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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05071996 - D5 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS _ Con} ra FROM: VAL ALEXEEFF DIRECTOR OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT �` Costa & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Wu DATE: MAY 7, 1996 ._, SUBJECT: REPORT ON AB 2203 AND AB 2346, SPONSORED BY ASSEMBLYMAN RAINEY, INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT EVALUATION AND EBMUD RATE ISSUES SPECIFIC REQUESTIS) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS 1. CONSIDER independent consultant evaluation, either in conjunction with, or without EBMUD involvement, on basis of EBMUD rates east versus west of the hills. 2. CONSIDER position on AB 2203, EBMUD rate issues, sponsored by Assemblyman Rainey. 3. CONSIDER position on AB 2346, Local Government Organization, sponsored by Assemblyman Rainey. 4. ACCEPT oral report on EBMUD rate issues. FINANCIAL IMPACT Should the Board elect to move forward with independent consultant evaluation of EBMUD rates, a relatively substantial cost would be incurred, particularly if EBMUD did not elect to cooperate, or co-fund this study. Some funding is available through the County Water Agency, should this action be approved by the Board. The cost of a study of this type is unknown at this time, but should the Board elect to move forward, efforts to assess cost would be forthcoming. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND On April 23, 1996, both support and support-in-principle positions were considered by the County Board of Supervisors for AB 2203. During this discussion, EBMUD requested that the County delay any decision on this legislation until after the two Boards met on this issue on April 24, 1996. The Board of Supervisors agreed to delay action on these items.. At the meeting of the two Boards, this issue was discussed, as was the potential for independent consultant review of these troublesome, reoccurring rate issues. Each respective Board will consider the potential for independent consultant evaluation. On April 23, 1996, the;Board requested staff to prepare a report on rate issues, and to bring the above- mentioned issues back before the Board. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON May 199b APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Please see Addendum (Attached) for a list of speakers and Board action. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ------- I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND AYES: NOES: CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Roberta Goulart (510) 335-1226 ATTESTED May 7, 1996 cc: Community Development Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE County Administrator's Office OARD OF S R SORS AND Growth Management & Economic Development CN A N TRATO Agency City-County Relations Cte. (via CAOhy EBMUD (via GMEDA) VA:RG:rw RRG4:5-7ebmud.6bd D.5 ADDENDUM Item D. 5 May 7, 1996 Roberta Goulart, Community Development Department, delivered an oral report regarding the East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) water rate equity issues for customers living on the East versus the West side of the Oakland Hills/Caldecott Tunnel. Following an overview of the written report presented by Val Alexeeff, Director Growth Management and Economic Development Agency (GMEDA), Chairman Smith invited the public to comment on this issue and the following persons addressed the Board: John A. Nejedly, 400 Montecello Drive, Walnut Creek, addressed the Board on this issue and presented the Board members with a written report for their consideration. (Mr. Nejedly did not provide the Clerk of the Board with a copy of the materials he distributed to Board members); Greg Chan and Gary Breaux, EBMUD, 375 1 1th Street, Oakland; and Bill Highfield, WATER, 1053 Hillmeadow Place, Danville. All persons desiring to address the Board having been heard, Chairman Smith ended the public comment on this matter. Following discussion by Board members, Supervisor DeSaulnier moved that the Board act on recommendation number one by authorizing the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to send a letter to the President, Board of Directors of EBMUD, to inquire whether the EBMUD Board would be willing to pay for an independent evaluator, selected by both EBMUD and Contra Costa County, to verify EBMUD's rate figures. Supervisor Torlakson seconded the motion and requested that the i ndependent study i ncl ude an exami nati on of the fundamental pri nci pl es of the EBMUD cost of service figures and that the City-County Relations Committee be invited to help monitor the independent evaluation process. Supervisor Rogers requested that the independent evaluation also examine the impact of tiered rates on water conservation in order to determine whether tiered rates actually promote conservation. After further discussion among Board members, the Board took the following action: IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the oral and written reports from the Growth Management and Economic Development Agency (GMEDA) regarding the East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) water rate issues are ACCEPTED; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Chair, Board of Supervisors, is AUTHORIZED to send a letter to the EBMUD Board of Directors requesting that EBMUD fund a jointly coordinated selection of an independent consultant to evaluate the EBMUD tiered rate structure including an evaluation of the principles utilized to determine cost of service, an evaluation of the fairness of the tiered rates and an evaluation of the actual effect of tiered rates on water conservation; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Director, GMEDA, is DIRECTED to assist EBMUD i n selecting an independent consultant and in hel pi ng to oversee the evaluation process; D. 5 May 7, 1996 Continued IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this issue is REFERRED to the City-County Relations Committee for additional input during the independent evaluation process and; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Board's position on AB 2203 (Rainey) and AB 2346 (Rainey) is DEFERRED until EBMUD responds to the Board of Supervisors' request to provide an independent consultant to evaluate the current water issues. cc: County Administrator City County Relations Committee (via CAO) Community Development Department Director GMEDA EBMUD (via GMEDA) J - r 1' 1 4, 04/29/96 Page 1 County of Contra Costa 5054 CA AB 2203 AUTHOR: Rainey TITLE: East Bay Municipal Utility District: LOCATION: Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee SUMMARY: Provide that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Directors of the East Bay Municipal Utility District may impose rates on a tiered or differential basis within specified parameters . STATUS : 02/08/96 INTRODUCED. 