Agenda — Firebaugh City Council, December 18, 2023

MEETING AGENDA
The City Council/Successor Agency of the City of Firebaugh Vol. No. 23/12-18 ______________________________________________________________________ Location of Meeting: Andrew Firebaugh Community Center
1655 13th Street, Firebaugh, CA 93622
Date/Time: December 18, 2023/6:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL Mayor Felipe Perez
Mayor Pro Tem Elsa Lopez
Council Member Freddy Valdez
Council Member Silvia Renteria
Council Member Brady Jenkins
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to access the Andrew Firebaugh Community Center to participate at this meeting, please contact the Deputy City Clerk at (559) 659-2043. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the city to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the Andrew Firebaugh Community Center.

Any writing or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at City Hall, in the Deputy City Clerk’s office, during normal business hours.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

PRESENTATION

PUBLIC COMMENT
Any person or persons wishing to address the City Council on any matter that is not on the agenda may do so at this time. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. Issues raised during Public Comments are informational only and the Council cannot take action at this time. All comments should be directed at the Mayor and not at individual Councilmembers or staff members.

REORGANIZATION

1. REORGANIZATION OF CITY COUNCIL.

A. New Mayor Elsa Lopez
B. New Mayor Pro-Temp Freddy Valdez

CONSENT CALENDAR
Items listed on the calendar are considered routine and are acted upon by one motion unless any Council member requests separate action. Typical items include minutes, claims, adoption of ordinances previously introduced and discussed, execution of agreements and other similar items.

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – The City Council regular meeting on December 4, 2023.

City Council Agenda
December 18, 2023

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3. WARRANT REGISTER – Period starting November 1 and ending on November 30, 2023.

November 2023 General Warrants #45119 - #45224 $ 855,944.48 Payroll Warrants #72149 - #72178 $ 226,949.67
TOTAL $ 1,082,894.15

4. CITY OF FIREBAUGH 2024 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.

5. CITY OF FIREBAUGH 2024 COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE.

6. CITY OF FIREBAUGH 2024 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT.

PUBLIC HEARING

7. ORDINANCE NO. 23-02 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH AMENDING SECTION 4-2.6.1 OF THE FIREBAUGH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ITINERANT BUSINESSES – FIRST READING.

Recommended Action: Council receives public comment & waives the first reading Ord. 23-02.

8. RESOLUTION NO. 23-51 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING BUSINESS LICENSE FEES AND ITINERATE BUSINESS LICENSE FEES.

Recommended Action: Council receives public comment & approves Res. No. 23-51.

OLD BUSINESS:

9. REVIEW AND CONSIDER A WATER / WASTEWATER RATE STUDY COMPLETED BY TUCKFIELD & ASSOCIATES.

Recommended Action: Council receive public comment & approve, give direction to begin the Proposition 218.

NEW BUSINESS

10. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE ELEMENT 7.

Recommended Action: Council receives public comment & approves Element 7 proposal.

11. RESOLUTION NO. 23-52 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A 5% INCREASE IN BASE ANNUAL SALARY OF CITY MANAGER BENJAMIN GALLEGOS BASED ON 2023 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND APPROVING A 3% BONUS PAYMENT.

Recommended Action: Council receives public comment & approves Res. No. 23-52.

12. RESOLUTION NO. 23-53 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH

APPROVING A LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) AND THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH RELATED TO IMPROVEMENTS ALONG STATE ROUTE 33.

Recommended Action: Council receives public comment & approves Res. No. 23-53.

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December 18, 2023

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13. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE TIME CHANGE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

Recommended Action: City Council receives comments and takes action.

SUCCESSOR AGENCY MATTERS

14. RESOLUTION NO. 23-54 - A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FIREBAUGH

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING THE RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR JULY 1, 2024, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR JULY 1, 2024, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025.

Recommended Action: Council receives public comment & approves Re. No. 23-54.

15. HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY SENATE BILL 341 ANNUAL REPORTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23.

Recommended Action: Receive & file City of Firebaugh Housing Successor Agency Annual Report FY22-23.

STAFF REPORTS

PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM ONLY

CLOSED SESSION

ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER CLOSED SESSION

ADJOURNMENT
Certification of posting the agenda
I declare under penalty of perjury that I am employed by the City of Firebaugh and that I posted this agenda on the bulletin boards at City Hall, December 15, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. by Rita Lozano Deputy City Clerk.

CITY OF FIREBAUGH
Notice of Citv Council Re-orsanization
As of December 18,2023
Name Term
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
City Clerk
City Treasurer
Deputy City Clerk
Elsa Lopez
Freddy Yaldez
Silvia Renteria
Brady Jenkins
Felipe Perez
Amanda Fleming
Vacant
November 2020 - Nov. 2024
November 2020 - Nov. 2024
November 2022 - Nov. 2026
November 2020 - Nov. 2024
November 2022 - Nov. 2026
November 2022 -Nov. 2026
Rita Lozano
Email : deput)'clerk@ci. firebaugh.ca.us
Phone: 559 -659-2043 ext. 207
City Manager Ben Gallegos, City Manager/Acting Public Works Director Email : citymanager@ci. firebaugh. ca.us
Email : b galle gos@fi rebaueh.org
Phone: 559-659-2043 ext. 206
Finance Director Pio Martin
Email : Pmartin@ hrebaueh.org
Phone: 559-659-2043 ext. 209
All contact information for officials will be address to:

City Hall
1 133 "P" Street
Firebaugh, CA 93622
Phone # (559) 659-2043 Fax # (559) 659-3412
Regular meeting of the Firebaugh City Council is held on the first and third Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m., Andrew Firebaugh Community Center, 1655 l3th Street, Firebaugh, CA 93622.

MEETING MINUTES
The City CounciVSuccessor Agency of the City of Firebaugh Vol. No.23ll2-04
Location of Meeting:

Date/Time:

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL
Andrew Firebaugh Community Center
1655 13th Street, Firebaugh, CA 93622
December 4, 202316200 p.m.

Meeting called to order by Mayor Perez at 6:00 p.m.

Mayor Felipe P6rez
Mayor Pro Tem Elsa Lopez
Council Member Freddy Valdez
Council Member Silvia Renteria,
Council Member Brady Jenkins
ABSENT:

OTHERS: City Attorney Christina Di Filippo; City Manager, Ben Gallegos, Acct. Tech. II Olga Flores; public Works Director, Michael Molina; Finance Director, Pio Martin; Police Chief, Sal Raygoza; Battalion Chief, Hector Marin; Gouveia Engineering, Mario Gouveia, Ramiro Ramirez, Ruben Rangel, Candi Rangel, Chris Gutierrez, & others.

PLEDGE oF'ALLEGTANCE council Member valdez ted pledge of Allegiance.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Motion to apprcve agenda with removal of agenda item # I by Council Member Valdez, second by Council Member Jenkins, motion passed by 5-0 vote.

PRESENTATION

PUBLIC COMMENT
G. Leib hosted breakfast with Santa and bingo and would like to request the use of the A.F. Community Center for next year's event.

CONSENT CALENDAR
l. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - The Citv Council special ioint meetine on November 20. 2023.

2. WARRANT REGISTER-Period startine October I and endine on October 31.2023.

October 2023 General Warrants
Payroll Warrants
TOTAL
#4s005 - #45118
#72t25 - #72148
$ 805,353.91
L 234.709.22
$ 1,040,063.13
Motion to accept consent cqlendar by Council Member Vsldez, second Council Member Jenkins; motion passed by 5-0 vote.

PUBLIC HEARING

3. AMENDING 4-2.6.1 OF THE H MT]NICIPAI, CODE RELATING TO ITINERANT BUSINESSES _TABLED TO DECEMBER 18.2023.

Item is tabled for the next council meeting.

City Council Minutes
December 4, 2023

4. RESOLUTION 23-49 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH APPROVING TENTATIVE STJBDIVISION MAP 2023-01 (HABITAT FORHUMANITN.

Motion to approve Res. No. 23-49 by Council Member Lopez,, second Council Member Jenkins; motion passed by 5-0 vote.

NEW BUSINESS

5. PROPOSAL AND CONSIDERATION OF A WATER/WASTEWATER RATE STUDY COMPLETED BY TUCKF'IELD & ASSOCIATES.

Council members Yaldez and Renteria asked for a survey with Mendota and Dos Palos to be included. Ben will provide a copy of the CIP information, Council Member Yaldez requested to see 3 years of information to show chemical increase over the past years, and Public Works Director is to bring back information of cost or estimated cost of future operations.

Informational item only.

6. RESOLUTION NO. 23-50 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

FIREBAUGH APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES WITH RETAIL STRATEGIES. LLC.

Motion to spprove Res. No. 23-50 by Council Member Lopez, second Council Member Valdez; motion passed by 5-0 vote.

7. THE CITY COUNCIL OF'THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE ELEMENT 7.

Motion to table the item was tabled by Council Member Valdez, second Council Member Jenkins; motion passed by 5-0 vote.

8. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CHANGING FROM ONE TO TWO COTINCIL MEETINGS A MONTH.

Motion to removal of agenda item # I by Council Member Valdez, second by Council Member lenkins, motion passed by 5-0 vote.

9. THE CITY COIINCII, OF' THE CITY OF' TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A PROCLAMATION OF DECEMBER lST AS MELANIE RIOS CAMACHO DAY.

Council Member Yaldez read a copy of the proposed Proclamation; Police Chief Raygoza suggested every year there should be a moment of silence when lighting the tree. Council Member Yaldez stated, he will amend the resolution to add the recommended suggestion.

Motion to approve proclamation by Council Member Jenkins, second Coancil Member Lopez; motion passed by 5-0 vote.

10. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE AIRPORT - COST AIID FEES.

Informational item only.

11. THE CITY COUNCIL OF'THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE DUNKLE PARK - RESTROOMS.

Informational item only.

City Council Minutes
December 4, 2023

12. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF'FIREBAUGH TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE DUNKLE PARK - SNACK BAR.

Informational item only.

13. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF'F'IREBAUGH TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE DUNKLE PARK - F'RONT AND BACK PARKING LOTS.

Informational item only.

14. THE CITY COUNCIL OF'THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH TO DISCUSS Al\D CONSIDER THE DUNKLE PARK - BUILDINGS UP F'RONT.
f nfor m atio n a I ite m o nly.

15. TIIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE COTJNCIL MEMBERS' STIPEND.

Info rm atio n al ite m o nly.

16. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF' F'IREBAUGH TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A JOSH ALLEN
Info rmatio n al ite m o n ly.

STAFF REPORTS
> Police Chief Sal Ravsoza - moving December 12' 2023, the sheriff s office will dispatch for one week from December 5ft through next Tuesday.

D Public Works Director. Michael Molina - Finished with the Christmas parade, maintenance on water sites, planning on the shutting down Maldonado Park to fix the field. > Bqttslion Chief, Hector Marin - fire truck was decorated by a few of the fre fighters for the Christmas parade. > Citv Manaseh Ben Gallesos - staff did an awesome job, had a great time there. Glad to see the Fire Department is using the equipment, seeking grant funding for Maldonado Park, hoping to get awarded this time. Attending a press conference December 12, 2023, at the County of records office. Hopefully, we won't see any more illegal labs like the one found in Reedley. Would like to request you to change the city employee lunch date scheduled for the 7th, I'm not available to attend that day.

D Finance Director, Pio Martin - working with It regarding the system issues that keep causing our system to go down, starting to work on the audit.

D Council Memher Renteria - Thanked the Police Chief for taking the lead with Melanie Camacho vigil. Thanked Isable and Olge for their work on the Christmas Parade, as well as Thanking Public Works Director Molina and his staff for setting up for the event, everyone did an awesome gob. Council approved; Council Member Renteria requested the lunch be before Christmas.

D Council Member Vsldez - stated that all the city events have been phenomenal and thanked the staff for their hard work.

D Council Member Lopez - said thank you to all the employees, it was a very nice event.

Y Council Member. Jenkins - echoed what Council Member Renteria said, it was a really good thing to have a vigil for Melanie Camcho. The Fire Department did a really good job.

Y Council Member Perez- Congrats to everyone, everyone was very excited about it.

City Council Minutes
December 4, 2023

PUBLIC COMMENT
None
'f' Motion to enter closed session hy Council Member Sablan, Second by Council Member Lopez; vote pass by 5-0 vote.

CLOSED SESSION

17. Government Code Section 54957
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EVALUATION: City Manager.
* Motion to enter open session by Council Member Sablan, Second by Council Member Lopez; vote pass by 5-0 vote.

ANNOT]NCEMENT AF'TER CLOSED SESSION
Ciq Manager received a positive evaluation by the consensus of the council members.

ADJOT]RNMENT
':' Motion to adjourn by Council Member Valdez, second by Council Member Lopez, motion passes by a 5-0 vote.

REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL

MEMORANDUM
AGENDA ITEM NO:

COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 18,2023
SUBJECT: Warrant Register Dated: November 1,2023 - November 30,2023 RECOMMENDATION:

In accordance with Section 31202 of the Government Code of the State of Califomia there is presented here with a summary of the demands against the City of Firebaugh covering obligations to be paid during the period of:

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 _ NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Each demand has been audited and I hereby certify to their accuracy and that there are sufficient funds for their payment as of this date.

IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVE THE REGISTER OF DEMANDS AS FOLLOWS:

GENERAL WARRANTS

PAYROLL WARRANTS
.# 45119 - #45224
.# 72149 - #72178
$ 8ss.944.48 $ 226.949.67
TOTAL WARRANTS $ 1,082,894.15

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Check Check
Date Name
ITIII2O23 CITY OF FIREBAUGH
Number
45119
4st20 tUU2023 U.S. POSTMASTER
45121 11/2/2023 CITY OF FIREBAUGH
45t22 tu2t2023 U.S. POSTMASTER
45123 tU312023 AVrD WATER
45128 tU3/2023 JULIO BARRTOS
Net
Amount Description
S 59,476.93 ME CHECK OCTOBER 2023
$ 260.19 LATE NOTICES POSTAGE NOV23
$ 141,006.52 PAYROLL ENDING t0t27t2023
$ 1,I13.2I UTILITYBILLINGNOVEMBER}OZ3

23.67 85.44

21.43 9.85

39.39 28.37

20.62 19.32

18.61 Check Total: $ 266.70

COUPLING

GLUE/SLIP FIX
GLUE

ADAPTER

CONCRETE MIX
PIPE

ADAPTER/PIP E/ELB OWTAPE

ADAPTER/BUSHING
PIPE

DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID

GAS CAN

REPLACEMENT PLUG/TAPE

TOWELS/WASH BRUSH

BATTERY
TRUCK#3 DRIVEN GEL BLACK
CANTALOUPE ROUNDT]P BLACK

BATTERY

PD-DUAL TONE HORN

LAB ANALYSIS

LAB ANALYSIS
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
45124 III3I2O23ALERT-O-LITE,INC.
45125 III3I2O23 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES
4st26 rr/3/2023 AT&T MOBILITY
45127 tr/3/2023 AUTOZONE COMMERCTAL (1379
361,54 SHRUB RAKE/WEEDER/PAINT
194.0r FD-OFFICE EQUTPMENT
737.16 PD INTERNET AND CELL PHONE
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

44.2s

23.27 13.26

36.46 117.90

28.02 s4.49
t09.96

36.t3
Check Total: $ 463.74
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
3OO.OO HEALTH INSURANCE STIPEND
881 .2s
2t4.00
494.50
226.75
243.75
t54.s0

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45129 TII3I2O23 BSK & ASSOCIATES,INC

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30,2023
Check
Number
45129
Net
Amount
$ 86.50
$ 171.50
$ 214.00
$ 154.50
s 86.s0 $ 214.00
$ 877.00
$ 154.50
$ 320.2s
$ 21 1.89
$
$
Check
Date Name
III3I2O23 BSK & ASSOCTATES,INC.

Description

LAB ANALYSIS

LAB ANALYSIS
Check Total: $ 4,705.39
45130 III3I2O23 FERNANDO CAMPA $ 3OO.OO HEALTH INSUARNCE STIPEND 45131 III3I2O23 ANTHONY C. CHAVARRIA S 595.00 PREPARATION CONSUMER REPORT 45132 t1/3/2023 CTVTCWELL $ 1,092.00 4-454 FIREBAUGH CONNECTIVITY 45133 III3/2023 COMMLTNITY MEDICAL CENTER $ 175.00 SEPT2O23 LEGAL BLOOD DRAW 45134 III3I2O23 DATA TICKET INC. $ 213.00 DELINQUENTCOLLECTIONACCT 45T35 II/3/2023 DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION 295.07 HIT AND RUN INCIDENT O1/O 288.28 HIT AND RTIN INCIDENT 1/15
45136 III3I2O23 EINSTEIN SERVICES
45137 II/3/2023 ELECTRICDRTVES,INC
Check Total: $ 583.35
$ 2,487.84
$ 141.59
$ 141.s9
$ 2,585.13
$ 2,636.22
S 445.00 I.INIT#7 REPAIR LIGHT BAR
II/312023 FIREBAUGH HARDWARE COMPI $
$

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RECYCLE PUMP FOR SITE#I

DIASSEBLE & INSPECT SERVICE

WATER OPER REPAIR EQUIP

WATER OPER REPAIR EQTIIP

WATER OPER REPAIR EQLIIP

19.07 SCREW SMALL/OUTLET/COVER

19.41 DOLOMARK
Check Total: $ 7,992.37
45138 t11312023 EMPOWER SOLAR $ 124.80 REIMBURSEMENT FORDOUBLE 45139 1II3I2O23 EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS g 237.07 RAINBIRD/SOLENOID 45140 11/3/2023 FERGUSON WATERWORKS #142: $ 2,150.99 SAFE COUP/CLEVIS PIN/BRZ 4s141.

Check
Number
45141

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Check Net
Date Name Amount
II/312023 FIREBAUGH HARDWARE COMPI $ 15.09 ABS ELBOW
Description
Check Total: $ Sf .SZ
45142 tU312023 FRESNO OXYGEN 2T9.20 FD-MEDICAL OXYGEN
100.79 PW-SHOP
Check Total: $ 319.99
45143 III3I2O23 GRAINGER,INC. 135.27 AIR FILTER
45144 III3I2O23 BRADY JENKINS 315.00 MONTHLY SALARY CITY COTINCIL 45145 III3I2O23 JJ MAC SAMTATION 32O.OO SANITATION SERVICES ROUNDUP 4st46 2,2OO.OO CAMERA SYSTEM CUSTOM FIT
45147 1TI3I2O23 RODDY A. LAKE $ 251.59 POLICEMEDICALRETIREE 45148 rU3/2023 SAMPSON LEE 3OO.OO HEALTH INSURANCE STIPEND 45149 III3I2O23 RACHEL LOPEZ 35O.OO HEALTH INSURANCE STIPEND 45150 110.I3 LEGAL SERVICES SEPTEMBER
45t51 tt/3t2023 SANDRA J. MARQUEZ S 3OO.OO HEALTH INSURANCE STIPEND 45152 III3I2O23 RICARDO MAYA $ 88O.OO CANTALOUPE ROI-IND UP OVERN 45153 11I3I2O23MID-VALLEYDISPOSAL $ 688.25 CANTALOUPE ROTINDUP DISPOSAL $ 37,980.01 SERVICES PERFORMED OCTOBER
Check Total: $ 38,668.26
45154 III3I2O23 NORTHSTAR CHEMICAL S 2,588.16 FERzuC CHLORIDE 45155 III3I2O23 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC $ 44,076.46 N,L DEPT #7355932t48-l 45ts6 1tl3/2023 PSI EQUIPMENT SALES rNC. $ 238.78 5O-CARD MASTER PROGRAMED 45157 III3I2O23 SALVADOR RAYGOZA 35O.OO HEALTH INSURANCE STIPEND 45I58 III3I2O23 SILVIA RENTERLA. 3I5.OO MONTHLY SALARY CITY COUNCIL 4sls9 tU312023 RAQUEL TABARES 325.00 2023 CANTALOUPE ROUNDUP $

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$
$
$
$
$
III3I2O23 JOHN AVILA COMMTINICATIONS $
$
$
III3I2O23 LOZANO SMITH ATTORNEYS AT $
$
$
$
4st60 tv3t2023 JACQUELTNE TABARES 3OO.OO HEALTH INSURANCE STIPEND

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Check
Number
45r61
Check
Date Name
III3I2O23 TECH MASTERMANAGEMENT $
$
Net
Amount Description
4O.OO PD PEST CONTROL
15O.OO CITY HALL DEPTS PEST CONTROL
Check Total: $ 190.00
45162 I1I3I2O23 TORO PETROLEUM CORP $ 2,250,39 RED LOW SULPHUR 45163 III3I2O23 TUCKFIELD & ASSOCIATES $ 5,950.00 WATERAND WASTEWATERRATE 45164 t11312023 DATAPATH 2,991.58 LAPTOP FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT 5 881.10 MONTHLY BILLING NOVEMBER
Check Total: $ 8,872.68
45t6s t113t2023 ALFRED VI.J,DEZ $ 315.00 MONTHLY SALARYCITYCOTINCIL 45166 III3I2O23 ALBERTO VERDUZCO $ 15O.OO WORK BOOTS REIMBURSEMENT 45167 III3I2O23 ALBERTO VERDUZCO $ 3OO.OO HEALTH INSURANCE STIPEND 4s168 tvr4l2023 SEBASTrAN $ 894.97 SENIOR CENTER 2ND PYMT 45169 I|II4/2O23CINTASCORPORATION S 243.33 ALL DEPT MEDICAL SUPPLTES $ 2,047,50 CITY PLANNING SEPTEMBER 23
s t24.28 BULBS
45170 IIII4I2O23 COLLINS & SCHOETTLER
4517t ll/t412023 GRAINGER, rNC.
45172 6,500.00 LEGAL SERVICES OCTOBER 2023
45172 IIII4I2O23 GRISWOLD LASALLE COBB DO\A $ 822,25 CSPA GROUNDWATER CASES Check Total: $ 7,322.25
4st73 11n412023 MADERA FORD $ 31,5OO.OO PD VEHICLE 2023 MAVERICK 45174 IIII4I2O23 THARP'S FARM SUPPLY
$
$
T1II4I2O23 GRISWOLD LASALLE COBB DO\T $
s
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
s
$
4of

2.59 2s.00
(2s.00)
t7.r9

55.39 13.50

7.43 t5.43

23.64 12.89

WIRE ROPE

HD CUSHION

HD CUSHION CREDIT

CURTIS KEYS

EDGER BLADE

DRESSER COUPLER
NIPPLE

PONY SHOVEL HDL

CURTIS KEYS

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CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30,2023
Check
Number
4s174
Check
Date Name
II/14/2023 THARP'S FARM SUPPLY

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Net
Amount Description
160.17 BATTERY FILLED WACID

14.63 SAFETY VEST

48.57 TRIMMERLINE

18.76 THREADED BUSHING

22.42 STUDANCHORS

15.06 SCREW
(1s.06) scREwcREDrr

10.32 COBALT BIT

19.98 sPOINT EDGER
19,64 CAPNUPPLE/COUPLING
I1.I3 COVERALLS

2.59 RD HD MACH SCREW

53.69 AIRFRESHNER

8.55 BUTT CONNECTORS/SPADE

50.62 RUBBER COATED GLOVE/MASTER

11.43 BLACK TIES

17.22 GORII-LA TAPE

21.39 SIMPLE GREEN GALLON

66.92 TAPE/DELO PLUS GAL

51.26 ALLS IN BOX/T'ILTER

28.49 TREE PRLINER

9.66 gVOLT BATTERY

4.80 BARREL BOLT

54.51 PHOTO CELL CONTROLLER

52.68 OIL FILTER

22.57 COMPRESS CONN

74.66 BYPASS PRIINER/BLACK TIES

18.76 SPADE TERM

25.16 FLAT WHITE

71.67 PAINT BRUSH

46.70 LAWN SPRINKLER

30.38 WASP SPRAY

58.85 WASP SPRAY

2.15 CURTIS KEYS
3,65 EDGE BLADE

46.99 FLOOR SWEEP /SEALING

86.49 BRAID TUBING/CLAMPS

18.03 COVERALLS

31.39 DARK GRAY SPRAY PAINT
3I.82 POLY HOSE

46.36 WATER HEATER ELEMENT/SOCKET

79.28 TERRY TOWELS/BRUSH/CLEANER

33.31 BATTERY

41.73 CLEARTIES

4.30 CURTIS KEYS

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Check
Number
4s174
Check
Date Name
IIII4/2023 THARP'S FARM SUPPLY
Net
Amount Description
$ 30.03 TRAILER BALL
Check Total: $ 1,711.77
45175 IIII4I2O23 UNIFIRSTCORPORATION $
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
s

50.59 tst.75

28.20 22.87

50.59 173.53

33.s4

22.87 50.59
166.37

33.s4
t9.62

50.59 t29.84

33.54 22.87
s0.59
t29.40

28.20 22.87

50.s9
168.56

33.s4

22.87 50.59
260.24

33.54 22.87

50.59 355.7t

33.54 22.87

SENIOR CENTER
SHOP

COMMI-INITY CENTER

CITY HALL

SENIOR CENTER
SHOP

COMMLINITY CENTER

CITY HALL

SEMOR CENTER
SHOP

COMMUNITY CENTER

CITY HALL

SENIOR CENTER
SHOP

COMMLINITY CENTER

CITY HALL

SENIOR CENTER
SHOP

COMMTINITY CENTER

CITY HALL

SEMOR CENTER
SHOP

COMMUNITY CENTER

CITY HALL

SENIOR CENTER
SHOP

COMMLINITY CENTER

CITY HALL

SEMOR CENTER
SHOP
COMMI.]NITY CENTER

CITY HALL
Check Total: $ 2,377.47
45176 1III7I2O23 CITY OF FIREBAUGH $ 130,553.71 PAYROLL ENDING IIIIOI2O23 $ (130,553.71) Ck# 045176 Reversed
Check Total: $
llll712023 CITY OF FIREBAUGH $ (130,553.71) Cl# 045177 Reversed $ 130,553.71 Cl# 045177->045176 Repla
Check Total: S -

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45177

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Check
Number
45t78
Check
Date Name
IIII7I2O23 CITY OF FIREBAUGH
Net
Amount Description
$ 130,553.71 Ck# 045178->045177 Repla
$ I,75O.OO GENERAL ADMIN SALVATION A
$ 2,062.50 GENERAL ADMINPROCESS SUB
45179 IIIIT/2023 ADAMS ASHBY GROUP, LLC
Check Total: $ 3,812.50
45180 11/1712023 SEBASTIAN
45181 11/1712023 BIG G'S AUTOMOTTVE CENTER
$ 69.95 SENIOR CENTER ALARM SYSTEM
$
$
$
$
$
$

83.07 79.29

64.t7

91.15 236.79
283.91
Check Total: $ 838.38

OIL CHANGE

OIL FILTER/AIR FILTER

OIL FILTER

OIL CHANGE

REPLACE STANTER MOTOR
45182 III|7/2023 BSK & ASSOCIATES,INC
CheckTotal: $ 5,349.52
45183 II/1712023 COLLINS & SCHOETTLER
45184 tvt7t2023COMCAST
45185 III17I2O23 COMCAST BUSINESS
IIII7I2O23 FERGUSON WATERWORKS #142: $

Page 7 ends

$ 1,128.75 CITYPLANNING OCTOBER 2023
728.74 PD TNTERNET #981037230
141.53 PD INTERNET SERVICE
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
494.s0
2r4.00

86.50 809.00
154.50

86.s0
588.00
231.00
422.25
171.50
154.50
r05.64
490.25
469.00
154.50
t90.62
105.64
231.00
190.62

LAB ANALYSIS

LAB ANALYSIS
$
$
4sr86 592.24 REP CLAMP

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Check
Number
45186
Check
Date Name
III17I2O23 FERGUSON WATERWORKS #142: $
Net
Amount
349.29 REP CLAMP
Description
CheckTotal: $ 941.53
45187 I1II7I2O23 FIREBAUGH HARDWARE COMP.d $
Check Total: $ 132.23

15.09 FILTER
108.52 DOUGLAS FIR/PLYWOOD

8.62 BRUSH
209,68 DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY
176,02 MERCURY VAPOR BULB
$
$
45189 1111712023 GUTHRIE PETROLEUM, INC
45188 IIII7I2O23 GRAINGER, INC.
45190 IIII7I2O23 KROEKER INC
45191 IIII7I2O23 MID-VALLEYDISPOSAL
45T92 ITII7I2O23 NORTHSTARCHEMICAL
Check Total: S 385.70
$ 2,082.15
$ 1,523.03
8 1,934.64
$ 1,510.64
$ 2,480.40
$ 1,662.02
Check Total: S 11,192.88

BULK UNLEADED GASOLINE

BULK LINLEADED GASOLINE

BULK UNLEADED GASOLINE

BULK DIESEL FUEL

BULK UNLEADED GASOLINE
FrRE DEPT #3228327 2s 5 -0
TOMA TEK#6759522333-9
ALL DEPTS #7 3559321 48-l
FIRE DEPT #3247 232548-2

ALL DEPT JANITORIAL SUPPLY

OFFICE SUPPLIES
OFFICE SIIPPLIES IOI323

ALL DEPT JANITORIAL SUPPLY

OFFICE SUPPLIES

ALL DEPT JANITORIAL SUPPLY
$
$
$
$
$
$
23,271.05 UTILITY & SURFACE ALLEY
120.76 WATER TREATMENT PLANT
3,073.94 FERRIC CHLORIDE
4 829.11 SODruM HYPOCHLORITE
45193 IIII7I2O23 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
Check Total: $ 43,630.77
45t94 1U17t2023 prrNEy BOWES #8000-9090- $ 500.00 PosrAGE REFILL 10102123 Check Total: $ 7,903.05
$ 83.16
$ 3,433.47
$ 38,094.16
$ 2,019.98
ttg.82
198.83

39.94 217.00

18.34 t02.95
1,005.07
4st9s 1111712023 QUTLLCORPORATION

Page 8 of 13 ends

CITY OF FIREBAUGTI ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Check
Number
4st95
Check
Date Name
I I I 17 12023 QUrLL CORPORATTON $
Check Total: $ 2,008.55
Net
Amount Description
306.60 ALL DEPT JANITORIAL SUPPLY
45196 III17I2O23 STATE FOODS SUPERMARKET 35,37 SENIOR CENTER COFFEE

33.98 SENIORS-COFFEE

22.61 PROPANE BK

26.00 PROPANE BK
141.29 MOBILEDTEOIL
$
$
Check Total: $ 69.35
45197 IIIIT/2023 TORO PETROLEUM CORP $
$
$
Check Total: $ 189.90
45198 ll/1712023 U.S. BANK EQUIPMENT FrNAN $ 1,200.90 RNT/LEASE EQUTPMENT RENTAL 4s199 tt/t7/2023VERZONWTRELESS $ 38.01 BRADY'S TABLET INTERNET 45200 IIIIT/2023 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES 242.80 SENIOR CTR 254.20 SENIOR CTR GAMES
682.05 TRASH BAGS ALL DEPT
Check Total: $ 1,179.05
45201 |III7/2023 MANUELS TIRE SERVICE,INC 24.26

24.26 r,167.13
19s.48
56r.67

24.26 Check Total: $ 7,997.06
45202 11128/2023 CALIFORNIA JUMPING OF FRE $ 1,144.00 TRACKLESS TRAIN FOR KIDS 45203 11128/2023 FIRST BANKCARD
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

RADLA,L PATCH

RADIAL PATCH

STEER RADIAL TIRE
TUBE

TIRES PD

RADIAL PATCH

PW INTEREST CHARGE CREDIT

PD-FB RESTAURANT LLINCH MTG

PD-CODE ENFORCEMENT

PD-AMERICAN RED CROSS

PD-DAVID KNOTT RANGE

PD-PEOPLEFACTS

PD-DAVID KNOTT INC RANGE

PD INTEREST CHARGE

PIO-CALIFORNIA JUMPING

PIO-CSMFO

PIO-CSMFO OLGA FLORES

PIO-CSMFO EVENT FEE
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
(76.ee)

42.93 287.66
9s2.00
144.40
854.28
r6.67
854.28

45.10 26s.22
s t s.00
515.00

70.00

Page 9 of 13 ends

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Check
Number
45203
45206
45207
45208
45209
45210
452tt
452t2
452t3
45214
4s21s
Net
Amount
$ s.00
$ 298.16
$ s0.00
$ - 68.94
$ 360.86
s 20.2s
$ 22.28
$ 200.00
$ 104.00
$ 67s.00
$ 61.05
4s204 tU28/2023 JO STUDTOS
45205 III28I2O23 KER WEST, INC. DBA
$ 1,5OO.OO STAGE,SOUND,LIGHTS
355.00 PH CDBG CLOSEOUT-SPANISH
3O5.OO PD CDBG CLOSEOUT-ENGLISH
Check
Date Name
I I 128/2023 FIRST BANKCARD
tU2812023
rU2812023
1|28/2023
1112812023
r1128t2023
rU28/2023
tU28/2023
11t29/2023
tU30/2023
1U3012023
CheckTotal: $ 6,351.09
Description
PIO-DYN.COM
PIO.CSMFO FEES

PIO-CSMFO CHAPTER MEETING

PIO-FEES

PW-POSITIVE PROMOTIONS FD

PW-DOLLAR GENERAL OXI CLEAN

PW-AMAZON SCISSORS/PHONE
PW-FIRENUGGETS INC.

PW-FASTRIP GAS
PW-LEAGUE OF CITIES S.RENTERIA

PW INTEREST CHARGES

BALLOON TWISTER AND FACE
DJ AND EMCEE 2023 XMAS PARADE

A/F HALL CLEANING DEPOSIT

REMAINING BALANCE XMAS

A/F HALL CLEANING DEPOSIT

CASH FOR XMAS PARADE RAFFLE
ME CHECK NOVEMBER2O23
PAYROLL ENDING I I 12412023

TROPHIES XMAS PARADE
$
$
Check Total

CINDI ALCES LAWRENCE

MAS ENTERTAINMENT
GUILLERMINA R. PINA

SEAN STEVENS
THUNDER INFLATABLES, INC.

THE NEIL JONES FOOD CO.

WESTAMERICA BANK

CITY OF FIREBAUGH

ACE TROPHY SHOP
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
660.00
4s0.00
1,800.00
300.00
1,194.50
2,937.90
300.00
3,000.00
60,626.02
r4t,932.14
237.55
$
$
$
$
$

10.75 NIPPLE
126,74 NIPPLE SCHEDULE/ADAPTER

51.69 SPRTNKLER

13.48 ADAPTER/NIPPLE SCHEDULE

74.11 SPRINKLER
45216 tU3012023 AVID WATER

Page 10 of 13 ends

Check
Number
452t6
Net
Amount
$ 3.s8
$ 118.11
$ t47.72
$ 14.61
$ 87.37
$ 37.94
$ 4.08
$ 1t2.74
$ 118.11
$ s8.26

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30,2023
Description
NIPPLE

POLY FITTING/SOLENOID

CAP/NOZZLE
ELBOw/COUPLING

SLIP FXAIIPPLE

COUPLING/TEE REDUCING
UNION

COUPLING/ELBOWIPIPE
TANK FLANGEA{IPPLE

FOLDING SAWGLOVES
Check Total: $ 979.29
45217 tU30/2023ALERT-O-LITE,INC. $ 1,339.19 STRIPING PAINT YELLOWWHITE 45218 1U30/2023 AUTOZONE COMMERCTAL (1379 8.45
18t.23

23.74 21.08

59.70 18.34

29.68 Check Total: S 342.22
45219 ITI3OI2O23 CALIFORNIA FORENSIC INSTI $ 4OO.OO PSYCH TEST J.MOLINA 45220 tU30/2023 CORELOGIC SOLUTIONS, LLC. $ 231.85 REALQUEST OCTOBER 2023 4522T III3OI2O23EKCENTERPRISES,INC
Check
Date Name
III3OI2O23 AVID WATER
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

ALARM ENERGZER

GOLD BATTERY
BULB

LUBRICANT

HAND CLEANER

AIR FILTER
BULB

FLEX COUP/CEMENT/FLG WASH

DARK GRAY PAINT
CI.]RTIS KEYS

STREET ELBOW

MASTERLOCK

GLASS CLEANER

DRILLING HAMMER

HEX NUT/CAPSCREW

COVER ALL

FLATWASHER/HAND CLEANER

SLIP CAP
45222 III3O/2O23NORTHSTARCHEMICAL
45223 tU30/2023 SrGNMAX
45224 III3OI2O23 THARP'S FARM SUPPLY
7,305.89 CONSUMABLES INSTALLTAION
3,431.19 SODIUM HYLPOCHLORITE
660.70 STOP SIGNS
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

86.35 15.70

2.15 r0.47

54.97 6.t4

48.95 t4.32

9.72 16.34

8.04

Page 11 of 13 ends

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Check
Number
4s224
Check
Date Name
III3OI2O23 THARP'S FARM SUPPLY
Net
Amount

11.92 31.32

13.1l

42.19 14.48

23.14 72.s2

9.02 ls.66
226.34
t34.12

17.25 48.97

29.96 49.33

14.58 18.57

10.41 45.99

52.s3

7.96 37.0s

18.56 15.07

21.70 II.O7

60.37 5.61

18.57 43.44
r0.02

27.77 3.61

9.72 91.54

14.63 43.50

32.68 20.49

15.70 4.93

34.78 9t.54

39.12 40.10
Description

POLY HIOSE

GLUE/PRIMER

BLACK TIES
GI.IN TRACKER/STAPLES

ADAPTER SET

MILDEWHOMEPRO/BLEACH

MASTER LOCKS/CORD

COVERALLS

MACHETE
GI.IN JET/BARB

TRIMMRE LINE/PINESOL

LATCH CLEVIS

TRIMMER LINE

EDGER BLADE

PINESOL
FOGGER
gVOLT BATTERY

INTERIOR SCREW

OIL/WINDEX CLEANER

HEX NUT/CAPSCREW

TRIM ROLLER/ROLLER COVER

WASH PAIL/SPRAY

DURACELL

HAND SOAP

NYLON ROPE/CABLE CLAMP

ROLIND ADAPTER

TOWN LIGHT KIT

SCRATCH BRUSH

BATTERY

PINESOL/BOWL CLEANER

POP UP ROD/ORINGS

DRAIN AUGER

CLOSET BOLT

COVER ALL

HYDRAULIC OIL

SAFETYVEST
ADruSTMENT WR

MASTER LOCK

PADLOCK

SPRAY PAINT

LIQUID NAILS

SEALANT

HYDRAULIC OIL

GLOSS WHITE

SCENT BOMB
Page
$
s
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
s
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
72 of L3
Check
Number
45224
Check
Date

CITY OF FIREBAUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
WARRANTS NOVEMBER 1,2023- NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Name Amount
11/30/2023 THARP'S FARM SUPPLY
Net
Description

20.82 18.46

10.13 5.67

46.59 20.50
Check Total: $ 1,996.26

BLACK TIES

COVERALLS

WASP SPRAY

CHP ROPE

SCREWDRTVER

WORK GLOVE
$
$
$
$
$
$

Page 13 of 13 ends

CITY OF FIREBAUGH

SCHEDULE FOR HOLIDAYS
YEAR 2024
January 1,2024
January 15,2024
(Monday)
(Monday)
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Lincoln's Birthday Day
President's Day
% day off - Good Friday
Memorial Day
lndependence Day 4th
Labor Day
Columbus Day
February. 12,2024
February 19,2024
(Monday)
(Monday)
March 29,2024
May 27,2024
July 4,2024
September 2,2024
October 14,2024
(Friday)
(Monday)
(Thursday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
November 11,2024
November 28,2024
November 29,2024
(Monday)
(Thursday)
(Friday)
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
After Thanksgiving Day
December 24,2024
December 25,2024
December 31,2024
(Tuesday) % day off * Christmas Eve
(Wednesday) ChristmasDay
(Tuesday) % day off * New Year's Eve
January 1,2024 (Wednesday) New Year's Day

CITY OF FIREBAUGH

CITY COLINCIL REGULAR MEETING
l't & 3'dMONDAY OF EACH MONTH @ 6:00 pM
SCHEDULE 2024
2024
2024
pril
pril
A
A
January 1,2024
January 15,2024
February 5,2024
February 19,2024
March 4,2024
March 18,2024
May 6,2024
May 20,2024
August 5
August 19
September 2,2024
September 16,2024
October 7,2024
October 2I,2024
November 4,2024
November 18,2024
December 2,2024
December 16,2024
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
(Monday)
t,
15,
J
7 I
5 Holiday -New Year's Day Observation
Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Holiday - President Day
Holiday - Labor Day
June
June
July
July
1 2024
2024
2024
I 2024
2024
2024

CITY OF FIREBAUGH

COMMITTEE MEETING ASSIGNMENTS
YEAR 2024
L City of FirebaugVCouncil Meeting
Date of Meeting:

Time:

Location:

First and third Monday of each month
6:00 p.m.

Andrew Firebaugh Community Center,
1655 13th Street, Firebaugh
Members Mayor Elsa Lopez
Mayor Pro TemFreddy Valdez
Council Member Silvia Renteria
Council Member Brady Jenkins
Council Member Felipe Perez

2. City of Firebaugh Planning andZonrng Commission Meeting.

Date of Meeting:

Time:

Location:

Second Monday of each month.
6:00 p.m.

Andrew Firebaugh Community Center,
1655 13th Street, Firebaugh
Members PlanntnglZoning Chair
Plawingl Zoning Vice-Chair
Plannngl Zoning Commissioner
P lannngl Zoning Commi s sioner
Plawingl Zoning C ommi s sioner
PlawinglZoning Commissioner Alternate
Planning Consultant
City Manager
Ivan Garcia
Dennis Vasquez
Nicole Molina
Wendy Ozburn
Martha Sandoval
Dillon Knight
Karl Schoettler
Ben Gallegos
3 Fresno COG Meeting
Policy Advisory Committee
Date of Meeting:

Time:

Location:

Second Friday of each month
10:00 a.m.

Fresno County Room 600
Member: City Manager Ben Gallegos
COG/Fresno County Rural Transit Agency
Date of Meeting: Last Thursday of each month
Time: 5:30 p.m.

Location: Fresno County Room 600
Members: Mayor Elsa Lopez
Mayor Pro Tem Freddy Yaldez (Altemate)

4. Firebaugh Park and Recreation Board Meeting.

Date of Meeting
Time:

Location:

Third Wednesday of each month.
11:30 a.m.

Firebaugh City Hall, Conference Room
1 133 P Street, Firebaugh
Members: Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
City Manager
School Dist. Superintendent
School Board Member
Cilizen
Citizen
Elsa Lopez
Freddy Yaldez
Ben Gallegos
Roy Mendiola
Fernando Campa
George Conklin
Bette Carter
5 San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
Special City Selection Committee Members for the City of Firebaugh Members: Mayor Elsa Lopez
Mayor Pro Tem Freddy Yaldez (Alternate)

6. Airport Advisory Committee
Date of Meeting: Second Wednesday of every Month
Time: 11:00 A.M.

Location: City Hall Conference Room
City Manager
Chairperson
Vice Chairperson
Ben Gallegos
Richard Hogue
Mathew Shuemake
Michael Howard
Silvester Ochoa
Chris Von Allman
Others

7. Firebaugh Electric Christmas Parade Committee Meeting Date of Meeting: Date/Time is not set.

Time:

Location: Firebaugh City Hall, Conference Room
I 133 P Street, Firebaugh
Members Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
City Manager
Department Heads
Elsa Lopez
Freddy Yaldez
Ben Gallegos
Micheal Molina
Sal Raygoza
Ben Gallegos
Isabel Saldivar
Citizens
Staff
Others

8. Firebaugh Annual Cantaloupe Round-up Festival
Date of Meeting: DatelTime is not set.

Time:

Location: Andrew Firebaugh Community Center
Members: Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
City Manager
Department Heads
Elsa Lopez
Freddy Yaldez
Ben Gallegos
Sal Raygoza
Michael Molina
Ben Gallegos
Isabel Saldivar
Citizens
Staff
Others
ORDINANCE NO.23.02

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH AMENDING SECTION 4.2.6.1 OF THE FIREBAUGH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO

ITINERANT BUSINESSES
The City Council of the City of Firebaugh does hereby ordain as follows:

Section 1. Section 4-2.6.1of the Firebaugh Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"4-2.6.1 ItinerantBusiness.

Any person traveling from place to place to sell or display merchandise, goods, or food, without having a permanent business address within the City limits, or otherwise do business from a temporary structure or movable vehicle, is hereby required to obtain an itinerant business license from the collector on a per vehicle basis. Rates for itinerant business license will be proscribed based on business owner's status as a current resident of the City of Firebaugh. Itinerant business owners who are current residents of the City of Firebaugh will be considered "local" and all others will be considered "non-local" for the purposes of itinerant business license fee rates. Rate amounts will be determined by City Council Resolution.

No such person without a permanent business address within the City limits shall travel from place to place to sell or display merchandise, goods, or food, or otherwise do business from a temporary structure or movable vehicle, without annually presenting to the collector proof that each such vehicle or temporary structure has obtained a health and sanitary inspection tag from the Fresno County Health Department within nine months prior to the itinerant business license renewal and has paid all health department license fees.

Section 2. The foregoing Ordinance No. 23-02 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Firebaugh on the l8th day of December 2023, and was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the _tn duy of February 2024,by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

APPROVED:

Felipe Perez, Mayor
City of Firebaugh
ATTEST:

Rita Lozano, Deputy City Clerk
City of Firebaugh
I
TO:

FROM:

DATE:

SUBJECT:

Mayor Felipe Perez and Council Members
Pio Martin, Finance Director
Dceemberl8,2023
Business License Proposed New Rates
Recommendation:

Council to discuss and approve new business license rates Summary:

On November 6,2023, Council Members and Staff discussed an increase to the business license rates. The current business license has been in effect since June 1990. Staffis requesting approval to the rates as in Attachment "A", effect as of the starting fiscal year 2023-2024.

The ltinerant Business License was a topic of discussion to adjust the rates, for local itinerant business owners.

Staff originally proposed for local itinerant Quarterly Fee to be $375.00. The council recommend changing the Quarterly Fee to $300.00. The new proposed rates for local and non-local Itinerant Business License rates as in Attachment'08".

Fiscal Impact:

None.

Attachment:

A. Business License Rate Proposal
B. Itinerant Business License Proposal
C. Business Licenses Forms
RESOLUTION NO.23-51

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF'F'IREBAUGH APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING

BUSINESS LICENSE F'EESAND ITINERANT BUSINESS LICENSE FEES WHEREAS, the City of Firebaugh's municipal code Section 4-2.4 requrires businesses to obtain a business license through the City and pay associated fees; and WHEREAS, the City of Firebaugh's municipal code Section4-2.6.1requires itinerant businesses, as defined by code, to obtain a itinerant business license and pay associated fees; and WHEREAS, the City Council has decided to make changes to the fee amounts for all business licenses and itinerant business licenses; and
WHEREAS, business licenses, as required by Section 4-2.4 of the City of Firebaugh municipal code, will be charged rates based on gross receipts of the business in line with Attachment "A" of this Resolution;and
WHEREAS, itinerant business licenses, as required by Section 4-2.6.1, will be charged based on business' status as a local or non-local business, as defined by Ordinance No. 23-02, in amounts proscribed inAttachment "B" of this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, business applicants, applying for business licenses in the City of Firebaugh, are required to complete adopted forms perAttachment "C" of this Resolution; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDAND ORDERED thatthe governingbodyofthe City of Firebaugh hereby approves the attached business license and itinerant business license fees, which are incorporated herein by this reference.

The foregoing Resolution was approved and adopted at a regtlar meeting of the City Council of the City of Firebaugh held on the 18n'of December 2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

ATTEST: APPROVED:

Felipe Perez, Mayor Rita Lozano, Deputy City Clerk
Attachment $
Business License Rate Proposal ^))
Gross Receipts Tax Fee
$ 1.00 - $2s.000.00 $s0.00
$2s.001.00 - $s0.000.00 $7s.00
$50.001.00 - $7s.000.00 sr00.00
$7s.001.00 - $r00.000.00 s125.00
$l 00,001.00 - $12s,000.00 $200.00
$12s,001.00 - $1s0,000.00 $225.00
$1 s0,00r.00 - $17s,000.00 $250.00
s1 7s.001.00 - $200.000.00 $27s.00
$200.001.00 - s22s.000.00 $300.00
$22s.001.00 - s2s0.000.00 $32s.00
$2s0.00 r.00 - $27s,000.00 $3s0.00
$275,001.00 - $300.000.00 s37s.00
s300.001.00 - $325.000.00 $400.00
$32s,001.00 - $3s0,000.00 $42s.00
$350.001.00 - $375.000.00 $4s0.00
Greater Than - $375.000.00 $475.00
Attachment B
Proposed Itinerant Business Licenses
Local Non-Local
Weeklv $s0.00 $100.00
Ouarterlv $300.00 $500.00

ATTAC NT KC))
City of Firebaugh
Application for Municipal Business License
Fiscal Year 2023/2024
Effective Date July 01 - Expiration Date June 30
New License Renewal License
Business Name:

BusinessTelephone:-BusinessDescription:

Mai ling Address:_ City_State_
Home Address: City_State_ Zip_
Business Owner's Name: Phone:
*Please submit verification of the gross receipts of your business such as a copy of the income tax returnfor the business (i.e.:

Schedule C. Form 1065. Form 865, Form I 120. Form I I20S-S Corp. Form 8825. Schedule E. profit & loss statement.-financial statement. or sales tax returns) from the last compleled business tax year. The cit\t does not require a coplt o.fyour entire lax return.

All documents submitted will not be returned.

