HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 071-2000RESOLUTION NO. 7i-2000
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME RECOMMENDING THAT
THE SAN MATEO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT IMPOSE CHARGES FOR FUNDING THE
2000/01 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 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 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 requires 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 San Mateo County NPDES Technical Advisory Committee has prepared the San Mateo
Countywide Stormwater Management Plan for 1998-2003; 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 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 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; County -wide General Program charges for Fiscal Year 2000/01 to
fund a $825,155 Budget are; Single Family Resident: $3.44/APN; Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and
Condominium: $1.72/APN; all other land uses a base rate of $3.44/APN for the first 11,000 square feet plus $0.3127
per 1,000 additional square feet of parcel area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Burlingame held a hearing upon the proposal to fund the
County -wide NPDES General Program through the San Mateo County Flood Control District, and after considering
the testimony and discussion received at that hearing, the Council adopt this resolution,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
1. The City of Burlingame respectfully requests the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, acting as
the governing board of the San Marco County Flood Control District, to impose those charges necessary to fund the
County -wide NPDES General Program; and
2. 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.
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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—aNay of L.
_, 2000, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: COFFEY, GALL I GAN, JANNEY, SP I NELL I , O' MAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
CITY CLERK
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