Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement with SCI Consulting Group for Implementation of a Proposition 218 Voting Process for Enhanced Stormwater Rates for a Not to Exceed amount of $279,048; and to Approve the Appropriation of $229,048 in the Stormwater Fund
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
Quality of Life
Infrastructure
SUMMARY
City Council directed staff to proceed with a Proposition 218 voting process to update Stormwater fees from their 1993 levels. Given the legal framework of Proposition 218 and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act, SCI Consulting Group submitted a responsive proposal demonstrating their expertise in conducting this process.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a consulting services agreement with SCI Consulting Group for implementation of a Proposition 218 voting process for enhanced stormwater rates for a not to exceed amount of $279,048; and to approve the carryforward appropriation of $229,048 in the Stormwater Fund.
BACKGROUND
When established in 1993, the Stormwater Fund was intended to provide a funding source for San Leandro’s costs to comply with the provisions of the Stormwater Program, supporting activities related to stormwater pollution control, stormwater system maintenance, and improvement and repair of the infrastructure. Additional activities paid for by the fund and required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP) include public information/education, street sweeping, elimination of illicit discharges and connections, new development and construction site controls, and implementation of an inspection program for industrial and commercial properties.
Unfortunately, the Fund was established without an inflation factor. In the intervening years, in addition to increased labor costs, new ...
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