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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19 - Sewer Rate Adjustment - Public Hearing NoticeCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. or soon thereafter as the matter shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted in the City Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following: SEWER WATER RATES The Municipal Operations Department operates and maintains approximately 197 miles of sewer mains, 4.7 miles of force mains, 4,922 manholes and cleanouts, 25,525 sewer laterals, and 21 sewer lift stations. Operations, maintenance and repair activities include: sewer line cleaning, root removal, manhole maintenance and repair, lift station operation and maintenance, sewer line video inspection, as well as sewer lateral maintenance, repair and replacement. Funding for operations, maintenance and replacement activities associated with the City's sewer system are collected from ratepayers through their municipal services bill. The Municipal Operations Department retained the consulting services of HF&H Consultants, LLC ("HF&H") to prepare a sewer rate study. The sewer rate study was completed in October of 2015 and analyzed the cost of sewer services. In addition, the study made recommendations regarding the rate and structure in compliance with State law. The study concluded that a rate increase is recommended to ensure adequate funds are available to continue to maintain a safe and healthy sewer infrastructure. Prior to the publication of this notice, the City provided written notice of the proposed rate structure to the record owners of each identified parcel subject to the sewer rates. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN The project is exempt under Section 15060(c)(2), of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN All property owners subject to the City's sewer rates were properly noticed as required by California statutes including, but not limited to, Proposition 218. Under the Proposition 218 requirements, the rates will not be adjusted if a majority of the property owners subject to the sewer rates submit a valid written protest to the City Clerk by the close of the 45 -day notice period. If the total number of protests is less than half of the number of properties served by the City, then the Clerk may advise the City Council of the absence of a majority protest without determining the validity of all protests. All interested parties may appear and present testimony in regard to this change. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City, at, or prior to, the public hearing. The change may be continued to a specific future meeting date, and if such an action occurs, additional public notice of the continuance will not be provided. Prior to the public hearing the agenda, staff report, the recycled water rate study and documents may be reviewed at the City Clerk's Office, at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California, 92660 or at the City of Newport Beach website at www.newportbeachca.gov. Individuals not able to attend the meeting may contact the Utilities Division or access the City's website after the meeting to review the action on this item. For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact George Murdoch, Municipal Operations Department Director - Utilities, at 949-718-3401 or gmurdoch@newportbeachca.gov. PO x ` Leilani I. Brown, MMC, City Clerk ~P� City of Newport Beach I FORS CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. or soon thereafter as the matter shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted in the City Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following: SEWER WATER RATES The Municipal Operations Department operates and maintains approximately 197 miles of sewer mains, 4.7 miles of force mains, 4,922 manholes and cleanouts, 25,525 sewer laterals, and 21 sewer lift stations. Operations, maintenance and repair activities include: sewer line cleaning, root removal, manhole maintenance and repair, lift station operation and maintenance, sewer line video inspection, as well as sewer lateral maintenance, repair and replacement. Funding for operations, maintenance and replacement activities associated with the City's sewer system are collected from ratepayers through their municipal services bill. The Municipal Operations Department retained the consulting services of HF&H Consultants, LLC ("HF&H") to prepare a sewer rate study. The sewer rate study was completed in October of 2015 and analyzed the cost of sewer services. In addition, the study made recommendations regarding the rate and structure in compliance with State law. The study concluded that a rate increase is recommended to ensure adequate funds are available to continue to maintain a safe and healthy sewer infrastructure. Prior to the publication of this notice, the City provided written notice of the proposed rate structure to the record owners of each identified parcel subject to the sewer rates. