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R PORT To the Honorable Mayor .nd ,C..ity Council - From the City Manager June 10, 2002 Subject Annual Charges to Fund the FY 2002/03 Countywide National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES ~ General Program, Stormwater Management Plan. Recommendation Adopt the resolution authorizing San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, acting as the governing board of the San Mateo County Flood Control District, to impose charges on parcels of real property in Redwood City necessary to fund the Countywide NPDES General Program. Background As a co-permittee for the Countywide Stormwater Management Plan and NPDES Permit No CAS0029921, the City Council annually must authorize the San Mateo County Flood Control District to impose charges to fund the City's share of costs for the stormwater management program. Last year City Council voted to revert to using the property tax roll as the method to distribute costs to all parcels of real property within city limits to pay Redwood City's share of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (STOPPP) costs. Previously, the Council had directed staff to pay for the program out of the Sewer Enterprise Fund. The San Mateo County Flood Control District Act, as amended by the State Legislature in 1992 (Assembly Bill 2635), authorized the San Mateo County Flood Control District to impose charges to fund storm drainage programs such as the NPDES Program. The Countywide General Program charges for Fiscal Year 2002/03 to fund a $1,295,348 Budget are: · Single Family Resident, $5.9242/APN; · Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and Condominium: $2.9621/APN; · all other land uses a base rate of $5.9242/APN for the first 11,000 square feet plus $0.5367 per 1,000 additional square feet of parcel area. The annual program cost for Redwood City is $130,645 for FY 2002/03. During Fiscal Year 2001/02 the costs of the countywide program increased by $551,459. The City's share of the additional costs is $54,213 over the City's base contribution of $76,432. The increase was necessary to achieve compliance with more stringent regulatory requirements imposed by the RWQCB. The areas of the countywide program that were strengthened include but are not limited to: (1) Public education and outreach; (2) Training and workshop participation for public employees; (3) Preparation and implementation of a pesticide use reduction work plan; (4) Testing and evaluation of water quality; (5) Monitoring and evaluation of Stormwater Management Program effectiveness.