DATE: April 25, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District Schedule of Drainage Costs and Fees and Storm Drainage and Flood Control Master Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution amending the Schedule of Drainage Costs and Fees for local drainage areas and Storm Drainage and Flood Control Master Plan pursuant to Section 17.64.050 of the Fresno County Ordinance Code.
REPORT
The amendment of the Schedule of Drainage Costs and Fees for the funding of planned drainage facilities of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District (District) is required by the County's Ordinance Code to be reviewed and approved by the Board annually. This update of the fee schedule is an Implementation Policy of the Fresno County General Plan.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
The Board could vote not to adopt the resolution and determine that the current Drainage Fee Schedule rates are sufficient and direct staff to continue to collect fees based upon those rates. It should be noted that failure to amend the Master Schedule of Fees to reflect the District's recently adopted 2017 Drainage Fee Schedule may result in the District collecting insufficient money to implement the full build-out of the Storm Drainage Master Plan improvements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the County. The schedule of costs and per gross-acre fees is calculated to raise revenue necessary to pay the estimated cost of local drainage facilities in each local drainage area. This schedule, as required by the Fresno County Ordinance Code, is updated annually to reflect changes (increases, decreases, or no change) in drainage system costs.
DISCUSSION:
On December 14, 2016, the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District conducted a public hearing, in accordance with Government Code Section 6062a, and subsequently approved and adopted the subject drainage costs. No objectio...
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