02/26/96 To ASSEMBLY Committees on LOCAL GOVERNMENT and UTILITIES AND COMMERCE. 03/28/96 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT with author' s amendments . Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee. 04/24/96 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Do pass . Re-refered to Committee on UTILITIES AND COMMERCE. I This Page Left Intentionally Blank i � CA AB 2203 04/16/96 Page 1 :alifornia 1995-96-Regular Session L995 CA AB 2203 emended Gainey AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28 , 1996 %SSEMBLY BILL No. 2203 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Rainey FEBRUARY 8, 1996 An act to add Section 12809 . 1 to the Public Utilities Code, relating r_o municipal utility districts . LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL ' S DIGEST AB 2203 , as amended, Rainey. East Bay Municipal Utility District . Existing law provides that the rates and charges for commodities or service shall be fixed by the board of directors of a municipal utility district . This bill would provide that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Directors of the East Bay Municipal Utility District may impose rates on a tiered or differential basis within specified parameters . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS : SECTION 1. Section 12809 . 1 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read: 12809 . 1 . [A> (a) <A] Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Directors of the East Bay Municipal Utility District may impose rates on a tiered or differential basis . [D> However, in no instance shall the district charge a rate that is less than the cost of service, nor shall the maximum rate charged exceed the minimum rate by .more than 50 percent. <D] [A> However, in any tiered or differential rate plan, there shall be no fewer than three tiers . In no instance, except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) , shall the district set a rate on waterflow consumption or any other fee relating to water consumption, involving single-family residential rate payers that is less than 95 percent of the average cost of service, for all customers in that class , or greater than 105 percent of the average cost of service. <A] ZA AB 2203 04/16/96 Page 2 IA> (1) The district may set a rate on waterflow consumption that is less than 95 percent of the average cost of service for low-income customers . <A] [A> (2) The district may set a rate on waterflow consumption that is less than 95 percent of the average cost of service for recycled or reclaimed water, pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 13500) and Chapter 7 . 5 (commencing with Section 13575) of Division 7 of the Water Code. <A] [A> (b) For purposes of this section, "cost of service" means costs directly related to the utility district ' s operation, support, maintenance, debt service, water reclamation and conservation projects , and low- income rate subsidy programs, as determined by the standard operating procedures of the district . <A] [A> (c) This section shall not be interpreted so as to impair the district ' s ability to implement water conservation, reclamation, or recycling projects . <A] SEC. 2 . Due to the unique circumstances concerning the equalization of reasonable rates for water service in the East Bay Municipal Utility District, the Legislature finds and declares that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution. END OF REPORT 04/29/96 Page 2 County of Contra Costa 5054 CA AB 2346 AUTHOR: Rainey TITLE: Local government organization COMMITTEE: Assembly Local Government Committee HEARING: 05/08/96 1 : 30 pm SUMMARY: Provides that in any matter involving the proposed detachment of Contra Costa County from the East Bay Municipality Utility District, the Contra Costa County Local Agency Formation Commission shall have exclusive commission jurisdiction for the proposal . STATUS: 02/16/96 INTRODUCED. 03/28/96 To ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 03/28/96 From ASSEMBLY Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT with author ' s amendments . Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Committee. - r 1 1� r., This Page Left Intentionally Blank i i r. D.5 CA AB 2346 04/16/96 Page 1 California 1995-96 Regular Session 1995 CA AB 2346 Amended Rainey AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 1996 ASSEMBLY BILL No. 2346 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Rainey FEBRUARY 16 , 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An act to amend [D> Sections 56042 , 56046 , 56052 , 56055, and 57351 of <D] [A> Section 56387 of, and to add Section 56389 to, <A] the Government Code, relating to local government organization. