RESOLUTION NO. RES-2023-150
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING AND ADOPTING “REPORT FOR PROPOSAL TO PLACE STORM WATER AND DRAINAGE CHARGES ON SONOMA COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR COLLECTION WITH COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES – FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024” WHEREAS, a report, as described in Health and Safety Code section 5473, titled “Report for Proposal to Place Storm Water Enterprise Charges on the Sonoma County Property Tax Roll for Collection with County Property Taxes – Fiscal Year 2023-2024” (Report) was filed with the Santa Rosa City Clerk; and WHEREAS, notice of the filing of the Report and of the time and place of a hearing on the Report was given by publication as required by Health and Safety Code section 5473.1, together with the proposal that annual charges of the City’s Storm Water Enterprise for the 2023-2024 fiscal year be collected on the Sonoma County Property Tax Roll in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, County property taxes (Proposal); and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City that those parcels not billed by the County due to the charges not meeting the County’s $10 minimum to bill and/or parcels with known incorrect owner contact information shall not be separately billed by the City; and WHEREAS, any charges not collected will not affect other parcel charges; and WHEREAS, on August 22, 2023, the noticed public hearing was opened and all previously-filed written protests to the Report and the Proposal were presented to the Council and opportunity was given to all participating to speak and to present written or oral protests to the Report and Proposal to place the charges on the Sonoma County Property Tax Roll for collection, as described; and WHEREAS, following the close of the public hearing, the Council considered the protests presented and determined that the value of the protests, oral and written, did not constitute a majority protest of the Report and the Proposal.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa adopts the Report and the charges as set forth in the Report, which are based on the Equivalent Residential Unit calculated amount and method previously approved by the Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council directs the City Clerk to file with the Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector a copy of the Report, as adopted, with a statement endorsed on the Report over the City Clerk’s signature that the Report has been adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the Council. The Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector shall enter the amounts of the charges set forth in the Report against the respective lots or parcels of land as they appear on the current Sonoma County Property Tax Roll and the charges shall be collected in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, County property taxes for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, unless those charges do not meet the County minimum of $10 and/or parcel owner contact information is known to be incorrect.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 22nd day of August, 2023.
AYES: (7) Mayor N. Rogers, Vice Mayor MacDonald, Council Members Alvarez, Fleming, Okrepkie, C. Rogers, Stapp
NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (0)
ABSTAIN: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
Interim City Attorney
Reso. No. RES-2023-150
SW Assessment Resolution 8-8-2017