STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Regular Meeting of March 22, 2022
TO: Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Mike Roberts, Public Works Director/City Engineer SUBJECT: Resolution Approving the Continuance of an Annual Parcel Assessment to be Adopted by the County Flood Control District for the Contra Costa Clean Water Program for FY 22-23 RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve a resolution approving the continuance of the parcel assessment rate of $35.00 per Equivalent Runoff Unit (ERU) for FY 2022-2023 and requesting the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District adopt this annual parcel assessment for drainage maintenance and the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program.
FISCAL IMPACT OF RECOMMENDATION:
The parcel assessment rate of $35.00 per Equivalent Runoff Unit (ERU), which is the rate charged to a single-family home, has been in effect in Hercules since the 1990s and will generate approximately $321,000 in revenues. A total of $78,454 of this revenue is retained by the County Flood Control District and constitutes Hercules’ pro rata (by population) contribution for the County to administer the regional Clean Water Program activities on behalf of the 20 member agencies. The remaining $242,546 is returned to Hercules, deposited into the Stormwater Fund, and is used for local clean water activities.
DISCUSSION:
The Contra Costa Clean Water Program was established in the early 1990s and provides stormwater permit coverage for the 20 member agencies under the NPDES Program administered by the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). Regional activities performed by the Flood Control District include negotiating the discharge permit with the RWQCB, providing training to member agencies, developing stormwater design standards, public education and outreach, and coordinating the activities of the member agencies. Hercules uses the local funding component for stormwater activities within the City including street sweeping, catch basin cleaning, and creek cleaning. The funding also pays for staff time spent administering these programs.
The Clean Water Program is governed by a Management Committee, which consists of a representative from each of the 20 public agency members, so Hercules has direct representation. All revenue generated in the Hercules’ Stormwater Utility Area (SUA) is required to be expended in that district except for the contribution to the regional program, which is very cost effective due to economies of scale.
In order for the Flood Control District to adopt the assessments, each member agency is required to submit a certified resolution approving the assessment rate for the coming fiscal year.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
County Request for Assessment Resolution
Clean Water Program Cost Allocation by City
Financial Impact
Description:
With the current number of parcels assessed for equivalent runoff units for FY 2022-2023, the Stormwater Program will generate approximately $321,000 in revenues of which $242,546 is programmed for local programs.
Funding Source:
Budget Recap:
Total Estimated cost: $ New Revenue: $
Amount Budgeted: $ Lost Revenue: $
New funding required: New Personnel: $
Council Policy Change: Yes No
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