PLACEMENT OF ANNUAL STORM WATER
ENTERPRISE CHARGES ON THE SONOMA
COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL
City Council Meeting
August 20, 2024
1 Katie Robinson, Research and Program Coordinator
Claire Myers, Storm Water & Creeks Manager
Annual Storm Water Enterprise Charges on
the Sonoma County Tax Roll
• The Storm Water Enterprise was created by Council
in accordance with Title 16 of the City Code in
1996.
• Provides funding for implementation of the City’s
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Storm Water Permit, as well as activities
such as: Creek Restoration and Stewardship, Flood
Protection, Public Education, Storm Drain
Maintenance, and Storm Water Quality Testing.
2 Annual Storm Water Enterprise Charges on
the Sonoma County Tax Roll
• The calculated assessment is based on Equivalent
Residential Unit (ERU) and considers the size of the
parcel, amount of impervious surface, and land use
of each parcel.
• The current ERU fee is $41.34 which was approved
by Council during the 2024/2025 budget process.
3 Annual Storm Water Enterprise Charges on
the Sonoma County Tax Roll
• In order to simplify the payment process for
property owners and minimize collection expenses,
it is requested that these charges be collected on
the Sonoma County Property Tax Roll on the City’s
behalf.
• The charges have been collected annually on the
tax roll since they were established in September
1996.
4 Annual Storm Water Enterprise Charges on
the Sonoma County Tax Roll
• 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 ownership
contact information shall not be separately billed
by the City, as the cost of separately billing exceeds
the potential revenue.
• Any charges not collected will not affect other
parcel charges.
5 Annual Storm Water Enterprise Charges on
the Sonoma County Tax Roll
• Today’s public hearing, in accordance with Title 16
of the City Code, will adopt the Storm Water
Enterprise Charge Report, approve placing the
charges on the County Tax Roll for collection, and
allow the public the opportunity to protest the
method of collecting the charges.
6 Annual Storm Water Enterprise Charges on
the Sonoma County Tax Roll
• It is recommended by the Board of Public Utilities that the Council, by resolution, adopt by 2/3 vote the Storm Water Enterprise Charge Report and approve
placement of the Storm Water Enterprise charges on
the Sonoma County Property Tax Roll to be collected by
the Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax
Collector at the same time and in the same manner as
Sonoma County property taxes are collected, unless
those charges do not meet the County minimum of $10
and/or parcel owner contact information is known to
be incorrect.
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