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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 1 of 8 Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Water Rate Increases Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers 1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, California 94063 On Monday, November 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, the City Council of the City of Redwood City will hold a public hearing to consider updates and increases to the City’s water rates for all water customers. If approved, these updates and increases will be effective on January 1, 2026, January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2028. The City Council will also consider revisions to the City’s Water Enterprise reserve target. Members of the public may participate in the public hearing in person, in writing, or as otherwise provided on the agenda, published at least 72 hours in advance, here: https://www.redwoodcity.org/city-hall/city-council/city-council-meetings-agendas-and-minutes. The purpose of this notice is to describe the proposed rate updates and increases and to notify you of the public hearing. THE PROPOSAL The proposed water rates are calculated to proportionately recover the cost of providing water services to each customer class. The proposed rate updates are designed to ensure that the revenue collected from the water rates is sufficient to cover, but does not exceed, the City’s costs of providing water services to its customers. The basis upon which the proposed water rates were calculated is set forth in the City of Redwood City Water Rate Cost-of-Service Study dated July 2025 (“Water Rate Study”), which can be found on the City’s website at https://www.redwoodcity.org/utilityrates and is available upon request in the City Clerk’s office. If you would like a copy of the Water Rate Study to be mailed to you, please contact Public Works Services by calling 650-780-7464 or emailing pws-adminsupport@redwoodcity.org. The City Council will consider the following proposed water rate updates and increases at the City Council meeting on November 10, 2025: •Annual increases to the water service charges that are billed bi-monthly to single family residential customers per dwelling unit (DU), to become effective January 1, 2026, January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2028. Para ver este comunicado en español, visite nuestra página web https://www.redwoodcity.org/utilityrates o llame al 650-780-7464. ATTY/RESO.0072/CC RESO INITIATING PROP 218 PROCESS TO ADOPT WATER RATES - EXHIBIT A REV: 07-09-25 MI