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Resolution establishing sewer service rates for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027; amending the Master Fee Schedule to include the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Sewer Service Rates; adopting the Report of Annual Sewer Rentals Charges for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027; and continuing the City's Low-Income Sewer Rebate Program.
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WHEREAS, Chapter 14.12 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code authorizes the City Council to assess sewer rates by resolution; and
WHEREAS, in January 2022, following the requirements of Proposition 218, the City notified the owners of property within South San Francisco of the proposed five-year rate plan and the Sanitary Sewer System and Water Quality Control Plant's ("WQCP") capital improvement needs, state regulatory changes, the proposed rate increase and the structure of the rate changes; and
WHEREAS, on January 12, 2022, the City Council conducted a properly noticed public hearing, at which there was not a majority protest, and approved the five-year rate plan; and
WHEREAS, the adopted five-year rate plan included a 2% increase for all rate classifications for the fiscal year 2022-2023; a 3% increase, as needed, for all rate classifications for the fiscal years 2023-2024; through 2026-2027; and,
WHEREAS, the City Clerk, as required by law, noticed the proposed rates for the fiscal year 2026-2027. The City Clerk published notice of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation; and
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2026, the City Council held a public hearing on the implementation of the fiscal year 2026-2027 sewer rates as stated in the five-year rate plan; and
WHEREAS, the rates reflected in the Report of Annual Sewer Rentals and Charges are consistent with the five-year financing plan; and
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2026, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the proposed 3% increase for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and related Report of Annual Sewer Rentals and Charges for the fiscal year 2026-2027; and
WHEREAS...
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