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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: April 19, 2010 TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager FROM: Michael Bakaldin, Public Works Director M~ BY: Richard D. Pio Roda, Assistant City Attorney SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL S ephen L. Hollister City Manager IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROPOSITION 2.18, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO MAIL NOTICE OF PROPOSED SEWER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT RATE INCREASES; TO SET A 45 DAY PROTEST PERIOD; AND TO SET A DATE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PROTESTS TO PROPOSED RATE INCREASES TO FUND CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS SEISMIC REPAIRS AND COMPREHENSNE MODERNIZATION OF THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT (WPCP) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION In accordance with the requirements of Proposition 218, staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution that: • Authorizes staff to mail to all property owners served by the City's Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) notice of proposed sewer and wastewater treatment rate increases and a public hearing to receive and count protests to such rate increases; • Sets May 5, 2010 to June 21, 2010 as the protest period; and • Sets June 21, 2010, 7 p.m. (or as soon thereafter) at San Leandro City Hall as the date, time and place for a public hearing to receive and count the protests to the proposed rate increases. BACKGROUND The City is considering raising rates for sewer/wastewater treatment services to fund continued maintenance and operations, as well as seismic repairs and comprehensive modernization of the wastewater treatment facility. Before the City may raise those rates, it must comply with the procedural requirements of Prop. 218, which provides that the City must do the following: 1. Identify the parcels upon which the increased rates will apply. 2. Calculate the amount of the rate increase proposed to be imposed upon each parcel.