PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
INFORMATIONAL ITEM
SUBMITTED TO: Chairman and Members of the Commission
SUBMITTED BY: Sean Crumby, PE, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Sarah Whitecotton, Administrative Aide
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Sanitary Sewer Facilities Fund Annual Compliance Report Fiscal Year 2021/22.
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Statement of Issue:
In accordance with Section 14.36 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code (HBMC), the Public Works Department is required to prepare an annual report of the status of the Sanitary Sewer Facilities Fund (Sanitary Sewer Fund) for the City Council. The report was presented as item 22-1063 on the December 20, 2022 City Council agenda.
Funding Source:
No funding is required for this action.
Recommended Action:
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No action is required.
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Alternative Action(s):
No alternative action is required.
Analysis:
When development occurs within the City the amount of sewage is increased and components of the system have to upsized to accommodate flow. The cost of these improvements is not born by the existing rate payers in their monthly bills. Rather impact fees are charged to the developers of the property to fund those needed improvements.
The Sanitary Sewer Fund is comprised of those development fees charged when an increase is sewage flow occurs due to development of property. The use of those fees are restricted to increasing the capacity of the sewer system to accommodate the flow from that development. The fee is unrelated to the monthly Sewer Service Charge used for operations and maintenance of the existing sewer system.
Municipal Code Section 14.36.070 (d) requires the City Council to review the status of compliance with this Chapter, including the revenues collected and the funds expended. The following information conforms to the requirements of the HBMC regarding revenues and expenditures of the Sanitary Sewer Fund. Although this requirement became effective with the adoption of the revised ordinance i...
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