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REPOR T � . . ��= . r <br /> � A-! <br /> _ To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From tlie Ctty Manager <br /> May 2G, 2004 <br /> subject <br /> Countywide National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Program, <br /> Stormwater Management Plan <br /> Recommendation <br /> Adopt the resolution authorizing the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, acting as the <br /> governing board of the San Mateo County Flood Control District, to impose charges on <br /> parcels of real property in Redwood City necessary to fund the Countywide NPDES General <br /> Program in Fiscal Year 2004-2005. <br /> Background <br /> As a co-permittee for the Countywide Stormwater Management Plan and NPDES Permit No <br /> CAS0029921, the Ciry Council annuaily must authorize the San Mateo County Flood Control <br /> District to impose charges to fund the City's share of costs for the stormwater management <br /> program. Each year, Redwood City, as for all co-permittee cities, must affirm how to fund its <br /> share of the General Program costs. Last year the City Council used the property tax roll to <br /> distribute the cost to all parcels of real property within city limits to cover Redwood City's <br /> — share of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention General Program (STOPPP) costs. <br /> The San Mateo County Flood Control District Act, as amended by the State Legislature in <br /> 1992 (Assembly Bill 2635), authorized the 5an Mateo County Flood Control District to impose <br /> charges to fund storm drainage programs such as the NPDES Program. The proposed <br /> Countywide General Program budget for Fiscal Year 2004/05 is $1,434,544. The program <br /> charges are identified as "Basic Annual Charges" and "Additional Annual Charges," the latter <br /> of which is adjusted annually calculated on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The breakdown <br /> of annual charges per parcel is identified below: <br /> Parcel Tvpe Basic Fee Additional Fee <br /> Single Family Residence $3.44lparcel $2.5725/parcel <br /> Miscellaneous, Agriculture, $1.72/parcel $1.2863/parcel <br /> Vacant and Condo <br /> All other land uses $3.44/parcel (1 11,000 sq. ft.) $2.5725/paroel (1` 11,000 sq. <br /> +$0.3127 per 1,000 additional sq. ft '� <br /> ft. of parcel +$0.2320 per 1,000 <br /> additional sq, ft. of parcel <br /> The distribution of program cost sharing among the program co-permittees for FY 2004/05 <br /> � has not yet been calculated. However based on Redwood City's current FY 2003/04 share <br /> and adjustments that will come based the Consumer Price Index, the City/County Association <br /> of Governments (C/CAG) has advised that the cost will increase by approximately 0.08% to <br />