HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 55-2010RESOLUTION NO. 55-2010
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE SAN MATED
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT IMPOSE BASIC AND
ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR FUNDING THE EXPANDED
SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE 2010-2011 COUNTYWIDE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT 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 had 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 an 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 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 remained 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, which was to include a Stormwater Management
Plan for 1998 through 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 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 Permit CAS0029921, effective July 21,
1999, which expired July 20, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
opened the NPDES Permit CAS0029921 for the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Program to amend the permit to add new and redevelopment
language (Amendment of Order 99-059), and adopted the Amendment on February 19,
2003; and
WHEREAS, with the complete and timely application by the San Mateo
Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program for Permit renewal submitted on
January 23, 2004, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
administratively extended the expiration of said Permit until. such time as a public hearing
was held and the application was considered; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, after
Public Hearing, approved the Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit
CAS612008 (which includes San Mateo County Permittees), effective December 1, 2009,
which will expire November 30, 2014; 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 to impose charges to fund storm drainage programs such as the NPDES
Countywide General Program; and
WHEREAS, the Basic Annual Charges and Additional Annual Charges for fiscal
year 2010-2011, when adopted, would be necessary to fund a $1,783,745 Budget for
fiscal year 2010-2011 are as follows:
Basic Annual Fee:
Single Family Residence: $3.44 per parcel
Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and Condominium: $1.72 per parcel
All Other Land Uses: $3.44 per parcel for the first 11,000 square feet plus $0.32 per
1,000 square feet of additional parcel area.
Additional Annual Fee (Adjusted annually by CPI):
Single Family Resident: $2.94 per parcel
Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and Condominium: $1.46 per parcel
All Other Land Uses: $2.94 per parcel 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 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 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 that the City Council of the City of
South San Francisco:
Approves the amended Scope of Work imposed on the NPDES General
Program 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 Program annually,
2. Requests the basic and additional charges be collected through the San Mateo
County Flood Control District until a Council Resolution rescinding or
modifying this authorization is transmitted to the San Mateo County Flood
Control District by May 1, prior to the budget year the cancellation or
modification is to take effect,
3. Agrees that the additional charges to be imposed will be adjusted annually
based on the Consumer Price Index and C/CAG shall notify the City of said
adjustments annually prior to May 31 of each year,
4. Requests that all properties within the territorial limits of said City be charged
the basic and additional annual charges in accordance with said charges stated
above,
5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward 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 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 23rd day of June,
2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Pedro Gonzalez, Richard A. Garbarino, and Karyl Matsumoto,
Vice Mayor Kevin Mullin and Mayor Mark Addiego
NOES: None
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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v Clerk