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL' S DIGEST AB 2346 , as amended, Rainey. Local government organization. Existing law, the Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985 , provides the procedures for changes of organization or reorganization of local government agencies [A> and requires the local agency formation commission of each county to perform certain duties and exercise certain powers with respect to changes of organization and reorganization. Existing law provides that, except in specified circumstances , if a district is located in more than one county, the commission of the principal county shall have exclusive jurisdiction over commission matters <A] [D> This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes in certain provisions of that act. <D] [A> This bill would provide that in any matter involving the proposed detachment of Contra Costa County from the East Bay Municipal Utility District, the Contra Costa County Local Agency Formation Commission shall have exclusive commission jurisdiction for that proposal . <A] Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: [D> SECTION 1 . Section 56042 of the Government Code <D] [A> SECTION 1 . Section 56387 of the Government Code is amended to read: <A] S CA AB 2346 04/16/96 Page 2 56387 . Except as otherwise provided in Section 56388 [A> or 56389 <A] if any district is, or as a result of a proposed change of organization or reorganization would be, located in more than one county, the commission of the principal county shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the matters authorized and required by this part . [A> SEC. 2 . Section 56389 is added to the Government Code, to read: <A] [A> 56389 . In any matter involving the proposed detachment of Contra Costa County from the East Bay Municipal Utility District, the Contra Costa County Local Agency Formation Commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction for that proposal for matters authorized and required by this part. <A] [D> is amended to read: <D] [D> 56042 . "Include, " except when used in relation to the inclusion of land, may, but does not necessarily exclude matters not enumerated. <D] [D> SEC. 2 . Section 56046 of the Government Code is amended to read: <D] [D> 56046 . "Inhabited territory" means territory within which there reside 12 (twelve) or more registered voters . The date on which the number of registered voters is determined is the date of the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body pursuant to Section 56800 , if the legislative body has complied with subdivision (b) of that section, or the date a petition or other resolution of application is accepted for filing and a certificate of filing is issued by the executive officer. All other territory shall be deemed "uninhabited. " <D] [D> SEC. 3 . Section 56052 of the Government Code is amended to read: <D] [D> 56052 . "Legal representative" means any officer of a corporation duly authorized, by the bylaws or a resolution of the board of directors of the corporation, to sign for, and on behalf of, the corporation. Legal representative also includes a guardian, conservator, executor, administrator, or other person holding property in a trust capacity under appointment of a court, when authorized by an order of the court. The order of the court may be made without notice. <D] [D> SEC. 4 . Section 56055 of the Government Code is amended to read: <D] [D> 56055 . "Member district" means any district which is included, in whole or in part, within another district, a metropolitan water district, a municipal utility district, or any of the entities enumerated in subdivision (c) of Section 56036 , all or any part of the first-mentioned district being entitled, under the provisions of the principal act of the second-mentioned district or entity, to receive or be furnished with any governmental or proprietary service or commodity by the second-mentioned district or entity. <D] [D> SEC. 5 . Section 57351 of the Government Code is amended to read: <D] 1 ' CA AB 2346 04/16/96 Page 3 [D> 5,7351 . Unless otherwise provided in the terms and conditions of the detachment, the city or district from which territory is detached may from time to time levy and collect from the detached territory its just proportion of liability for payment of the interest and principal of debts of the city or district contracted prior to detachment. <D] END OF REPORT This Page Left Intentionally Blank Y. � i, um Q N O CD d es, OG N �' �•- 'ILLI Ul w 0 u` d d 0 N OG CDvow J .Z W. uo oG 0 " , d 0 d 0 W0 z m Q 0 woo t� d •- N � N � r0 , CIO OG Z ul --� N � J N D 2 t� cQ w r •�r � 7 7 � aG t. r and a. oG v d 0 W Z � w rd ca N flG aG u Yd � C4r i♦ e, 2 r OP Z i V V• W rct, W 'VVV/ a) 0 L V },a a� a co OD cu r cu O 4-- cu •- U 0 0 0 0 0 m CSJ N lu9OJ9d D• 5 L L N V c V V d •L iL.+ W a v V N �+ •� N L � d •- G1 �.+ � 3 W 7,0 EC N to '0 C C p 2 cn J a cn c a W 4- a 4- 4_ 4- 4- 4- 4- F- .U D U . 0 0 U U U U U cA U U P H _W 1— Q W � c Q � L. mL c •� U G1 � O = N 0 o .0 = 0 O O •N 3 y c = Q m 3 'o C = O v) 10 O Q 4- C ca >— ca O = d O = o _, a cn co) a = � U z U M W O O z z 40L Z •> •_ •_ a O = o 0 Cc i-- W d E v I. 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Both bills,introduced percent of water districts in the state by Assemblyman Richard Rainey, R- use them because tiered rates encour- ageut a law that Walnut Creek, are an unnecessary in- sriicct how one pconservation. articular aterWould trusion into a local matter. AB22031imits the EBMUD agency implements its rates makes no boards sense and is an unnecessary intrusion. ability to set tiered water rates.A sec- and bill,AB2346,would facilitate cut- The impact of AB2346 is even more ting EBMUD into two or three water detrimental. It would make it easier districts. Both of these bills sprang from for multi-county districts to be split by a highly publicized controversy last giving decision-making power to the year. Rate payers on the hot side of the LAFCO in the county where residents hills rose up in protest over outrageous want to form a new district.4n addi- water bills due to a new four-tiered rate tion,cost of a new district would be structure approved last summer. $300 million or more *in capital costs, After talks of secession led by which probably would force up the trustee John Coleman,the district price of water. modified its rates.In December,the Such a bill runs counter to a board reduced the highest tier by 36 statewide trend to consolidate to avoid percent and increased the third tier by duplication of*many costs and to reap 5 percent. the economies of scale.This bill is The upshot is that the system now set for a hearing in the Local worked. Unfortunately, in the process Government Committee on May 8. of the revolt, Coleman had enlisted Neither of these bills should make Rainey's help to seek a legislative so- it out of committee. 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