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ATTY/RESO.0109/CC RESO WATER RATES REV: 11-05-25 MI Page 3 of 5 6. The Proposition 218 Notice included a statement that variations in San Francisco Public Utility Commission (“SFPUC”) rates for wholesale water may be passed through to water ratepayers, by adjusting water rates accordingly; and 7. The Proposition 218 Notice included a statement that there is a 120-day statute of limitations for challenging the water rates should the proposed water rates be adopted. WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on this matter on November 10, 2025, not less than forty-five days after the notices were mailed; and WHEREAS, the agenda materials for the water service rate update included all written objections received by the September 25, 2025 deadline and the City's written responses to those objections; and WHEREAS, at the public hearing, the City Council considered all timely written objections and the written responses to those objections. The City's responses explained the substantive basis for retaining the proposed water service rates, at the amounts recommended in the Water Rate Study, including the reasons the City rejected any requested amendments; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk tabulated the written protests received prior to the public hearing, along with those received on the day of the hearing; and WHEREAS, the City Council evaluated the proposed rates, heard all oral testimony, considered all written materials and written protests and objections concerning the adoption and imposition of the proposed increases to rates for water service charges; and WHEREAS, at the close of the public hearing, the tabulation results concluded that the City did not receive a majority protest against the establishment and imposition of the proposed increases for water service rates from a majority of the affected parcels directly liable for the payment of water service charges. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The matters set forth above are true and correct statements and are legislative findings and determinations by the City Council and by this reference made an operative part of this Resolution. 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the City Council has determined that the increases in the water service rates are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Section 21080(b)(8) and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15273 and 15378(b)(4) because: (i) the increased charges are for the purpose of meeting operational and