HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06232009 - SD.12RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution 2009/300 approving the Stormwater Utility Assessments for Fiscal
Year 2009-2010 for Stormwater Utility Areas No. 1 through 18, as recommended by the
Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, 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 Contra Costa
County (County) for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
program and drainage maintenance activities.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Clean Water Program consists of the 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 permit from the San Francisco
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/23/2009 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: June 23, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: Cece Sellgren, Alex Anaya
SD.12
To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:June 23, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Adopt Resolution Approving the Stormwater Utility Assessments for Fiscal Year 2009-2010,
Countywide.(Stormwater Utility Assessments) Proj #4500-6X7041
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Regional Water Quality Control Board was adopted on July 21, 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 NPDES permit from the Central Valley Regional Water
Quality Control Board for the cities of Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, and unincorporated
East County on June 16, 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 the 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 1993-94 through 2000-01. 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.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
The Chair opened the public hearing; there were no public speakers; the Chair closed the
public hearing and ADOPTED Resolution No. 2009/300.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2009/300