RESOLUTION NO. _____________
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SCA 12 (TORKALSON AND YEE), STORMWATER AND URBAN RUNOFF SERVICE FEES
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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that
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WHEREAS, increasingly strict regulation of pollutants from stormwater and urban runoff has significantly increased the costs faced by local agencies responsible for controlling those pollutants; and
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WHEREAS, local agencies find themselves caught between the need to expend large amounts of money on stormwater runoff management; and Proposition 218’s prohibitively high requirements for approving fees to fund those efforts, and
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WHEREAS, the California Constitution, with the exception of fees or charges for sewer, water, and refuse collection services, conditions the imposition or increase of a property-related fee or charge upon approval by either a majority vote of the owners of the properties subject to the fee or charge or, at the option of the agency imposing the fee or charge, by a 2/3 vote of the voters residing in the area affected by the fee or charge; and
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WHEREAS, this measure would additionally exclude fees and charges for stormwater and urban runoff management from these approval requirements for the imposition or increase of a property-related fee or charge;
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution supports SCA 12 (Torkalson and Yee), Stormwater and Urban Runoff Service Fees.
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