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RESOLUTION NO. 57-2008
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO RECOMMENDING THAT THE
SAN MATEO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
IMPOSE BASIC AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR
FUNDING THE EXPANDED SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE
2008/09 COUNTYWIDE NATIONAL POLLUTANT
DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) GENERAL
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, The Environmental Protection Agency, under mnendlnents to the
1987 Federal Clean Water Act, ilnposed regulations that mandate local governnlents to
control and reduce the anlount of stonnwater pollutant runoff into receiving waters; and
WHEREAS, under the authority of California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act,
the State Water Resources Control Board had delegated authority to its regional boards to
invoke pennitting 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 requirelnent to submit an NPDES Pelmit
Application by November 30, 1992; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the NPDES Penllit Process, San Mateo County in
conjunction with all incorporated cities in San Mateo County has prepared a Stonn water
Managenlent Plan, which has a General Program as a fundamental component of the
Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan has been
submitted to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and the
Managenlent Plan has been approved by the Board and lnade part of the NPDES Waste
Discharge Permit CA 0029921, issued Septelnber 13, 1993, and relnaining 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 sublnit a
renewal application by March 31, 1998, which shall include a Stonnwater Managelnent
Plan for 1998 through 2003; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco has accepted, adopted and
cOlnmitted to implelnent the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan for
1998-2003 and the renewal application and Plan was submitted to the San Francisco
Regional Water Quality Control Board on March 18,1998; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, after
Public Hearing, approved the renewed NPDES Pennit CAS0029921, effective July 21,
1999, which expired July 20,2004; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
opened the NPDES Pennit CAS0029921 for the San Mateo Countywide Stonnwater
Pollution Prevention Progrmn to mnend the penllit to add new and redevelopment
language (A:tllendnlent of Order 99-059), and adopted the AInendlnent on Febnlary 19,
2003; and
WHEREAS, with the conlplete and timely application by the San Mateo
Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program for Penllit renewal sublnitted on
J mluary 23, 2004, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board will
administratively extend the expiration of said Pernlit until such time as a public hearing is
held and the application is considered; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Flood Control District Act, as amended by the
State Legislature in 1992 (AsseInbly Bill 2635), authorized the San Mateo County Flood
Control District to ilnpose charges to fund stonll drainage progrmns such as the NPDES
County-wide General Program; and
WHEREAS, the Basic Annual Charges and Additional Annual Charges for fiscal
year 2008/09, when adopted, would be necessary to fund a $1,520,415 Budget for fiscal
year 2008/09 are as follows:
Basic Annual Charges;
Single Family Residence: $3.44/APN
Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and Condominiuln: $1.72/ APN
All Other Land Uses: $3.44/APN for the first 11,000 square feet plus
$0.32 per 1,000 square feet additional square feet of parcel area.
Additional Annual Charge (adjusted annually by C.P.I.);
Single Family Resident: $2.86APN
Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and Condominium: $1.42/ APN
All Other Land Uses: $2.86 APN for the first 11,000 square feet plus
$0.26 per 1,000 additional square feet of parcel area.
WHEREAS, the charges are in the nature of a sewer service charge in that they
are intended to fund a federally mandated progranl 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 water 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;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
South San Francisco that:
1. The City of South San Francisco approves the mnended Scope of Work
inlposed on the NPDES General Progrmn and 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 basic and additional
charges necessary to fund the Countywide NPDES General Progrmn ; and
2. The City of South San Francisco requests the basic and additional charges be
collected through the San Mateo County Flood Control District;
3. The City of South San Francisco agrees that the additional charges to be
ilnposed will be adjusted mUlually based on the Consumer Price hldex (CPI)
and C/CAG shall notify the City of said adjustInents amlually prior to May 31
of each year; and
4. The City of South San Francisco requests that all propeliies within the
territorial limits of said City be charged the basic and additional mUlual
charges in accordance with said charges stated above; and
5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to fOlward copies of this Resolution to the
Clerk of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, the San Mateo County
Flood Control District, the San Mateo County Public Works Director, and to
the NPDES Coordinator of C/CAG.
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I hereby celiify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the
City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular lneeting held on the 11 th day of
June 2008 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilnlembers Mark N. Addiego Richard A. Garbarino, Kevin Mullin,
Mayor Pro Tem Karyl Matsunloto and Mayor Pedro Gonzalez
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT: None
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