SR-505-001-05 (6)
EPWM:BJ:NS:ParcelReport05-06.doc
Council Meeting: July 26, 2005 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 2005-06
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and approve the 2005
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) programs and projects
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, 2005, for inclusion on the 2005-06 tax
rolls. A public hearing and Council approval are required prior to submittal for billing.
Notification regarding a public hearing was published in the California section of the Los
Angeles Timesnewspaperon July 14 and July 23, 2005. The 2005-06 Parcel Report was
made available for public review with the City Clerk?s office on June 21, 2005.
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 2005-06 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 05-06
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/Financial Impact
The Stormwater Enterprise Operation is located in the Wastewater Division. The total
estimated revenue from the proposed fee for FY 2005-06 is approximately $1,200,000 and
is included in the adopted FY 2005-06 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
2005 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
(A hardcopy of the document is available for public review in the
City Clerk?s office.)
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