Fees listed below in accordance with Resolution (insert #) Table I
Gross Receipts Tax Fee
$1.00 - $25,000.00 $s0.00
$25,000.01 - $50,000.00 $75.00
s50.000.01 - s7s.000.00 $100.00
s75.000.01 - s100.000.00 s 125.00
$100.000.0 r - $r2s.000.00 s200.00
$ 125,000.0 I - $1 50,000.00 s22s.00
s 150.000.0 I - s17s.000.00 $2s0.00
s175.000.01 - s200.000.00 s275.00
$200.000.01 - $225.000.00 $300.00
$225,000.01 - $2s0,000.00 $325.00
$250,000.01 - $275,000.00 s350.00
$275.000.0r - $300.000.00 $375.00
s300.000.0 l- $325.000.00 $400.00
s325.000.01 - $350.000.00 $425.00
s350,000.01 - $375,000.00 $450.00
Greater Than - $375.000.00 s475.00
n This is an estimate (No work in the city prior year)

1. Annual Gross Receipt *MUST REPORT GROSS

2. Gross receipts tax fee from Table I

3. SB I186 State-mandated disability access compliance fee 4. To pay yourbusiness tax/fee due, add lines I and 2.

X Verification Included t
{
+ $ 4.00
:c
Ifyour business is required to be licensed bv a State or County Agencv" the cit)' must verit that ),ou possess such a license. Please provide a copy of the certificates listed below. if applicable.

T
rt.,:

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Board of Equalization
Social Security #
Federal Tax ID #
Contractors License #
nBureau of Automotive Repair License
! Liability Insurance Certifi cate
n Workers Compensation Certifi cate
nAlcohol Beverage Control License
nTobacco License
#
Self-lnsured Certificate
nCA Sellers Permit
ECA State Health Department Certificate
nCA State Contractors License
nCA State Day Care Provider Certificate
nCA State Private Patrol Operator License
Do you sell alcohol? IYES nNO
Do you sell firearms? IYES flNO Do you sell tobacco? trYES nNO Ordinance #4-2.19: Failure to pay a license tax when due, the collector shall add a penalty of 1006 of the license tax on the last day of each month after the due date thereol providing that the amount of such penalty to be added shall in no event exceed 100% ofthe amount ofthe license tax due.

I declare under penalty ofperjury that this is a true, correct, and complete license application.

NOTICE: Issuance of a business license does not allow you to engage in a business whose operation would be in violation of other City Ordinances. Chapter 4-2.3 of the Firebaugh Municipal Code states persons required to pay a license tax for transacting and carrying on any business under this section shall not be relieved from the payment of any license tax for the privilege of doing such business required under any other ordinance of the City and shall remain subject to the regulatory provisions of other ordinances. You are urged to check with the appropriate City Department and other regulatory agencies for further information about these regulations prior to paying for your licenses.

Signature Title Date
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BusinessTelephone:-BusinessDescription:

City of Firebaugh
Application for Municipal Business License
Renewal for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Effective Date July 0l - Expiration Date June 30

ABC BUSINESS
1234 MAIN STRET
FIREBAUGH, CA.93622
ABCOOOl
Mailing Address:_ City Stqfe
Home Address:

Annual Gross Receipt *MUST REPORT GROSS n Verification Included Gross receipts tax fee from Table I
SB I 186 State-mandated disability access compliance fee To pay your business taxlfee due, add lines I and 2.
zip
State
-
zipBusiness Owner's Name: Phone:
*Please submit verifcation of the gross receipts o_f your business such as a copy of the income tax return-for the business (i.e.:

Schedule C, Form 1065, Form 865. Form I 120, Form I I20S-S Corp, Form 8825. Schedule E, profit & loss statement,.financial statement, or sales tax returns) _from the lasl completed business tax year. The cily does not require a copy o-f J)our entire tax return.

All documents submitted will not be returned.

Fees listed below in accordance with Resolution (insert #). License renewal fee is due June30,2023 Table I
Gross Receiots Tax Fee
sr.00 - s25.000.00 $s0.00
s25.000.01 - $50.000.00 $75.00
s50,000.01 - $75,000.00 s100.00
s75.000.01 - s 100.000.00 $125.00
s100.000.01 - s125.000.00 $200.00
$125.000.01 - $1s0.000.00 s22s.00
$ r 50,000.0 r - $r75,000.00 s250.00
s17s.000.01 - s200.000.00 s275.00
$200.000.01 - s225.000.00 s300.00
s225.000.01 - $250.000.00 $325.00
s250.000.01 - $275.000.00 $3s0.00
s275.000.01 - s300.000.00 s375.00
s300.000.0 l- s325.000.00 $400.00
$325.000.01 - s350"000.00 $42s.00
$350.000.01 - s375.000.00 $450.00
Greater Than - $375,000.00 $475.00
n This is an estimate (No work in the city prior year)
I
2 J
4 $
+ $ 4.00 :(
Resolution
R
Ifyour business is required to be licensed by a State or County Agency. the city must verif,/ that you possess such a license. Please provide a copy of the certificates listed below. if applicable.

Board of Equalization
!CA Sellers Permit
nCA State Health Department Certificate
nCA State Contractors License
nCA State Day Care Provider Certificate
nCA State Private Patrol Operator License
Federal Tax ID #
nBureau of Automotive Repair License
n Liability Insurance Certifi cate
n Workers Compensation Certifi cate
nAlcohol Beverage Control License
nTobacco License
#
Social Securitv # Contractors License #
Self-Insured Certifi cate
Do you sell alcohol? IIYES nNO
Do you sell firearms? IYES nNO Do you sell tobacco? IYES trNO Ordinance #4-2.19: Failure to pay a license tax when due, the collector shall add a penalty of l|yo of the license tax on the last day of each month after the due date thereof providing that the amount of such penalty to be added shall in no event exceed 100% of the amount of the license tax due.

I declare under penalty of perjury that this is a true, correct, and complete license application.

NOTICE: Issuance of a business license does not allow you to engage in a business whose operation would be in violation of other City Ordinances. Chapter 4-2.3 of Ihe Firebaugh Municipal Code states persons required to pay a license tax for transacting and carrying on any business under this section shall not be relieved from the payment of any license tax for the privilege of doing such business required under any other ordinance of the City and shall remain subject to the regulatory provisions of other ordinances. You are urged to check with the appropriate City Department and other regulatory agencies for further information about these regulations prior to paying for your licenses.

Tirle DateTHIS IS AN APPLICATION ONLY - "DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT YOUR FINAL BUSINESS LICENSE APPROVAL IS A MISDEMEANOR AND PUNISHABLE BY LAW'' PURSUANT TO CITY OF FIREBAUGH MUNICIPAL CODE SEC. 4- 2.25 Resolution
City of Firebaugh
Application for Municipal Itinerant Business License
New License_ Renewal License_
nf i,:

Home Address: Qto+p.

Business Telephone:_Business Description :

State:_ Zip_
Business Owner's Name:_ phone:

Business
Mailing
nCA Sellers Permit
nCA State Health Department Certificate
ICA State Contractors License
ICA State Day Care Provider Certificate
nCA State Private Patrol Operator License
nBureau of Automotive Repair License
tr Liability Insurance Certifi cate
n Workers Compensation Certifi cate
nAlcohol Beverage Control License
nTobacco License
Itinerant Business - Municipal Code 4-2.6.1, Resolution (res #) Any person traveling from place to place to sell or display merchandise, goods, or food, without having a permanent business address within the City limits, or otherwise do business from a temporary structure or movable vehicle, is hereby required to obtain an itinerant business license from the collector at the rate of listed below per vehicle per each quarter of the liscal year; provided, however, that no such person without a permanent business address within the City limits shall travel from place to place to sell or display merchandise, goods, or foodo or otherwise do business from a temporary structure or movable vehicle, without annually presenting to the collector proof that each such vehicle or temporary structure has obtained a health and sanitary inspection tag from the Fresno County Health Department within nine months prior to the itinerant business license renewal and has paid all health department license fees.

Duration License Fee for Locals Check Box License tr'ee for Non-Locals Check Box Weekly $s0.00 $100.00
Quarterly $300.00 $500.00
*Please submit verification of county Aoproved certfrcation even if it is.for a renewal.

Ifyour business is required to be licensed by a State or County Agency" the city must verii, that vou possess such a license.

Please provide a copy of the certificates listed below. if applicable.

Board of Equalization# Federal Tax ID #
Contractors License # Self-lnsured Certificate
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Do you sell alcohol?
Do you sell firearms?

IYES NNO
IYES trNO Do you sell tobacco? IYES trNO
I declare under penalty of perjury that this is a true, conect, and complete license application.

Title Date
THIS IS AN APPLICATION ONLY * "DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT YOUR FINAL BUSINESS LICENSE APPROVAL IS A MISDEMEANOR AND PUNISHABLE BY LAW'' PURSUANT TO CITY OF FIREBAUGH MUNICIPAL CODE SEC. 4- 2.25 Utility Clerk:

For City Use Only
APPROVAL: DENIED
*Please refer to Firebaugh Municipal Code 4-2.14 for information regarding the Appeal of Refusal Procedure City Approved:_ Date
Police Approved:_
Fire Approved:_ Date:_
Building Dept.: Approved:_ Date:_
Approved:_ Dofp.

Code Enforcement: Approved:_
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STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor Felipe Perez and Council Members
FROM: Pio Martin, Finance Director
DATE: December 18, 2023
SUBJECT: Water and Wastewater Rate Study – December 2023 Draft RECOMMENDATION:

Council to approve Water and Wastewater Study and give staff direction to proceed with Prop. 218 process.

HISTORY:

Tuckfield & Associates have been providing financial consulting on the City’s Water and Wastewater Enterprises over 17 years and providing a study approximately every five years. Tuckfield & Associates have also aided with the refunding of the water and wastewater bonds. The last study was presented to Council on November 19, 2018 and approved Resolution No. 19-13 on March 4, 2019.

DISCUSSION:

The significance of the rate study and direct implication it has with Water Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2013 and 2016A Water Revenue Refunding Bond.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Recommended 1.4% water revenue annual increase to meet capital replacement, existing debt service and capital improvements, beginning April 1, 2024 and on each January 1 thereafter for the remainder of the study period.

December 2023
Submitted By:

Tuckfield & Associates
Contact: Mr. Clayton Tuckfield
2549 Eastbluff Dr, #450B
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 760-9454
www.tuckfieldassociates.com
Report on
Water and Wastewater
Rate Study
Report For:

City of Firebaugh
1133 “P” Street
Firebaugh, CA 93622
(559) 659-2043
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2549 Eastbluff Drive, Suite 450B, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone (949) 760-9454 Fax (949) 760-2725
Email [email protected]
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December 13, 2023
Mr. Ben Gallegos
City Manager
City of Firebaugh
1133 “P” Street
Firebaugh, CA 93622
Dear Mr. Gallegos:

I am pleased to present this Water and Wastewater Rate Study (Study) report for the City of Firebaugh (City).

The water and wastewater rates presented in this report have been developed based on cost of service principles and industry methods that result in fair and equitable rates for the users of the water and wastewater systems in accordance with Proposition 218.

This study included a review and analysis of the water and wastewater enterprise revenue and revenue requirements, number of customers, water sales volumes, accounting and billing information, and rate structures. The major objectives of the study include the following.  Generate positive levels of income for the study period  Maintain operating and capital reserves at or greater than target levels  Maintain debt service coverage ratios at or greater than the minimum required  Meet annual capital replacement spending from annual revenue and reserves This report presents the findings and recommendations for the water and wastewater enterprise financial plans and rates developed for the City. Tables and figures throughout the report are provided to demonstrate the calculation of water and wastewater rates and charges.

I have enjoyed working with City staff during the performance of this study. If there are any questions, please contact me at (949) 760-9454.

Very Truly Yours,

TUCKFIELD & ASSOCIATES

G. Clayton Tuckfield
President/Project Consultant
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Executive Summary ............................................................................................... 1 Water Financial Plan ....................................................................................................................... 1 Proposed Water Rate Structure and Rates .................................................................................... 1 Current Water Rates ................................................................................................................ 1 Proposed Water Rate Structure and Rates ............................................................................. 2 Water Customer Water Bill Impacts ............................................................................................... 3 Water Rate Survey .......................................................................................................................... 4 Wastewater Financial Plan ............................................................................................................. 5 Proposed Wastewater Rates .......................................................................................................... 6 Wastewater Rate Survey ................................................................................................................ 6 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 8 Background ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Scope of Study ................................................................................................................................ 9 Assumptions ........................................................................................................... 9 Assumptions and Planning Factors ................................................................................................ 9 Water System Reserve Policy ...................................................................................................... 10 Water System Beginning Balances and Reserve Targets ........................................................... 10 Water Financial Planning ..................................................................................... 11 Current Water Fixed and Variable Charges ................................................................................. 11 Water User Classifications ............................................................................................................ 12 Number of Customers ............................................................................................................ 12 Number of Water Meters ........................................................................................................ 13 Water Sales Volumes ............................................................................................................ 13 Water Financial Plan ..................................................................................................................... 14 Revenues ............................................................................................................................... 14 Revenue Requirements ......................................................................................................... 15 Operation and Maintenance Expense ............................................................................ 15 Capital Replacement Transfer ........................................................................................ 15 Existing Debt Service ...................................................................................................... 15 Water and Wastewater Rate Study
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Water Capital Improvement Program .................................................................................... 16 Water Financial Plan .............................................................................................................. 16 Proposed Revenue Adjustments .................................................................................... 16 Water Cost of Service .......................................................................................... 19 Industry Methodology.................................................................................................................... 19 Costs of Service to be Allocated ................................................................................................... 20 Water Rate Design ................................................................................................ 21 Proposed Rate Structure .............................................................................................................. 21 Proposed Fixed Charges ..................................................................................................... 21 Industrial Fixed Charges ................................................................................................. 22 Proposed Variable Charges ................................................................................................. 23 Water Supply Costs......................................................................................................... 23 Delivery Costs ................................................................................................................. 23 Peaking Costs ................................................................................................................. 23 Proposed Single-family Residential Variable Charges ........................................................ 23 Proposed Non-Residential and Landscape Variable Charges ............................................ 24 Proposed Industrial Variable Charges ................................................................................. 25 Proposed Water Rates ................................................................................................................. 25 Water Bill Impacts ................................................................................................ 27 Water Rate Survey ................................................................................................ 28 Wastewater Financial Planning ........................................................................... 30 Current Wastewater Fixed and Variable Charges ....................................................................... 30 Wastewater User Classifications .................................................................................................. 31 Number of Customers ............................................................................................................ 31 Wastewater Financial Plan ........................................................................................................... 32 Revenues ............................................................................................................................... 32 Revenue Requirements ......................................................................................................... 33 Operation and Maintenance Expense ............................................................................ 33 Annual Capital Replacement Transfer ............................................................................ 33 Existing Debt Service ...................................................................................................... 33 Wastewater Capital Improvement Program .......................................................................... 34 Water and Wastewater Rate Study
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Wastewater Financial Plan .................................................................................................... 34 Proposed Revenue Adjustments .................................................................................... 34 Wastewater Rates ................................................................................................. 37 Wastewater Rate Survey ...................................................................................... 37 List of Tables
Table ES-1 Proposed Water Fixed Charges ...................................................................................... 2 Table ES-2 Proposed Water Variable Charges ................................................................................. 3 Table ES-3 Comparison of Current Single-family Residential Monthly Bills with Proposed Bills Using April 2024 Water Rates ................................................................ 4 Table ES-4 Current and Future Single-family Residential Monthly Bills at 10 kgal .......................... 4 Table ES-5 Proposed Wastewater Fixed and Variable Charges ...................................................... 6 Table 1 Assumptions and Planning Factors................................................................................. 9 Table 2 June 30, 2023 Estimated Beginning Reserve Balances and Reserve Targets ........... 10 Table 3 Current Monthly Water Fixed Charges ......................................................................... 11 Table 4 Current Water Variable Charges ................................................................................... 12 Table 5 Historical and Projected Water Customers by Classification ........................................ 12 Table 6 Historical and Projected Number of Water Meters ....................................................... 13 Table 7 Historical and Projected Water Consumption ............................................................... 13 Table 8 Projected Rate-based Water Revenue Using Existing Rates ...................................... 14 Table 9 Projected Water Miscellaneous Revenue ..................................................................... 14 Table 10 Budget and Projected Water Operation and Maintenance Expense ........................... 15 Table 11 Water Capital Improvement Plan .................................................................................. 16 Table 12 Water Financial Plan ..................................................................................................... 17 Table 13 Allocation of Water Revenue Requirements to Cost Components .............................. 20 Table 14 Design of Water Fixed Charges .................................................................................... 21 Table 15 Design of Water Fixed Charges by Meter Size ............................................................. 22 Table 16 Design of Industrial Fixed Charges ............................................................................... 22 Table 17 Design of Single-family Residential Tiered Rate Structure ........................................... 24 Table 18 Design of Non-Residential and Landscape Irrigation Volume Charges ....................... 25 Table 19 Design of Industrial Volume Charge ............................................................................. 25 Table 20 Proposed Water Fixed Charges .................................................................................... 26 Water and Wastewater Rate Study
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Table 21 Proposed Water Variable Charges ............................................................................... 26 Table 22 Comparison of Current Single-family Residential Monthly Bills with Proposed Bills Using April 2024 Water Rates............................................................... 27 Table 23 Current and Future Single-family Residential Monthly Water Bills at 10 kgal ............. 28 Table 24 Current Wastewater Fixed Charges and Septage Disposal Charges .......................... 30 Table 25 Historical and Projected Wastewater Customers by Classification .............................. 31 Table 26 Projected Rate-based Wastewater Revenue Using Existing Rates ............................. 32 Table 27 Projected Wastewater Miscellaneous Revenue ........................................................... 32 Table 28 Budget and Projected Wastewater Operation and Maintenance Expense .................. 33 Table 29 Wastewater Capital Improvement Plan ......................................................................... 34 Table 30 Wastewater Financial Plan ............................................................................................ 35 List of Charts
Chart ES-1 Survey of Single-family Residential Monthly Water Bills Using 10 kgal ......................... 5 Chart ES-2 Survey of Single-family Residential Monthly Wastewater Bills Using 10 kgal ................ 7 Chart 1 Survey of Single-family Residential Monthly Water Bills Using 10 kgal ....................... 29 Chart 2 Survey of Single-family Residential Monthly Wastewater Bills Using 10 kgal .............. 38 List of Figures
Figure 1 Water Financial Plan Comparison of Revenue with Revenue Requirements .............. 18 Figure 2 Water Reserves versus Target Reserves ..................................................................... 19 Figure 3 Wastewater Financial Plan Comparison of Revenue with Revenue Requirements .... 36 Figure 4 Wastewater Reserves versus Target Reserves ........................................................... 37 Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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Executive Summary
The City of Firebaugh (City) engaged Tuckfield & Associates to conduct a Water and Wastewater Rate Study (Study) for its water and wastewater enterprises. This Study includes development of pro forma statements of revenues and revenue requirements, analyses to determine the costs of providing service, and design of new water and wastewater rates and charges for implementation.

Water Financial Plan
The revenue and revenue requirements of the water system were identified and projected to create a forwardlooking financial plan of the water enterprise. Annual costs include operation and maintenance expense (O&M), capital replacement transfer for capital improvement funding, and debt service.

O&M expenses were projected using the City’s FY 2023-24 Budget expenses for the first year and then applying inflation factors to the budget year expenses to project future year O&M expenses. An annual transfer for capital replacement is included in the financial plan that is estimated to equal 50 percent of annual depreciation expense. Debt service payments include principal and interest related to the 2013 and 2016 Revenue Refunding Bonds and the Solar project payments.

The City has prepared a five-year capital improvement program (CIP) spending plan that lists projects for FY 2023-24 through FY 2027-28. Projects include water line replacements, well rehabilitation, well filters, water meters, and other replacements. Over this period the City projects that it will spend approximately $1.76 million.

An analysis of the financial plan was performed to determine the sufficiency of revenue using the City’s current water rates to meet the projected revenue requirements (costs) of the water enterprise. The analysis indicated that the current level of revenue being received should be increased to meet future obligations during the Study period. Revenue increases of 1.4 percent annually are required beginning April 1, 2024 and on each January 1 through 2028. The water financial plan is presented in Table 12.

Proposed Water Rate Structure and Rates
Current Water Rates
The current water rates for the City’s customers consist of monthly fixed charges by meter size and variable charges for consumption. Current water rates for Industrial customers consist of monthly fixed charges by meter size that includes a minimum amount of water use in addition to variable charges for consumption. Variable charges for Single-family residential (SFR) customers include a four-tier conservation rate structure. Variable charges for Multifamily (MFR, including multiple dwelling units and mobile homes), Commercial, and Public Authority includes a uniform variable charge. Las Deltas customers include a two-tier variable rate structure.

Proposed Water Rate Structure and Rates
No changes are proposed to the City’s water rate structure. The current fixed charge structure is based on meter size reflecting current industry practice. The proposed fixed charges include the costs of operating and maintaining the meters and the billing and collection costs to serve customers. For Industrial customers, the fixed Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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charge includes a monthly minimum volume in 1,000 gallons as stated in Table ES-1 below. The volume is included in the fixed charge to recognize the seasonal nature of this type of water service and stabilize the revenue stream.

The proposed fixed charges generate about 25 percent of the revenue received from water rates. Table ES-1 presents the proposed fixed charges for the Study.

The proposed variable rate structure is unchanged from the current rate structure. The single-family residential variable rate structure reflects indoor water use in the first tier and outdoor water use in tiers 2 and 3. Industrial customers have essentially a two-tier variable rate, charging only consumption that is above the amount included in the fixed charge. Las Deltas customers have a contract with the City and their two-tier rate structure remains in place. All other customers have a uniform volume rate applicable individually to each customer class. Table ES-2 presents the proposed variable charges for implementation.

Table ES-1
Proposed Water Fixed Charges
Current April 1, January 1, January 1, January 1, January 1, Classification Rate FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Fixed Charge ($ per month)
Meter Size
<= 1 inch and smaller $16.96 $17.61 $17.86 $18.11 $18.36 $18.62 1-1/2 inch $25.80 $26.71 $27.08 $27.46 $27.84 $28.23
2 inch $38.81 $39.89 $40.45 $41.02 $41.59 $42.17
3 inch $93.66 $93.99 $95.31 $96.64 $97.99 $99.36
4 inch $131.53 $132.45 $134.30 $136.18 $138.09 $140.02
6 inch $260.62 $264.92 $268.63 $272.39 $276.20 $280.07
Included Volume
2 inch 75 $253.81 $264.15 $267.84 $271.59 $275.39 $279.25 3 inch 100 $338.41 $352.19 $357.12 $362.12 $367.19 $372.33 4 inch 175 $592.22 $616.34 $624.97 $633.72 $642.59 $651.59 6 inch 325 $1,099.83 $1,144.63 $1,160.66 $1,176.91 $1,193.39 $1,210.10 14 inch 500 $1,692.04 $1,760.97 $1,785.62 $1,810.62 $1,835.97 $1,861.67 Public Housing Authority $39.04 $39.56 $40.11 $40.67 $41.24 $41.82 All Customers Except Industrial
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Water Customer Bill Impacts
Table ES-3 presents the impacts to Firebaugh single-family residential bills from the proposed water rates assuming an effective date of April 1, 2024. The table shows that the water bill of an average single-family residential customer using 10 thousand gallons (kgal) monthly will increase from $34.86 to $36.08, an increase of $1.22, or 3.5 percent. The April 1, 2024 percentage increase of 3.5 percent differs from the overall revenue increase of 1.4 percent due to cost of service adjustments in this first year. The percent increase in water bills subsequent to the first year follows the percent increases in the financial plan in Table 12.

Table ES-2
Proposed Water Variable Charges
Current April 1, January 1, January 1, January 1, January 1, Classification Rate FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Variable Charge ($ per 1,000 gal)
Single-family Residential
Tier 1 - 0 to 7 units $1.67 $1.76 $1.78 $1.80 $1.83 $1.86 Tier 2 - 8 to 15 units $2.07 $2.05 $2.08 $2.11 $2.14 $2.17 Tier 3 - Over 15 $2.77 $2.46 $2.49 $2.52 $2.56 $2.60
Multifamily Residential $1.86 $2.02 $2.05 $2.08 $2.11 $2.14 Commercial $1.86 $2.02 $2.05 $2.08 $2.11 $2.14
Industrial (Charge Over Included Volume) $3.33 $3.49 $3.54 $3.59 $3.64 $3.69 Public Authority/Schools $1.86 $2.02 $2.05 $2.08 $2.11 $2.14 Landscape Irrigation $2.54 $2.62 $2.66 $2.70 $2.74 $2.78 Las Deltas [1]
Tier 1 - 0 to 5000 units $3.17 $3.21 $3.25 $3.30 $3.35 $3.40 Tier 2 - 5001 and Over $3.49 $3.54 $3.59 $3.64 $3.69 $3.74 [1] Contract rate.

Table ES-3
Comparison of Current Single-family Residential Monthly Bills with Proposed Bills Using April 2024 Water Rates
Current Bill Proposed Bill
Service Volume Current Service Volume Proposed Percent
Description Use (Kgal) Charge Charge Bill Charge Charge Bill Change Change 0 $16.96 $0.00 $16.96 $17.61 $0.00 $17.61 $0.65 3.8%
Very Low 3 $16.96 $5.01 $21.97 $17.61 $5.28 $22.89 $0.92 4.2% Low 5 $16.96 $8.35 $25.31 $17.61 $8.80 $26.41 $1.10 4.3% Median 8 $16.96 $13.76 $30.72 $17.61 $14.37 $31.98 $1.26 4.1% Average 10 $16.96 $17.90 $34.86 $17.61 $18.47 $36.08 $1.22 3.5% High 20 $16.96 $42.10 $59.06 $17.61 $41.02 $58.63 ($0.43) -0.7% 30 $16.96 $69.80 $86.76 $17.61 $65.62 $83.23 ($3.53) -4.1% Very High 50 $16.96 $125.20 $142.16 $17.61 $114.82 $132.43 ($9.73) -6.8% Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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Table ES-4 provides how SFR water bills with a 1-inch and smaller meter size using the monthly average consumption of 10 kgal will escalate over time with implementation of the proposed rates from Table ES-1 and ES-2.

