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Please note that there is a 120-day statute of limitations for challenging all water rates should the proposed adjustments be adopted. Page 7 of 8 https://www.redwoodcity.org/utilityrates] or by visiting Public Works Services at 1400 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA 94063, calling 650-780-7464, or emailing jchapel@redwoodcity.org. A copy of the Water Rate Study will be mailed to any person upon request. • Participate in the Public Hearing - On November 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the City of Redwood City Council will hold a public hearing to receive public feedback, including written protests, on the proposed rates. Any person interested, including all water customers of the City of Redwood City, may appear at the public hearing and be heard on any matter related to the proposed increase in rates. • Submit a Written Protest - Proposition 218 provides a “majority protest” process through which any property owner or customer of record may submit one written protest per parcel subject to the proposed rate increase. Written protests must be received (not postmarked) by the City Clerk at City Hall by 4:00 p.m. on November 10, 2025 if delivered by U.S. Mail or email. Written protests may also be hand delivered up until the close of the public input portion of the November 10, 2025 public hearing on the matter. Oral protests will not be counted, and only one protest per parcel subject to the water rates will be counted. Immediately following the close of the public hearing on November 10, 2025, protests will be counted, and if a majority of the parcels subject to the proposed rate increases have submitted valid protests, then the rates will not be implemented. If you wish to file a written protest, please submit a letter addressed to Water Rates, City Clerk, City of Redwood City, 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 or email council@redwoodcity.org. Your written protest must: (i) Include a statement that it is a protest against the proposed change in rates; (ii) Provide the name of the record owner or customer of record; (iii) Identify the affected parcel by assessor’s parcel number or service address; and, (iv) Include the signature of the record owner or customer of record with respect to the identified parcel. Protests will not be counted if any of the required elements of a written protest (i-iv) are omitted. Protests must be filed separately from objections, which are explained below. • Submit a Written Objection – Parties that wish to preserve the right to legally challenge the rate update and increases must submit a written objection by 4:00 p.m. on September 25, 2025. This is an exhaustion of administrative remedies requirement and is a separate legal requirement from the written protest. Objections must be submitted as separate and distinct documents from protests. Any written submission labeled as both a protest and an objection shall be deemed invalid. Your written objection must: (i) Include a clear statement that it is an objection to the proposed water rates. (ii) Describe the specific subsections of the California Constitution Article XIII D, section 6(b) or any other applicable law that the objector believes would be violated by the approval and/or imposition of the proposed wastewater service charges. ATTY/RESO.0072/CC RESO INITIATING PROP 218 PROCESS TO ADOPT WATER RATES - EXHIBIT A REV: 07-09-25 MI