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Ordinance Fact Sheet
June 10, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Attorney / City Prosecutor's Department
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 4.52, SECTION 4.52.020 OF THE PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING SANITATION SEWER USE RATES
TITLE OF PROPOSED ORDINANC_E:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CIT/ OF PASADENA AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER
4.52, SECTION 4.52.020 OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
SANITATION SEWER USE RATES
PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE:
As directed by the City Council on May 6, 2024, this ordinance amends the municipal code to implement the change to the approved sewer use fee rate structure and rates.
REASONS WHY LEGISLATION IS NEEDED:
The sewer use rates reflected in existing Section 4.52.020 of the Pasadena Municipal Code are outdated. This ordinance updates Section 4.52.020 to reflect the rates adopted by City Council on May 6, 2024 and to permit Council to update rates by resolution, which is consistent with City practice.
PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS OR GROUPS AFFECTED:
The Departments of Public Works and Water and Power will implement this ordinance.
MEETING OF 06/10/7.n?4-
AGENDA ITEM NO. 25
Sanitation Sewer Rate Ordinance
June 10, 2024
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
On May 6, 2024, the Council found that this ordinance is not a project as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Public Resources Code Section 21065, 21080(b)(8) and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(a) and (b)(4), and that even if it were a project, the proposed sewer use fee increases are statutorily exempt pursuant to Section 15273 (Rates, Tolls, Fares, and Charges) under State CEQA Guidelines and as such, is not subject to environmental review.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City adopted revised sewer use rates, which is anticipated to generate an additional $3.9 million in revenue in FY 2025 to address the cost of service and to start building reserves. There is no direct fiscal impact of amending this ordinance to implement the new rates.
Respectfully submitted,
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Michele Beal Bagneris ^^
City Attorney ^/
Prepared by:
Caroline K. Monroy
Deputy City Attorney
Concurred by:
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MIGUEL-MAf^QUEZ
City Manager
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