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ATTY/RESO.0072/CC RESO INITIATING PROP 218 PROCESS TO ADOPT WATER RATES REV: 07 -09-25 MI Page 3 of 4 noncompliance. The issues raised in any such action or proceeding may be limited to those raised in such an objection unless a court finds the issue could not have been raised in such an objection by those exercising reasonable diligence; and WHEREAS, in addition to submitting objections, Proposition 218 permits ratepayers and property owners to submit written protests to the proposed water rates up until the close of the public hearing on the proposed rates or charges. While both ratepayers and property owners may submit protests, only one protest per parcel shall be counted; and WHEREAS, after the close of the public hearing, the City Clerk shall tabulate all written protests, report on the number of protests received, and determine whether a majority protest exists, and if a majority protest does not exist, the City Council may adopt the proposed water rates; and WHEREAS, the City desires to initiate proceedings under Proposition 218 and, in compliance with Government Code section 53759.1, to consider the adoption of the water rates. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the above recitals are correct and are material to this Resolution and are incorporated into this Resolution as findings of the City Council. 2. That this Resolution has been reviewed with respect to applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines. This Resolution is not a project pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065 or CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) because there is no possibility that it may cause either a direct change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical impact in the environment. 3. That the City shall initiate the process for the City Council to consider the proposed water rates in compliance with Proposition 218 and Government Code section 53759.1. 4. That the City shall send a Proposition 218 Public Hearing Notice in substantially the form as depicted in the attached Exhibit A of this Resolution and incorporated by this reference, no later than Monday, August 11, 2025. 5. That all objections to the proposed water rates must satisfy the requirements set forth in the Proposition 218 notice and to be timely must be received by the City by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 25, 2025.