Water Rate Survey
Chart ES-1 has been prepared to compare the City’s single-family residential water bill with water bills of other communities at the same consumption. The chart indicates that with the April 2024 water rates, a Firebaugh single-family residential customer with a monthly consumption of 10 thousand gallons (kgal) will experience a bill that is in the mid-range of the communities listed.

Table ES-4
Current and Future Single-family Residential Monthly Water Bills at 10 kgal Proposed
SFR Charges Current Apr 1, 2024 Jan 1, 2025 Jan 1, 2026 Jan 1, 2027 Jan 1, 2028 Fixed Charges $16.96 $17.61 $17.86 $18.11 $18.36 $18.62 Variable Charges $17.90 $18.47 $18.70 $18.93 $19.23 $19.53 Total Charges $34.86 $36.08 $36.56 $37.04 $37.59 $38.15 Dollar Change $1.22 $0.48 $0.48 $0.55 $0.56
Percent Change 3.5% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5%
$34.86 $36.08 $36.56 $37.04 $37.59 $38.15
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Wastewater Financial Plan
The revenue and revenue requirements of the wastewater system were identified and projected to create a forward-looking financial plan of the wastewater enterprise. Annual costs include O&M expense, capital replacement capital transfer for capital improvement funding, and debt service.

Future O&M expenses include the City’s FY 2023-24 Budget expenses for the first year, and then applying inflation factors to budget year expenses to project future O&M expenses. An annual transfer for replacement capital is included in the financial plan that is estimated to equal 50 percent of annual depreciation. Debt service payments include the principal and interest related to the 2016A Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds and Solar project payments.

The City has prepared a five-year capital improvement program (CIP) spending plan that lists projects for FY 2023-24 through FY 2027-28. Projects are non-specific and include annual wastewater system replacements.

Over this period the City projects that it would spend approximately $1.06 million.

An analysis of the financial plan was performed to determine the sufficiency of revenue, using the City’s current wastewater rates, to meet the projected revenue requirements (costs) of the wastewater enterprise. The analysis indicated that the current level of revenue being received is sufficient to meet future obligations during the Study period. No revenue increases or rate changes are proposed for this Study. The wastewater financial plan is presented in Table 29.

Chart ES-1
Survey of Single-family Residential Monthly Water Bills Using 10 kgal For Rates in Effect November 2023
Note: Above table uses water rates in effect November 2023. The Firebaugh April 2024 bill is based on the rate structure and rates in Tables ES-1 and Table ES-2.

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Proposed Wastewater Rates
The proposed wastewater rates are the same as the current wastewater rates employed by the City. Table ES-5 presents the proposed wastewater fixed charges for the Study period.

Wastewater Rate Survey
Chart ES-1 has been prepared to compare the City’s single-family residential wastewater bill with wastewater bills of other communities at the same consumption. The chart indicates that with the April 2024 wastewater rates, a Firebaugh single-family residential customer with a monthly consumption of 10 thousand gallons (kgal) will experience a bill that is in the upper range of the communities listed.

Table ES-5
Proposed Wastewater Fixed Charges
Current Current
Classification Charge Classification Charge
$/month $/month
SF & Mobile Homes $58.32 Hotels/Motels $24.84
MF <= 650 SF 48.30 Business Offices 55.73
MF > 650 SF 58.32 Churches 55.67
Cabins/Cottages 41.60 Car Washes 95.14
Guest Homes 41.60 Bars/Taverns 54.78
Travel Trailers 41.60 Outside SF and MH 58.32
SF Seniors 53.32 Headstart (Day Care Center) 1.14
Restaurants Up to 25 69.20 St. Joseph (Day Care Center) 1.17 Restaurants 26-50 155.96 West Hills Child Development 1.17 Restaurants 51-75 206.27 Public Housing Authority 58.32 Barb/Dry Clean/Retail 53.12 West Hills Community College 1.35 Laundries 316.88 F/B Las Deltas School District 1.35
Grocery (full with grinders) 80.76 Market/Laundry 598.45 Self Service 32.70 Toma-Tek (Domestic) 670.00
Auto Repair Shops $135.86 Storage $58.32
Current Current
Septage Disposal Charge Septage Disposal Charge
From (gallons) To (gallons) From (gallons) To (gallons) 0 1,000 $72.19 3,500 3,999 $527.14
1,000 1,499 148.03 4,000 4,499 602.98
1,500 1,999 223.85 4,500 4,999 678.81
2,000 2,499 299.68 5,000 5,499 754.63
2,500 2,999 375.49 5,500 5,999 830.47
3,000 3,499 $451.33 6,000 6,499 906.29
Over 6,499 $75.84
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Chart ES-2
Survey of Single-family Residential Monthly Wastewater Bills Using 10 kgal For Rates in Effect November 2023
Note: Above table uses wastewater rates in effect November 2023. The Firebaugh April 2024 bill is based on the rate structure and rates in Tables ES-4.

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Introduction
The City of Firebaugh (City) engaged Tuckfield & Associates to conduct a Water and Wastewater Rate Study (Study) for its water and wastewater enterprise systems. This Study includes development of pro forma statements of revenues and revenue requirements, analyses to determine the cost of providing service, and design of water and wastewater rates and charges for implementation.

Background
The City of Firebaugh, California is located in Fresno County approximately 46 miles west of the City of Fresno.

The City provides water and wastewater service to a population of approximately 8,500 with a customer base consisting of residential, commercial, industrial, schools, and contract customers. The majority of customers are residential. Water and wastewater service are accounted for separately as enterprise funds of the City.

This City's water is supplied by 5 wells and one standby well. Water treatment facilities consist of two treatment sites located on opposite sides of the San Joaquin River. Wells No. 9, 10, and 13 discharge to treatment site No. 1 on the north side of the river while wells No. 7, 11, and 12 discharge to treatment site No. 2 on the south side.

Water treatment includes chlorination and iron and manganese removal. Treated water is pressure filtered and stored in two 1.8 MG reservoirs, with one reservoir located at each site.

The water distribution system consists of booster pumps, a 0.5 MG reservoir, water mains ranging in size from 4 to 12 inches in diameter, valves, and metering of the City’s customers. Each treatment site has one booster pump and a standby pump. Another booster pump is located at the 0.5 MG reservoir.

The City's wastewater is collected through a sewer system and is treated at wastewater facilities owned and operated by the City. The treatment facilities are aerated pond secondary treatment facilities covering 230 acres and designed for 1.5 mgd of capacity.

The City has a large wastewater industrial customer identified as Toma-Tek and is a tomato processor. The City and Toma-Tek have a contract for wastewater service where facilities have been constructed separately from the City’s domestic waste to treat industrial tomato waste. The industrial treatment facility receives tomato processing wastewater generally during a 90-day processing season from late June through September each year.

Under the contract terms, the City prepares an invoice for Toma-Tek for direct expenses plus overhead to operate the industrial wastewater treatment facility.

Objectives
The objectives of this Study are to (1) review the current and future financial status of the City’s water and wastewater enterprises, (2) make any adjustments to the revenue being received to ensure that the financial obligations are being met now and in the future, including adequate reserves and debt service coverage, and (3) design rates that generate the required revenue while being fair and equitable for its customers.

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Scope of the Study
This Study includes the findings and recommendations of analyzing the water and wastewater enterprise funds and financial status. Historical trends were analyzed from data supplied by the City showing the number of customers, water consumption volumes, revenue, and revenue requirements.

Revenue requirements of the enterprise systems include operation and maintenance expense, routine capital outlays, replacement transfers, debt service, and additions to reserves. Changing conditions such as additional facilities, system growth, employee additions/reductions, and non-recurring maintenance expenditures are recognized. Inflation for ongoing expenditures is included to reflect cost escalation.

The financial plan and rates developed herein are based on funding of the capital improvement plan as stated as well as estimates of operation and maintenance expenses developed from information provided by the City.

Deviation from the financial plans, construction cost estimates and funding requirements, major operational changes, or other financial policy changes that were not foreseen, may result in the need for lower or higher revenue than anticipated.

Assumptions
Assumptions and Planning Factors
Several assumptions were used to conduct the Study for the period FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28. The assumptions were used for the projection of water and wastewater revenue and expense and include growth rates in customer accounts and annual consumption, interest earnings rate, expense inflation factors, and other assumptions. The assumptions and financial planning factors are provided in Table 1.

Table 1
Assumptions and Planning Factors
[1] Annualized growth in water accounts is based on historical information provided by the City. [2] Personal services growth includes staffing, promotion, step increases, and inflation.

Description Value
Single-family Residential Account growth [1] 0.5%
All Other Account growth [1] 0.0%
Interest earnings on fund reserves (annual) 2.0%
Cost Escalation
Salaries (annual, [2]) 4.0%
Benefits 8.0%
Electrical Power 4.0%
Chemicals 5.0%
All Other Operations & Maintenance 3.0%
Capital 3.0%
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Water System Reserve Policy
The City does not currently have a written reserve policy, however goals for maintaining reserves for water and wastewater operations and capital spending have been discussed with the City and have been developed for use in this Study. A reserve policy provides a basis to deal with unanticipated reductions in revenues, changes in the costs of providing services, fixed asset repair and replacement, natural disaster, and other issues. It also provides guidelines to maintain the financial health and stability of the enterprise funds. The appropriate reserve types and the amount of reserves are discussed below.

Operating Reserve – The purpose of the Operating Reserve is to provide working capital to meet cash flow needs during normal operations and to support the operation, maintenance and administration of the utility. This reserve ensures that operations can continue should there be significant events that impact cash flows. The target balance to be maintained is established as 180 days of operation and maintenance expense.

Capital Replacement Reserve – The Capital Replacement Reserve is used to fund future replacement of assets and capital projects and to provide a cushion for inaccuracy in the long-range replacement program. The target reserve is set as equal to 50 percent of depreciation expense of each system.

Emergency Capital – The purpose of the emergency capital reserve is to provide funds for emergency repair and replacement in case of catastrophic loss in the enterprise system. The target balance is established as 3 percent of the value of capital assets of each system.

Water System Beginning Balances and Reserve Targets
As of June 30, 2023, the City’s beginning water and wastewater system reserve balances are listed in the table below. The reserve balances are compared to the Target Reserves established for the City as discussed above.

The reserve balances are used in the development of the financial plans for each of the water and wastewater systems with the intent to meet the Target Reserve during or by the end of the Study period.

Table 2
June 30, 2023 Estimated Beginning Reserve Balances and Reserve Targets Water Wastewater
Reserve Reserve Reserve Reserve
Reserve Type Balance Target Balance Target
Operating Reserve $4,337,640 $721,000 $5,169,910 $577,000 Capital Replacement Reserve $693,430 $235,000 $870,724 $81,000 Capital Emergency Reserve $332,000 $332,000 $135,000 $135,000 Total $5,363,070 $1,288,000 $6,175,634 $793,000
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Water Financial Planning
Financial planning for the water enterprise includes identifying and projecting revenues and revenue requirements for a five-year planning period. Estimates of revenue from various sources are compared with the projected revenue requirements of the water system. This comparison allows for the review of the adequacy of existing revenue to meet annual revenue requirements and provides the basis for any rate adjustments. New water rates and charges are designed to recover all of the City’s annual operating and capital costs associated with the water system.

This section discusses current water rates, current user classifications, projected revenues and revenue requirements, capital improvement expenditures and financing sources, and proposed revenue adjustments.

Current Water Fixed and Variable Charges
The current water rates consist of fixed and variable charges to Non-industrial and Industrial customers. All NonIndustrial customers are charged a monthly fixed charge by meter size while Industrial customers are charged a fixed charge by meter size plus a minimum amount of consumption. Table 3 provides the current water fixed charges by customer class.

Variable charges include a three-tier rate structure for SFR customers; a uniform variable rate structure for MFR, Commercial, Industrial, Public Authority, Landscape; and a two-tier rate structure for Las Deltas customers. The current variable water charges are presented in Table 4.

Table 3
Current Monthly Water Fixed Charges
Classification Meter Size
Current
July 1, 2023
Non-Industrial 5/8 & 3/4 inch $16.96
1 inch $16.96
1-1/2 inch $25.80
2 inch $38.81
3 inch $93.66
4 inch $131.53
6 inch $260.62
Industrial 2 inch $253.81
3 inch $338.41
4 inch $592.22
6 inch $1,099.83
14 inch $1,692.04
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Water User Classifications
Number of Customers
Table 5 provides the historical and projected number of customers by classification. The City currently classifies customers as Single-family Residential, Multifamily Residential (including <=3 units, >=4 units, and mobile home), Commercial, Industrial, Public Authority, Landscape, and Las Deltas. The number of dwelling units is also provided.

Table 4
Current Monthly Water Variable Charges
Classification
Current
July 1, 2023
Single-family Residential $/kgal
Tier 1 - 0 to 7 units $1.67
Tier 2 - 8 to 15 units $2.07
Tier 3 - Over 15 units $2.77
Multifamily Residential $1.86
Commercial $1.86
Industrial $3.33
Public Authority/Schools $1.86
Landscape $2.54
Las Deltas
Tier 1 - 0 to 5,000 units $3.17
Tier 2 - Over 5,000 units $3.49
Table 5
Historical and Projected Water Customers by Classification [1] Single-family accounts are forecast to increase based on assumed growth rate from Table 1.

Historical Projected
Customer Class FY 22-23 FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Number of Accounts [1]
Single-family Residential 1,713 1,722 1,731 1,740 1,749 1,758 Multifamily Residential 60 60 60 60 60 60
Commercial 130 130 130 130 130 130
Industrial 10 10 10 10 10 10
Public Authority/Schools 15 15 15 15 15 15
Landscape Irrigation 10 10 10 10 10 10
Las Deltas 101 101 101 101 101 101
Public Housing Authority 185 185 185 185 185 185
Total Accounts 2,224 2,233 2,242 2,251 2,260 2,269
Number of Dwelling Units
Single-family Residential 1,713 1,722 1,731 1,740 1,749 1,758 Multifamily Residential 410 410 410 410 410 410
Senior Single-family Non-Metered 56 56 56 56 56 56
Public Housing Authority 185 185 185 185 185 185
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SFR customers account for more than 75 percent of the total customers served by the water system. Growth is projected to occur only in SFR accounts at 0.50 percent annually or about 8 accounts added each year, following the assumptions in Table 1.

Number of Water Meters
The majority of residential customers have meters that are 1-inch or smaller installed at the service location and 1-inch is the minimum size for installation for residential customers in the City’s customer base. Table 6 provides a summary of the number of current and projected meters by size.

Water Sales Volumes
Table 7 provides the historical and projected water sales volume by customer classification. Water sales volumes were projected by recognizing the growth in the number of accounts and the FY 2023-23 use per customer. Table 7 shows that the largest user of the water system is SFR, followed by the Industrial group as the second largest water consumer in terms of water sales volume.

Table 6
Historical and Projected Number of Water Meters
[1] Information from City billing information.

Historical Projected
Meter Size FY 22-23 FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Active Water Meters/Accounts [1]
<= 1 inch 2,141 2,150 2,159 2,168 2,177 2,186
1-1/2 inch 25 25 25 25 25 25
2 inch 38 38 38 38 38 38
3 inch 9 9 9 9 9 9
4 inch 8 8 8 8 8 8
6 inch 2 2 2 2 2 2
14 inch 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total Accounts/Meters 2,224 2,233 2,242 2,251 2,260 2,269 Table 7
Historical and Projected Water Consumption (1,000 gal)
[1] Forecast assume use per customer from FY 22-23 applied to the projected number of customers. [2] Forecast assumes the same use per customer of the Single-family Residential class.

Historical Projected [1]
Description FY 22-23 FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Single-family Residential 210,453 211,559 212,664 213,770 214,876 215,982 Multifamily Residential 40,804 40,804 40,804 40,804 40,804 40,804 Commercial 33,631 33,631 33,631 33,631 33,631 33,631
Industrial 190,115 190,115 190,115 190,115 190,115 190,115 Public Authority/Schools 5,674 5,674 5,674 5,674 5,674 5,674 Landscape Irrigation 26,702 26,702 26,702 26,702 26,702 26,702 Las Deltas 40,104 40,104 40,104 40,104 40,104 40,104
Public Housing Authority [2] 22,728 22,728 22,728 22,728 22,728 22,728 Total Projected Consumption 570,211 571,317 572,422 573,528 574,634 575,740 Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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Water Financial Plan
The financial plan provides the means of analyzing the revenue and revenue requirements of the water enterprise and its impact on reserves as well as the ability to fund on-going operation and maintenance expense and capital infrastructure requirements. This section of the Report discusses the projection of revenue, operation and maintenance expenses, capital improvement needs of the water system and its financing, debt service requirements, and revenue adjustments needed to maintain a sustainable water enterprise.

Revenues
The City receives operating and capital revenue from several sources. Operating revenue is received from rates and charges for water service. The revenue is projected by applying the current water rates to the projected number of accounts and consumption volume. Table 8 presents the projected fixed and variable charge revenue from current rates of the water system.

Miscellaneous revenue received includes penalties/late fees, backflow prevention fees, water turn on/off fees, temporary hydrant charges, and other sources. Miscellaneous revenue is provided in Table 9.

Table 8
Projected Rate-based Water Revenue Using Current Rates
[1] Estimated FY 23-24 and forecast years' revenue calculated by multiplying current water service rate by the number of projected meters.
[2] Estimated FY 23-24 and forecast years' revenue calculated by multiplying projected water sales by the current variable rates.

Projected
Description FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Water Service Revenues
Fixed Charges [1] $549,987 $551,819 $553,650 $555,482 $557,314 Variable Charges [2] 1,398,848 1,401,051 1,403,257 1,405,461 1,407,666 Total Revenues From Current Rates $1,948,835 $1,952,870 $1,956,907 $1,960,943 $1,964,980 Table 9
Projected Water Miscellaneous Revenue
Projected
Description FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Backflow Prevention Program $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 Miscellaneous Income 500 500 500 500 500
Water Turn On/Off 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Water Service Hydrant 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Total Miscellaneous Revenue $17,000 $17,000 $17,000 $17,000 $17,000 Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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Revenue Requirements
Revenue requirements of the water system include operation and maintenance expense, annual capital replacement for capital improvement funding, and existing debt service payments. Each of these items are discussed below.

Operation and Maintenance Expense
Operation and maintenance expenses (O&M) are an on-going obligation of the water system and such costs are normally met from water service revenue. O&M includes the cost to operate and maintain the water supply, reservoirs, and distribution system facilities. Costs also include technical services and other general and administrative expenses. O&M has been projected recognizing the major expense categories of personnel services, electric power expense, chemicals, purchased water, capital outlay, all other expenses following the inflation factors presented in Table 1. Table 10 provides a summary of the O&M expenses for the Study period.

Capital Replacement Transfer
Water line replacements occur on an annual basis for most water systems. The City plans for water line replacements in its capital planning and these replacements occur from time to time during the fiscal year. An annual amount is transferred from the operating fund to the capital fund to aid in funding these replacements.

The amount is approximately equal to 50 percent of depreciation expense.

Existing Debt Service
The City has outstanding debt that includes two separate bond issues and a solar project payment. The bond issues consist of the 2013 and the 2016 Revenue Refunding Bond obligations. The 2013 Revenue Refunding debt has annual debt service payments of about $120,000 and will be retired in 2031. The 2016 Revenue Refunding debt has annual debt service payments of about $200,000 and will be retired in 2046. The solar project debt has payments of about $190,000 and will be retired in 2039.

Table 10
Budget and Projected Water Operation and Maintenance Expense [1] From City provided information.

Budget [1] Projected
Description FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Personnel Services
Salaries and Wages $365,950 $380,588 $395,811 $411,644 $428,110 Benefits 241,089 250,732 260,760 271,190 282,038
Total Personnel Services $607,039 $631,320 $656,571 $682,834 $710,148 Services and Supplies
Chemicals $65,000 $68,250 $71,663 $75,246 $79,008
Electricity/Gas 220,000 228,800 237,952 247,470 257,369 Install Watr Mt 25,000 25,750 26,523 27,319 28,139
Equip/Facilty Repair and Mainteance 137,025 141,136 145,370 149,731 154,223 Waterline Repair 30,000 30,900 31,827 32,782 33,765
Lab Analysis 19,000 19,570 20,157 20,762 21,385
All Other 339,470 349,655 360,145 370,951 382,081
Total Services and Supplies $835,495 $864,061 $893,637 $924,261 $955,970 Total Operation and Maintenance Expense $1,442,534 $1,495,381 $1,550,208 $1,607,095 $1,666,118 Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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Water Capital Improvement Program
The City has developed a capital improvement program (CIP) spending plan for FY 2023-24 through FY 2027-28 presented in Table 11. The improvements include water line replacements, well rehabilitation, well filters, water meters, and other replacements. Over this period, it is planned that the City would spend about $1.76 million in water capital improvement projects. The water CIP is funded through the annual capital replacement transfer and water fund reserves.

Water Financial Plan
A financial plan has been prepared that includes the revenues and revenue requirements that were identified for the water system and is presented in Table 12. The plan incorporates specific financial planning criteria to provide guidance to maintain the health of the water utility on an on-going basis. The criteria included the following.
 Generate positive levels of income in each year of the Study period  Maintain the operating and capital reserves at or greater than target levels  Maintain debt service coverage ratios at or greater than the minimum required  Meet annual capital replacement spending from annual revenue and capital reserves Proposed Revenue Adjustments
Table 12 provides the annual increases recommended to meet the financial planning criteria for the five-year Study period. The financial plan indicates that revenue increases of 1.4 percent are required beginning April 1, 2024, and on each January 1 thereafter for the remainder of the Study period. The increases are necessary to meet the planning criteria discussed above.

Table 11
Water Capital Improvement Plan
[1] From discussions with City staff.

Projected
Description FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Current Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) [1]
Leaky Pipes Replacement $520,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Well Rehabiliation 150,000 154,500 159,100 - -
Well Filters - - - 546,400 -
Water Plant Recycling Pond Expansion - - - - -
Water Infrastructure Master Plan - 123,600 - - -
Water Meters 20,000 20,600 21,200 21,900 22,500
Total Water CIP $690,000 $298,700 $180,300 $568,300 $22,500 Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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A graphical depiction of the revenue and revenue requirements from Table 12 are presented in Figure 1, however is extended for a ten-year period. Revenue using the current rates is shown as the black line while revenue with revenue adjustments is shown as the green line. The blue column represents O&M expense, the yellow column represents capital spending, and the orange column represents total debt service payments.

Figure 1 shows that the revenue increases outlined in Table 12 are necessary to meet revenue requirements, fund the CIP program, maintain the operating and capital reserves, and meet minimum debt service coverage Table 12
Water Financial Plan
Projected
Description FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Proposed Revenue Increase (April 1) 1.4%
Proposed Revenue Increase (January 1) 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% Revenue
Rate-based Revenues, Existing Rates [1] $1,948,835 $1,952,870 $1,956,907 $1,960,943 $1,964,980 Total Additional Water Sales Revenue [2] 4,547 38,891 66,914 95,444 124,489 Miscellaneous Income 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 Interest Income [3] 101,500 93,700 90,600 84,200 78,700 Total Revenue $2,071,882 $2,102,461 $2,131,421 $2,157,587 $2,185,169 Oprating Expenses
O&M and Capital Outlay $1,442,534 $1,495,381 $1,550,208 $1,607,095 $1,666,118 Capital Replacement Transfer 235,200 235,200 235,200 235,200 235,200 2016 Revenue Refunding Bonds 201,838 204,138 201,288 203,438 204,438 2013 Revenue Refunding Bonds 121,929 122,837 118,608 119,118 124,118 Solar Project Internal Lease Payment 190,037 187,698 188,211 188,637 189,034 Net Funds Available Before Capital $2,191,538 $2,245,254 $2,293,514 $2,353,487 $2,418,907 Capital Sources and Uses of Funds
Capital Replacement Transfer $235,200 $235,200 $235,200 $235,200 $235,200 Water Capital Improvements ($690,000) ($298,700) ($180,300) ($568,300) ($22,500) Net Capital Spending ($454,800) ($63,500) $54,900 ($333,100) $212,700 Net Funds Available After Capital ($574,456) ($206,293) ($107,193) ($529,000) ($21,038) Available Reserves
Beginning available reserves [4] $5,363,070 $4,788,614 $4,582,321 $4,475,128 $3,946,128 Additions (reductions) (574,456) (206,293) (107,193) (529,000) (21,038) Ending available reserves $4,788,614 $4,582,321 $4,475,128 $3,946,128 $3,925,089 Target Reserves [5] $1,288,000 $1,315,000 $1,342,000 $1,371,000 $1,400,000 Above (below) Target $3,500,614 $3,267,321 $3,133,128 $2,575,128 $2,525,089 Debt Service Coverage
Net Revenues $629,348 $607,080 $581,213 $550,492 $519,051 Annual Debt Service [6] $323,767 $326,975 $319,895 $322,555 $328,555 Coverage 194% 186% 182% 171% 158%
[1] Projected water sales revenues using July 1, 2015 water rates. [2] Additional revenue from rate adjustments.
[3] Interest earnings on the average fund balance calculated at 2.00%. [4] The available FY 23-24 reserve balance provided by the City. Includes Operating, Capital, and Emergency reserves. [5] Target Reserves includes Operating, Capital, and Emergency reserves. [6] Includes 2016 Revenue Refunding Bonds and 2013 Revenue Refunding Bonds.

