FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Wally Ritchie, Director of Finance
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. OC SAN-59A AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. OC SAN-59 TO CORRECT AN ERROR IN TABLE D
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
A. Conduct a Public Hearing
* Open Public Hearing
* Receive Public Comment
* Close Public Hearing
B. Motion to read Ordinance No. OC SAN-59A by title only and waive reading of said entire Ordinance;
C. Adopt Ordinance No. OC SAN-59A entitled, "An Ordinance of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District, Amending Ordinance No. OC SAN-59 to correct an error in Table D"; and
D. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish summaries of the Ordinance as required by law.
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BACKGROUND
In March 2023, the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) adopted Ordinance No. OC SAN-59. The Capital Facilities Capacity Charge is a one-time, non-discriminatory charge imposed at the time a building or structure is newly connected to OC San's system, or an existing structure is expanded or increased. This charge is to pay a portion of the capacity costs and for access to capacity in the system. During staff preparation for future rate implementation, clerical errors were discovered in the report table which reduced some charges. This table was included in the adopted Ordinance No. OC SAN-59 and requires correction.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Stable rates, no large unforeseen rate increases
PROBLEM
OC San's Board of Directors approved a five-year rate schedule for Capital Facilities Capacity Charges ("Capacity Charges") to fund new capital projects or improve existing capital projects. After the adoption of Ordinance No. OC SAN-59, minor errors were found in Table D related to supplemental Capacity Charges.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Adopt Ordinance No. OC SAN-59A to amend and correct the errors in Ordinance No. OC SAN-59.
TIMING CONCERNS
The current Ordinance...
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