SR-211-025 (2)
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Council Meeting: June 27, 2000 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Hold a Public Hearing and Approve the Stormwater
Parcel Report Describing Each Parcel in the City and the Amount of Each
Parcels Stormwater Management User Fee for FY 2000-01
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Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council approve the 2000 Stormwater Parcel Report
pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code, Section 5473.4, which describes each
parcel in the City that receives a property tax bill from the County of Los Angeles and
which details the amount of each parcels Stormwater Management User Fee. No
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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-Controllers
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Office is responsible for the collection of the annual fee.
The Stormwater management program consists of (i) periodic upgrades and replacement
of the storm drain system, (ii) enforcement of local, State and Federal stormwater
regulations, such as the Los Angeles County NPDES permit, the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System of the Clean Water Act, and the City's Urban Runoff
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Pollution Prevention Ordinance, (iii) implementation of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration
Plan, and (iv) a variety of cost-effective programs, such as Best Management Practices
(BMPs), 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, 2000, for inclusion on the 2000-01 tax
rolls. A public hearing and Council approval are required prior to submittal for billing.
Notification regarding a public hearing was published in the Argonauton June 15 and 22,
2000. The 2000-01 Parcel Report was filed and made available for public review with the
City Clerk’s office on May 26, 2000.
This report is based on the most accurate parcel database available for calculating the
number of Parcel Billing Units (PBUs). The number of PBUs 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 2000-01 Stormwater Parcel Fee is $36 per PBU, which is the
same as the current years rate. A summary of average Stormwater Management User
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Fees by land use is 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 00-01
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 organizationally 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
in FY 2000-01 is approximately $ 1,246,117 and is included in the proposed FY 2000-01
budget. This revenue will be received in revenue account number 34661.405500.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing, receive public input and
approve the 2000 Stormwater Parcel Report describing each parcel in the City that
receives a property tax bill from the Los Angeles County Auditor-Controllers Office and the
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amount of each parcels Stormwater Management User Fee.
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Prepared by: Craig Perkins, Director, Environmental and Public Works Management
Neal Shapiro, Urban Runoff Management Program Coordinator
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