HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06212011 - SD.6RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution 2011/250 approving the Stormwater Utility Assessments for Fiscal
Year 2011-2012 for Stormwater Utility Areas No. 1 through 18, as recommended by the
Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Countywide. (100%
Stormwater Utility Area Assessments)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed assessments for Stormwater Utility Areas 1 through 18 will provide
approximately $13,918,426 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
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/21/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: Tim Jensen (925) 313-2390
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 21, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Richard Seithel, County Administrator’s Office, Bob Campbell, County Auditor–Controller’s Office, Wendy Nelson, County Auditor–Controller’s Office,
Leigh Chavez, Environmental, Tom Dalziel, Contra Costa Clean Water Program, Mike Carlson, Flood Control, Tim Jensen, Flood Control, Alex Anaya,
County Watershed Program, Catherine Windham, Flood Control
SD. 6
To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:June 21, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Adopt Resolution Approving the Stormwater Utility Assessments for Fiscal Year 2011-2012, Countywide.
Project No. 4500-6X7041, CP# 95-37
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
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
December 2009. Public education on pollution prevention, trash assessments, 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 fourth Joint Municipal
Stormwater NPDES Permit issued by the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control
Board. The Joint Municipal Stormwater NPDES Permit issued by the Central Valley
Regional Water Quality Control Board for the cities of Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, and
unincorporated East County began in September 2010. 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 2011-2012 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.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
CLOSED the public hearing; and ADOPTED Resolution 2011/250 approving the
Stormwater Utility Assessments for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 for Stormwater Utility Areas
No. 1 through 18, Countywide.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2011/250