HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 081-2002RESOLUTION NO. 81-2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
RECOMMENDING THAT THE SAN MATEO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
DISTRICT IMPOSE ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR FUNDING THE EXPANDED
SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE 2002/03 COUNTYWIDE 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 an 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 was submitted to
the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Management Plan was
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, including a Stormwater Management Plan for 1998 through
2003; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County NPDES Technical Advisory Committee prepared the
San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan for 1998-2003; and
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame accepted, adopted and committed to implement the
San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan for 1998-2003 and the renewal
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application and Plan was 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 expires July
20, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has imposed
additional requirements on the NPDES General Program beyond those required in the current
Renewed NPDES Permit; 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 ('District") to impose charges to fund storm drainage programs such as the NPDES
Program; and
WHEREAS, in 1995, the District adopted a basic NPDES charge to fund the
County -wide General Program; and
WHEREAS, in meeting the expanded requirements of the NPDES General Program, the
District adopted and imposed additional annual charges that, when added to the previously
adopted Basic Charges, would be necessary to fund the Program; and
WHEREAS, District has requested all cities to indicate, by resolution, whether they wish
to have District collect the additional charges on behalf of the City to fund a portion of the
$1,295,348 Budget for FY 2002-2003 at the following rates: Single Family Resident:
$2.4842/APN; Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and Condominium: $1.2421/APN; all other
land uses a base rate of $2.4842/APN for the first 11,000 square feet plus $0.2240 per 1,000
additional square feet of parcel area; and
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 sewer systems which, in turn, discharge into the waters of the United States,
and to reduce the need to expand the sanitary sewer facilities; and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public meeting, the City of Burlingame has considered the
proposal to fund the County -wide NPDES General Program through the San Mateo County
Flood Control District and considered all written and oral evidence presented on the matter,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AND ORDERED:
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1. The City of Burlingame approves the expanded 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
additional charges on behalf of the City necessary to fund the County -wide NPDES General
Program.
2. The City of Burlingame requests that all properties within the territorial limits of the
City of Burlingame be charged the additional annual charges in accordance with the additional
charges stated above.
3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the San
Mateo County Board of Supervisors and to the NPDES Coordinator of C/CAG.
'MAYOR
I, ANN T. MUSSO, 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 i SY day of _ -T,,13,
2002, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCx, COFFEY, GALLIGAN, JANNEY, O'NAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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