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RESOLUTION NO. 23-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE,
CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO SEND A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO PROPOSITION 218 AND SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING ON
SEWER RATES
WHEREAS, the City of San Clemente provides sewage services to its citizens; and WHEREAS, the City desires to ensure that the costs associated with the operation of the City’s sewage collection and treatment systems are recovered through the fees charged for the provision of that service; and
WHEREAS, an updated sewer model forecasting five-years of operating revenues and expenses has been prepared by Raftelis Financial Consultants to determine rate modifications to ensure a neutral operating positon and fund future capital activities; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the sewer rates charged for sewer services should be modified to recover current and projected costs and to fund capital infrastructure improvements and repairs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been provided with two options to adjust rates as part of the Cost of Service Study; and
WHEREAS, staff received direction as to the rate option to be implemented; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1. Option 2 shall be used for the sewer rate schedule. City Council directs staff to revise and finalize the Cost of Service Study using Option 2 and post it on the City’s website.
Section 2. A public hearing on the adjustment of sewer rates is hereby set for July 18, 2023. City Council directs staff to send written notification to property owners and utility customers and post notice for such public hearing in compliance with applicable law.
Section 3. The City Manager and his authorized designees are hereby authorized and directed to take such actions as shall be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution.
Section 4. This Resolution shall supersede all other previous city resolutions and ordinances that may conflict with, or be contrary to, this Resolution, and shall take effect ATTACHMENT 3
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immediately upon its adoption.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________________, _______.
ATTEST:
___________________________ __________________________
City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. _________ was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney