SR-505-001-05 (5)
EPWM:BJ:NS:ParcelReport04-05.doc
Council Meeting: July 27, 2004 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Public Hearing and Approval of the Stormwater Parcel Report Describing
Each Parcel in the City and the Amount of Each Parcel?s Stormwater
Management User Fee for FY 2004-05
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and approve the 2004
Stormwater Parcel Report pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code Section
5473.4 which describes each parcel in the City which receives a property tax bill from the
County of Los Angeles and details the amount of each parcel?s Stormwater Management
User Fee. No increase in the fee is recommended.
Background
On July 25, 1995, City Council adopted an ordinance establishing the Stormwater
Enterprise Fund, which includes Stormwater Management User Fee proceeds that fund
stormwater management activities. The Los Angeles County Tax Auditor-Controller?s
Office is responsible for the collection of the annual fee, which is then forwarded to the
City.
The Stormwater management program consists of (1) periodic upgrades and replacement
of the storm drain system, (2) enforcement of local, State and Federal stormwater
regulations, such as the Los Angeles County NPDES permit (National Pollutant Discharge
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Elimination System) and the City's Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Ordinance, (3)
implementation of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Plan, and (4) a variety of cost-
effective programs, such as Best Management Practices, aimed at reducing the volume
and pollutant load of urban runoff flowing into Santa Monica Bay.
Discussion
The Stormwater Parcel Report lists all privately-owned parcels with their associated
Stormwater Management User Fee. The City must submit this report to the Los Angeles
County Auditor-Controller?s Office by August 10, 2004, for inclusion on the 2004-05 tax
rolls. A public hearing and Council approval are required prior to submittal for billing.
Notification regarding a public hearing was published in the Westside section of the Los
Angeles Timesnewspaperon July 15 and July 24, 2004. The 2004-05 Parcel Report was
made available for public review with the City Clerk?s office on June 22, 2004.
This report is based on the most accurate parcel database available for calculating the
number of Parcel Billing Units (PBU). The number of PBU?s is calculated based on land
use and parcel size, which are directly proportional to the amount of runoff generated by a
given parcel. The proposed 2004-05 Stormwater Parcel Fee is $36 per PBU, which is the
same as the current year?s rate. A summary of average Stormwater Management User
Fees by land use are provided in Table 1.
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Table 1. Average Monthly Costs of Stormwater Management User Fee
Land Use Avg. Sq. Ft. Avg. Monthly Cost FY 04-05
Single-Family 7,584 $ 3.00
Condo (per unit) 1,158 $ 1.02
Multi-Family 8,053 $ 6.80
Commercial 15,479 $15.15
Budget/Fiscal Impact
The Stormwater Enterprise Operation is located in the Wastewater Division; the
Stormwater Fund via inter-fund transfer pays reimbursements for all designated
stormwater program costs. The total revenue estimate from the proposed fee FY 2004-05
is approximately $1,200,000 and is included in the adopted FY 2004-05 budget. This
revenue will be received in revenue account number 34661.405500.
Recommendation
Staff recommends City Council hold a public hearing, receive public input and approve the
2004 Stormwater Parcel Report describing each parcel in the City that receives a property
tax bill from the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controller?s Office and the amount of each
parcel?s Stormwater Management User Fee.
Prepared by: Craig Perkins, Director, Environmental & Public Works Management
Brian Johnson, Manager, Environmental Programs Division
Neal Shapiro, Urban Runoff Management Program Coordinator
Attachment: Parcel Report
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