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Resolution establishing sewer service rates for Fiscal Year 2019-2020; amending the Master Fee Schedule to include the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Sewer Service Rates; adopting the Report of Annual Sewer Rentals Charges for Fiscal Year 2019-2020, and continuing the 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 April and May of 2017, in accordance with 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 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 June 28, 2017, 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 13% increase for all rate classifications for fiscal year 2017-2018; a 10% increase, if needed, for all rate classifications for fiscal year 2018-2019; and a 2% increase per year, if needed, for all classifications in fiscal years 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022; and,
WHEREAS, on May 29, 2019 and June 5, 2019, as required by law, notice of the proposed rates for fiscal year 2019-2020 and notice of the public hearing was published in a newspaper of general circulation; and
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2019, the City Council held a public hearing on the implementation of the fiscal year 2019-2020 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby approves the schedule of sewer rates as set forth in Exhibit A, attached her...
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