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<br />ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 38.5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF <br />REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO WATER SERVICE CHARGES AND FEES <br />Minute Order 10-071 <br />2. Adopt a resolution amending Section 3 of the Rules and Regulations of the <br />Redwood City Water Department (Public Works Services Department) <br />related to water rates. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION No. 15016 AMENDING SECTION 3 OF THE RULES AND <br />REGULATION OF THE REDWOOD CITY WATER DEPARTMENT (PUBLIC WORKS <br />SERVICES DEPARTMENT) RELATING TO WATER RATES; RESCINDING <br />RESOLUTION NO. 14940 <br /> <br />Justin Ezell, Public Works Superintendent, provided background information on <br />proposed water rate increases for two consecutive years. He explained the legal <br />process to raise fees. He pointed out that this is an enterprise fund and has no impact <br />on the city's general fund. Mr. Ezell provided details on why the rates need to increase <br />(presentation on file). Mr. Ezell covered the water bill com"ponents. He explained that <br />there were eight protest letters received. <br /> <br />Council posed questions about the long term rate increase patterns and Mayor Ira <br />mentioned how these rates will continue to increase. He added that reserves will have <br />to be touched. One Council Member provided detail on this enterprise fund and the <br />need to upkeep capital infrastructure. Mayor Ira explained that the Chair of the Utilities <br />Committee is Vice Mayor Aguirre and the other two members are Rosanne Foust and <br />Jeff Ira. There was a comment about the Bay Area Water Supply Conservation Agency <br />and how there was a presentation on water and as they are doing the rebuild of the <br />system, bids are coming in below budget and projects completed on schedule. One <br />Council Member explained this is not general fund revenues that are being raised. He <br />added that the Utilities Committee worked hard to mitigate the increases through good <br />financial stewardship. <br /> <br />Mayor Ira opened the public hearing. There was no public comment. <br />MIS Seybert/Gee to close the public hearing. Motion carried 6-0 by voice vote with <br />Council Member Bain absent. <br /> <br />M/S Aguirre/Pierce to approve the staff recommendations and introduce the ordinance. <br />Motion carried 6-0 by electronic vote with Council Member Bain absent. <br /> <br />9. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST <br /> <br />A. Council Reports on Committee Meetings Attended. <br /> <br />-Council Member Gee reported on his work on the Airport Roundtable. He announced <br />that Southwest is trying to go green and their flight paths might change. <br />-Council Member Foust reported that she is a member of the Board of Trustees for the <br />Bay Area Council Economic Institute and they released a snippet Bay Area Regional <br />Economic Profile and she found the report sobering. She announced the institute is <br />trying to fund two additional studies one of them being the Americas Cup and if it may <br />come to our area. The Mayor is writing a letter of support for this event to come to the <br /> <br />JOINT CITY COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD <br />MEETING MINUTES <br /> <br />APRIL 12, 2010 <br />PAGE 9 <br />