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File Number: 24-107 The Stormwater Fee Report included an option to generate $3.2 million annually , which is the amount sufficient to fund the needed annual operations and maintenance costs, the $4.5 million in very high priority capital improvement projects, and the $24.0 million in high priority projects. This option would increase the current single-family equivalent Stormwater Fee rate from $26.33 to $49.92 annually, a monthly increase of $1.97 per single-family parcel of greater than 3,200 sf and less than 7,200 sf (79% of the single-family parcels in the City). While this option would not provide full funding of the system’s needs, it would ensure that the highest priority projects are addressed. The City would likely need to consider another amendment to the Fee in the next 5-10 years. At that time, additional system and climate adaptability information currently not available could be considered. Rate Structure - The goal of implementing the stormwater rate is two-fold. First, to address the operating service level, capital improvement, and regulatory needs as described in the Stormwater Fee Report; and second, to ensure that the fee charged continues to reflect how properties within the City interact with the stormwater infrastructure. The proposed rate structure uses surveys conducted on property types, sizes, and characteristics to develop a basic unit of measure, the single-family equivalent or “SFE” unit. This basic unit of measure is then used to calculate the units of measure for all types of land uses. The annual revenue requirement for the utility is divided by the total SFEs to calculate the per- year and per-month cost for each SFE. The per-month, per SFE cost is then multiplied by the SFEs per parcel or per acre, for each land use category, to determine the stormwater rate for that parcel. The proposed rates included in the Stormwater Fee Report are summarized below. Table 1 - Stormwater Fee Schedule Land Use Category Current Fee Proposed Fee FY 2024-25 Additional Monthly Cost Single-Family Residential $ per parcel $ per parcel Small < 3,200 sq. ft.$26.33 $26.07 ($0.02) Medium 3,200 to 7,200 sq. ft.$26.33 $49.92 $1.97 Large > 7,200 sq. ft.$26.33 $75.15 $4.07 Non-Single-Family Residential $ per Acre $ per Acre Apartments/Condos $157.98 $505.70 Commercial $210.64 $621.02 Municipal N/A $621.02 Schools N/A $392.88 Parks N/A $117.81 Golf Courses N/A $12.48 Vacant - Developed Parcels N/A $12.48 Undeveloped Parcels/Open Space No Charge Consumer Price Index-U (CPI-U), and Annual Cost Banking - Under state law, rate structures may be developed with annual increases when tied to CPI, or other price indices. The proposed Stormwater Fee Amendment includes the concept of CPI “banking.” The stormwater fee would be subject to an annual adjustment tied to the change in the annual CPI-U for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (not seasonally adjusted). The maximum adjustment will not exceed Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/28/2024