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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.h. Set public hearing re Schedule of Environmental and Development-Related Rates and ChargesBoard Meeting Date: May 1 2014 Subject: ESTABLISH JUNE 5, 2014 AT 2:OOPM AS THE DATE AND TIME FOR A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENT - RELATED RATES AND CHARGES Submitted By: Initiating Dept. /Div.: Earlene Millier, Engineering Assistant III Engineering /Environmental Services REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION: ' T. Brightbill — Senior Engineer a D. Gemmell — Environmental Services Division Manager We ritAlm Roger S. Bailey Counsel for the District 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 Environmental and Development - Related Rates and Charges. RECOMMENDATION: Establish June 5, 2014 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 Environmental and Development - Related Rates and Charges. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None by this action. If the staff - proposed revisions to the environmental and development - related rates and charges are adopted, 29 fees will remain unchanged, two fees would decrease, and 50 fees will increase. Staff estimates that increased revenue in the fee categories where fee increases are recommended will be modest. 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 environmental and development - related rates and charges are to be revised. If the hearing is held on June 5, 2014 as recommended, the fees would be effective on July 1, 2014. BACKGROUND: Staff has completed its annual review of the District's environmental and development - related rates and charges, and has concluded that it would be appropriate to revise rates and charges to account for significant changes in the actual cost to provide services. In prior years, rates and charges were calculated using current salary data, revised mileage and other costs, and the District's revised overhead rate. This year, the C:\ Users \danderson\AppData \Local \Microsoft \Windows \Temporary Internet Files \Content.Outlook \DVCG8C5G \PP to Set PH re EnO Rates Charges 5 -1 -14 Final.doc Page 1 of 2 POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: May 1, 2014 Subject: ESTABLISH JUNE 5, 2014 AT 2:OOPM AS THE DATE AND TIME FOR A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SCHEDULE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENT - RELATED RATES AND CHARGES overhead rate used in the calculation is 194 %. The District's overhead rate for fiscal year (FY) 2014 -15 was approved by the Board of Directors on April 3, 2014. Staff also proposes to conduct a public hearing on a related recommendation to revise capacity fees at the same Board meeting (June 5, 2014). 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. Informational material was mailed to approximately 240 contractors, engineers, developers, permitted industrial users, and other interested parties. An outreach meeting for interested parties is scheduled for April 29, 2014. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The Finance Committee discussed staff's proposals for revising rates, fees and charges at its February 24, 2014 meeting. The committee recommends that the Board conduct public hearings and approve the revisions. RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Establish June 5, 2014 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 Environmental and Development - Related Rates and Charges. C:\ Users \dandersonWppData \Local \Microsoft \Windows \Temporary Internet Files \Content.Outlook \DVCG8C5G \PP to Set PH re EnVI Rates Charges 5 -1 -14 Final.doc Page 2 of 2