FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Wally Ritchie, Director of Finance
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. OC SAN-60A AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. OC SAN- 60 TO CORRECT ERRORS IN TABLES OF ARTICLE II
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Motion to read Ordinance No. OC SAN-60A by title only and waive reading of said entire Ordinance;
B. Introduce Ordinance No. OC SAN-60A entitled, "An Ordinance of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District, Amending Ordinance No. OC SAN-60 to correct errors in Article II, Table F and Table G";
C. Set May 22, 2024 as the date of the Public Hearing to hear protests and for the second reading of Ordinance No. OC SAN-60A; 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-60, a new five-year sewer fee rate schedule which provides for equitable and proportionate distribution for the cost of service of operating OC San's wastewater system. In December 2022, HDR Engineering, Inc. issued its "Final Wastewater Rates, Fees, and Charges Study" ("HDR Report"). OC San's Board of Directors received the HDR Report on December 15, 2022. The report includes charges for use for Class I and Class II Permittees, as well as Special Purpose Discharge Permittees. During staff preparation for future rate implementation, clerical errors were discovered in the report tables which reduced three charges. Tables F and G were included in the adopted Ordinance No. OC SAN-60 and require correction.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Stable rates, no large unforeseen rate increases
PROBLEM
OC San's Board of Directors approved a five-year rate schedule for Industrial Sewer Service Charges, Wastehauler Charges and Miscellaneous Fees which expires at the end of the current ...
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