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Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
' BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION P APER
B Meeting Date April 7, 2011
Subject: ESTABLISH MAY 5, 2011 AS THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE OF
CAPACITY FEES
Submitted By: initiating Dept.IDiv.:
Jarred Miyamoto - Mills, Principal Engineer Engineering /Environmental Services
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
J. Miyamoto -Mills . Swanson A. Farrell
K. Alm
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4� James M.6telly,
General Manager
ISSUE: The District Code requires that a public hearing be held prior to the Board of
Directors consideration of amendments to the Schedule of capacity Fees.
RECOMMENDATION: Establish May 5, 2011 as the date for a public hearing to
receive comments on and consider adoption of a proposed ordinance to amend the
Schedule of Capacity Fees.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None by this action. If the staff recommendation to revise
Capacity Fees is adopted by the Board of Directors following the public hearing, it is
projected that the higher revenue generated in the gravity zone will be nearly equal to
the reduction in revenue in the pumped zone, based on staff's estimate of connection of
450 Residential Unit Equivalents (RUE) in the gravity zone and 350 RUE in the pumped
zone.
ALTERNATIVESICONSIDERATIONS: The Board of Directors may decline to establish
the recommended public hearing date or may elect to choose a different date.
However, a public hearing must be held if capacity Fees are to be increased. If the
hearing is held on May 5, 2011, the increased fees could take effect on July 5, 2011.
BACKGROUND: Staff has completed its annual review of the District's Capacity Fee
Program and has concluded that it would be appropriate to revise the fees to account
for changes in the valuation of District assets and the number of current customers. The
effect of implementing the staff recommendation would be to change capacity Fees as
follows:
Fee Category
Current
Proposed
%Change
Gravit Zone Fee
$5,451 per RUE
$5,465 per RUE
+0.3%
Pumping Zone Fee
$7,092 per RUE
$7,071 per RUE
-0.3%
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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: April 7, 2011
subject: ESTABLISH MAY 5, 2011 AS THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE OF
CAPACI FEES
Staff also proposes to conduct a public hearing on a related recommendation to revise
the Schedule of Environmental and Development - Related Rates and Charges at the
same Board meeting (May 5, 2011).
A coordinated outreach program to inform and solicit input from interested customers
(including the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area) regarding both the
proposed Capacity Fees and the proposed Environmental and Development - Related
Rates and Charges will be conducted by staff before the public hearing date.
The Budget and Finance committee discussed staff's proposals for revising rates, fees
and charges at its February 28, 2011 meeting. The committee recommends that the
Board conduct public hearings and approve the revisions.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION; Establish May 5, 2011 as the date for a public
hearing to receive comments on and consider adoption of a proposed ordinance to
amend the Schedule of Capacity Fees.
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