proposed to dedicate 10 feet of private property in easement in favor of public right -of-way, effectively increasing the street width by 10 feet along the property’s frontage.
FISCAL IMPACTS
There is n o financial impact for this action. The funding for the design, plan checking, construction, and inspection of proposed public improvements , including ADA compliant sidewalk along the property’s frontage and the respective Grant of Right -of-Way recordation filing fees, will be at the complete expense of the developer. The maintenance of the sidewalk will eventually be part of the City’s responsibili ties to maintain as the City is responsible for maintaining existing right-of-way public improvements.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Provide alternative direction to staff.
ATTACHMENT
1. Exhibit A - Grant of Easement, Legal Description, Plot Plan
2. Exhibit B - Certificate of Acceptance
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CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE
This is to certify that the interests in real property conveyed by the Grant of Right-of-Way Easement to which this Certificate o f Acceptance is attached, dated March 08 , 20 24 from Kenneth J Catanzarite, a married man as his sole and separate property, to the City of Colton, a municipal corporation, is hereby accepted by the order of City Council of the City of Colton on the 02nd Day of April, 2024 and the CITY OF COLTON consents to recordation thereof by its duly authorized agent.
THE CITY OF COLTON, a municipal corporation
By: ______________________________________
STEPHANIE M. VARGAS
Deputy City Clerk
Dated: _________________
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ITEM NO. 18
STAFF REPORT
DATE: APRIL 2, 2024
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: BILL SMITH, CITY MANAGER
PREPARED BY: STACEY DABBS, FINANCE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: APPROVE UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UTILIZING ARPA FUNDS.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action:
Approve the Utility Assistance Program to provide a one-time utility account credit to 5,090 identified customers in the amount of $147.34.
BACKGROUND
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), signed into law on March 11, 2021, provides $1.9 trillion worth of federal COVID -19 relief. The relief package includes $350 billion in additional funding for state and local governments, more commonly designated as the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“SLFRF”). The local funding portion is approximately $130 billion, equally divided between cities and counties. The City of Colton received $14.8 million in funding.
On June 6, 2023, the City Council adopted the FY2023 -24 budget, which included a one -time $750,000 appropriation for a Utility Assistance Program to assist residential utility customers impacted by the post -pandemic reimplementation of the City’s disconnections and associated fees for delinquent utility accounts.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
ARPA funds are non-recurring, and their use, as approved by the City Council, would be applied to non-recurring expenditures. Staff evaluated the best approach to identify those customers that would best fit the criteria for the most at-risk residential utility accounts for using the allocated 18 Packet Pg. 534
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ARPA funding. Several scenarios were extracted and analyzed from the billing system to identify customers who best fit the at -risk accounts population. The methodology and approach were to focus specifically on accounts that were subject to the Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) and had other risk criteria, such as delinquencies that resulted in late fees, door tag fees, and/or shut-off fees to direct utility assistance funds to those most negatively im pacted by the compounding of the PCA with the City’s post-pandemic reinstated the late fees, door tag fee, and regular disconnections. In all cases, the scenarios considered current active residential accounts subject to the PCA, with slight variations in other criteria identifying an at-risk need.
First scenario
Currently Active Accounts = 6,154; $750,000/6,154 = $121.87 credit per account Criteria:
Residential Accounts with Electric Service
Accounts that have been charged the PCA
All accounts that have been assessed the 5% penalty/late fees from July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023
Second scenario
Currently Active Accounts = 5,090; $750,000/5,090 = $147.34 credit per account Criteria:
Residential Accounts with Electric Service
Accounts that have been charged the PCA
All accounts that have been assessed Door Tag fees from July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023
Third scenario
Currently Active Accounts = 1,226; $750,000 / 1,226 = $611.74 credit per account.
Criteria:
Residential Accounts with Electric Service
Accounts that have been charged the PCA
All accounts assessed the $10 Disconnect penalty/late fees from July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023
Staff’s recommendation to apply the credit to the second scenario is based on the historical trend of many utility account customers utilizing the grace period and late notice period to extend the due date of their account. Many of those accounts with the 5% late fee typically make payment prior to receiving the door tag and associated door tag fees. In comparing the third scenario with the recommended action, staff concluded that while the account credit was significant, the reach in terms of the number of accounts impacted was underwhelming, considering the number of accounts with door tags.
FISCAL IMPACTS
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The recommended scenario would credit 5,090 active residential utility accounts with a one -time credit of $147.34 toward their utility account.
Sufficient appropriations to implement the residential Utility Assistance Program as recommended are available in the FY2023 -24 adopted budget in Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Account Number 219-2453-1000-2300-0000-000.
ALTERNATIVES
Provide staff alternative direction.
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