each year.
It has been the practice of staff at the permit counter to quote a new business their
Facilities Capacity Fee and offer the program only if the business expresses difficulty in
paying the fee. Most businesses choose to pay the Capacity Fee up front and do not
participate in the program. This limited outreach approach has been adopted because
the administrative burden for the program is relatively high, and those costs are not
recovered. In addition, if a business goes out of business within the fifteen years,
payment of the Capacity Use Fee is suspended. (The credit for the amount of the fee
that was paid becomes a credit against the property for a future business.) For these
reasons, District staff has felt that the program should be strictly need based and has
not recommended a more extensive outreach program. If the Finance Committee
would like to consider the matter of increased outreach further, staff would suggest we
develop data on the administrative costs of the program and the historical Capacity
Fees not paid so that an informed decision can be made.