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RESOLUTION NO. 042-2024
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME LEVYING A STORM DRAINAGE
FEE ON ALL PARCELS IN THE CITY OF BURLINGAME FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-
25 AND DIRECTING THAT A LIST OF THE STORM DRAINAGE FEES FOR
BURLINGAME PARCELS BE PROVIDED TO THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO FOR
PLACEMENT ON THE 2024-25 TAX BILLS
RESOLVED, by the CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME that:
WHEREAS , pursuant to, and in accordance with the provisions of Article XIIID of
the California Constitution (Proposition 218), the City of Burlingame held a mail ballot
election on May 5, 2009, to consider the enactment of an annual storm drainage fee; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk certified the results to the City Council; the City Council
declared the storm drainage fee to be approved and codified said fee in Chapter 4.30 of
Title 4 of the Burlingame Municipal Code; and the City Council levied the storm drainage
fee on all parcels in Burlingame for fiscal year 2009-2010; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 4.30.030 of the Burlingame Municipal Code, the
City Council is required each fiscal year to determine the storm drainage fee for parcels
in the city, not to exceed the fee rate established by the electorate; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted by the electorate in the May 2009
election, the City Council may increase the storm drainage fee each fiscal year by the
annual CPI index for all urban consumers, San Francisco region, but not to exceed 2%;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council is not required to enact an inflation incr ease in each
year but may accumulate the inflationary increases and enact the cumulative amount,
(Ord. 1836 § 2, (2009)); and
WHEREAS, the City Council chose not to enact an inflation increase in Fiscal Year
2020-21 due to the uncertainty and general eco nomic hardships associated with the
COVID-19 pandemic, but wishes to reestablish the fee increase for subsequent fiscal
years; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.30.060 of the Burlingame Municipal Code, the
storm drainage fee is to be collected through the County tax bills.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS DETERMINED and ORDERED that:
1. Pursuant to Chapter 4.30 of the Burlingame Municipal Code, t he City Council
determines that the storm drainage fee for all parcels in the City of Burlingame for fiscal
year 2024-25 shall be capped at 2.0%, or $0.05481 plus an increase of 2.0% for the
annual CPI adjustment, for a total rate of $0.05591.
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2. The City Manager, the Finance Director, or designee, shall provide to the County
of San Mateo a list of storm drainage fees for all Burlingame parcels for fiscal year 2024-
25, for collection through the property tax bills. For those properties whose fees have
been modified pursuant to the appeal provisions of Chapter 4.30, prior to providing the
County the list of properties and fees, the approved modified fee shall be provided to the
County and shall be certified as correct by the Director of Public Works.
3. The City Manager is authorized to execute such documents as may be
required by the County of San Mateo to place the storm drainage fee on the tax bills
Donna Colson, Mayor
I, Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on
the 1st day of April, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, ORTIZ, STEVENSON
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE
Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk
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