HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.f. Set public hearing to amend the Schedule of Capacity FeesCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District
' BOARD OF DIRECTORS •
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: March 21, 2013
Subject: ESTABLISH APRIL 18, 2013 AT 2:OOPM AS THE DATE AND TIME FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE
SCHEDULE OF CAPACITY FEES
Submitted By: Initiating Dept. /Div.:
Earlene Millier, Engineering Assistant III Engineering /Environmental Services
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION: I/ ,
T. Brightbill — Senior Engineer
D. Gemmell — Environmental Services Division K. Alm C. Swanson
Manager Counsel for the District Provisional General Manager
ISSUE: 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 18, 2013 at 2:00pm as the date and time 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 $88,500 in additional revenue would be raised in 2013 -14,
based on the projection that 350 Residential Unit Equivalents (RUE) will connect in the
gravity zone and 450 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 18, 2013, the increased fees could take effect on July 1, 2013.
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
$5,797 per RUE
$5,930 per RUE
2.3%
Pumping Zone Fee
$7,422 per RUE
$7,517 per RUE
1.3%
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POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: March 21, 2013
subject: ESTABLISH APRIL 18, 2013 AT 2:OOPM AS THE DATE AND TIME 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 18, 2013).
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 reviewed staff's proposal for Capacity Fees at its
February 19, 2013 meeting. The committee recommends that the Board conduct public
hearings and approve the revisions.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Establish April 18, 2013 at 2:00pm as the date
and time 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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