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6.C. - Page 3 of 6 <br />The staff report for the April 6, 2020 Council Meeting reported an average of approximately $16,000 per <br />month in late payment penalties and interestwere typically collected priorto April 2020. Since the penalty <br />waiver went into effect, a monthly average of approximately $16,679 has been waived; in the past four <br />months, the average is $18,130. An approximate calculation of the penalties and interest that would <br />otherwise have been collected each month is shown here, with a cumulative total of $100,074 in forgone <br />penalties and interest: <br />March 2020 <br />$11,717 <br />April2020 <br />$15,837 <br />May 2020 <br />$18,652 <br />June 2020 <br />$17,053 <br />July 2020 <br />$18,695 <br />August 2020 <br />$18,120 <br />TOTAL <br />$100,074 <br />An additional six months at the same rate of use as the last four months would result in approximately <br />$108,780 in additional forgone penalties and interest. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br />This activity is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA <br />Guidelines, section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably <br />foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. <br />PUBLIC NOTICE <br />Public notification was achieved by posting the agenda, with the agenda items being listed, at least 72 <br />hours prior to the meeting. <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />If the City Council does not wish to extend the waiver of penalties and interest for late utility payments, <br />City staff would begin billing for penalties and interest, and pursue payment plans for customers in <br />arrears. <br />ATTACH M E NTS <br />Attachment A— Resolution Waving Late Payment Penalties for Solid Waste, Water and Sewer Utilities for <br />the Period of September 2020 through February 2021 for Residential and Commercial <br />Customers Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />27 <br />