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ratios required by debt covenants. The figure assumes that the annual revenue increases of 1.4 percent for the first five years continue for the remainder of the Study period.

Figure 2 shows a graphical depiction of the operating and capital reserves of the water enterprise in comparison to the established Target reserves. The purple line represents the Target Reserve level while the green column indicates the reserve balance at the end of year. The figure shows that the water fund reserve balance (green column) decreases annually, however remains above the Target reserve level in all years.

Figure 1
Water Financial Plan
Comparison of Revenue with Revenue Requirements
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Water Cost of Service
This section of the report discusses the allocation of the water system’s operating and capital costs to customer classifications. Establishing rates in California requires that the agency responsible for imposing property-related fees create a nexus between the cost of providing service and the rates to be imposed.

Industry Methodology
This Study uses methodologies from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to allocate costs in an appropriate manner. AWWA is an industry trade organization providing guidance on operations and management of water utilities. General principles are provided to assist agencies with the design of water rates such that the rates may be consistent with local requirements while also recognizing state laws and legal framework. The AWWA guidelines have been used to conduct this water study and have been used in the design of the City’s water rates while also following Proposition 218 and the San Juan Capistrano court decision.

The annual costs of providing water service from the financial plan are allocated to cost components according to industry standards provided in the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Manual M1. The methodology provides the basis to design rates to generate adequate revenue to meet estimated annual revenue requirements from the financial plan. Costs are then recovered through the most appropriate revenue mechanism, including fixed charges and variable charges.

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Water Reserves versus Target Reserves
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Costs of Service to be Allocated
The annual cost of service consists of O&M expenses and capital costs of the water system. O&M expenses include costs related to water distribution, maintenance of the facilities, and general and administrative costs.

Capital costs include annual capital replacement and existing debt service discussed in the financial plan.

To design rates for the water system, costs need to first be allocated to water system cost component based on the operating characteristics and design of the water system facilities. Cost allocations consider the average quantity of water consumed as well as the peak rate at which water is consumed. The water system is designed to serve average and peak demands, and costs that are related to serving average and peak demands are allocated in a manner such that they may be recovered appropriately.

The cost allocation components for water service are Water Supply, Delivery, Peaking, Meters and Services, and Customer. A five-year average of the operating and capital costs of the water system are assigned to each of these parameters. The result is a percentage allocation of the annual costs of service to each cost component which is then applied to the annual revenue requirement. The total cost to be recovered from the users of the water system by cost component for FY 2023-24 is presented in Table 13.

Table 13
Allocation of Water Revenue Requirements to Cost Component 5-Year Water Fixed Peaking Customer
Description Average Supply Deivery Max Day Max Hour Meters/Serv Customer Operation and Maintenance
Personnel Servies $657,583 $0 $173,490 $173,490 $60,722 $151,244 $98,637 Materials and Supplies 110,565 71,833 15,323 15,323 5,363 - 2,724 Insurance 110,484 - 39,962 39,962 13,987 - 16,573
Electricity 238,318 214,486 - - 23,832 - -
Repair/Maintenance 177,352 - 75,469 75,469 26,414 - -
Professional Fees 152,096 - 55,013 55,013 19,255 - 22,814 Service Agreements 40,774 - 14,748 14,748 5,162 - 6,116 Meter Installations 26,546 - - - - 26,546 -
All Other 38,551 - 14,535 14,535 5,087 - 4,395
Total Average O&M $1,552,269 $286,319 $388,539 $388,539 $159,823 $177,790 $151,259 Capital Costs
Capital Replacement Transfer $235,200 $0 $100,085 $100,085 $35,030 $0 $0 2016 Revenue Refunding Bonds 203,028 - 86,394 86,395 30,239 - - 2013 Revenue Refunding Bonds $121,322 $0 $51,626 $51,626 $18,069 $0 $0 Solar Project Internal Lease Payment 188,723 - 80,308 80,308 28,108 - - Total Average Capital $748,273 $0 $318,413 $318,413 $111,446 $0 $0 Total 5-yr Average Revenue Requirement $2,300,542 $286,319 $706,952 $706,953 $271,269 $177,790 $151,259 Percentage Allocation 12.4% 30.7% 30.7% 11.8% 7.7% 6.6% Total
Fiscal Revenue Water Fixed Peaking Customer
Year Requirement Supply Deivery Max Day Max Hour Meters/Serv Customer FY 23-24 $1,976,119 $245,942 $607,257 $607,258 $233,015 $152,718 $129,928 Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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Water Rate Design
The cost of service analyses described in the previous section provides the basis for water rate design. The emphasis on the design of rates is to achieve fairness and ensure that each customer class pays its fair share of costs. Rates should be simple to administer, easy to understand, and comply with regulatory requirements. This section describes how water rates and charges are designed and includes the proposed schedule of water rates for implementation.

Proposed Rate Structure
The proposed water rate structure is the same as the current rate structure. It includes a fixed charge by meter size for all customers and variable charges for water consumption.

Proposed Fixed Charges
The proposed fixed charges recover the Customer and Meters and Services costs of service identified from Table 13 and a portion of Peaking costs (capacity) that is reserved for fire protection. Customer costs are recovered based on the number of bills issued while Meters and Services costs are recovered based on meter and service ratios provided by AWWA. Peaking costs are recovered on meter capacity ratios.

Table 14 below presents the design of the proposed monthly fixed charges for customers for FY 2023-24. The proposed fixed charges generate about 25 percent of the revenue from water rates.

Table 14
Design of Water Fixed Charges
Customer Service Cost FY 23-24
Customer Cost $129,928
Number of Bills 26,796
Customer Cost per Unit $4.85
Meters and Services Cost FY 23-24
Meters and Services Cost $152,718
Number of Equivalent Meters & Services 29,770
Meters and Services Cost per Unit $5.13
Peaking Costs FY 23-24
Peaking Cost $245,160
Number of Equivalent Meters 32,150
Peaking Cost per Unit $7.63
Base Fixed Charge - 5/8" thru 1" $17.61
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Fixed charges for meter sizes greater than 1-inch are increased as shown below in Table 15 for FY 2023-24. The Meter and Services charge increases with meter and service cost ratios while the Peaking charge increases with meter capacity ratios. The Customer charge does not increase with meter size.

Industrial Fixed Charges. Fixed charges for Industrial customers are established such that they include a monthly volume by meter size charged at the average water system consumption rate. The volume is included in the fixed charge to recognize the seasonal nature of this type of water service and stabilize the revenue stream.

Table 15 provides the monthly fixed charges applicable to Industrial customers only.

Table 15
Design of Water Fixed Charges by Meter Size
Meter & Monthly Meter Monthly Monthly Total
Meter Service Meter Capacity Capacity Customer Monthly
Size Ratio Charge Ratio Charge Charge Charge
inches
5/8 & 3/4 inch 1.0 $5.13 1.0 $7.63 $4.85 $17.61
1 inch 1.0 $5.13 1.0 $7.63 $4.85 $17.61
1-1/2 inch 1.3 $6.60 2.0 $15.26 $4.85 $26.71
2 inch 2.1 $10.63 3.2 $24.42 $4.85 $39.89
3 inch 7.9 $40.31 6.4 $48.83 $4.85 $93.99
4 inch 10.0 $51.30 10.0 $76.30 $4.85 $132.45
6 inch 15.0 $76.95 24.0 $183.12 $4.85 $264.92
Table 16
Design of Industrial Fixed Charges
Volume Average Charge for
Meter Included in Volume Volume in
Size Fixed Charge Charge Fixed Charge
2 inch 75 $3.52 $264.15
3 inch 100 $3.52 $352.19
4 inch 175 $3.52 $616.34
6 inch 325 $3.52 $1,144.63
14 inch 500 $3.52 $1,760.97
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Proposed Variable Charges
Variable charges are designed to recover the Water Supply, Delivery, and that portion of Peaking costs that were not recovered in the fixed charges. Consumption and peaking characteristics of water system customers were analyzed to allocate costs to customer classification as well as between each SFR tier.

Water Supply Costs. The City’s water supply source consists of groundwater. Water supply costs are shared uniformly by all customers of the system.

Delivery Costs. Delivery costs are operating and capital costs of the water system related to delivering water to all customers at an average rate of use. Delivery costs tend to vary with the total quantity of water consumed under average-load conditions. These costs are also shared uniformly by all customers of the water system.

Peaking Costs. Peaking costs are costs associated with meeting peak demand rates of use requirements of the water system and include operating and capital costs beyond that required for average rates of use. Water system facilities are designed to meet peak characteristics and are apportioned to customer classes based on their system use characteristics. Peaking costs may be assigned to tiers in a tiered-rate structure based on the customers within the tier that are causing the peak demand.

Proposed Single-family Residential Variable Charges
No changes are proposed for the SFR water rate structure. Tier 1 is defined as consumption to provide basic indoor water use and is based on an assumed 4 persons per household (pph) using 55 gallons per capita per day (gcpd) resulting in a Tier 1 breakpoint of 7 kgal (4 pph x 55 gpcd x 365 days ÷ 1,000 gal ÷ 12 billing periods). Tier 2 is defined as consumption related to outdoor water use and is all water consumed beyond Tier 1 and below Tier

3. Tier 3 is defined as excessive use beyond Tier 2. The Tier 3 breakpoint is defined as the SFR summer peak demand, determined from billing information to be 15 HCF.

Table 17 provides a summary of the variable rate components applicable to the SFR classification consisting of Water Supply, Delivery, and Peaking costs. For SFR, peaking costs are allocated to the defined tiers based on the peaking factors of that occur from customers within the tiers based on the tier break points discussed above. Tier 1 is considered to have a peaking factor of 1.0, Tier 2 and Tier 3 have peaking factors that reflect the average use per customer within these tiers as a ratio to Tier 1.

The sum of the three component’s unit rates equals the water rates in the tiers for the SFR classification. Table 17 sums the Water Supply, Delivery, and Peaking unit rates at the bottom of the table and provides the resulting water rates by tier. Each customer class pays for the same Water Supply and Delivery costs per kgal, however each class pays for their individual peaking requirements and associated costs.

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Proposed Non-Residential and Landscape Variable Charges For the other customer classes of Non-Residential and Landscape Irrigation, it is proposed that these classes have an individual uniform volume rate structure that recognizes a blending of the three components of Water Supply, Delivery, and Peaking costs. However, the Non-Residential and Landscape Irrigation classifications will each recognize the individual peaking characteristics of its class in their variable rate. A uniform variable rate structure is recommended for these classes as the Non-Residential customers are intended to have separate Landscape Irrigation meters. Table 18 provides the water rates for these customers.

Table 17
Design of Single-family Residential Tiered Rate Structure Water Supply Component of Commodity Charge
Tier % Base Unit
Line No. Tier Range Consumption Share Costs Rate
1 Tier 1 0 - 7 110,341 52.2% $47,338 $0.43
2 Tier 2 8 - 15 61,192 28.9% $26,252 $0.43
3 Tier 3 Over 15 40,026 18.9% $17,172 $0.43
4 211,559 100.0% $90,762
Delivery Supply Component of Commodity Charge
Tier % Base Unit
Line No. Tier Range Consumption Share Costs Rate
5 Tier 1 0 - 7 110,341 52.2% $116,883 $1.06
6 Tier 2 8 - 15 61,192 28.9% $64,820 $1.06
7 Tier 3 Over 15 40,026 18.9% $42,399 $1.06
8 211,559 100.0% $224,101
Peaking Component of Commodity Charge
Tier Peaking Weighted Peaking Unit
Line No. Tier Range Factor Consumption Costs Rate
9 Tier 1 0 - 7 1.00 110,341 $30,517 $0.28
10 Tier 2 8 - 15 2.03 124,204 $34,351 $0.56
11 Tier 3 Over 15 3.51 140,368 $38,821 $0.97
12 374,913 $103,689
Sum of Commodity Charge Components
Tier Water Peaking Total Rate
Line No. Tier Range Supply Delivery Rate in Tier
13 Tier 1 0 - 7 $0.43 $1.06 $0.28 $1.76
14 Tier 2 8 - 15 $0.43 $1.06 $0.56 $2.05
15 Tier 3 Over 15 $0.43 $1.06 $0.97 $2.46
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Proposed Industrial Variable Charges
For Industrial customers, the variable charge is calculated by dividing the costs that were not recovered in the fixed charges by Industrial consumption. The revenue collected through the proposed monthly service charges are subtracted from the total allocated cost to Industrial customers. This remaining cost is divided by Industrial water sales to calculate the variable charge for this customer group. Table 19 provides the variable charge for Industrial customers.

Proposed Water Rates
Tables 20 and 21 present the proposed fixed charges and variable charges respectively for the water system for the next five years. Table 20 includes the current fixed charges, fixed charges for April 1, 2024 developed in the tables above including the Industrial fixed charges, and the future fixed charges for implementation beginning on January 1, 2025 and each January 1 through FY 2027-28. Water fixed charges beyond April 1, 2024 are increased by the percentages shown in the financial plan in Table 12.

Table 18
Design of Non-residential and Landscape Irrigation Volume Charges Water Total Uniform
Classification Supply Delivery Peaking Costs Volume Rate kgal $/kgal
Non-residential $34,368 $84,858 $42,560 $161,786 80,109 $2.02 Irrigation $11,456 $28,285 $30,282 $70,023 26,702 $2.62 Table 19
Design of Industrial Volume Charge
[1] Remaining volume not included in fixed charge.

Industrial
Industrial Industrial Service Volume Volume
Meter Fixed Number Equiv Charge Charge Charge
Size Charge of Bills Meters Revenue Revenue Volume [1] Rate $ $ 1,000 gal $/1,000 gal
2 inch $264.15 36 10 $9,509
3 inch $352.19 36 19.2 $12,679
4 inch $616.34 24 20 $14,792
6 inch $1,144.63 12 24.0 $13,736
14 inch $1,760.97 12 172.0 $21,132
Total 120 244.8 $71,848 $620,127 177,687 $3.49
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Table 21 provides the proposed variable charges for the water system. The table includes the current variable charges by rate tier, the variable charges proposed for April 1, 2024 developed in the Study, and the future variable charges for implementation beginning on January 1, 2025 and each January 1 through FY 2027-28. Water variable charges beyond April 1, 2024 are increased by the percentages shown in the financial plan in Table 12.

Table 20
Proposed Water Fixed Charges
Current April 1, January 1, January 1, January 1, January 1, Classification Rate FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Fixed Charge ($ per month)
Meter Size
<= 1 inch and smaller $16.96 $17.61 $17.86 $18.11 $18.36 $18.62 1-1/2 inch $25.80 $26.71 $27.08 $27.46 $27.84 $28.23
2 inch $38.81 $39.89 $40.45 $41.02 $41.59 $42.17
3 inch $93.66 $93.99 $95.31 $96.64 $97.99 $99.36
4 inch $131.53 $132.45 $134.30 $136.18 $138.09 $140.02
6 inch $260.62 $264.92 $268.63 $272.39 $276.20 $280.07
Included Volume
2 inch 75 $253.81 $264.15 $267.84 $271.59 $275.39 $279.25 3 inch 100 $338.41 $352.19 $357.12 $362.12 $367.19 $372.33 4 inch 175 $592.22 $616.34 $624.97 $633.72 $642.59 $651.59 6 inch 325 $1,099.83 $1,144.63 $1,160.66 $1,176.91 $1,193.39 $1,210.10 14 inch 500 $1,692.04 $1,760.97 $1,785.62 $1,810.62 $1,835.97 $1,861.67 All Customers Except Industrial
Industrial
Table 21
Proposed Water Variable Charges
Current April 1, January 1, January 1, January 1, January 1, Classification Rate FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Variable Charge ($ per 1,000 gal)
Single-family Residential
Tier 1 - 0 to 7 units $1.67 $1.76 $1.78 $1.80 $1.83 $1.86 Tier 2 - 8 to 15 units $2.07 $2.05 $2.08 $2.11 $2.14 $2.17 Tier 3 - Over 15 $2.77 $2.46 $2.49 $2.52 $2.56 $2.60
Multifamily Residential $1.86 $2.02 $2.05 $2.08 $2.11 $2.14 Commercial $1.86 $2.02 $2.05 $2.08 $2.11 $2.14
Industrial (Charge Over Included Volume) $3.33 $3.49 $3.54 $3.59 $3.64 $3.69 Public Authority/Schools $1.86 $2.02 $2.05 $2.08 $2.11 $2.14 Landscape Irrigation $2.54 $2.62 $2.66 $2.70 $2.74 $2.78 Las Deltas [1]
Tier 1 - 0 to 5000 units $3.17 $3.21 $3.25 $3.30 $3.35 $3.40 Tier 2 - 5001 and Over $3.49 $3.54 $3.59 $3.64 $3.69 $3.74 Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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Water Bill Impacts
An impact analysis was performed to evaluate the change in Firebaugh single-family customer bills that would occur from the implementation of the proposed water rates for April 2024. The impacts are provided in Table

22. For an average single-family customer with a 1-inch or smaller meter size using 10 thousand gallons (kgal) monthly, the bill will increase from $34.86 to $36.08, and increase of $1.22 or 3.5 percent. The April 1, 2024 percentage increase of 3.5 percent differs from the overall revenue increase of 1.4 percent from the financial plan due to cost of service adjustments in this first year. Percent increases in rates subsequent to the first year increase at the percentages in the financial plan in Table 12.

Table 23 provides how SFR water bills with a 1-inch or smaller meter size using the average monthly consumption of 10 HCF will increase over time with implementation of the proposed water rates from Tables 20 and 21.

Table 22
Comparison of Current Single-family Residential Monthly Bill with Proposed Bill Using April 2024 Water Rate Structure and Rates Current Bill Proposed Bill
Service Volume Current Service Volume Proposed Percent
Description Use (Kgal) Charge Charge Bill Charge Charge Bill Change Change 0 $16.96 $0.00 $16.96 $17.61 $0.00 $17.61 $0.65 3.8%
Very Low 3 $16.96 $5.01 $21.97 $17.61 $5.28 $22.89 $0.92 4.2% Low 5 $16.96 $8.35 $25.31 $17.61 $8.80 $26.41 $1.10 4.3% Median 8 $16.96 $13.76 $30.72 $17.61 $14.37 $31.98 $1.26 4.1% Average 10 $16.96 $17.90 $34.86 $17.61 $18.47 $36.08 $1.22 3.5% High 20 $16.96 $42.10 $59.06 $17.61 $41.02 $58.63 ($0.43) -0.7% 30 $16.96 $69.80 $86.76 $17.61 $65.62 $83.23 ($3.53) -4.1% Very High 50 $16.96 $125.20 $142.16 $17.61 $114.82 $132.43 ($9.73) -6.8% Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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Water Rate Survey
A water rate survey was conducted for neighboring communities to the City of Firebaugh. Chart 1 compares the estimated average Firebaugh single-family residential monthly water bill with those of neighboring communities at the same consumption of 10 thousand gallons (kgal) monthly. The rate survey includes rate schedules in effect November 2023.

Water bills for the City of Firebaugh are shown using the current rates and the proposed rates from Tables 20 and 21 for implementation April 2024. The chart indicates that with the proposed April 1, 2024 water rates, a City of Firebaugh single-family residential customer with a monthly consumption of 10 thousand gallons (kgal) will experience a bill that is in the mid-range of the communities listed.

Table 23
Current and Future Single-family Residential Monthly Water Bills with 1-inch meter Size at 10 kgal
Proposed
SFR Charges Current Apr 1, 2024 Jan 1, 2025 Jan 1, 2026 Jan 1, 2027 Jan 1, 2028 Fixed Charges $16.96 $17.61 $17.86 $18.11 $18.36 $18.62 Variable Charges $17.90 $18.47 $18.70 $18.93 $19.23 $19.53 Total Charges $34.86 $36.08 $36.56 $37.04 $37.59 $38.15 Dollar Change $1.22 $0.48 $0.48 $0.55 $0.56
Percent Change 3.5% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5%
$34.86 $36.08 $36.56 $37.04 $37.59 $38.15
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Current FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28
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Chart 1
Survey of Single-family Residential Monthly Water Bills Using 10 kgal For Rates in Effect November 2023
Note: Above table uses water rates in effect November 2023. The Firebaugh April 2024 bill is based on the rate structure and rates in Tables 21 and 22.

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Wastewater Financial Planning
Financial planning for the wastewater enterprise includes identifying and projecting revenues and revenue requirements of the wastewater system for a five-year planning period. Estimates of revenue from various sources are compared with the projected revenue requirements. This comparison allows the review of the adequacy of existing revenue to meet annual obligations and provide the basis for revenue adjustments.

Wastewater rates and charges are designed to recover the City’s annual operating and capital costs associated with the wastewater system.

This section discusses the current wastewater rates, user classifications, revenues and revenue requirements, planned capital improvement expenditures and financing sources, and proposed revenue adjustments.

Current Wastewater Fixed and Variable Charges
The current wastewater rates consist of fixed charges to all classifications and separate septage disposal charges.

MFR, Cabins/Cottages, Guest Homes, and Travel Trailers customers are charged less than SFR, reflecting a lower discharge volume than SFR. Non-Residential customers are classified into one of many classifications. The current rates are presented in Table 24.

Table 24
Current Wastewater Fixed Charges and Septage Disposal Charges Current Current
Classification Charge Classification Charge
$/month $/month
SF & Mobile Homes $58.32 Hotels/Motels $24.84
MF <= 650 SF 48.30 Business Offices 55.73
MF > 650 SF 58.32 Churches 55.67
Cabins/Cottages 41.60 Car Washes 95.14
Guest Homes 41.60 Bars/Taverns 54.78
Travel Trailers 41.60 Outside SF and MH 58.32
SF Seniors 53.32 Headstart (Day Care Center) 1.14
Restaurants Up to 25 69.20 St. Joseph (Day Care Center) 1.17 Restaurants 26-50 155.96 West Hills Child Development 1.17 Restaurants 51-75 206.27 Public Housing Authority 58.32 Barb/Dry Clean/Retail 53.12 West Hills Community College 1.35 Laundries 316.88 F/B Las Deltas School District 1.35
Grocery (full with grinders) 80.76 Market/Laundry 598.45 Self Service 32.70 Toma-Tek (Domestic) 670.00
Auto Repair Shops $135.86 Storage $58.32
Current Current
Septage Disposal Charge Septage Disposal Charge
From (gallons) To (gallons) From (gallons) To (gallons) 0 1,000 $72.19 3,500 3,999 $527.14
1,000 1,499 148.03 4,000 4,499 602.98
1,500 1,999 223.85 4,500 4,999 678.81
2,000 2,499 299.68 5,000 5,499 754.63
2,500 2,999 375.49 5,500 5,999 830.47
3,000 3,499 $451.33 6,000 6,499 906.29
Over 6,499 $75.84
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Wastewater User Classifications
Number of Customers
The City currently classifies wastewater customers as Single-family Residential, various Multiunit categories, and into one of many non-residential classifications. Residential accounts (SFR, MF, Cabins/Cottages, Travel Trailers, and SFR senior) consist of about 90 percent of the total customers served by the wastewater system. Residential accounts and dwelling units are projected to grow at a rate of 0.50 percent annually following the assumptions listed in Table 1. Table 25 provides the historical and projected number of customers and dwelling units by classification.

Table 25
Historical and Projected Wastewater Customers by Classification Historical Projected
Customer Class FY 22-23 FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Number of Accounts
SF & Mobile Homes [1] 1,609 1,617 1,625 1,633 1,641 1,649 MF <= 650 SF [1] 18 18 18 18 18 18
MF > 650 SF [1] 30 30 30 30 30 30
Cabins/Cottages [1] 1 1 1 1 1 1
Travel Trailers [1] 3 3 3 3 3 3
SF Seniors [1] 49 49 49 49 49 49
Restaurants Up to 25 7 7 7 7 7 7
Restaurants 26-50 5 5 5 5 5 5
Restaurants 51-75 4 4 4 4 4 4
Barb/Dry Clean/Retail 28 28 28 28 28 28
Laundries 2 2 2 2 2 2
Grocery (full with grinders) 7 7 7 7 7 7
Self Service 2 2 2 2 2 2
Auto Repair Shops 9 9 9 9 9 9
Hotels/Motels 5 5 5 5 5 5
Business Offices 33 33 33 33 33 33
Churches 10 10 10 10 10 10
Car Washes 2 2 2 2 2 2
Bars/Taverns 1 1 1 1 1 1
Outside SF and MH 76 76 76 76 76 76
Headstart (Day Care Center) 2 2 2 2 2 2
St. Joseph (Day Care Center) 1 1 1 1 1 1
Public Housing Authority 1 1 1 1 1 1
West Hills Community College 2 2 2 2 2 2
F/B Las Deltas School District 1 1 1 1 1 1
Market/Laundry 1 1 1 1 1 1
Toma-Tek (Domestic) 1 1 1 1 1 1
Storage 5 5 5 5 5 5
Septage 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total Accounts 1,917 1,925 1,933 1,941 1,949 1,957
Number of Dwelling Units
SF & Mobile Homes [1] 1,609 1,617 1,625 1,633 1,641 1,649 MF <= 650 SF [1] 69 69 69 69 69 69
MF > 650 SF [1] 341 343 345 347 349 351
Cabins/Cottages [1] 58 58 58 58 58 58
Travel Trailers [1] 12 12 12 12 12 12
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Wastewater Financial Plan
The financial plan provides the means of analyzing the revenue and revenue requirements of the wastewater system and its impact on reserves as well as the ability to fund on-going operation and maintenance expense and capital infrastructure requirements. Below is a discussion of the projection of revenue, operation and maintenance expenses, capital improvement needs of the wastewater system and its financing, debt service requirements, and revenue adjustments needed to maintain a sustainable wastewater enterprise.

