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Resolution No. _________
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Connection and Capacity Fees for the Electric, Water, Gas, and Wastewater Utilities, and Amending Miscellaneous Utility Charges (Utility Rate Schedules E-15, G-5, W-5, S-5, And C-1)
R E C I T A L S
A. Pursuant to Chapter 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, the Council of the City of Palo Alto may by resolution adopt rules and regulations governing utility services, fees and charges.
B. On October 20, 2025, at a noticed public hearing, the City Council heard and approved the proposed amendments to utility connection and capacity fees, and miscellaneous utility charges.
C. Resolution 10253, the rate resolution adopted by the City Council on October 20, 2025, included a clerical error.
D. The City Council desires to correct the clerical error.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to S ection 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, Utility Rate Schedule E- 15 (Electric Service Connection Charges ) is hereby amended to read as attached and incorporated. Utility Rate Schedule E -15, as amended, shall become effective January 1, 2026.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Section 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, Utility Rate Schedule G -5 (Gas Service Connection Charges ) is hereby amended to read as attached and incorporated. Utility Rate Schedule G -5, as amended, shall become effective January 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Section 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, Utility Rate Schedule W -5 ( Water Service Connection Charges) is hereby amended to read as attached and incorporated. Utility Rate Schedule W -5, as amended, shall become effective January 1, 2026.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to Section 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, Utility Rate Schedule S- 5 (Wastewater Service Connection Charges ) is hereby amended to read as attached and incorporated . Utility Rate Schedule S- 5, as amended, shall become effective January 1, 2026.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to S ection 12.20.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, Utility Rate Schedule C-1 (Utility Miscellaneous Charges ) is hereby amended to read as attached and incorporated. Utility Rate Schedule C -1, as amended, shall become effective January 1, 2026.
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SECTION 6. The Council finds that the revenue derived from the adoption of this resolution shall be used only for the purpose set forth in Article VII, Section 2, of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto.
SECTION 7. The Council finds that the fees and charges adopted by this resolution are charges imposed for a specific government service or product provided directly to the payor that are not provided to those not charged, and do not exceed the reasonable costs to the City of providing the service or product.
SECTION 8. Council finds that the adoption of this resolution is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 14, Chapter 3, Section 15273(a), because the fees and charges proposed are necessary to recover the cost of providing utility service and meet operating expenses. After reviewing the report and related attachments as presented, the Council incorporates these documents herein and finds that sufficient evidence has been presented setting forth with specificity the basis for this claim of CEQA exemption.
Alternatively, correction of a clerical error in a rate schedule is not a project under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and (5), as government fiscal and administrative activities that will not result in physically significant changes in the environment.
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SECTION 9. The purpose of this Resolution is to correct a clerical error in Resolution 10253 adopted by the City Council on October 20, 2025. Instead of the complete text of Utility Rate Schedule C -1 (Utility Miscellaneous Charges), that resolution included a table summary of the utility miscellaneous charges , as well as the other utility connection fees, with some discrepancies from the final Rate Schedules. For administrative convenience, and avoidance of any confusion, the City Council has chosen to readopt the entire resolution, substituting the complete text of Utility Rate Schedule C-1 (Utility Miscellaneous Charges) included here in place of the summary rate table that was part of the resolution adopted on October 20, 2025. This resolution is intended to ratify, rather than repeal, those parts of the previously adopted resolution that are unchanged.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
Assistant City Attorney
City Manager
Director of Utilities
Director of Administrative Services
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Attachments:
Utility Rate Schedule E-15
Utility Rate Schedule G-5
Utility Rate Schedule W-5
Utility Rate Schedule S-5
Utility Rate Schedule C-1