RESOLUTION NO. 27963
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RE- ADOPTING AS AMENDED COUNCIL POLICY NO. 200- 20, " PROVISION OF PRIORITY WATER SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS" AND COLINCIL POLICY NO. 200- 21, " PROVISION OF PRIORITY SEWER SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS" WHEREAS, theCalifornialegislaturehasdeclaredthelackof affordablehousingis a matter of vital statewide importance; and
WHEREAS, the City of SantaRosais committed to the fair and equitableprovision of water and sewer services to persons and entities within its service area, in conformance with state law andCity policies; and
WHEREAS, GovernmentCodeSection65589.7 enhancesthepriority grantedto lower- income housingby requiring that public agenciesthatprovide wateror sewerservicesshall adopt written policies andprocedureswith specific objectivestandardsfor providing priority serviceto residentialdevelopmentswith lower incomehousing; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65589. 7 requires the review of these policies every 5 years; and
WHEREAS, the Council Policy No. 200-20 and200-21 requirethereview andadoption or re-adoptionatleast onceevery5 yearsafterJuly 1, 2006; and WHEREAS, re-adoptionof thesepoliciesregardingprovisionof priority waterandsewer serviceto residentialdevelopmentswith affordablehousingwill allowtheCityof SantaRosato remain in compliance with Government Code 65589. 7; and WHEREAS, theUtilities DepartmentandCommunityDevelopmentDepartmentstaff have reviewed thesepolicies and recommend re-adoption with small text changesto be consistentwith the terminology usedin the City' s 2035 GeneralPlan, to refer to the most recent adoptedversion of the City' s Urban Wate Maiiagern n Plan, and t changeirom ihe Board of PublicUtilities to theCity Councilasthepolicy bodyresponsiblefor thereviewandre-adoption of the policies; and
WHEREAS, theBoardof PublicUtilities, atits meetingonAugust4, 2011, reviewed thesepolicies and, by resolution, recommendedthat the Council re-adopt asamendedCouncil Policy No. 200-20, " Provision of Water Service to Residential Developments with Affordable HousingUnits" andCouncil Policy No. 200-21 "Provision of SewerServiceto Residential Developmentswith Affordable HousingUnits."
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Attachment 2
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of SantaRosare- adopt asamendedCouncil Policy No. 200-20, "Provision of Water Service to Residential Developmentswith Affordable Housing Units" attachedhereto asExhibit " A" and Council Policy No. 200-21 " Provision of Sewer Service to Residential Developments with Affordable Housing Units" attached hereto asExhibit " B."
IN COLTNCIL DULY PASSED this 30th
day of August, 2011.
AYES: ( 7) — Mayor Olivares, Vice Mayor Ours, CouncilmembersBartley, Gorin, Sawyer, Vas Dupre andWysocky
NOES: ( 0)
ABSENT: ( 0)
ABSTAIN: ( 0)
ATTEST: . APPROVED:
Acting C Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Reso. No. 27963
EXHIBIT A
COUNCIL POLICY
Policy Effective Number
Sub' ect: Number Date of Pa es
PR VISION OF PRIORITY WATER
SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL 200= 20 8/30/2011 Page 1 of 2
DEVELOPMENTS WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS
I. PURPOSE
ThepurposeofthispolicyistoprovidetheCityofSanta. Rosa'swrittenpolicyonthe prioritizationofpzovidingwaterservicetoresidentialdevelopmeatswith:af£ordablehausing units.
II. BACKGROUND
GovernmentCodeSection65 89.7requiresagencieswhichprovidewaterorsewerservices o adoptwritten policies andprocedureswliich providefor priority ofthe provision of water and sewerservicestoproposedhousingdevelopmentsthathelpmeettheregionalneedforverylow andlowincomehousingandbansthedenialortheconditaoriingofapprovalofanapplicationfor services, orreducingtheamountoftheservicesappliedfor, merelybecauseaproposed developmentancludes.afforda.blehousingcomponents, exceptin 1'unitedcircumstances.
III. POLICY
A. yV.aEer Service
TheCity of :Santa. Rosa, to the ertentpr.acfical, will provide waterservicewhen: .
I) Sufficientwatersupply.anddistributioncapacityis.availableto :accommodatethe demandapprovedbytheCitywithintheservice .area, inaccordance withthe G.eneral Plan;
2) Theproposed.developmentcarib.eserve.dwaterin.afashion. thatmeetstbe .City's criieria. . Appxoval of .applications % r connectionto the City':swater systemsha11not bebasedonthepresenceor:absenceof affor.dablehousingoxlow-incomehouseholds.
B. Provision of ServiceDuring Timesof Available C.apaeity Intimeswher.etheCityofSantaRosahas .availablewatersupplyand .capaaityinitswater clistribution .system, theprovisionofpublicwaterserviceto eligible resideni l houing developments will be on anincoxne neutral basis.
C. Provision of ServiceDuring' TimesofLimited Capacity
In the event of service limitatioxxsdueto supply, capacity or regulatory .constraints, water sarvice prioriiysha11begiventoplanneddevelopmentsthatincludehousingunitsaffordabletoverylowandlowincomelaouseholdsin accordancewith GovernmentCodeSection6 89.. ( SB 1087, 2005), and the lunitations set therein.
D. Service Approval. and Application Review
TheCitysha11notdenyorcanditionapprovalofanapplicationforservicestoorreducedthe amountofsezvicesappliedforbyaproposeddevelopxnentthatincludeshousingunitsaffordable
COUNCIL POLICY
Policy Effective Number
Subject: Number Date of Pages
PROVISION OF PRIORITY W. A.TER
SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL 200- 20 8/ 30/ 2011 Page 2 of 2
DEVELOPMENTS WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSII IG UNITS
toverylowandlowincomehouseholds, uxilesstheCitymakesspecificwrittenimclingsthatthe denial, conditionorreductionis necessarydueio theexisienceof oneor moreof thefollowing:
1) TheCity doesnothavesuffcientwatersupplyavailable, asdemonstratedbywritten engineeringanalysisandareport onthe condition of thewatersupply, to servethe needsof the proposed development.