Revenues
The City receives wastewater revenue from operating and miscellaneous sources. Operating revenue is received from rates and charges for wastewater service. Table 25 presents the projected fixed charge revenue from current wastewater rates of the wastewater system. The revenue is projected by applying the current wastewater rates from Table 24 to the projected number of accounts and units in Table 25.

Miscellaneous revenue includes City property lease income, Toma-Tek Service and Repair Income, waste discharge fees, and miscellaneous income. Miscellaneous revenue is provided in Table 27.

Table 26
Projected Rate-based Wastewater Revenue Using Current Rates [1] FY 23-24 and forecast years’ revenue calculated by multiplying current wastewater rates by number of projected customers and units.

Projected
Description FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Water Service Revenues
Fixed Charges [1] $1,797,086 $1,804,084 $1,811,083 $1,818,081 $1,825,080 Total Revenues From Current Rates $1,797,086 $1,804,084 $1,811,083 $1,818,081 $1,825,080 Table 27
Projected Wastewater Miscellaneous Wastewater Revenue
Budget Projected
Description FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Lease of City Property $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 Miscellaneous Income 500 500 500 500 500
TomaTek Service and Repair 48,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Waste Discharge Fees 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Total Miscellaneous Revenues $60,500 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500 $62,500 Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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Revenue Requirements
Revenue requirements of the wastewater system include operation and maintenance expense, annual capital replacement transfer, and debt service. Each of these items are discussed below.

Operation and Maintenance Expense
Operation and maintenance expenses (O&M) are an on-going obligation of the wastewater system and such costs are normally met from wastewater service revenue. O&M includes the cost to operate and maintain the wastewater collection system and treatment facilities. Costs also include technical services and other general and administrative expenses.

O&M expense has been projected recognizing the major expense categories of personnel services, electric power expense, chemicals, purchased water, capital outlay, and other expenses following inflation factors presented in Table 1. Table 28 provides a summary of the wastewater O&M expenses for the Study period.

Capital Replacement Transfer
The City plans for replacements in the wastewater system that occur from time to time during the fiscal year. An annual amount is transferred from the operating fund to aid in funding these replacements. The annual amount is targeted to equal approximately 50 percent of annual depreciation.

Existing Debt Service
The City has outstanding debt that includes the 2016A Sewer Revenue Refunding Bond obligations. The 2016A Sewer Revenue Refunding debt has annual debt service payments of about $175,000 and will be retired in 2046.

Table 28
Budget and Projected Wastewater Operation and Maintenance Expense Budget Projected
Description FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Salaries & Benefits
Salaries and Wages $369,300 $384,072 $399,434 $415,412 $432,029 Benefits 263,049 282,386 303,201 325,609 349,737
Total Personnel Services $632,349 $666,458 $702,635 $741,021 $781,766 Supplies and Services
Chemicals 10,500 11,025 11,576 12,155 12,763
Electricity/Gas 25,000 26,000 27,040 28,122 29,247
Equip/Facility Repair and Maintenance 107,500 110,725 114,047 117,469 120,993 System Repairs Toma-Tek 40,000 41,200 42,436 43,709 45,020 Sewer Line Repair 2,500 2,575 2,652 2,732 2,814
Lab Analysis 15,000 15,450 15,914 16,391 16,883
All Other 303,855 312,971 322,360 332,029 341,989
Total Supplies and Services $504,355 $519,946 $536,025 $552,607 $569,709 Capital 16,500 0 0 0 0
Total Operation and Maintenance Expense $1,153,204 $1,186,404 $1,238,660 $1,293,628 $1,351,475 Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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Wastewater Capital Improvement Program
The City has developed a capital improvement program (CIP) spending plan stated in Table 29 that lists capital expenditures for FY 2023-24 through FY 2027-28. The capital projects are not specific in nature and reflect annual replacement that is expected to occur on an on-going basis. Over this period, it is planned that the City would spend about $1.06 million in wastewater improvement projects. The wastewater CIP is funded through the annual amount transferred from the water operating fund to the capital fund for capital replacement and wastewater reserves.

Wastewater Financial Plan
A financial plan has been prepared for the wastewater utility that includes the revenues and revenue requirements that were identified for the wastewater system and is presented in Table 28. The plan incorporates specific financial planning goals to provide guidance to maintain the health of the wastewater utility on an on-going basis. The goals included the following.  Generate positive levels of income in each year of the Study period  Maintain the operating and capital reserves at or greater than target levels  Maintain debt service coverage ratios at or greater than the minimum required  Meet annual capital replacement spending from the annual replacement transfer and capital reserves Proposed Revenue Adjustments
Analysis of the revenues and revenue requirements of the wastewater financial plan indicate that no revenue increases are necessary. Revenue currently being received is sufficient to meet O&M expenses, capital improvement funding, and debt service payments.

Table 29
Wastewater Capital Improvement Plan
[1] Information provided by the City.

Projected
Description FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Current Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) [1]
Replacement Projects $200,000 $206,000 $212,200 $218,500 $225,100 Total Wastewater CIP $200,000 $206,000 $212,200 $218,500 $225,100 Water and Wastewater Rate Study  City of Firebaugh
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A graphical depiction of the revenue and revenue requirements from Table 28 is presented in Figure 3, however is extended for a ten-year period. Revenue using the current rates is shown as the black line while revenue with revenue adjustments is shown as the green line. The blue column represents O&M expense, the yellow column represents capital spending, the orange column represents total debt service payments, and the purple column indicates revenue that is going into reserves.

Table 30
Wastewater Financial Plan
Projected
Description FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 Proposed Revenue Increase (April 1) 0.0%
Proposed Revenue Increase (January 1) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Revenue
Rate-based Revenues, Existing Rates [1] $1,797,086 $1,804,084 $1,811,083 $1,818,081 $1,825,080 Total Additional Wastewater Revenue [2] 0 0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Income 60,500 62,500 62,500 62,500 62,500 Interest Income [3] 126,908 133,450 139,308 144,210 148,032 Total Revenue $1,984,494 $2,000,034 $2,012,891 $2,024,791 $2,035,612 Operating Expenses
O&M and Capital Outlay $1,153,204 $1,186,404 $1,238,660 $1,293,628 $1,351,475 Capital Replacement Transfer 81,000 84,000 86,000 89,000 91,000 2016A Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds 173,588 176,263 173,863 176,388 178,313 Solar Project Internal Payment 118,156 116,701 117,020 117,285 117,532 Net Funds Available Before Capital $1,525,948 $1,563,368 $1,615,543 $1,676,301 $1,738,320 Capital Sources and Uses of Funds
Capital Replacement Transfer $81,000 $84,000 $86,000 $89,000 $91,000 Wastewater Capital Improvements ($200,000) ($206,000) ($212,200) ($218,500) ($225,100) Net Capital Spending ($119,000) ($122,000) ($126,200) ($129,500) ($134,100) Net Funds Available After Capital $339,546 $314,666 $271,148 $218,990 $163,192 Available Reserves
Beginning available reserves [4] $6,175,634 $6,515,180 $6,829,846 $7,100,994 $7,319,984 Additions (reductions) 339,546 314,666 271,148 218,990 163,192 Ending available reserves $6,515,180 $6,829,846 $7,100,994 $7,319,984 $7,483,176 Target Reserves [5] $793,000 $812,000 $840,000 $871,000 $902,000 Above (below) Target $5,722,180 $6,017,846 $6,260,994 $6,448,984 $6,581,176 Debt Service Coverage
Net Revenues $831,290 $813,630 $774,231 $731,163 $684,137 Annual Debt Service [6] $173,588 $176,263 $173,863 $176,388 $178,313 Coverage 479% 462% 445% 415% 384%
[1] Projected using the existing rates.
[2] Additional revenue from rate adjustments.
[3] Interest earnings on the average fund balance calculated at 2.00%. [4] The available FY 23-24 cash balance provided by the City. [5] Target reserves include Operating, Capital, and Emergency target reserves. [6] Includes 2016A Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds.

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Figure 1 shows that the current level of revenue being received from the current rates is sufficient to meet revenue requirements, fund the CIP program, maintain the operating and capital reserves, and meet minimum debt service coverage ratios required by debt covenants.

Figure 2 shows a graphical depiction of the operating and capital reserves of the wastewater enterprise in comparison to the established Target reserves. The purple line represents the Target Reserve level while the green column indicates the cash reserve balance at the end of year. The figure shows that the wastewater reserve balance (green column) increases in the middle years and then decreases, however remains above the Target reserve level in all years.

Figure 3
Wastewater Financial Plan
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Wastewater Rates
The proposed rates are the same as the current rates used by the City. Table 24 provides the proposed wastewater charges for the wastewater system for the next five years.

Wastewater Rate Survey
A wastewater rate survey was conducted for neighboring communities to the City. Chart 2 compares the City’s current SFR monthly wastewater bill with those of neighboring communities. The chart indicates that with the proposed charges, an SFR customer will experience a bill that is in the upper range of the communities surveyed.

Figure 4
Wastewater Reserves versus Target Reserves
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Chart 2
Survaey of Single-family Residential Monthly Wastewater Bills For Rates in Effect November 2023
Note: Above table uses wastewater rates in effect November 2023. Firebaugh April 2024 bill is based on the rate structure and rates in Table 33.

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STAFF REPORT

AGENDAITEM
MEETINGDATE:

PREPARED BY:

RESOLUTION APPROVING A 5% INCREASE TO BASE ANNUAL SALARY OF CITY MANAGER BENJAMIN GALLEGOS BASED ON 2023 PERFORMANCE EVALUAIION AND APPROVING A ONE-TIME 3% BONUS PAYMENT
DECEMBER 18,2023

CHRISTINA DI FILIPPO- CITY AITORNEY

RECOMMENDATION
APPROVE items pertaining to increase base annual salary of City Manager and one-time bonus payment.

BACKGROUNI)
The City entered into an Employment Agreement ("Agreement") with Benjamin Gallegos, effective January 2,2022, for continued employment of a CiIy Manager. Under this agreement, Mr. Gallegos was paid an annual salary of $139,230.00 and it is to be evaluated at least on an annual basis. Following each evaluation, the City Council may, in its discretion, and upon a satisfactory evaluation, increase Mr.

Gallegos'annual base salary between 0-5%.

In November 2022, Mn Gallegos received a 4.4%o increase to his base salary after his 2022 performance evaluation, during which his performance was deemed satisfactory. His annual base salary was increased to $145,356.00.

Mr. Gallegos underwent a performance evaluation on December 4, 2023. At the conclusion of the evaluation, Council determined that he had performed satisfactorily, making him eligible for an increase to his annual base salary. The Council indicated they wished to issue a 5Yo increase to Mr. Gallegos'base salary. The proposed 5%o salary increase would adjust Mr. Gallego's armual base salary to $152,623.80.

Additionally, the proposed resolution issues a one-time 3% bonus payment which would be in the amount of $4,360.68.

REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION
Mr. Gallegos' annual performance evaluation has been completed and he is eligible for a salary increase between 0-5% if approved by City Council. Additionally, Council is within its rights to issue bonuses at its discretion.

F'ISCALIMPACT
Approval will result in a 5o/o increase in amount paid to Mr. Gallegos in the form of base annual salary and an additional 3olo bonus payment. Total cost increase if approved: $11,628.48.

ATTACHMENTS
- Resolution No. 23-52
RESOLUTION NO.23-52
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COT]NCIL OF THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH APPROVING AND

AUTHORIZING ASOA INCREASE IN BASE ANNUAL SALARY OF' CITY MAIIAGER BENJAMIN GALLEGOS BASED ON 2023 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
AIID APPROVING A3OA BONUS PAYMENT
WIIEREAS, on February 7,2022, the City Council adopted Resolution 22-02, which approved a new Employment Agreement ("Agreement") with Benjamin Gallegos, retroactively effective January 1, 2022, for continued employment as the City Manager; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.A. of the Agreement, Benjamin Gallegos' annual salary is $139,230.00 and it to be evaluated by the City Council on at least an armual basis; and WHEREAS, following a satisfactory evaluation, the City Council may, in its discretion, increase Benjamin Gallegos'base salary between 0-5Yo; and
WHEREAS, on November 7,2022, after an evaluation, City Council approved a 4.4o/o base salary increase for City Manager, Benjamin Gallegos increasing his base salary to $145,356.00; and WIIEREAS, Benjamin Gallegos'annual performance evaluation was completed on December 4, 2023, and based on said evaluation, he is eligible for a base salary increase of 0-5%o at the City Council's discretion; and
WIIEREAS, City Council additionally wishes to issue Benjamin Gallegos a one-time 3% bonus payment to be issued in the pay period following approval of this resolution; and NOW THEREf,'ORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COT]NCIL OF'THE CITY Of,' FIREBAUGH' CALIFORNIAthat the City of Firebaugh hereby approves a5%oincrease to Benjamin Gallegos'base annual salary based on the results of his 2023 performance evaluation, and further approves a one-time 3% bonus payment.

The foregoing Resolution was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Firebaugh held on the December 18,2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

APPROVED: ATTEST:

Felipe Perez, Mayor Rita Lozano, Deputy City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 23.53
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL Of,'THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH APPROVING A

LAIIDSCAPE MAINTENAIICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF'

TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) AND THE CITY OF F'IREBAUGH RELATED TO IMPROVEMENTS ALONG STATE ROUTE 33
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2023, the City of Firebaugh applied for an encroachment permit to install landscaping and sidewalks within City limits on State Route 33 between 10ft Street and 14th Street (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Transportation ("CalTrans") requires that the city execute a landscape maintenance agreement for any improvements within the State rightof-way for the purpose of allocating the City's and State's respective obligations relative to the improvements; and WHEREAS, approval of the attached Landscape Maintenance Agreement is necessary to proceed with the Project; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Firebaugh that the Landscape Maintenance Agreement with CalTrans related to the Project, attached hereto as Attachment A, is approved and that the City Manager, Ben Gallegos, or his designee, and the Mayor are authorized to execute the Agreement and any and all necessary documents and make all necessary expenditures related to the same on behalf of the City.

The foregoing Resolution was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Firebaugh held on the 18ft day of December 2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED:

Council Member(s)
Council Member(s)
Council Member(s)
Council Member(s)
ATTEST:

Elsa Lopez, Mayor Rita Lozano, Deputy City Clerk
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TANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT

WITH THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH
THIS AGREEMENT is mode effective this
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between the Stote of Colifornio, octing by ond through the Deportment ot Tronsportotion, hereinofter referred to os "STATE" ond the City of Firebough; hereinofter referred to os "ClTY" ond collectively referred to os "PARTIES." PARTIES desire to work together to ollocote their respective obligotions relotive to newly consiructed or revised improvements within STATE's right of woy by Permit Number 06-21-NMC-1049 ond include londscoping oreos on Stote Route 33 within the City where there ore no prior Londscope Mointenonce Agreement.

2. This Agreemenf oddresses CITY responsibility for the londscoping, plonting, irrigotion systems, hordscoping, mulches, vegetotion control, weed control, inigotion control, litter ond weed removol, sidewolk, ospholt concrete pothwoy, ond porking restriction signs (collectively the "LANDSCAPING") ploced within Stote Highwoy right of woy on Stote Route 33, os shown on Exhibit A, ottoched to ond mode o port of this Agreement.

3. Mointenonce responsibilities thoi include, but not limited to, inspection, providing emergency repoir, replocement, ond moinienonce, (collectively hereinofter "MAINTAIN/MAINTENANCE") of LANDSCAPING os shown on soid Exhibit "A."

4. The degree or exient of mointenonce work to be performed, ond the stondords, therefore, sholl be in occordonce with the provisions of Section 27 of the Streets ond Highwoys Code ond the then current edition of the Stote Moinienonce Monuol.

5. When o plonned future improvement is constructed ond/or o minor revision hos been effecied with STATE's consent or initiotion within the limits of the STATE's right of woy herein described which offects PARTIES' division of moinienonce responsibility os described herein, PARTIES will ogree upon ond execute o new doted ond revised Exhibit "A" which will be mode o port hereof ond will thereofter supersede the ottoched originol Exhibit "A" to thereofter become o port of this Agreement.

5.,l . The new exhibit con be executed only upon written consent of the PARTIES hereto octing by ond through their outhorized representotives. No formol omendment to this Agreement will be required.

6. CITY ogrees, of CITY's expense, to do the following:

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6.l.ClTY moy instoll, or controct, outhorizing o licensed controctor with oppropriote closs of license in the Stote of Colifornio, to instoll ond thereofter MAINTAIN LANDSCAPING conforming to those plons, specificotions (P ond S) pre-opproved by STATE.

6.2.C|TY will submit the finol form of the P ond S, prepored, stomped ond signed by o licensed londscope orchitect, for LANDSCAPING to STATE's District Permit Engineer for review ond opprovol ond will obtoin ond hove in ploce o volid necessory encroochment permit prior to the stort of ony work within STATE'S right of woy. All proposed LANDSCAPING must meet STATE's opplicoble stondords.

6.2.1.C|TY controctors will be required to obtoin on Encroochment Permit prior to the stort of ony work within STATE's righi of woy.

6.2.2.An Encroochment Permit rider moy be required for ony chonges to the scope of work ollowed by this Agreement prior to the stort of ony work within STATE's right of woy.

6.3. CITY sholl ensure thot LANDSCAPED oreos designoted on Exhibit "A" ore provided wiih odequote scheduled routine MAINTENANCE necessory to MAINTAIN o neot ond ottroctive oppeoronce including providing for woter, ond fertilizer necessory to sustoin heolthy plont growth during the entire life of this Agreement.

6.3.1.To prune shrubs, tree plontings, ond trees to control extroneous growth ond ensure STATE stondord lines of sight to signs ond corner sight distonces ore olwoys mointoined for the sofety of the public.

6.3.2.To reploce unheolihy or deod plontings when observed or within 30 doys when notified in writing by STATE thot plont replocement is required.

6.3.3.To expeditiously MAINTAIN, reploce, repoir or remove from service ony LANDSCAPING system component thot hos become unsofe or unsightly.

6.4.1o furnish electricity for irrigotion system controls, ond lighting system controls for oll street lighting systems instolled by CITY.

6.5.To MAINTAIN, repoir ond operote the irrigotion systems in o monner thot prevents woter from flooding or sproying onto STATE highwoy, sproying porked ond moving outomobiles, sproying pedestrions on public 2 8126122
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sidewolks/bike poths, or leoving surfoce woter thot becomes o hozord to vehiculor or pedesirion/bicyclist trovel.

6.6.To control weeds of o level occeptoble to the STATE. Any weed control performed by chemicol weed sproys (herbicides) sholl comply with oll lows, rules, ond regulotions estoblished by the Colifornio Deportmeni of Food ond Agriculture. All chemicol sproy operofions sholl be reported quorterly (Form LAl T) io the STATE to: District 06 Mointenonce Londscope Speciolist oi .l635 West Pine Avenue, Fresno, CA93728.

6.7.CITY sholl ensure LANDSCAPING within the Agreement limits provide on occeptoble wolking ond riding surfoce, ond will provide for the repoir ond removol of dirt, debris, groffiti, weeds, ond ony deleterious item or moteriol on or obout the LANDSCAPING in on expeditious monner.

6.8.To MAINTAIN oll porking or use restrictions signs encompossed within the oreo of the LANDSCAPING.

6.9.To remove LANDSCAPING ond oppurtenonces ond restore STATE owned oreos to o sofe ond ottroctive condition occeptoble to STATE in the event this Agreement is terminoted os set forth herein.

7. STATE moy provide CITY with timely written notice of unsotisfoctory conditions thot require correction by the CITY. However, the non-receipt of notice does not excuse CITY from mointenonce responsibilities ossumed under this Agreement.

B. STATE shollissue encroochmeni permits to CITY ond CITY controctors of no cost to them.

9. LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

9..l . Nothing within the provisions of ihis Agreement is intended to creote duties or obligoiions to or rights in third porties not porty to this Agreement, or offect the legol liobility of either PARTY to this Agreement by imposing ony stondord of core respecting the design, construction ond mointenonce of these STATE highwoy improvements or CITY focilities different from the stondord of core imposed by low.

9.2.1t during the term of this Agreement, CITY should ceose to MAINTAIN the LANDSCAPING to the sotisfoction of STATE os provided by this Agreement, STATE moy either undertoke to perform thot MAINTENANCE on beholf of CITY of CITY's expense or direct CITY to remove or itself remove LANDSCAPING of CITY's sole expense ond restore STATE's right of woy to J
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its prior or o sofe operoble condition. CITY hereby ogrees to poy soid STATE expenses, within thirty (30) doys of receipt of billing by STATE. However, prior to STATE performing ony MAINTENANCE or removing LANDSCAPING, STATE will provide written notice to CITY to cure the defoult ond CITY will hove thirty (30) doys within which to offect thot cure.

9.3. Neither CITY nor ony officer or employee thereof is responsible for ony injury, domoge or liobility occurring by reoson of onything done or omiited to be done by STATE under or in connection with ony work, outhority or jurisdiction orising under this Agreement. lt is understood ond ogreed thot STATE sholl fully defend, indemnify ond sove hormless CITY ond oll of its officers ond employees from oll cloims, suits or octions of every nome, kind ond description brought forth under, including, but not limited to, toriious, controctuol, inverse condemnotion ond other theories or ossertions of liobility occurring by reoson of onything done or omitted to be done by STATE under this Agreement with the exception of those octions of STATE necessory to cure o noticed defoult on the port of CITY.

9.4. Neither STATE nor ony officer or employee thereof is responsible for ony injury, domoge or liobility occurring by reoson of onything done or omitted to be done by CITY under or in connection with ony work, outhority or jurisdiction orising under this Agreement. lt is understood ond ogreed thot CITY sholl fully defend, indemnify ond sove hormless STATE ond oll of its officers ond employees from oll cloims, suits or octions of every nome, kind ond description brought forih under, including, but not limited to, tortious, controctuol, inverse condemnotion or other theories or ossertions of liobility occurring by reoson of onything done or omitted to be done by CITY under this Agreement.

9.5. PREVAILING WAGES:

9.5.,l. Lo lf the work performed under this
Agreement is done under controct ond folls within the Lobor Code section 1220(o)(l) definition of o "public works" in thot it is construction, olterotion, demolifion, instollotion, or repoir; or mointenonce work under Lobor Code section 1771. CITY must conform to the provisions of Lobor Code sections 1720lhrough 1815, ond oll opplicoble provisions of Colifornio Code of Regulotions found in Title B, Chopter B, Subchopter 3, Articles I -2. CITY ogrees to include prevoiling woge requirements in its controcts for public works. Work performed by CITY's own forces is exempt from the Lobor Code's Prevoiling Woge requirements.
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9.5.2 ents in - CITY sholl require its controctors to
include prevoiling woge requirements in oll subcontrocts when the work to be performed by the subcontroctor under this Agreement is o "public works" os defined in Lobor Code Section 1720(o)(l) ond Lobor Code Section 1771. Subcontrocts sholl include oll prevoiling woge requirements set forth in CITY's controcts.

IO.INSURANCEI 0..l . SELF-INSURED - CITY is self-insured. CITY ogrees to deliver evidence of selfinsured coveroge providing generol liobility insuronce, coveroge of bodily injury liobility ond property domoge liobility, noming STATE, its officers, ogents ond employees os the odditionol insured in on omount of $l million per occurrence ond $2 million in oggregote ond $5 million in excess. Coveroge sholl be evidenced by o certificqtion of selfinsuronce letter ("Letter of Self-lnsuronce"), sotisfoctory to STATE, certifying thot CITY meets the coveroge requirements of this section. This Letter of Self-lnsuronce sholl olso identify the LANDSCAPIING locotion os depicted in EXHIBIT A. CITY sholl deliver to STATE the Letter of Selflnsuronce wiih o signed copy of this AGREEMENT. A copy of the executed Letter of Self-lnsuronce sholl be ottoched hereto ond incorporote os Exhibit B.

10.2. SELF-INSURED using Controctor - lf the work performed under this AGREEMENT is done by CITY's controctor(s), CITY sholl require its controctor(s) to moinioin in force, during the term of this AGREEMENT, o policy of generol liobility insuronce, including coveroge of bodily injury liobility ond property domoge liobility, noming STATE, its officers, ogents ond employees os the odditionol insured in on omount of $l million per occurrence ond $2 million in oggregote ond $5 million in excess.

Coveroge sholl be evidenced by o certificote of insuronce in o form sotisfoctory to the STATE thot sholl be delivered to the STATE with o signed copy of this Agreement.

