BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Recommended Position on Proposed Renewal and Replacement of the City of Palo Alto's Storm Drainage Fee with a Storm Water Management Fee That Would Apply to One District-Owned Parcel in the City of Palo Alto.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Support the renewal and replacement of the existing City of Palo Alto Storm Drainage Fee of $66.45 per month with a Storm Water Management Fee of $69.62 per month, and associated annual inflation adjustment, for one District-owned parcel in the City of Palo Alto.
B. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to sign the Official Mail Ballot in favor of the proposed fee and associated inflation adjustment.
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SUMMARY:
The City of Palo Alto (City) recently provided the District with notice of a mail ballot election that they are conducting between February 24, 2017 and April 11, 2017 to allow property owners to decide whether to renew and replace the City's existing Storm Drainage Fee with a Storm Water Management Fee. This election applies to one District-owned parcel in the City.
If a majority of property owners approve the renewal of the fee, the District's existing fee of $66.45 per month for that parcel would be replaced with a new fee of $69.92 per month, plus an annual inflation adjustment of the lesser of: a) 6%, or b) the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area. If the fee is not approved by a majority of Palo Alto property owners, it would revert to its pre-2005 level of funding on June 1, 2017, which is estimated by the City to be approximately $21.68 per month.
Importance to the District
The proposed renewal and replacement fee would continue to pay for improving the quality of storm and surface water through storm water maintenance and operations, as well as through litter reduction, urban pollution prevention programs, commercial and residential rebates, flooding emergency-response services, and "green" storm ...
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