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6.3.B. - Page 4 <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY TO APPROPRIATE $60,000 TO THE WATER FUND AND $60,000 <br />TO THE SEWER FUND FROM REVENUE RECEIVED FROM PENALTIES <br />AND INTEREST TO PROVIDE FOR A UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE <br />PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO <br />CREATE AND ADMINISTER A UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM <br />WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City ("City") provides potable water distribution <br />and sanitary sewer collection services to customers; and <br />WHEREAS, the City charges customers for the cost of providing these services; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the City understands that certain customers have fixed or low incomes <br />and may have difficulties affording the charges; and <br />WHEREAS, the City desires to provide a utility bill assistance program; and <br />WHEREAS, the City desires that the Public Works Director create a utility bill <br />assistance program to subsidize water and sewer services to certain fixed and low income <br />customers; and <br />WHEREAS, funding for a utility bill assistance program is available from revenue <br />received as a result of Water Fund and Sewer Fund Penalties and Interest accounts; and <br />WHEREAS, the Utilities Committee has reviewed and approved staff's proposal to <br />appropriate funds from the Water Fund and Sewer Fund Penalties and Interest accounts <br />for a utility bill assistance program and authorize the Public Works Director to create a <br />utility bill assistance program. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. The sum of $60,000 will be appropriated to the Water Fund (an amount <br />estimated to be equivalent to the annual amount received from Penalties and Interest in <br />the Water Fund). <br />2. The sum of $60,000 will be appropriated to the Sewer Fund (an amount <br />estimated to equivalent to the annual amount received from Penalties and Interest in the <br />Sewer Fund). <br />ATTY/RESO.0114/CC RESO APPROVING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR A UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM <br />REV: 12-07-16 RL <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />