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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
Department of Public Works
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DATE:
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June 25, 2010
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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July 27, 2010
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SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:
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None
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VOTE REQUIRED:
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Majority
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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James C. Porter, Director of Public Works
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SUBJECT:
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Executive Summary - Adoption of the 2010-11 Water Pollution Control Service Charges Report for Flood Control Zone One - County Wide - San Mateo County Flood Control District
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the governing board of the San Mateo County Flood Control District adopt a resolution:
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Adopting the 2010-11 Water Pollution Control Service Charges Report for Flood Control Zone One Countywide; and
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Directing staff to file the report with the County Controller; and
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Authorizing the Director of Public Works to refund any overcharge contained in the report to the owner of the parcel that was overcharged when the overcharge resulted from data, data entry or computation errors.
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BACKGROUND:
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Flood Control Zone One was formed in 1993, for the purpose of carrying out pollution control requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The boundaries of Zone One are contiguous with those of the County.
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The San Mateo County Storm Water Management Plan (Plan) was adopted as a Zone project and the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) was authorized to assume responsibility for the Countywide compliance with the NPDES requirements through the Plan.
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Ordinance Nos. 03662 and 04054 were adopted by your Board, which set charge rates for water pollution control services in Flood Control Zone One and your Board has adopted annual resolutions approving the Water Pollution Control Service Charges Reports based on the rates and authorized the filing of the report with the County Controller.
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DISCUSSION:
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The Storm Water Management Plan is the basis for compliance with the NPDES municipal permit issued by the State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board. C/CAG, as in past years, is again requesting that your Board levy charges in Zone One to finance the General Program. The San Mateo County Flood Control Act provides that service charges may be placed upon the tax roll. The rates are based on property use and average square-foot area of properties within the use classifications.
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The charges are imposed in cities that have requested they be levied in their jurisdiction upon every parcel on the assessor's roll except for parcels owned by local, state and federal governments, and public school districts. Separately taxed improvements, such as mobile homes and underground utility improvements, have also been exempted. It is also recommended that the fees be imposed on property within the unincorporated area.
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All cities except Woodside have passed resolutions formally endorsing the proposed program and the rates and charges to be imposed within their respective jurisdictions. Brisbane, Colma, and San Mateo are requesting that the Flood Control District collect only the Basic Fees as originally approved in 1995, and not the Additional Fees approved in 2001. C/CAG will bill these cities directly for the additional fee component. C/CAG will also bill Woodside directly on the basis of the above rate structure.
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County Counsel has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form. The form of resolution also allows the Director of Public Works to refund any overcharge resulting from data, data entry, or computation errors.
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Adoption of the Report contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of an Environmentally Conscious Community by allowing the County and the cities to work together to finance a coordinated countywide program through the City County Association of Governments’ (C/CAG) San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program that complies with the pollution control requirements mandated by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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The proposed rates are estimated to generate $1,478,437 in revenue that will be used to finance the General Program and reimburse the County for the costs associated with levying the charges including the per parcel charge levied by the Controller, estimated at $0.34 per parcel based on the Controller’s rate schedule as approved by your Board. There is no impact to the General Fund.
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