File #: 24-195    Version: 1 Name: PH Stormwater Fee - Protest Findings, Directing Balloting & City-owned Parcels
Type: Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council
Meeting Date: 5/20/2024 Final action: 5/20/2024
Enactment date: Enactment #: Reso 2024-001 PA & Reso 2024-044
Title: Adopt Two Resolutions 1) Finding that a Majority Protest Does Not Exist, Directing a Property Owner Ballot Proceeding for the City's Stormwater Fee Amendment and Directing the City Manager to Vote "Yes" for City of San Leandro Owned Parcels and 2) Directing the City Manager to Vote "Yes" for San Leandro Parking Authority Owned Parcels
Sponsors: Fran Robustelli
Attachments: 1. A - Reso Directing Prop 218 Balloting Proceedings, 2. B - Reso Parking Authority Voting, 3. C - City Owned Properties, 4. D - Parking Authority Owned Parcel, 5. E - Protests Received (Redacted), 6. F - Invalid Protest (EBMUD) (Redacted), 7. G - Presentation Prop 218 Public Hearing
Related files: 23-416, 23-085, 23-160, 24-072, 24-107
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Adopt Two Resolutions 1) Finding that a Majority Protest Does Not Exist, Directing a Property Owner Ballot Proceeding for the City's Stormwater Fee Amendment and Directing the City Manager to Vote "Yes" for City of San Leandro Owned Parcels and 2) Directing the City Manager to Vote "Yes" for San Leandro Parking Authority Owned Parcels

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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure

SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
The City of San Leandro's (City) Stormwater Fund is failing to keep up with the significant operations, capital, and regulatory requirements of the stormwater system. The City's risk in maintaining an out-of-date stormwater system is only compounded by rising sea levels and more frequent, intense storms.

The City's existing Stormwater Fee has remained flat for more than thirty years. As a result, the Stormwater Fund has been incurring annual deficit spending.

On April 2, 2024, the City Council took the first of two legally required steps to have property owners decide whether to amend the Stormwater Fee. The City Council directed staff to mail a notice to all recorded owners of affected parcels notifying them of a May 20, 2024 public hearing on a proposed 2024 Stormwater Fee Amendment. The proposed fee for a residence on a medium sized parcel, which is the most common type of property owned in the City, would be $49.97 annually, an increase of $23.64 from the current rate of $26.33 per year.

At the close of the public hearing, the City Council will determine whether a majority protest against the proposed fee amendment exists. If no majority protest exists, staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution finding no majority protest, direct a property owner ballot proceeding, and direct the City Manager to vote "yes" on the ballot for City-owned parcels.

BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS

The City operates and maintains a stormwater system, which provides vital services to safeguard neighborhoods from flooding and protects loca...

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