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City Council Regular Meeting: July 28, 2015
Agenda Item: 9.._A
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Dean Kubani, Sustainability Manager, Office of Sustainability and the
Environment
Subject: Public Hearing and Approval of the Stormwater Parcel Reports, and
Stormwater Management User Fees and Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel
Taxes for Fiscal Year 2015 -16
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the 2015 Stormwater Parcel Reports
pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code, and Stormwater Management User
Fees and Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Taxes for Fiscal Year 2015 -16.
Executive Summary
Each year, the City of Santa Monica produces two stormwater parcel fee reports listing
each property in the City and the amount of the stormwater fees to be paid by each
property owner. This information must be submitted by August 7 to the County of Los
Angeles Tax Assessor for these fees to be incorporated into the County parcel tax bill,
enabling the City to receive its stormwater fees in the coming fiscal year. These fees
support the City's Watershed Management Program.
The Clean Beaches and Oceans Parcel Tax (Measure V) and the Stormwater
Management User Fee generate approximately $4.3 million annually. These funds are
critical to the City's ongoing watershed management program, enable the City to comply
with federal and state water quality regulations, and support the City's Watershed
Management Plan and the Sustainable City Plan.
Background
Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax
In November 2006, the Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax was approved by Santa
Monica voters for the purpose of implementing the City's Watershed Management Plan
(Plan). The goals of the Plan are to reduce urban runoff pollution; reduce urban
flooding; increase water reuse and conservation; increase recreational opportunities
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and open space; and increase wildlife and marine habitat. Revenues generated by
Measure V can be used for operations and maintenance costs related to storm drainage
systems, multipurpose capital improvement projects that improve the quality of urban
runoff, and paying for any indebtedness incurred for these watershed protection
purposes. Watershed management and pollution prevention activities of the Plan assist
the City in complying with the Clean Water Act's NPDES permit requirements, and new
regulations promulgated by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
relating to Total Maximum Daily Loads.
Stormwater Management User Fee
On July 25, 1995, Council adopted an ordinance establishing the Stormwater
Management User Fee to support 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:
• Periodic upgrades to the storm drain system,
• Enforcement of local, State and Federal stormwater regulations, such as the
City's Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Ordinance (SMMC 7.10) and the Los
Angeles County National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit,
• Implementation of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Plan,
• Implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs), which are structures
aimed at reducing the volume and pollutant load of urban runoff flowing into
Santa Monica Bay, and
• Operation and maintenance of the City's storm drain system and BMPs.
Discussion
The Stormwater Parcel Reports list all privately -owned parcels with their associated
fees. The City must submit these reports to the Los Angeles County Auditor -
Controller's Office by August 7, 2015, for inclusion on the 2015 -16 tax rolls. A public
hearing and Council approval are required prior to submittal. Notification regarding a
public hearing was published in the Santa Monica Daily Press on July 4, 11 and 18,
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2015. The 2015 -16 Parcel Reports are also available for public review at the City
Clerk's Office and Main Library.
The Stormwater Parcel Reports are based on the current parcel database available for
calculating the number of Parcel Billing Units (PBU), used for the Stormwater
Management User Fee, and the Basic Tax (BT), used for the Clean Beaches and
Ocean Parcel Tax. PBUs and BTs are calculated based on land use, runoff factor, and
parcel size, which are directly proportional to the amount of runoff generated by a given
parcel. The proposed 2015 -16 Stormwater Management User Fee is $36 per PBU,
which is the same rate since the original 1995 rate was instituted; the Stormwater
Management User Fee is fixed and has no annual Consumer Price Index (CPI)
adjustment. The proposed 2015 -16 Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax is $96.15
per BT, which is the same as the previous year because the CPI did not increase for the
period February 2014 - January 2015. A CPI annual rate adjustment is in section
7.64.040(e) of the Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax Act.
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Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
Staff anticipates that the proposed Stormwater Parcel Fees would generate annual
revenues of $1.2 million; the proposed Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Taxes would
generate annual revenues of $3.1 million. Revenues are included in the FY 2015 -16
budget at accounts 34661.405500 ( Stormwater) and 06661.405490 (Clean Beaches).
Prepared By: Neal Shapiro, Senior Sustainability Analyst
Approved Forwarded to Council
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Attachments:
A. Att 1a - Parcel Fee Report (PDF)
B. Att 1b - Clean Beaches Parcel Tax Report (PDF)
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Parcel Fee Report
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Reference:
ATTACHMENT A & B
City of Santa Monica's Clean
Beaches Parcel Tax & Storm
water User Fee Annual Report
2015 -16 by Address
Are located in the Oversize
area in the Vault