San Mateo City Council
January 16, 2024

Presentation of Balloting Results
January 16, 2024
1 Proposition 218 New Stormwater Fee
Fiscal Years 2024-25
Presented By: Public Works – Jimmy Vo, Senior Engineer
City Council to review the ballot results for the
Community Flood and Storm Protection Fee, and
consider adopting a resolution, as amended, certifying
the ballot results, order levies for fiscal years 2024-25, and designate the City Manager to administer the fee.
2 Purpose
3 Background
Mail Balloting
• 26,726 ballots for the new stormwater fee for were mailed on November 1, 2023. • Deadline for ballots to be received was December 17, 2023 at 5:00 PM PST. • Single ballot mailed to each property owner, with each ballot listing each property/parcel owned by property owner. Vote cast on the single ballot applied to each property/parcel owned by homeowner.
• 34.83% ballot return rate on 26,726 mailed ballots.
• Third-party CPA enlisted to tally votes.
4 Ballot Results
• Ballots Mailed 26,726
• Ballots Received 9,308
• Total Votes 10,117
• Total “Yes” Votes 5,195 (51.78%)
• Total “No” Votes 4,837 (48.22%)
• Total “Invalid” Votes 85
5 Next Steps
• Council to vote on Resolution to certify results and order levying of fee • Staff will send notifications out to all property owners of ballot results • Fees will be sent to County to be included on 2024 -2025 tax rolls • Property owners will see a split fee into two installments • City anticipates receiving approximately $4 million in revenue annually starting next fiscal year
City Council to review the ballot results for the
Community Flood and Storm Protection Fee, and
consider adopting a resolution, as amended, certifying
the ballot results, order levies for fiscal years 2024-25, and designate the City Manager to administer the fee.
6 Purpose