I I.TERMINATION - This Agreement moy be terminoted by timely mutuol written consent by PARTIES, ond CITY's foilure to comply with the provisions of this Agreement moy be grounds for o Notice of Terminotion by STATE. l2.TERM OF AGREEMENT -This Agreement sholl become effective on the dote first shown on its foce sheet ond shollremoin in fullforce ond effect until omended or terminoted of ony iime upon mutuol consent of the PARTIES or until terminoted by STATE for couse.
5 8/26t22
FTREBAUGH LMA (TR 06-2-001_0)
PARTIES ore empowered by Streets ond Highwoys Code Section I l4 & '130 to enter into this Agreement ond hove delegoted to the undersigned the outhority to execute this Agreement on beholf of the respective ogencies ond covenonts to hove followed oll the necessory legol requirements to volidly execute this Agreement.
lN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto hove set their honds ond seols the doy ond yeor first obove written.

THE CITY OF FIREBAUGH STATE OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
By:

Elso Lopez, Moyor
lnitioted ond Approved
By: By
Ben Gollegos, City Monoger John Liu, Deputy District Director Mointenonce ond Operotions
ATTEST:

By:

Rito Lozono, Deputy City Clerk
City Attorney
6 EXIIIBIT A
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EXHIBIT A

LAN DSCAPI NG MAI NTENANCE AG REEM ENT

CITY OF FIREBAUGH
Effective 9/I/2O22
ROUTE

MAINTENANCE LIMITS

MAINTENANCE AREA OR OBJECTS

POSTMILE DESCRIPTION
33 69.38/70.92 Morris Kyle Dr. to Clyde Fannon Dr
LANDSCAPING between the curb and right of
way line on both sides Route 33 and
LANDSCAPING in landscape island.

LANDSCAPING is defined in Landscape Maintenance Agreement 2 EXHIBIT B
Deportment of Tronsportotion, District 6
,l352 W. Olive Avenue
Fresno, CA93728ATTN: Doniel Lum
")n

CITY OF FIREBAUGH
Deportment of Finonce
RE: Stotement of Self lnsuronce for City of Firebough Reloted to Londscoping Mointenonce Agreement with Stote of Colifornio Deportment of Tronsportotion ("STATE") for the Mointenonce of Londscoping olong Highwoy 33 within the city limits
Deor Mr. Lum:

The purpose of this letter is to certify thot the CITY is self-insured ond self-funded covering third-porty cloims orising out of its generol operotions (for exomple, commerciol generol liobility ond outomobile liobility insuronce). Further the CITY is self-insured covering workers' compensotion cloims ond hos received the consent of the Stote Deportment of lndustriol Relotions to do so.

Eoch fiscol yeor, os o port of its budgetory process, fhe CITY oppropriotes funds specificolly to sotisfy volid third-porty cloims ond workers' compensotion cloims, which moy be brought ogoinst the CITY.

The CITY certifies thot it is self-insured, generol liobility coveroge for bodily injury liobility ond property domoge liobility, meet the required coveroge omounts in section l0 (INSURANCE) of the Moinfenonce Agreement, specificolly generol liobility insuronce, coveroge of bodily injury liobility ond property domoge liobility in on omount of $l million per occurrence ond $2 million in oggregote ond $5 million in excess. The CITY further represents ihot regording ony cloims mode in conneciion with the Moinfenonce Agreement by the STATE, the STATE will be firstin-line regording the reserved, self-insured omounts. lf you need ony odditionol informotion regording ihis letter, pleose direct those inquires through my office.

Sincerely,

FINANCE MANAGER

FIREBAUGH SUCCESSOR AGENCY

STAFF REPORT
Date: December 18,2023
To: Successor Agency to the Firebaugh Redevelopment Agency From: Ben Gallegos, City Manager
Subject: FY 2024-25 Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule and Administrative Budget S ummarv/Recommendation
Adopt a resolution of the Successor Agency to the Firebaugh Redevelopment Agency approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule ("ROPS") 2024-25 and Administrative Budget for the July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 period.

Discussion/Analvsis
Background
On December 29,20II, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in CRA v. Matosantos, upholding AB lX 26,which dissolved all redevelopment agencies in California, and overtuming AB lX 27, the "voluntary altemative redevelopment program.'? After the redevelopment program provided in AB lx2l was ruled unconstitutional by the Court, all California redevelopment agencies were required to dissolve. On February 1,2012, redevelopment agencies throughout the State were eliminated and successor agencies assumed the responsibility of winding down the activities of their respective redevelopment agencies. The City of Firebaugh ("City") seryes as the Successor Agency of the former Firebaugh Redevelopment Agency.

As Successor Agency, the City is responsible for all of the assets, properties, contracts, leases, obligations, and records of the former Redevelopment Agency. For the Successor Agency to continue paying obligations of the former Redevelopment Agency, ABxl 26 requires the Successor Agency to prepare an annual Recognized Payment Obligation Schedule ("ROPS") setting forth the Successor Agency's payment obligations for two six-month periods. The ROPS shall include any bonds, loans, payments required by the federal governmenJ, contracts, costs associated with Disposition and Development Agreements, and other similar obligations to third parties. Since its passage, the legislature has made several key changes to the Health and Safety Code ("HSC") sections that establish the ROPS process.

County-Wide Oversight Board
Local oversight boards were dissolved and succeeded by a single Countywide oversight board on July 1,2018 pursuant to HSC section 341790). The Countywide oversight board has broad authority to set administrative budgets, approve enforceable obligations, and otherwise direct the successor agency to perform activities to wind down the former redevelopment agencies. The Countywide oversight board has jurisdiction over fifteen successor agencies, including the Firebaugh Successor Agency. The 2024-25 ROPS and Administrative Budget prepared by the Firebaugh Successor Staff Report to Firebaugh SuccessorAgency
Dissolution Consulting Services
Agency will go for approval by this new Fresno County Oversight Board at its meeting on January l8th, 2024, which will be held at 2:00pm in the afternoon. Fresno Countywide Oversight Board meetings are scheduled for the 4th Thursday of the month, every three months, and going forward, any items the Successor Agency wishes to submit for the agenda are due three weeks in advance of each meeting.

Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule
HSC Section3al7T(l) requires the Successor Agency to prepare a ROPS showing all the obligations of the former Redevelopment Agency and the sources of funds for repaying obligations. The ROPS, covering the period July 1, 2024 throttgh June 30,2025 (*24-25 period"), must be approved by the Fresno county-wide County Oversight Board ("Oversight Board") and sent to the California State Department of Finance ("DOF") and the County Auditor-Controller no later than February 1,2024.

The Successor Agency may face a fine of $10,000 per day for ROPS submitted after this deadline.

Distribution of redevelopment property tax revenue will occur on June 1,2024 and January 2,2025 respectively.

DOF annually provides the Successor Agency with a partially completed ROPS form for standardization and consistency with its automated tracking system. DOF continues to make minor annual changes to the ROPS forms and to the process for submitting the ROPS. The ROPS no longer contains a Prior Period Adjustment Tab, and instead, as of October 1,2018, the differences between actual payments and past estimated and approved obligations on the ROPS, shall be submitted by the Successor Agency to the Fresno County Auditor-Controller for review and adjustment to future distributions. The Successor Agency submitted its 202L-22 PPA to the Fresno County AuditorController on time, reporting a difference between approved RPTTF and spent RPTTF of $9,180.

The PPA is primarily comprised of unspent administrative allocation, which has prompted the Successor Agency to request less money for administrative costs in subsequent ROPS periods. This amount will likely be credited by DOF against the RPTTF approved for 2024-25.

The items on the ROPS are substantially the same as those included on the previous ROPS 23-24.

The Successor Agency is requesting a total of $575,186 in Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund money to fund ROPS obligations, which includes $483,010 for the first half of the fiscal year and $92,116 for the second half of the fiscal year. The obligations listed on the ROPS include:
. 2014 Refunding Bond Debt Service
. Bond Disclosure Fees
r Successor Agency Administrative Costs
Last and Final ROPS
Pursuant to HSC section 34191.6 (a), beginning January I, 2016, agencies that have received a Finding of Completion may submit a Last and Final ROPS if all the following conditions are met:
1) The remaining debt is limited to administrative costs and payments pursuant to enforceable obligations with defined payment schedules including, but not limited to, debt service, loan agreements, and contracts.

All remaining obligations have been previously listed on the ROPS and approved for payment by Finance pursuant to HSC section 34177 (m) or (o). 2)
Staff Report to Firebaugh SuccessorAgency
Dissolution Consulting Services
3) The agency is not aparty to outstanding/unresolved litigation, except as specified in HSC section 34191.6 (a) (3)
A Last and Final ROPS will reduce the administrative burden on the Successor Agency and eliminate the need for Oversight Board meetings to approve the ROPS (the Oversight Board will still have to convene to approve property sales). The Firebaugh Successor Agency may consider submitting a Last and Final ROPS, however, it only has two opportunities to amend the Last and Final ROPS once it has been submitted. While the Successor Agency could consider this option because all Property Management Plan properties have been sold (the last Property Management Plan property was sold in December 2017), the administrative allowance may be significantly reduced if a Last and Final ROPS is approved. Although not defined in the law, DOF has, in some cases, taken the position that each ROPS line item will be allocated a $5,000 administrative allowance, though there have been other instances wherein they only allowed $5,000 total for multiple obligations listed. However because the Successor Agency's administrative costs continue to decrease and are largely related tJ the preparation of the ROPS, this may be something that should be considered. A Last and Final ROPS can be approved at any time throughout the year, so the Successor Agency has time to consider these factors.

Administrative Budget
HSC Section3aITTQ) requires the Successor Agency to prepare an Administrative Budget and submit it to the Oversight Board for approval. The Administrative Budget comprises the proposed administrative expenditures. The maximum administrative cost allowance a successor agency can receive is 50 percent of the RPTTF distributed in the prior fiscal year for non-administrative obligations, which in this case is 50 percent of $424,482,the total non-administrative obligations in ROPS 23-24.

The ROPS 24-25 requests an administrative allowance of $69,500. Despite the fact that the agency is eligible to request a full $250,000, in an effort to use RPTTF most efficiently, it is only requesting $69,500 because this aligns with its actuals and is to the scale of its obligations. The administrative costs the agency expects to incur include salaries and wages, and benefits, for the staff associated with the Successor Agency, as well as attomeys' fees, consulting contract fees, and the annual audit fees.

Fiscal Impact
Adoption and transmittal of the ROPS is necessary to receive revenue from the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund to fund the Successor Agency's financial obligations from July 1,2024 through June 30, 2025.

Attachments
Attachment 1: Resolution approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule 2024-25 and Administrative Budget for July 1,2024 through June 30, 2025.

RESOLUTION NO. 23.54

A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FIREBAUGH

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING THE RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR JULY \ 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR JULY 1,2024 THROUGH JUNE 30,2025 WHEREAS, the City of Firebaugh has elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the former Firebaugh Redevelopment Agency ("Successor Agency") pursuant to Assembly Bill xl 26 (*AB xl 26" or the "Dissolution Act") as codified in the California Health & Safety Code ("H&SC"); and WHEREAS, among the duties of successor agencies under the Dissolution Act is the preparation of a recognized obligation payment schedule ("ROPS") for the ensuing twelve-month period for consideration by a local oversight board and Califomia State Department of Finance ("DOF") for purposes of administering the wind-down of financial obligations of the former Redevelopment Agency; and WHEREAS, the Dissolution Act requires that the proposed ROPS be transmitted to the oversight board, county auditor-controller, county executive officer, and DOF, after which time the oversight board may approve and transmit the adopted ROPS to DOF and the county auditor-controller for their consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Fresno County Consolidated Oversight Board ("Oversight Board"), formed July I, 2018, has jurisdiction over the Successor Agency of the Former Redevelopment Agency to the City of Firebaugh; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ROPS for the twelve-month period from July 1,2024 through June 30, 2025 attached hereto as Exhibit "A" has been prepared by staff and consultants consistent with the provisions of the Dissolution Act and in the format made available by DOF; and WHEREAS, Section 341770) of the Dissolution Act requires the Successor Agency to prepare a proposed administrative budget and submit it to the Oversight Board for approval; and WIIEREAS, pursuant to Section 34177()), the Successor Agency's "Administrative Budget" is to include all of the following: (a) estimated amounts of the Successor Agency's administrative costs for the up-coming twelve-month fiscal period; (b) the proposed sources of payment for the costs identified in (a); and (c) proposals for arrangements for administrative and operations services provided by the city serving as Successor Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Successor Agency desires to approve ROPS 2024-25 along with the administrative budget for the July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 and transmit it to various parties as required by the Dissolution Act and AB 1484.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FIREBAUGH
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1.
by reference.

Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein Section 2. Approval of ROPS and Administrative Budset. The Successor Agency hereby approves and adopts the ROPS and Administrative Budget covering the period July 1, 2024 ttrough June 30,2025, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, as required by the Dissolution Act and AB 1484.

Section 3. Postine: Transmittal to Appropriate Agencies. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to post of copy of the ROPS and Administrative Budget on the City's website and transmit a copy of the ROPS and Administrative Budget to the Oversight Board for their approval and to the offices of the Fresno County Auditor-Controller, the Fresno County Executive Officer, and the State Controller's Office.

PASSED, APPROVED AI\D ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Successor Agency, on the 18ft day of December,2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAINED:

APPROVED: ATTEST:

CHAIRPERSON RITA LOZANO, DEPUTY CITY CLERK

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COLINTY OF FRESNO

CITYOF FIREBAUGH
) ss.

I, zuTA LOZANO, hereby certify that I am the duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Firebaugh and that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Successor Agency held on the I 8th day of Decemb er 2023.

Rita Lozano
Deputy City Clerk

EXHIBIT A
RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE 24-25
AND

ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET
July 1, 2024 through June 30,2025
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 24-251- Summary Filed forthe July 1,2024 through June 30,2025 Period
Successor Agency: Firebaugh
Gounty: Fresno
Gurrent Period Requested Funding for Enforceable
Obligations (ROPS Detail)
24-25ATotal
(July -
December)
24-258Total
(January -
June)
ROPS 24-25
Total
A Enforceable Obligations Funded as Follows (B+C+D)
B Bond Proceeds
C Reserve Balance
D Other Funds
E Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF) (F+G)

F RPTTF
G Administrative RPTTF
H Gurrent Period Enforceable Obligations (A+E)
$ $
$ 488,0{0 $ 92,176 $ 580,186
$
413,510
74,500
92,176 505,686
74,500
$ 488,010 $ 92,',176 $ 580,186
Certification of Oversight Board Ghairman:

Pursuant to Section 34177 (o) of the Health and Safety
code, I hereby certify that the above is a true and
accurate Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for
the above named successor agency.

Name Title
lsl
Signature Date
Firebaugh
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 24-25) - ROpS Detail July I, 2024 through June 30, 2025
w

24.25t,
Total
$-
$78,402$13,774
$-
v
Fund Sources
Admin
RPTTF
U
RPTTF
78,402
13,774
T
Other
Funds
s
Reserve
Balance
R
Bond
Proceeds
a
24-254
Total
$488,010
$74,500
$78,402
$331 ,1 08
$4,000
P
ROPS 24-25A (Jul. Dec)
Fund Sources
Admin
RPTTF
$74,500
74,500
o
RPTTF
$413,510
78,402
331.108
4,000
N
Other
Funds
$-
M
Reserve
Balance
$-
L
Bond
Proceeds
$-
K
ROPS
24-25
Total
$580,1 86
$74,500
$156,804
$344,882
$4,000
J
Retired
N
N
N
N
Total
Outstanding
Obligation
$6,871,418
847,500
4,820,693
1,163,225
40,000
H
Project
Area
FirebaughProject
Area,
Firebaugh
86 Annex,
Storey
Avenue
Project,Del Rio
FirebaughProject
Area,
Firebaugh
86 Annex,
Storey
Avenue
Project,Del RioFirebaughProject
Area,
Firebaugh
86Annex,
Storey
Avenue
Project,Del RioFirebaughProject
Area,
Firebaugh
86Annex,StoreyAvenueProject,Del Rio
G
Description
Detailed inSuccessor
AgencyAdministrative
Budget
Refunding of
2005 TABsRefunding of
2005 TABSContinuing
disclosureservicesassociatedwith the 2014
refundingbonds
F
Payee
Employees
ofSuccessorAgency,ContractedConsultants,andOperationsWesternAllianceBank WesternAlliance
Bank
A.M, Peche
&
Associates
LLC
E
Agreement
Termination
Date
06/01/2036
1210112035
1210112035
1210112035
D
Agreement
Execution
Date
02lo1l
201205i30/
2014
05/30/201406/16/2014
c
Obligation
Type
Admin
CostsRefunding
Bondslssued After6127112Refundinglssued After
2 Professional
Seruices
B
Project Name
SuccessorAgency
Administrative
Budget
2014RefundingBonds Series
A
2014
Refunding
Bonds SeriesB
Continuing
Disclosure
Services
A
Item
#
1 2223
24 Firebaugh
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 24-251- Report of Gash Balances Jufy 1,2021 through June 30,2022
(Report Amounts in Whole Dollars)
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 34177 (lr, Redevelopment Property Tax funding source is available or when payment from property tax revenues is required Trust Fund (RPTTF) may be listed as a source of payment on the ROPS, but only to the extent no other by an enforceable obligation.

H
Gomments
F): $78,928 held for ROPS 22-23 ltem # 22 +
$1,435 cash balance not used for anypurpose; G): 1 8-19 PPA of $190,808 held for ROPS 21-22 + 20-21 PPA of $7,165 hetd forROPS 23-24;
(F): $a77 in interest income; (G): RPTTFapproved distribution for ROPS 21-22;(F): $78,928 held for ROPS 22-23 ltem#22;(G):2O-21 PPA of $7,165 held for ROPS 23-24;PPA21-22
G
Fund Sources
RPTTF
Non-Admin
and Admin
197,973
371,514
553,142
7,1659,1 80
$-
F
Other Funds
Rent, grants,
interest, etc.
80,363
477
78,928
No entry required
$1,912
E
Reserve Balance
Prior ROPSRPTTF and
Reserve
Balances retained
for future
period(s)
$.

D
Bond Proceeds
Bonds issued
on or after
01t01t11
$-
c
Bonds issued
on or before
12131110
$-
B
ROPS 21-22 Cash Balances
(07101121 - 061301221
Beginning Available Gash Balance (Actual 07101121)RPTTF amount should exclude "A" period distribution amount.

Revenue/lncome (Actual OGI 30l22lRPTTF amount should tie to the ROPS 21-22 tolal distribution from the Cou nty Auditor-Controller
Expend itu res for ROPS 21 -22 Enlor ceable Ob li gati ons (Actual 06130122l
Retention of Available Cash Balance (Actual 06130122'tRPTTF amount retained should only include the amounts distributed as reserve for future period(s)
ROPS 21-22 RPTTF Prior Period Adjustment
RPTTF amount should tie to the Agency's ROPS 21-22 PPA
form submitted to the CAC
Ending Actual Available Gash Balance (06130122l
C to F = (1 + 2 -3 -4), c = (1 + 2 -3 -4 -5)
A
1 2
3 4
56 Firebaugh
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 24-251- Notes July 1,2024 through June 30,2025
Item # Notes/Gomments
,l
22 23
24 Firebaugh Successor Agency Administrative Budget (Fiscal Year 2024-251 External Consultants
Attorney CostsAnnualAudits
Consultant Costs
Successor Agency ExpensesSalaries and Benefits
Estimated Grand Total
$$$
7,000
7,000

20.00034,000
40,50040,50074,500
and Correspondence/Coord i nation
State DOF Correspondence/Coordination
Prepare ROPSPrepare Admin BudgetManagement of Dissolution Activities AnnualAudit
Manage/Monitor Finances
Agenda/Minutes/Brown Act Records Assistance
$
FY 2024-25 Ad m i n istrative Activities
16 a
, RSG, Legal Counsel
Successor Agency Staff, RSG, Legal CounselSuccessor Agency Staff, RSG, Legal CounselSuccessor Agency Staff, RSG, Legal CounselSuccessor Agency Staff, RSG, Legal Counsel Bryant Jolley
Successor Agency Staff, RSG
Successor Aqencv Staff

FIREBAUGH

FIREBAUGH HOUSING SUCCESSOR

STAFF REPORT
Date: December 18,2023
To: Housing Successor to the Firebaugh Redevelopment Agency From: Ben Gallegos, City Manager
Subject: Senate BiIt 341 Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Summarv/Recommendation
Receive and File the City of Firebaugh Senate Bill 341 Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Discussion/Analvsis
Senate Bill341 Annual Report
Health and Safety Code ("HSC") Section 34176.1 (enacted by Senate Bill 341 and Assembly Bill 1793) requires successor housing entities to prepare an annual report documenting compliance with expenditure proportionality and other requirements pertaining to the Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund. The Annual Report is due to the Califomia Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD") by December 31 annually, and must be accompanied by an independent financial audit.

The Annual Report includes the Housing Successor Annual Report Requirements:

Amounts deposited into the Housing Asset Fund;
Statement of the balance of the Housing Assbt Fund;
Description of expenditures by category;
Statutory value of real property;
Description of transfers from the former Firebaugh Redevelopment Agency; Description of projects that receive funding through the Successor Agency's Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule;
Status of property disposition efforts;
Update on inclusionary and replacement housing obligations; Compliance with five-year expenditure obligations;
Percentage of senior deed-restricted units;
Amount of excess surplus; and
An inventory of homeownership units with affordability restrictions.

Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset tr'und
The Housing Asset Fund includes all the remaining housing assets that were transferred from the Firebaugh Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") to the City of Firebaugh ("City" or o'Housing Successor") upon dissolution of the former Agency. The assets include:
r Real properties,
o Loan/grants receivable, and
o Rent income.

Staff Report to Firebaugh Housing Successor
Senate Bill 341 Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23
The Housing Successor did not make any deposits into the Housing Asset Fund during FY 2022-23.

At the close of Fiscal Year 2023-23, the ending asset balance in the Housing Asset Fund was $418,825 There were expenditures of $7,553 from the Housing Asset Fund in the Fiscal Year 2022-23. However, in the previous fiscal year, an error occurred where these expenses were charged to a different fund. This mistake was corrected in the current fiscal year with a prior-period adjustment. The statutory value of the properties and loans transferred to the Housing Successor totaled $340,977 for Fiscal Year 2022-23.

Property and Project Descriptions
At the time of dissolution, the former Agency requested to transfer two real estate parcels and the rental income associated with them - 1238 P Street (APN 008-075-11) and 1264 P Street (APN 008-075-03) located near 13th Street in the City of Firebaugh - to the Housing Successor. The California Department of Finance ("DOF") objected to these transfers and the former Agency subsequently sold the properties to the Fresno County Housing Authority. The parcels were used to develop the Firebaugh Gateway Apartments, a 3O-unit senior housing complex. Construction broke ground in December 2015 and was completed in 2016.

Outstanding Inclusionary and Replacement Housing Obligations At the time of its dissolution, the former Agency had met its inclusionary housing requirements and had no replacement housing obligations. Therefore, the Housing Successor has no outstanding obligations related to inclusionary housing or replacement housing.

Income & Age Proportionality
If housing successors expend money on projects, SB 341 requires at least 30 percent to be spent on extremely low-income rental housing, among other restrictions. The Housing Successor had expenditures of $7,553 to report in Fiscal Year 2022-23. The Housing Successor is compliant with the proportionality requirements for the fiscal year.

SB 341 also sets a limit on the portion of publicly assisted deed-restricted rental housing that may be restricted to seniors to no more than50o/o of the total aggregate number of rental units produced within the preceding ten years. Over the last decade, 40 affordable units were constructed completed at the end of 2016 as part of the Gateway project. Of the total, 30 units (75%) were and are restricted to seniors, which places the Housing Successor over the limit. As a result, the Housing Successor may not spend Housing Asset Funds on senior rental housing until it meets this requirement. Rather, the Housing Successor should be considering rental housing development that is not age-restricted to seniors, or homeownership development.

Excess Surplus
SB 341 reinstated a requirement to prevent housing successors from accumulating an excess surplus, which is generally defined as unencumbered cash that exceeds the gteater of $1 million or the aggregate amount deposited into the Housing Asset Fund in the preceding four years.

The Housing Successor's beginning cash balance of $85,219 is well below the $1 million limit, which itself is much greater than the aggregate prior year deposits. Therefore, the Housing Successor has no excess surplus for Fiscal Year 2022-23
Staff Report to Firebaugh Housing Successor
Senate Bill 341 Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23
Homeownership Unit Inventory
SB 341 requires the annual reporting of any homeownership units assisted by the Housing Successor that are subject to restrictions, covenants, or an adopted program that protects Housing Asset Fund monies. In Fiscal Year 2022-23, the Housing Successor did not make any deposits into the Housing Asset Fund. The Housing Successor currently oversees 119 homeownership units with 30-year affordability restrictions remaining. tr'iscal Impact
The Housing Successor Agency Annual Report provides information on Fiscal Year 2022-23 activities and does not have any fiscal impact.

Attachments
Attachment 1: City of Firebaugh Senate Bill 341 Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23 SENATE BILL 3,4' ANNUAL REPORT
Firebaugh Housing Successor
Fiscal Year 2o.22-23
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........

TNTRODUCTTON .........

HOUSING SUCCESSOR REQUIREMENTS

ASSETS TRANSFERRED TO HOUSING SUCCESSOR

HOUSING ASSET FUND ACTIVITY
EXPENDITURE LIMIT COMPLIANCE.............

SENIOR RENTAL HOUSING LIMIT COMPLIANCE .......

DEPOSITS AND FUND BALANCE..

EXCESS SURPLUS..

TRANSFERS TO OTHER HOUSING SUCCESSORS ............

HOUSING SUCCESSOR PORTFOLIO .........,.

PROPERTIES AND DISPOSITION STATUS
LOANS RECEIVABLE...............

HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTED UNITS
APPENDIX 1 . HOUSING SUCCESSOR ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS APPENDIX 2 - HOUSING ASSET TRANSFER FORM
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INTRODUGTIO]II
The City of Firebaugh ("City") named itself as the successor housing entity ("Housing Successor") on January 23,2012 by the adoption of Resolution No. 12-02. The Housing Successor is the successor housing entity to the former Firebaugh Redevelopment Agency ("Agency"), which was dissolved by State law.

This Housing Successor Agency Annual Report ("Annual Report") contains information on Fiscal Year ("FY") 2022-23 finances and activities as required by Health and Safety Code ("HSC") Section 34176.1(t), to show that the Housing Successor is in compliance. FY 2022-23 also marks the fourth year of the second five-year compliance period for income proportionality, which began in 2019-20. This Annual Report details how the Housing Successor has met all requirements for expenditures by income level from July 1,2022 through June 30,2023.

The Annual Report is due to the California Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD") by December 31 annually, and must be accompanied by an independent financial audit. The City's audited financial statements will be posted on the City website when available.

HOUSING SUCCESSOR REQUIREMENTS
Senate Bill ('SB") 3411 and subsequent legislation enacted several requirements for housing successor agencies. Housing successors must comply with three major requirements pursuant to HSC Section 34176.1:

1. Expenditures and housing production are subject to income and age targets.

2. Housing successors may not accumulate an "excess surplus," or a high balance based on certain thresholds.
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3. Properties must be developed with affordable housing within five to ten years of being approved for transfer from the former redevelopment agency to the housing successor.

The requirements are designed to ensure that housing successors are actively utilizing former Agency housing assets to produce affordable housing. Appendix 1 provides a detailed summary of the reporting requirements that are addressed in this Annual Report.

ASSETS TRANSFERRED TO HOUSING SUCCESSOR
Upon the statewide dissolution of redevelopment in 2O12, all rights, powers, committed assets, liabilities, duties, and obligations associated with the housing activities of the Agency were transferred to the Housing Successor. The Housing Successor prepared a Housing Asset Transfer Form ("HAT") that provided an inventory of all housing assets transferred from the Agency to the Housing Successor. ln Firebaugh this included :

1. Real properties;

2. Loans and grants receivable; and

3. Rent lncome.

All items on the HAT were approved by the California Department of Finance ("DOF') on September 5, 2012. A copy of the HAT is provided as Appendix 2.

Former Agency assets, and the revenues generated by those assets, are maintained in the Housing Successor's Low and Moderate lncome Housing Asset Fund ("Housing Asset Fund";.2 Housing Asset Funds may be spent on:
3 HOUSING ASSET FUilD ACTIVITY
2 The Housing Asset Fund replaced the former Agency's Low and Moderate lncome Housing Fund a Administrative costs up to $200,000 per year adjusted for inflation, or 5o/o of the statutory value of real property owned by the Housing Successor and the value of loans and grants receivable from the HAT ("Portfolio"), whichever is greater. SVo of the Housing Successor portfolio was $15,139 (5% of $302,786). Therefore, the FY 2022-23 inflation-adjusted limit per HCD for the Housing Successor was $254,500.
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Homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services up to $250,000 per year if the former Agency did not have any outstanding housing inclusionary or replacement housing production requirements.

Affordable housing development assisting households up to 80 percent of the Area Median lncome ("AMl"), subject to specific income and age targets.

Five-Year Income Proportionality: lf any Housing Asset Funds are spent on affordable housing development, it triggers a requirement to spend at least 30 percent of such expenses assisting extremely low income households (30% AMI) and no more than 20 percent on low income households (between 60-80% AMI) per five-year compliance period. The first fiveyear compliance period was January 1 ,2O14 through June 30, 2019 and the second five-year compliance period will be from July 1, 2019 through June 30,2024.

Note that housing successors must report expenditures by category each year, but compliance with income proportionality limits is measured every five years. For example, a housing successor could spend all its funds in a single year on households earning between 60-80% AMl, as long as it was 20 percent or less of the total expenditures during the five-year compliance period.

Ten-Year Age Proportionality: lf more than 50% of the total aggregate number of rental units produced by the City, Housing Successor, or former Agency during the past 10 years are restricted to seniors, the Housing Successor may not spend more Housing Asset Funds on senior rental housing.

Appendix 3 describes Housing Asset Fund expenditure requirements in more detail, including the types of costs eligible in each category.
4 EXPENDITURE LIMIT COMPLIANCE
The Housing Successor complied with all Housing Asset Fund spending restrictions in FY 2022-23, including income targeting requirements for the five-year compliance period to date:3 The Housing Successor had administrative costs of $7,553 and did not exceed the maximum amount for FY 2022-23. However, in the previous FY 2021-22, the expenses for the Housing Successor were mistakenly charged to the wrong fund. This error was rectified in the current fiscal year, and the Housing Successor made a prior-period adjustment of $3,551.5 to correctly allocate the expenses for the FY 2022-23.
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No homeless prevention or rapid rehousing expenses were made in FY 2022-23 and, therefore, the Housing Successor did not exceed the maximum amount.

No affordable housing development-related expenditures were made, so the five-year compliance period income targets do not apply.

The Housing Successor will ensure it meets all annual expenditure requirements going fonrvard, as well as for the ongoing current five-year compliance period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2O24. Failure to comply with the extremely low-income requirement in any five-year compliance period will result in the Housing Successor having to ensure that 50 percent of remaining funds be spent on extremely low income rental units until in compliance. Exceeding the expenditure limit for low households earning between 60-80% AMI in any five-year reporting period will result in the Housing Successor not being able to expend any funds on these income categories until in compliance.

SENIOR RENTAL HOUSING LIMIT COMPLIANCE
The Housing Successor does not comolv with the limit allowing no more than 50 percent of the total aggregate number of rental units produced within the preceding ten years to be restricted to seniors. 3 The Housing Asset Fund figures in this Annual Report are based on unaudited numbers that were available at the time this report was prepared. They might vary slightly from audited numbers once the City's annual audit is complete.
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5 Over the last decade, 40 affordable units were constructed. The Gateway Project was developed in 2016 and included 30 senior units (75%) and 10 non-senior units (25%). The number of senior restricted units from the Gateway Project places the Housing Successor over the 50 percent limit. As a result, the Housing Successor may not spend Housing Asset Funds on senior rental housing until it meets this requirement.

A new housing development called Greystone Estates was completed in FY 2021-22. Meanwhile, the Cen Cal Builders housing project is currently in its final stages, with completion anticipated in the near future. However, neither Greystone Estates nor the Cen Cal Builders projects are considered deedrestricted nor have been assisted with Housing Successor monies.

DEPOSITS AND FUND BALANCE
The Housing Asset Fund cash balance as of June 30,2023 was $418,825 as summarized in Table 1.

The Housing Successor did not make any deposits into the Housing Asset Fund during FY 2O22-23 and the bulk of the assets in the fund are Note Receivables. The Housing Successor incurred administrative costs of $7,553 within the allowable amount for FY 2022-23. However, there was an error in the previous fiscal year where these expenses were charged to a different fund, which was corrected in the current fiscal year with a prior-period adjustment.

Balance Type Amount
Table 1
Housing Asset Fund Ending Balance FY 2A22-23
Beginning Balance
FY 2022-23 Deposrls
FY 2022-23 Expensesl
SB 341 and Prior Year Adiustment
LMIHF lnterest Receivable
LMIHF Note Receivable - San Joaquin Vista Apartments
$
$
$
$
$
$
85,219
(7,553)
182
't90,977
LMIHF Note Receivable - San Joaouin 150.000
Ending Balance
tExpenses for the Housing Successor were mistakenly allocated from the incorrect fund in FY21-22 butwerecorrected in Fy22-23
2The San Joaquin Villas project site loan may be resclnded in the near future. $ 418,825
6 EXCESS SURPLUS
The Housing Asset Fund may not accumulate an "excess surplus", which is an unencumbered amount that exceeds the greater of $1 million or the sum of deposits in the prior four fiscal years. This requirement ensures that housing successors are actively spending available Housing Asset Funds on affordable housing.

The Housing Successor did not have an excess surplus as of FY 2022-23, as shown in Table 2.

FiscalYear 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Total4-Year
Excess
Table 2
us Calculation
Deposits
FY 2022-23 Beginning Cash Balance
Less: Encumbered Funds
Unencumbered Amountl
3,250 43,394 $ 3,000 $
D osits
49,644
85,219
85,2"19
$
$
$
1 1 Million, or
Last 4 Deposits
Result: Larger Number
$
1,000,000
49,644
$ 1,000,000
2 Unencumbered Cash Balance
Larger Number From Step 1 $
85,219
1,000,000
Excess
As of July 1,2023
The Housing Successorwill continue monitoring its deposits and fund balance to avoid an excess surplus. lf the Housing Asset Fund has an excess surplus in the future, the excess surplus must be expended or encumbered within the next three fiscal years. lf a housing successor fails to comply, it must transfer any excess surplus to HCD within 90 days of the end of the third fiscal year.

TRANSFERS TO OTHER HOUSING SUCCESSORS
There were no transfers to another housing successor entity for a joint project pursuant to HSC Section 34176.1(c)(2).
7 HOUSING SUGCESSOR PORTFOL]O

PROPERTIES AND DISPOSITION STATUS
At the time of dissolution, the former Agency requested to transfer two real estate parcels and the rental income associated with them - 1238 P Street (APN 008-075-11) and 1264 P Street (APN 008-075-03) located near 13th Street in the City of Firebaugh - to the Housing Successor. The California Department of Finance ('DOF') objected to these transfers and the former Agency subsequently sold the properties to the Fresno County Housing Authority. The parcels were used to develop the Gateway Project.

HSC Section 34176.1(e) requires all real properties acquired by the Agency prior to February 1, 2012 and transferred to the Housing Successor to be developed pursuant to the requirements detailed in HSC Section 33334.16. All property that falls within these parameters must be developed for affordable housing purposes or sold within five years from the date DOF approved the HAT Form, which would be before September 5,2017. All Housing Successor properties transferred on the Housing Asset Transfer Form have been developed.

LOANS RECEIVABLE
The Housing Successor Portfolio included two loans receivable transferred from the former Agency as of FY 2022-23. The Portfolio had a value of $340,977 and is detailed in Table 3.

Asset Amount
Portfolio Value of Real Properties and Loans Receivable able 3
Loans Receivable
LMIHF Note Receivable - San Joaquin Vista Apartments
LMIHF Note Receivable - San Joaquin Villas $
190,977
150,000
Subtotal $
$
340,977
Total Portfolio Value 340,977
8 SAN JOAQUIN VISTA APARTMENTS
A loan for $200,000 was issued on November 16, 2000 to the Firebaugh San Joaquin Vista Associates for the construction of the San Joaquin Vista Apartments, an apartment complex of 47 affordable rental units. Located at 500 P Street in Firebaugh, the San Joaquin Vista Apartments property contains 16 twobedroom, 24 three-bedroom, and B four-bedroom apartments, and is owned by Pacific Communities. As of June 30,2023, the outstanding loan balance remained at $190,977.

SAN JOAQUIN VILLAS & MILLER AND LUX APARTMENTS
The San Joaquin Development Partnership ("SJDP") received a loan for$150,000 and was awarded a $240,000 grant on May 5, 2008. The SJDP also received additional grant funding in the amount of $300,000 from the Agency on March 22, 2011. The loan and grants were transferred to the Housing Successor to develop and operate the San Joaquin Villas. The SJDP originally entered into an agreement to construct 21 very low-, low-, and moderate-income restricted condominiums. However, due to the subprime mortgage crisis and the 2008-09 recession only 10 of the 21 were constructed. The condos are for-sale units. The units built were Cottage-style, single-family detached units targeted to first-time homebuyers who are at extremely low-income levels of the area median income (30% of AMI). All homes are two stories with three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and solar power systems.

On January 13,2010 California Community Builders, lnc. entered into an agreement with the Housing Successor to separately develop land previously covered under the SJDP agreement. This site was to be called the Miller and Lux Apartments and received a $200,000 loan and $50,000 grant from the Housing Successor. However, it too would not be fully developed due to the subprime mortgage crisis.

On February 19, 2020, a request was sent to the Housing Successor for the release of certain deeds of trust, promissory notes, and repayment obligations by the SJDP, California Community Builders, and Habitat for Humanity Greater Fresno Area, lnc. ("HFH"), to facilitate the transfer of the San Joaquin Villas and Miller and Lux project sites into the ownership of HFH. The Housing Successor then approved the rescinding of a $200,000 loan and a $50,000 grant for the Miller and Lux site. However, this left the debts for the San Joaquin Villas site in place. ln FY 2022-23, the Housing Successor approved the rescinding of the remaining balance for the San Joaquin Villas.

HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTED UNITS
The Housing Successor received 124 atfordability covenants. These covenants, recorded with the Fresno County Recorder, assure their respective property meets affordability requirements and remains affordable for 30 years. The covenants were received in exchange for conditional grants given by the Agency, which have a statutory value of $7,500 each, and were also transferred to the Housing Successor. Five of the covenants and grants have since been terminated; the combined value of the remaining 119 grants was $892,500. The grant associated with the 667 McClain Street covenant was fully paid in FY 21-22. A total of $15,500 has been repaid to the Housing Successor from the five covenants that have been terminated. The Housing Successor has not contracted with anyone to manage the assisted units because the units are all single-family homes. Descriptions of the homeowner assisted units are detailed in the following narrative.

CERCA DEL RIO III COVENANTS
The Housing Successor received thirty-nine (39) 30-year affordability covenants, each associated with a $7,500 grant, forthe developmentof a subdivision called Cerca Del Rio l1l. ln FY 20-21, one covenant associated with the property located at 626 McClain Street was terminated due to the owner selling the property to a non-income eligible buyer. Additionally, ln FY 21-22, one covenant associated with 667 McClain was terminated to a non-income eligible buyer. The properties are single-family homes identified as "Lots 1 through 39 of Tract no. 5202, per the map thereof recorded in Book 68, pages 7O and 71 of Maps, in the Fresno County records". The covenant agreements were executed by the former Agency and Lennar Fresno, lnc. on September 22, 2004 and recorded by the Fresno County Recorder on November 8,2004. All remaining 37 covenant agreements will expire after November 8, 2034.

DODDERER STREET & REV KANTOR STREET COVENANTS
The Agency transferred thirty-six (36) 30-year affordability covenants to the Housing Successor, each tied to a $7,500 grant, for the development of a single-family subdivision tract on Dodderer street. An additional 5 affordability covenants for properties on Kantor street were similarly inherited by the Housing Successor. The covenants associated with the properties at 693 Rev Kantor Street and 638 Dodderer Street were terminated after being sold to non-income eligible buyers. All 41 covenant agreements were executed by the former Agency on June 15,2000 and will expire in 2030.

TRACT 4850
10 The Housing Successor received forty-four (44) 3O-year affordability covenants, each associated with a $7,500 grant, for the development of a single-family subdivision. One covenant associated with the property located at744 Lowe Court has been terminated due to the owner selling the property to a nonincome eligible buyer. The parcels are identified as "Lots 1 through 44 of Tract no.4850, perthe map thereof recorded in Volume 63 pages B and 9 of Plays, Fresno County Records." The covenant agreements were executed by the former Agency and CJM Development on December 20, 1999 and recorded by the Fresno County Recorder on February 27,2OO1. All remaining 43 covenant agreements will expire after February 27,2031.

Table 4 presents an inventory of homeownership units assisted by the Housing Successor that require restrictions, covenants, or an adopted program that protects Housing Asset Fund monies. 11 Table 4
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Item # Proiect Name / Address Successor Period {Yrs) ltem # Proiect Name / Address Successor Period (Yre} Cerca Del Rio lll Dodderer St. 'l Lotl ofTracts2o2cercaDelRiolll 2012 30 61 TT3Doddererst. 2012 30 30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 30
30 2
J
4 5
6 7
8 I
10 1'l
12 13
14 15
16 17
't8
19 20
21 22
23 24
25 26
27 28
29 30
31 32
33 34
35 36
39 40
41 42
43 44
45 46
47 48
49 50
51 52
53 g
55 56
57 58
59 60
37 Lot 39 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll 2012 30
626 Dodderer St.
640 Dodderer St.
652 Dodderer St.
664 Dodderer St.
676 Dodderer St.
728 Dodderer St.
730 Dodderer St.
742 Dodderer St.
754 Dodderer St.
766 Dodderer St.
788 Dodderer Si.
8'10 Dodderer St,
822 Dodderer St.
834 Dodderer St.
839 Dodderer St.
841 Dodderer St.
846 Dodderer St.
853 Dodderer St.
858 Dodderer St.
860 Dodderer St.
827 Dodderer St.
815 Dodderer Sl.
62 761 Dodderer St. 2012 30
63 759 Dodderer St. 2012 30
64 747 Dodderer St. 2012 30
65 735 Dodderer St. 2012 30
66 723 Dodderer St. 2012 30
67 671 Dodderer St. 2012 30
68 669 Dodderer St. 2012 30
69 651 Dodderer St. 2D12 30
70 645 Dodderer St. 2012 30
71 633 Dodderer St. 2012 30
72 621 Dodderer Sl. 2012 30
Thct 4850 (l-111
74 Lot 2 of Tract 4850 2012 30
75 Lot 3 of Tract 4850 2012 30
76 Lot 4 of Tract 4850 2012 30
77 Lot 5 ofTract4850 2012 30
78 Lot 6 of Tract 4850 2012 30
79 Lot 7 ofTract 4850 20'12 30
80 Lot I ofTract 4850 20'12 30
81 Lot 9 of Tract 4850 2012 30
82 Lot 10 of Tract 4850 2012 30
83 Lot 11 0fTract4850 2012 30
84 Lot 12 of Tract 4850 2012 30
85 Lot 13 of Tract 4850 2012 30
86 Lot 14 ofTract4Sso 2012 30
87 Lot'15 ofTract4Ss0 2012 30
88 Lot 16 ofTraci4S50 2012 30
89 Lot 17 ofTract4850 2012 30
90 Lot 19 of Tract 4850 2012 30
91 Lot 20 ofTract 4850 2012 30
92 Lot21 ofTract4850 2012 30
93 Lot 22 of Tract 4850 2012 30
94 Lot 23 ofTract4Ss0 2012 30
95 Lot 24 of Tract 4850 2012 30
96 Lot 25 ofTract4850 2012 30
97 Lot 26 ofTract 4850 2012 30
98 Lot 27 ofTract4Sso 2012 30
99 Lot 28 ofTract 4850 2012 30 '100 Lot 29 ofTract4Ss0 2012 30 '10'f Lot 30 ofTract 4850 2012 30 '102 Lot31 ofTract4850 2012 30
103 Lot 32 of Tract 4850 2012 30
104 Lot 33 ofTract 4850 2012 30
105 Lot 34 ofTract 4850 2012 30 j06 Lot 35 ofTract4Sso 2012 30 1o7 Lot 36 ofTract 4850 2012 30
108 Lot 37 of Tract 4850 2012 30
109 Lot 38 of Tract 4850 2012 30
1 10 Lot 39 ofTract 4850 20'12 30
111 Lot 40 of Tract 4850 2012 30
112 Lot4'1 ofTract4Es0 2012 30
113 Lot 42 of Tract 4850 2012 30
'114 Lot 43 ofTract 4850 2012 30 '115 Lot44 ofTract4850 20'12 30 117 Lot 23 of Track 4851 Rev. Kantor St. 2012 30
118 Lot 24 ofTrack 4851 Rev. Kantor St. 2012 30
119 Lot25ofTrack4851 Rev.Kantorst. 2012 30
Lot 2 ofTract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 3 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 4 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 6 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 7 of Tracl 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 8 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot I of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 10 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 'l 1of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 12 ofTract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 13 ofTract5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 14 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 15 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot l6 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot l7 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 18 of Traci 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 19 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 20 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 21 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 22 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 23 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
lol24 olfrcel5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 25 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 26 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 27 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 28 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 29 ofTract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 30 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 31 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 32 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 33 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 34 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 35 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 36 of Tract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
Lot 38 ofTract 5202 Cerca Del Rio lll
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Note: 744 Lowe Ct., 626 Mcclain St., 638 Dodderer St., 693 Rev Kantor St., and 667 Mcclain St,, have been removed as a result of being sold.

Source: City of Firebaugh
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Revenues & Expenditures
Total amount deposited in the Housing Asset Fund for the fiscal year Amount of deposits funded by a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule ('ROPS')
Statement of balance at the close of the fiscal year
Description of Expenditures for the fiscal year, broken out as follows:
. Homeless prevention and rapid rehousing
. Administrative and monitoring
. Housing development expenses by income level assisted Description of any transfers to another housing successor for a joint project
Other Assets and Active
Projects
Description of any project(s) funded through the ROPS
Update on property disposition efforts (note that housing successors may only hold property for up to five years, unless it is already Other "portfolio" balances, including:
. Statutory value of any real property either transferred from the former Agency or purchased by the Housing Asset Fund . Value of loans and grants receivable
lnventory of homeownership units assisted by the former Agency or the housing successor that are subject to covenants or restrictions or to an adopted program that protects the former Agency's investment of monies from the Low and Moderate lncome Housing Fund Obligations & Proportionality
Description of any outstanding production obligations of the former Agency that were inherited by the Housing Authority
Compliance with proportionality requirements (income group targets), which must be upheld on a five-year cycle
Percentage of deed-restricted rental housing restricted to seniors and assisted by the former Agency, the Housing Authority, or the City within the past ten years compared to the total number of units assisted by any of those three agencies
Amount of any excess surplus, and, if any, the plan for eliminating it APPENDIX { . HOUSING SUGGESSOR ANNUAL REPORT

REQUIREMENTS
Housing Successor Reporting Requirements
Health and Safety Code Section 34176.1(t)
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The Housing Asset Transfer Form is attached as a separate document. 14 Administralion
and
Compliance
Monitoring
$254,500
maximum for
FY 2022-23
(limit varies
each year)
Administrative activities such as:
. Professional services (consultant fees, auditor fees, etc.) . Staff salaries, benefits, and overhead for time spent on Housing Successor administration
. Compliance monitoring to ensure compliance with affordable housing and loan agreements
. Property maintenance at Housing Successor-owned
properties
Capped at $200,000 adjusted annually for inflation or 5o/o of the statutory value of real property owned by the housing successor and the value of loans and grants receivable from the HAT ("Portfolio"), whichever is greater.

The FY 2022-23 inflation-adjusted limit per HCD for the Housing Successor was $254,500.

Homeless
Prevention
and
Rapid
Rehousing
Solutions
$250,000
maximum per
fiscalyear
Services for individuals and families who are homeless orwould be homeless but for this assistance, including:
. Contributions toward the construction of local or regional homeless shelters
. Housing relocation and stabilization services including housing search, mediation, or outreach to property owners . Short-term or medium-term rental assistance
. Security or utility deposits
. Utility payments
. Moving cost assistance
. Credit repair
. Case management
. Other appropriate activities for homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing of persons who have become homeless.

APPENDIX 3 - HOUSING ASSET FUND EXPENDITURE

REQUIREMENTS
Housing Asset Fund Expenditure Requirements
Health and Safety Code Section 34176.1
Limits Allowable Uses Expense
Category
15 No spending
limit, but must
comply with
income and
age targets
"Development" includes:
. New construction
r Acquisition and rehabilitation
. Substantialrehabilitation
. Acquisition of long-term affordability covenants on multifamily units
. Preservation of at-risk units whose affordable rent restrictions would othenruise expire over the next five years
lncome
Targets
Every five years (currently FYE2020-2024), Housing Asset Funds must meet income targets:
. At least 30% on extremely low income rental households (up to 30% AMI or "Area Median lncome")
. No more than 20Yo on low income households (60-80% AMI) Moderate and above moderate income households may not be assisted (above 80% AMI).

Failure to comply with the extrernely low income requirement in any five-year compliance period will result in having to ensure that 50 percent of remaining funds be spent on extremely low income rental units until in compliance.

Exceeding the expenditure limit for low households earning between 60-80% AMI in any five-year reporting period will result in not being able to expend any funds on these income
categories until in compliance.

Affordable
Housing
Development
Age Targets For the prior ten years (resets every year), a maximum of 50% of deed-restricted rental housing units assisted by the Housing Successor or its host jurisdiction may be restricted to seniors. lf a housing successor fails to comply, Housing Asset Funds may not be spent on deed-restricted rental housing restricted to seniors untilin compliance.

Housing Asset Fund Expenditure Requirements
Heafth and Safety Code Section 34176.1
Limits Allowable Uses Expense
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Firebaugh City CouncilDecember 18, 2023

Firebaugh City Council
December 18, 2023