Resolution - 2013-27RESOLUTION NO.2013-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ADOPT A
SCHEDULE OF SEWER FEE INCREASES AND COLLECT THE
ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGE THROUGH THE COUNTY TAX
BILL AND SETTING JUNE 18, 2013, FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON
METHOD OF COLLECTION AND FEE INCREASES
WHEREAS, Section 38902 of the Government Code authorizes a City to
establish an annual Sewer Service Charge; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 38902, the City of West Covina, by Resolution
No. 5726, established such a Sewer Service Charge exclusively for sewer operation,
maintenance, and capital costs, and collects the Sewer Service Charge as part of the annual
County Secured Property Tax Bill; and
WHEREAS, as part Resolution No. 5726, the City also established that the Sewer
Service Charge could be increased or decreased annually as of July 1 of each calendar year based
upon the Consumer Price Index ("CPI adjustment" herein); and
WHEREAS, as part of Resolution No. 8019, the City adjusted the schedule of
charges to include that the fees collected bear a reasonable relationship to the cost of providing
the services; and
WHEREAS, the proposed adjustment of 2.2% to the Sewer Service Charge does
not constitute an "increase" under Proposition 218; and
WHEREAS, State law requires a public hearing be held on this method of
collecting the Sewer Service Charge.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby
declare its intention to collect a Sewer Service Charge as part of the annual County Secured
Property Tax Bill, which shall include the proposed adjustment of 2.2% for Fiscal Year 2013-
2014, adopt the schedule of charges, and hereby set June 18, 2013, as the date for a Public
Hearing on this method of collecting the service charges.
Schedule of Charges: The annual charge shall be computed on a unit basis in
accordance with the following schedule of charges.
Rate: $54.48 per unit
Residential: One dwelling unit equals one unit
Commercial: 667 sq. ft. of floor area equals one unit
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized, designated and directed to
give notice of said Public Hearing in time, form, and manner as required by law.
SECTION 3. That the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, a daily newspaper of general
circulation, published and circulated within the said City of West Covina, California, is hereby
designated as the newspaper in which such notice shall be published.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk of the City of West Covina shall certify to the
adoption of this resolution.
Resolution No. 2013-27
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 16t" day of April 2013.
Ma r Shelley Sanderson
ATTEST:
City Clerk Laurie Carrico
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
California, at a regular meeting held thereof on the 16"' day of April 2013 by the following vote
of the City Council:
AYES: Herfert, McIntyre, Sotelo, Sykes, Sanderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ity Clerk Lau ie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ivy Attorney Vold Alvarez-Glasman