Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 053-2006RESOLUTION NO. s-i_2nnfi A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME RECOMMENDING THAT THE SAN MATEO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT IMPOSE BASIC AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR FUNDING THE EXPANDED SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE 2006-2007 COUNTY -WIDE NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) GENERAL PROGRAM RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame: WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency, under amendments to the 1987 Federal Clean Water Act, imposed regulations that mandate local governments to control and reduce the amount of stormwater pollutant runoff into receiving waters; and WHEREAS, under the authority of California Porter -Cologne Water Quality Act, the State Water Resources Control Board has delegated authority to its regional boards to invoke permitting requirements upon counties and cities; and WHEREAS, in July 1991, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board notified San Mateo County of the requirement to submit a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Application by November 30, 1992; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of the NPDES Permit Process, San Mateo County in conjunction with all incorporated cities in San Mateo County has prepared a San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan which has a General Program as a fundamental component of the Management Plan; and WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan has been submitted to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Management Plan has been approved by the Board and made part of the NPDES Waste Discharge Permit CA 0029921, issued September 13, 1993, and remaining in effect through June 30, 1998; and WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan and NPDES Waste Discharge Permit CA 0029921 required that San Mateo County submit a renewal application by March 31, 1998 which shall include a Stormwater Management Plan for 1998 through 2003; and WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame has accepted, adopted and committed to implement the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan for 1998-2003 and the renewal application and Plan were submitted to the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board on March 18, 1998; and WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, after Public Hearing, approved the Renewed NPDES Permit effective July 21, 1999 and which expired July 20, 2004; and WHEREAS, THE San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board opened the NPDES Permit CAS0029921 for the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program to Amend the Permit to add New and Redevelopment Language (Amendment of Order 99-059), and adopted the amendment on February 19, 2003; and WHEREAS, with the complete and timely application by the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program for Permit renewal submitted on January 23, 2004, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board will administratively extend the expiration of that Permit until such time as a Public Hearing is held and the application is considered; and WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Flood Control District Act, as amended by the State Legislature in 1992 (Assembly Bill 2635), authorized the San Mateo County Flood Control District to impose charges to fund storm drainage programs such as the NPDES Program; and WHEREAS, Basic Annual Charges and Additional Annual Charges for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 to fund a $1,422,500 Budget are as follows: Basic Annual Charges: Single Family Resident: $3.44/APN Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and Condominium: $1.72/APN All other land uses: $3.44/APN for the first 11,000 square feet plus $0.32 per 1,000 additional square feet of parcel area Additional Annual Charge (Adjusted annually by CPI): Single Family Resident: $2.68/APN Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and Condominium: $1.34/APN All other land uses: $2.68/APN for the first 11,000 square feet plus $0.24 per 1,000 additional square feet of parcel area WHEREAS, the charges are in the nature of a sewer service charge in that they are intended to fund a federally mandated program, the purpose of which is to create waste treatment management planning processes to reduce the amount of pollutants in discharges from property into municipal storm water systems, which in turn, discharge into the waters of the United States; and WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame has held a public hearing on the proposal to fund the County -wide NPDES General Program through the San Mateo County Flood Control District and received and considered all information and testimony submitted, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. The City of Burlingame approves the amended Scope of Work imposed on the NPDES General Program and respectfully requests the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, acting as the governing board of the San Mateo County Flood Control District, to impose those basic and additional charges necessary to fund the County -wide NPDES General Program annually. 2. The City of Burlingame further respectfully requests the basic and annual charges be collected through the San Mateo County Flood Control District until a Council resolution rescinding or modifying this authorization is transmitted to the San Mateo County Flood Control District by May 1 prior to the budget year that the cancellation or modification is to take effect. 2 3. The City of Burlingame agrees that the additional charges to be imposed are to be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index, and the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) shall notify the City of these adjustments prior to May 31 of each year. 4. . The City of Burlingame further respectfully requests that all properties within the territorial limits of the City of Burlingame be charged the annual charges in accordance with the charges set forth above. 5. The City Clerk is hereby requested to forward a copy of this Resolution to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, the San Mateo County Flood Control District, and the NPDES Coordinator of C/CAG. I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 1 tray of 2006, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, COHEN, NAGEL NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: KEIGIM", O'NAHONY City Clerk