Item A: Stormwater and Parks Service Fee Ordinance

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(2) Unless another person responsible has agreed in writing to pay and a copy of that writing is filed with the city, the person(s) paying water utility charges shall pay the stormwater and parks service charges. If there is no water service to the property or if water service is discontinued, the stormwater and parks service charges shall be paid by the person(s) having the right to possess the property. The stormwater and parks service charges shall be set by the city manager using the procedures, criteria and limitations set out in section 6.411 of this code. The city manager shall review and determine the monthly charges for stormwater and parks service on at least an annual basis. 6.605 Initiation and Adjustment of Billing . Using stormwater service or receiving final approval of improvements authorized by a plumbing permit, whichever first occurs, will automatically initiate appropriate billing for stormwater and parks services as established by section 6.600 of this code. If development of a parcel does not require a plumbing permit, the creation or modification of any impervious surface from which stormwater may be discharged into city stormwater system shall initiate the obligation to pay the charges for stormwater and parks service[ charges]. Section 4. Notwithstanding Sections 1 and 3 of this Ordinance, any charge for FY14 for the parks component of the stormwater and parks service may be imposed only under the following conditions and limitations: (a) the amount of the charge, if any, for FY14 shall be set by the City Council and not the city manager; (b) the City Council may establish such a fee only after the budget committee and City Council hold public hearings as part of the FY14 budget adoption process; (c) if the City Council decides after those public hearings to establish such a fee for FY14, the fee shall not exceed $5 per month for residential customers; and (d) any such fee shall include a progressive tiered rate structure with the following elements to the extent feasible: (1) a low income program social equity component; (2) a rate for residential and small commercial customers not to exceed $5 Ordinance - Page 6 of 7