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and NPDES related Functions." Director Ingram explained the fee for service concept and why this proposed fee qualifies for that characterization. Director Ingram expanded on the Attachments included in the staff report and the Engineer's Report, and presented the Council Utilities Committee and staff considerations and recommendations: The cost of maintaining an effective federally mandated program was $875,000. The original letter recommended that the whole program be funded through a users fee collected by the County on the property tax bill. In response to community input, the present recommendation was for $447,000 to be funded through the user fee collected by the County and the balance to be subsidized from other funds. Director Ingram explained that this type of program, like the sewer and water enterprise funds, cannot be sustained through general fund monies, and needs to have independent funding and optimum accountability. Director Ingram advised that after reviewing the County's program and 12 of the 20 cities in the County that had adopted their own NPDES funding program, it was the opinion of staff that a separate fund to oversee and pay for the federally mandated NPDES program was the best way to provide accountability and remain in compliance; and allowing the County to collect the user fee would be the most cost effective way to fund the program as it eliminated the need to create a new bureaucracy to collect the fee for service revenue that could sustain the program. FUND CURRENTLY 6/8/95 LETTER RECOMMENDED General Fund 447,000 No Subsidy' 447,000 Sewer Enterprise 272,000 No Subsidy No Subsidy Capital Improvement 156,000 No Subsidy No Subsidy Director Ingram advised that this amounted to $0.91 per month per single family residence, and recommended that the Council approve the Resolution setting local program service fees to be levied against real property parcels throughout the City for Fiscal Year 1995/96 to be transferred into a new special revenue fund to be known as the Stormwater Management and Discharge Control Program Fund, pursuant to City of Redwood City Ordinance 2090. In answer to Council questions, Director Ingram advised there is now a great deal of data to establish baseline measurements for quality control of bay water, and over the long term it will be available for quantifiable and qualitative interpretations. Director Ingram described the collaborative participation between the County and the City and the non-duplication of each program's efforts. Director Ingram described those institutions and properties exempt from this fee, and City Attorney Schricker advised that banks are not exempt, even though they do not pay property tax. City Manager Everett advised that the City of San Mateo includes street sweeping as part of its NPDES program, and that a fee for service is collected on garbage bills by BFI. City Manager Everett added that Redwood City will not include street sweeping in its NPDES program and its cost will continue to be funded through the Regular Meeting Minutes MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 July 24, 1995 Page No. 281 Page 9