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WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, after Public Hearing, approved the Renewed NPDES Permit effective July 21, 1999 and which expires July 20, 2004. WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has imposed additional requirements on the NPDES General Program beyond those required in the current Renewed NPDES Permit. WHEREAS, 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 ( "District') to impose charges to fund storm drainage programs such as the NPDES Program. WHEREAS, in 1995, the District adopted a basic NPDES charge to fund the County -wide General Program. WHEREAS, to meet the expanded requirements of the NPDES General Program, the District adopted and imposed additional annual charges that, when added to the previously adopted Basic Charges, would be necessary to fund the Program. WHEREAS, District has requested all cities to indicate, by resolution, whether they wish to have District collect the additional charges on behalf of the city to fund a portion of the $1,295,348 Budget for FY 2002 -2003 at the following rates: Single Family Resident: $2.4842/APN; Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Vacant and Condominium: $1.2421/APN; all other land uses a base rate of $2.4842/APN for the first 11,000 square feet plus $0.2240 per 1,000 additional square feet of parcel area. WHEREAS, the charges are in the nature of a sewer service charge in that they are intended to fund a federally mandated program the purpose of which is to create waste treatment management planning processes to reduce the amount of pollutants in discharges from property into municipal storm sewer systems which, in turn, discharge into the waters of the United States. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY THAT: 1. The City of Redwood City approves the expanded Scope of Work imposed on the NPDES General Program and respectfully requests the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, acting as the governing board of the San Mateo County Flood Control District, to impose those additional charges on behalf of the City necessary to fund the County -wide NPDES General Program; and 2. The City of Redwood City requests that all properties within the territorial limits of said City be charged the additional annual charges in accordance with said additional charges stated above; and F:Atty /Reso /Reso.1319 070302 2 14458