Reso 2025-041 Waste Water Discharge Fee

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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2025-041 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENT TO TITLE 6, CHAPTER 4 OF THE SAN LEANDRO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AMENDING FEES AND CHARGES FOR WASTEWATER DISCHARGE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025-2026 THROUGH 2029-2030 WHEREAS, the Water Pollution Control Enterprise Fund has rate setting objectives to adequately fund sewer utility operations, maintenance, capital replacement expenditures, and debt service obligations, while keeping rates as competitive as possible and maintaining a prudent level of reserves; and WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro conducted a Wastewater Rate Study to ensure equitable allocation among customer classifications and project the fiscal sustainability of the wastewater utility; and WHEREAS, this Wastewater Rate Study concluded that wastewater utility rates need to be increased to adequately fund operations, maintenance, capital replacement expenditures, and debt service operations; and WHEREAS, all property owners within the City’s sewer service area were sent notification of proposed rates on March 17, 2025 in accordance with Proposition 218; and WHEREAS, from the 14,589 notices mailed to property owners, a total of 122 valid written protests were received prior to the closing of the public hearing, representing fewer than the 7,294 protests required for a majority protest; and WHEREAS, proposed adjustments to the Master Fee Schedule are presented to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council is familiar with the contents thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: 1. That following public notice and public hearing as required by law, Title 6, Chapter 4, Section 6.4.110 of the San Leandro Administrative Code (“Fee Schedule”) is hereby amended by the attachment hereto, which is made a part hereof as Exhibit A; and 2. That the Fee Schedule section entitled “Wastewater Discharge Fees” is made a part of this resolution and is enacted thereby; and 3. That the provisions of the amended Fee Schedule identified herein as the attachment hereto shall take effect on July 1, 2025, and shall be automatically effective without further legislative action each subsequent July 1st until July 1, 2029.