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' BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: March 15, 2012
subject: ESTABLISH APRIL 19, 2012 AS THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE OF
CAPACITY FEES
Submitted By: Initiating Dept. /Div.:
Jarred Miyamoto - Mills, Provisional Engineering /Environmental Services
Environmental Services Division Manager
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
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J. Miy oto -Mills . Farrell K. Alm Ames M. Kelly
eneral 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 April 19, 2012 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, staff
estimates that approximately $272,000 in additional revenue would be raised in 2012-
13, based on the projection that 450 Residential Unit Equivalents (RUE) will connect in
the gravity zone and 350 RUE in the pumped zone.
ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: 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 April 19, 2012, the increased fees could take effect on July 1, 2012.
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
Gravity Zone Fee
$5,465 per RUE
$5,797 per RUE
6.1 %
Pumping Zone Fee
$7,071 er RUE
$7,422 per RUE
5.0%
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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: March 15, 2012
subject. ESTABLISH APRIL 19, 2012 AS THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE OF
CAPACITY 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 (April 19, 2012).
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.
Discussion of staffs proposals for revising rates, fees and charges is included on the
Budget and Finance Committee Agenda for its March 12, 2012 meeting.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Establish April 19, 2012 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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