2) The Ciiy doesnothavesuff'icient watersystemtransmission .capacityavailable, as demonstraiedby written engineeringanalysisand a report onthe condition of the water systemtransrnissioncapacity, to servetheneedsof fheproposeddevelopment. 3) The applicanthas failed to agree to reasonable ierms and condi.tions relating to tl e provision of watersexvicegenerallyapplicableio developmentpxojectsseekingwaterservicefromthe City, includingbutnotIimitedto, therequirements .oflocal, stateoxfederallavsand regulations or payment of demar d fees. •
E. Review and Adaption/ Readoption
At leastonceeveryfive _yearsafter .7uly 1, 2006, the-City Councilshallreview and .adopt, .ox readopt, apolicy andprocedures regarding the prioritization% r. provisi. on ofwater s rvices to proposeddevelopmentsthatinclude housingunits affordableto verylow and1owincome households. Tliis polic,y .andproceduresshalltakeinto .acco.untthefollowing information:
1) Regulations andr.estrzctionsadopted by the City relating to water shorta.ge emergencies; and Z) The .availabilityofwatersupplies .asdeterxninedbythe Citypursuantto its mostrecently adopted Urban Water Management Plan.
EXHIBIT B
COUNCIL POLICY
Policy Effective Number
Subject: Number Date oiPages
PROVISION OF PRIORITY SEWER
SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL
200- 21 8/ 30/ 2011 Page 1 of2DEVELOPMENTS WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS
I. PURPOSE
Thepurposeof thispolicy is to providethe City of SantaRosa'swrittenpolicy onthe prioritizaiion of providingsewerservicesto residentialdevelopmentswith affordablehousing units. .
II. BACKGROUND
Government Code Section 65589: 7 requires agencies which provide water or sewer services to adoptwritten policies andprocedureswluch provide for priority of theprovision of water and sewerservicesto proposedhousingdevelopmentstliat helpmeettheregionalneedfor verylow andlow incornehousingandbansthedenialor theconditioningof approvalof an. applicationfor services, or reducing the amount of the services applied % r, merely because:aproposed developmentincludes affordablehousingcomponents, exceptin limited circumstances.
III. POI: ICY
A. Se cver Servnce
The Ci-t,y of 5anta Rosa, to the extenipractical, will provide sewer servicewhe:
1) Suificient capacityis availableto accommodatethe demand.approv.edby the Ci1,y withua the service area, in accordance with the General Plan; 2) Theproposeddevelopmentcanbe servedsewerin afasluonthatxneetsthe City' s criteria. Approval of applicationsfor connectionto the City' s sewersystemshall not bebasedonthepresenceor absenceof:affoxdable housingor low-incomehouseholds.
Provision oi ervice 1During ' imes oiFAvailable Capaci.y In times wherethe City of SantaRosahas .availablecapacityin its sewercollection, treatment and disposalfacilities, thepxovisionof public sewerserviceto eligible residentialhousing developments will be on an income neutral basis.
C. Provision of ServiceDur ing Times of Limited Capacity In theeventof servicelimitationsdueto capacityorregulatoryconstraints, sewerservicepzority shallbegivento planneddevelopmentsthatincludehonsingunitsaffordableto verylow.andlow income households in accordance with Governxnent Code Section 65589.7 ( SB 1087, 2005), and the Iiznitations set therein.
D. Service Approval and Application Review
The City shall not clenyor condition approval of an application for servicesto or reduced the amountof servicesappliedfor by aproposeddevelopmentthatincludeshousingunitsaffordable to very Iow andlow incomehouseholds, unlessthe Ciiy makesspecificwritten fmdir gsthat the denial, conditionorreductionisnecessaryduetothe .existenceof oneoxmoreofthefollowing:
COUNCTL POLICY
Policy Effective Number
Subject: Number Date of Pages
PROVISION OF PRIORITY SEWER
SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL 200- 21 8/30/ 2011 Page 2 of 2
DEVELOPMENTS WITH A.FFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS
1) The City doesnot havesufficient treatmentor collection transmissioncapacity, as demonstratedby written engineeringanalysisand _a. report onthe condition of -thetreatment or collectionsystemcapacity, to servetheneedsof theproposeddevelopment. 2) The SantaRosasubregionalseweragesystemis under anorderissuedby the Regional Water Quality Control Boardihat prohibits new sewerconnections. 3) The applicant has failed.to agreeto reasonableterms and conditions relating to the provision of sewerservicegenerallyapplicableto developmentprojectsseekingsewerserviceirom theCiiy, includingbutnotlimitedto, therequirementsof local, stateor federallawsand regulations or payment of pe nit connection fees.
E. Review and Adoption/ Readoption
At leastonceeveryfive .yeaxs :after 7txly1, 2006, the City Council sha11review andadopt, .or readopt, .apolicy andproceduresregardingtheprioritizationforprovision of sevverservicesto proposeddevelopmentsthatincludehousingunits affordableto lowerincomehouseholds. This policy .andproceduresshalltakeinta .accountthefollawinginformation:
1) Regulations .andrestrictians adoptedby the City xelating -to water shortage -emergencies; 2) Theavailabilityafwatersupplies.asdetermi.ne.dbytheCitypursuanttoitsxn.ostrecentlyadopted Urban Water ManagementPlan; ancl 3) Plans, documents .andinformationrelieduponbythe Citythaiprovide .areasonablebasisfor making servicedeterminations.