HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 67-2002RESOLUTION NO. 67-2002
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE SAN MATEO
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT IMPOSE CHARGES FOR
FUNDING THE 22002-03 COUNTYWIDE NATIONAL POLLUTION
DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) GENERAL
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency, under amendments to the 1987
Federal Clean Water Act, imposed regulations that mandate local governments to control and
reduce the amount of stormwater pollutant runoff into receiving waters; and
WHEREAS, under the authority of California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act, the
State Water Resources Control Board has delegated authority to its regional boards to invoke
permitting requirements upon counties and cities; and
WHEREAS, in July 1991, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
notified San Mateo County of the requirement to submit a NPDES Permit Application by
November 30, 1992; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the NPDES Permit Process, San Mateo County in
conjunction with all incorporated cities in San Mateo County has prepared a San Mateo
Countywide Stormwater Management Plan which has a General Program as a fundamental
component of the Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan was submitted to
the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Management Plan was
approved by the Board and made part of the NPDES Waste Discharge Permit CA 0029921,
issued September 13, 1993 and remaining in effect through June 30, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan and NPDES
Waste Discharge Permit CA 0029921 required that San Mateo County submit a renewal
application by March 31, 1998, including a Stormwater Management Plan for 1998 through
2003; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County NPDES Technical Advisory Committee prepared the
San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan for 1998-2003; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco accepted, adopted and committed to
implement the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan for 1998-2003, and the
renewal application and Plan were submitted to the San Francisco Regional Water Quality
Control Board on March 18, 1998; and
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WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, after Public
Hearing, approved the Renewed NPDES Permit effective July 21, 1999 and which expires July
20, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Flood Control District Act, as amended by the State
Legislature in 1992 (Assembly Bill 2635), authorized the San Mateo County Flood Control
District ("District") to impose charges to fund storm drainage programs such as the NPDES
Program; and
WHEREAS, in 1995, District adopted, by ordinance, charges ("Basic Charges") to fund
the Countywide General Program at the following rates: Single Family Resident: $3.44/APN;
Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and Condominium: $1.72/APN; all other land uses a base
rate of $3.44/APN for the first 11,000 square feet plus $0.3127 per 1,000 additional square feet
of parcel area; and
WHEREAS, District has requested all cities to indicate, by resolution, whether they wish
to have District collect the Basic Charges on behalf of the City to fund a portion of the
$1,295,348 Budget for FY 2002-2003; and
WHEREAS, the charges are in the nature of a sewer service charge in that they are
intended to fund a federally mandated program; the purpose of which is to create waste treatment
management planning processes to reduce the amount of pollutants in discharges from property
into municipal storm sewer systems which, in turn, discharge into the waters of the United
States; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco has held a hearing upon the proposal to
fund the Countywide NPDES General Program through the San Mateo County Flood Control
District. The City Council makes the below resolve following that hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE City Council of the City of South
San Francisco that
1. Resolution No. 46-2002 is hereby superceded.
The City of South San Francisco respectfully requests the San Mateo County Board of
Supervisors, acting as the governing board of the San Mateo County Flood Control
District, to impose those charges necessary to fund the Countywide NPDES General
Program; and
The City of South San Francisco respectfully requests that all properties within the
territorial limits of said City be charged the annual charges in accordance with said
charges stated above; and
4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the San
Mateo County Board of Supervisors and to the NPDES Coordinator of C/CAG.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the
City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of July
2002 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers Joseph A. Femekes, Raymond L. Green and Karyl Matsumoto,
Mayor Pro Tem Pedro Gonzalez
None.
None.
Mayor Eugene R. Mullin
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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