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RESOLUTION NO. 60-2007
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A INCREASE FOR SEWER
RATES EFFECTIVE FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008, AMENDING
THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE THE RATES,
AND ADOPTING A REPORT OF ANNUAL SEWER RENTALS
OR CHARGES FOR 2007-2008 PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14.12
OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, by Chapter 14.12 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code the City
Council is authorized to establish sewer rates by resolution; and
WHEREAS, in March 2004, the City Council reviewed the implementation ofthe 5-
year rate increases of 25% for 2004-2005, and up to 9% annually through 2008-2009 to
finance improvements to the City's sewer collection, pumping and treatment facilities; and
WHEREAS, in May and June of 2007, in accordance with the requirements of
Proposition 218, the City notified the owners of property within South San Francisco of the
proposed rate increases, and notice of the proposed increase and the public hearing was
published in the San Mateo Times; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has given notice and on June 13,2007, held a public
hearing as required by law on the subject sewer rates; 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 by the City Council of the City of South
San Francisco that it hereby approve the schedule of rates set forth in the attached Exhibit
"A" which implements the previously approved financing plan, and hereby amends the City's
Master Fee Schedule to include the rates.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby adopts the Report of
Annual Sewer Rentals and Charges for Fiscal Year 2007-2008, and directs that the rates so
established shall be collected on the official tax assessment roll, together with real property
taxes, and that the amount shall constitute liens upon the properties which shall be effective
at the same time and to the same extent as is provided for by law in the case of real property
taxes, with like penalties for delinquencies.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the
City Council ofthe City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 13th day of June,
2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Mark N. Addiego. Joseph A. Fernekes and Karvl Matsumoto.
Vice Mayor Pedro Gonzalez and Mayor Richard A. Garbarino
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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EXHIBIT "A" TO RESOLUTION NO.
PARCELS BY USE CLASSIFICATION ANNUAL RATE
A. Residential Class
Single-family dwelling $352.00 per dwelling
per year
Multi-family dwelling (duplexes, $352.00 per dwelling
flats, apartments, and similar per unit per year
class of users)
Trailer Court and similar class of $316.00 per dwelling
uses per unit per year
B. Institutional Class
Schools, colleges, rest homes,
hospitals, clubs, lodges, and
similar class of uses.
Minimum charge, or $352.00 per year
V olume charge based on water $ 3.765 per 100
consumed (metered inflow), or cubic feet of water
consumed
Volume charge based on water $ 4.183 per 100
consumed (metered effluent) cubic feet of water
consumed
C. Commercial and Nonmonitored
Industrial Classes
1. Light Strength Uses:
Bars (without dining
facilities), car washes,
department and retail stores,
hotels, motels (without dining
facilities), laundromats,
professional and business
offices, banks, savings and
loan associations, warehouses,
auto rentals (without repair
shops), newspapers, commercial
printing shops, freight and
drayage services, barber shops,
shoe repair shops, camera
shops, plating shops, wood and
furniture fabricators, heating
and appliance stores, drug
stores, auto supply stores,
general contractors' offices,
public administration offices,
health services, legal
services, dry cleaners, metal
fabricators, lumber companies,
laundry services, sheet metal
shops, and similar classes of
uses with wastewater strengths
less than or approximated
equivalent to residential
strength
Minimum charge, or
$352.00 per facility
per year
V olume charge based on water
consumed (metered inflow), or
$ 4.665 per 100 cubic
feet of water consumed
Volume charge based on water
consumed (metered effluent)
$ 5.185 per 100 cubic
feet of water consumed
2. Moderate Strength Uses:
Auto/gas service stations,
auto steam cleaners, auto
rentals (with repair shops),
bakeries, beauty and hair
salons, commercial laundries,
mortuaries, lodges (with
dining facilities), radiator
repair shops, markets (with
garbage disposals), ice cream
parlors, candy manufacturers,
food preparation and caterers,
sandwich shops, drive-in
theaters, creameries, roofers,
chemical preparations, machine
shops, photo/fIlm processors,
rug, carpet, upholstery
cleaners, foundries, ceramics
studios, oil services,
transmission services,
sanitation services,
furriers, drum and
barrel cleaners, and similar
classes of uses with
wastewater strengths
significantly greater than
residential strength.
The user will be reclassified
to the light strength use
classification if it adequately
demonstrates to the city
engineer it is discharging only
segregated or wastewater
equivalent in strength to
residential wastewater.
Minimum charge, or
$352.00 per year
Volume charge based on water
consumed (metered inflow), or
$ 7.302 per 100
cubic feet of water
consumed
Volume charge based on water
consumed (metered effluent)
$ 8.115 per 100
cubic feet of water
consumed
3. Restaurants, Cafes and Other
Eating Places:
Minimum charge, or
$352.00 per year
Volume charge, based on water
consumed (metered inflow), or
$ 10.671 per 100
cubic feet of water
consumed
V olume charge, based on water $ 11.856 per 100
consumed (metered effluent) cubic feet of water
consumed
Monitored and Industrial Class:
1. Monitored and Industrial
Users:
Manufacturers, processors,
producers, laundries, photo
finishers, painting services,
packagers and similar classes
of uses whose wastewater are
monitored by the City
Minimum charge, or combination $352.00 per year
of the following:
V olume charge, based on water $ 2.796 per 100
consumed (metered inflow), or cubic feet of water
consumed
Volume charge, based on water $ 3.106 per 100
consumed (metered effluent) cubic feet of water
consumed
Surcharge for suspended solids $ 0.939 per pound of
(SS) suspended solids
discharged
Surcharge for chemical oxygen $ 0.290 per pound of
demand (COD) COD discharged
2. Septage Waste Haulers:
Commercial businesses which
haul to and dispose of septage
waste at the Water Quality
Control Plant.
Minimum charge $352.00 per year
Volume charge based on waste $ 0.199 per gallon
water discharge discharged
RESIDENTIAL SURVEY
SEWER SERVICE CHARGE
SAN MATEO COUNTY
(AS OF MA Y 2007)
AGENCY ANNUAL SEWER CHARGE
HILLSBOROUGH $1315*
PACIFICA $623
BRISBANE $535
MILLBRAE $448
FOSTER CITY $421*
HALF MOON BA Y $419
SAN BRUNO $410
DAL Y CITY $406
REDWOOD CITY $396*
BURLINGAME $395
SAN MATEO $390
BELMONT $364*
SAN CARLOS $359*
MONT ARA SANITARY DIST. $358
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (with prop sed 9% increase) $352*
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (Current) $323*
EL GRANADA SANITARY $314*
MENLO PARK $290*
AVE $451
*Flat charge per year not tied to individual water consumption
Other listed rates are annual estimates based on homeowners "average" monthly domestic
water consumption charges that can vary from year to year, household to household.