Resolution - 2017-31RESOLUTION NO. 2017-31
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 6, 2017, 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 Council of the City of West
Covina, adopted Resolution No. 5726 on June 26, 1978, establishing 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, which was adopted by the City
Council on April 27, 1987, 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 potential adjustment of a 20% increase to the Sewer
Service Charge does 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 potential adjustment of a 20% increase of the Sewer Service
Charge for Fiscal Year 2017-2018, and hereby set June 6, 2017, as the date for a Public Hearing
on this method of collecting the service charges and the adoption of the proposed Schedule of
Charges. The public hearing will be held as follows:
Public Hearing at 7:00 P.M.
or soon thereafter at
City Hall Council Chambers
1444 W. Garvey Avenue South
West Covina, California 91790
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City Clerk n s
Schedule of Charges: The proposed annual charge shall be computed on a unit basis
in accordance with the following schedule of charges.
Rate: $67.49 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.
SECTION 5. The City Council finds that the levy and collection of these
assessments is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under § 15273
of the Guidelines. In addition, the capital improvements proposed for Citywide Sewer Service
Charge are of a minor nature and, therefore, categorically exempt from the requirements for
Environmental Impact Report as Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact Report.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 18'1' day of April, 2017.
Corey /Warshaw
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Kimberly Wall Barlow
City Attorney
ATTEST
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council
of the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof on the 18th day of April, 2017
by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Johnson, Toma, Wu, Warshaw
Spence
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