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RESOLUTION NO. XX-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
APPROVING A STORMWATER UTILITY AREA AGREEMENT WITH THE
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond is a co -permittee under the Municipal Regional Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NPDES Per mit No.
CAS612008, issued by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit requires the City to implement stormwater management activities, including municipal operations controls, illici t discharge detection and elimination, industrial and commercial facility oversight, public outreach, trash reduction, new development and redevelopment controls, and other stormwater pollution prevention measures; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond participates in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, through which Contra Costa County, the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and participating cities and towns coordinate certain countywide stormwater compliance activities under the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District entered into a Stormwater Utility Area Agreement on April 13, 2010, establishing the mechanism for the collection, administration, and application of Stormwater Utility Assessment revenues for eligible stormwater program activities; and
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 113 -13 approving the First Amendment to the Stormwater Utility Area Agreement to support a joint stormwater inspection program; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 Stormwater Utility Area Agreement has expired, and the inspection program authorized under the 2013 First Amendment has also expired and is not being renewed; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Stormwater Utility Area Agreement will continue the funding and administrative framework necessary for the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to collect, administer, and apply Stormwater Utility Assessment reven ues toward Richmond's share of eligible Contra Costa Clean Water Program and Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit compliance costs; and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Agreement provides that each participating co-permittee shall pay its proportionate share of annual Program costs, and where applicable, Stormwater Utility Assessment revenues may be applied toward those obligations in accordance with the Program budget and applicable law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that approval of the proposed Stormwater Utility Area Agreement is in the best interest of the City and is necessary to maintain continuity of the City's participation in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program and compliance with applicable stormwater regulatory requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richmond as follows:
Section 1 . The City Council hereby approves the Stormwa ter Utility Area Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, substantially in the form presented to the City Council, subject to any non- substantive revisions approved by the City Attorney.
Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Stormwater Utility Area Agreement and any related documents necessary to implement the Agreement, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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Section 3. The Stormwater Utility Area Agreement shall preserve and continue the mechanism for the collection, administration, and application of Stormwater Utility Assessment revenues for eligible stormwater compliance activities, including Richmond's participat ion in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
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I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held July 7, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
PAMELA CHRISTIAN
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
Mayor
Approved as to form:
City Attorney