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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 05192009 - C.12RECOMMENDATION(S): 1. ACCEPT the Chief Engineer’s report for the adoption of Stormwater Utility Assessments for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 for Stormwater Utility Areas Numbers 1 through 18; 2. ACKNOWLEDGE receipt of resolutions requesting adoption of Stormwater Utility Assessments for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 from the following municipalities and corresponding Stormwater Utility Areas: Antioch, Clayton, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo, San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Unincorporated Contra Costa County, and Oakley 3. ADOPT Resolution No. 2009/209, and FIX June 23, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. in the Board chambers as the time and place for the Public Hearing on the adoption of Stormwater Utility Assessments for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 for said areas. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 05/19/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Greg Connaughton (925) 313-2271 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: May 19, 2009 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Jane Pennington, Deputy cc: C.12 To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer Date:May 19, 2009 Contra Costa County Subject:Set Hearing for Adoption of Stormwater Utility Assessments for Fiscal Year 2009-2010, Countywide. FISCAL IMPACT: The proposed assessments for Stormwater Utility Areas 1 through 18 will provide approximately $13,919,339 in funding for the cities and Unincorporated County for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program and drainage maintenance activities. BACKGROUND: The Contra Costa Clean Water Program consists of Contra Costa County (County), its incorporated cities, and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (FC District) working collectively under a Joint Municipal Stormwater NPDES Permit issued by the State Regional Water Quality Control Board. This permit is federally mandated through the Clean Water Act, which was amended in 1987 to specifically address stormwater pollution. The current five-year permit from the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board began in September 1999. Public education on pollution prevention, inspection of construction sites, as well as commercial and industrial facilities, street sweeping, catch basin cleaning and other forms of drainage maintenance are examples of actions taken to meet permit requirements. An Annual Report is written each year to summarize accomplishments. The Contra Costa Clean Water Program is currently in its second Joint Municipal Stormwater NPDES Permit from the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board and received its second five-year permit from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board for the cities of Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, and unincorporated East County in June 2000. The permit includes, for each municipality, a Stormwater Management Plan outlining intended activities designed to reduce or eliminate pollutants from entering the storm drain system. The Regional Boards indicated the need for a restricted funding source to finance implementation costs. In order to meet this need, the County proposed legislation providing a financial option for municipalities to use through the FC District. The bill, AB 2768 (Campbell), was passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Pete Wilson on August 30, 1992. The legislation specifically allowed a municipality to request formation of a Stormwater Utility Area and an assessment to pay for implementation costs. The Board of Supervisors, acting as governing board of the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, provided public notice to all affected property owners before the establishment of the Stormwater Utility Areas on June 22, 1993, creating 17 Stormwater Utility Areas. This 1993 Board action also set the first-year assessment rates for each Stormwater Utility Area, as well as maximum rates. Assessments were collected for Fiscal Year 1993-1994 through 2000-2001. On May 9, 2000, the FC District separated the City of Oakley from Stormwater Utility Area 17. The City of Oakley was established as Stormwater Utility Area 18 at that time and assessments were collected for Fiscal Year 2000-2001. The FC District does not collect this assessment for the cities of Richmond and Brentwood. Richmond and Brentwood collect their NPDES levy as a sewer fee. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: If the proposed assessments for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 are not implemented, the program would have to be funded by the general funds of the cities and County to ensure compliance with NPDES permit requirements. ATTACHMENTS Resolution No. 2009/209 Exhibit A SUA Engineer's Report SUA Municipal Resolutions Exhibit A S:\Board Items by Year\Board Items 2000 - 2009\Board Items 2009\Mtg 05-19-09\051909 C.12 b.doc Phil Hoffmeister City of Antioch P. O. Box 5007 Antioch, CA 94531-5007 Laura Hoffmeister City of Clayton 6000 Heritage Trail Clayton, CA 94517 Jeff Roubal City of Concord 1455 Gasoline Alley Concord, CA 94520 Christine McCann Town of Danville 510 La Gonda Way Danville, CA 94526 Melanie Mintz City of El Cerrito 10890 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito, CA 94530 Erwin Blancaflor City of Hercules 111 Civic Drive Hercules, CA 94547 Donna Feehan City of Lafayette 3001 Camino Diablo Lafayette, CA 94549 Alex Stroup City of Martinez 525 Henrietta St. Martinez, CA 94553 Jill Mercurio Town of Moraga 2100 Donald Dr. Moraga, CA 94556 Rich Lierly Contra Costa County 255 Glacier Drive Martinez, CA 94553 Jason Vogan City of Oakley 3231 Main St. Oakley, CA 94561 Cathleen Terentieff City of Orinda 22 Orinda Way Orinda, CA 94563 Nancy Voisey City of Pinole 2131 Pear Street Pinole, CA 94564 Jolan Longway City of Pittsburg 65 Civic Ave. Pittsburg, CA 94565 Roderick Wui City of Pleasant Hill 100 Gregory Lane Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Karineh Samkian City of San Pablo 13831 San Pablo Avenue San Pablo, CA 94806 Steven Spedowfski City of San Ramon 3180 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 140 San Ramon, CA 94583 Rinta Perkins City of Walnut Creek P. O. Box 8039 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Frank Kennedy 2586 Comistas Drive Walnut Creek, CA 94598