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN The project is exempt under Section 15060(c)(2), of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN All property owners subject to the City's sewer rates were properly noticed as required by California statutes including, but not limited to, Proposition 218. Under the Proposition 218 requirements, the rates will not be adjusted if a majority of the property owners subject to the sewer rates submit a valid written protest to the City Clerk by the close of the 45 -day notice period. If the total number of protests is less than half of the number of properties served by the City, then the Clerk may advise the City Council of the absence of a majority protest without determining the validity of all protests. All interested parties may appear and present testimony in regard to this change. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City, at, or prior to, the public hearing. The change may be continued to a specific future meeting date, and if such an action occurs, additional public notice of the continuance will not be provided. Prior to the public hearing the agenda, staff report, the recycled water rate study and documents may be reviewed at the City Clerk's Office, at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California, 92660 or at the City of Newport Beach website at www.newportbeachca.gov. Individuals not able to attend the meeting may contact the Utilities Division or access the City's website after the meeting to review the action on this item. For questions regarding this public hearing item please contact George Murdoch, Municipal Operations Department Director - Utilities, at 949-718-3401 or gmurdoch()-newportbeachca.gov. /s/Leilani I. Brown, MMC, City Clerk City of Newport Beach C�GiFEst— pR��P Sold To: City of Newport Beach - CUOOO72O31 100 Civic Center Dr Newport Beach,CA 92660 Bill To: City of Newport Beach - CUO0O72031 100 Civic Center Dr Newport Beach,CA 92660 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN that an Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at 7:00 p.m, are soon thereafter as the matter shall be heard, a public hearina whl be conducted in the City Council Chambersat X0 (nit tenter Drive, Newport Beach. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach will consider thefollovririg: SEWER WATER RATES The Munanpal Operations Department operates and mamtams approximately 197 mils of sewer mans, 4.7 miles of force mains, 4,922 manholes and cleanouts, 25,525 sewer laterals, and 21 sewer tilt stations. Operations, maintenance art repair ar[ivihes o^cludc. sewer line leaning, root removal, manhin-fe maintenance and repair, lift stamn operation and maintenance, sewer We video inspection, w %veil as sewer lateral maintenance, repair and replacement, Funding for operations, maintenance and replacement attivlttes aieaaared with the City's sewer system are whetted from ratepayers through their mtnmpal semces bui. The Municipal Cperatrans Department retained the camultag semces o5 hEBH Consultants, LLC I'llMirl to prepare a sewer rate study. The sewer rate study was completed in October of 2014 and analyzed the cost of sewer services. In addition, the study made recorm. res istions regarding the rate and structure Or compliance with State law. The study concluded that a rate increase is recornmended to ensure adequate funds we available to corminue to maintain a safe and heefth7 seiner isdrasmicrure, Prior to the putihtation of this native, the City provided wnrten nature of the proposed rate structure to the record owner; of each identified parcel subject to the sewer rates. NOTICE ISHEREBY FURTHER GIVEN The pro,'ect isexempt under Sec ion 15tMD(412), of the State CERA (Califomra Emruonmenul Duality AW Guidelines because r will not result in a direct Or reasonably foreseeable indirect pbysicelchange in the envimnmerc NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN All property owners subject to We Grey's s -weir roes were properly noticed as required by Catifomra statutes Including, but not funned it, proposition 218. Unser the Proposition 21B requirements, th:e rates wifl not be adjusted H a majority of die property owners subject to the seiner rates submit a valid written protest to the City Clerk by the dose of the 45 -day notice perm. I; the total number of protests is Less than half of the mariber of propertles served by the City, that the Clerk may advise the City Council of the absence of a majority protest without determining rte vdihry of ail pratesm All Interested panes may appear and present testimony in regard to this change. If you challenge ibis palace in mum, you may be limned to ranting only chase issues you rased at the putdsc hearmg of in written correspondence delivered to the City, at, or pilot to, the pifihc hearing, The change may be continued to a specific future meeting dare, and if such an urge ocars, additional public nadce of the casdnuancewill mat be provided. Prior to the public hearing the agenda, staff report, the recycW water rate study and documents may be renewed at the City Clerk's Office, at 100 Gvic Center Drive, Newport Bead, Califurria, 92660 or at the City of Newpert Beach website at wsvw.nexmortbeadtra rsev. Individuals not able to attend the meeting may comae the Utrlitres Division or access the Cites websfte after the meeting to review the action an this item. For questions regarding the publ;c heating item please contact George Murdecfh, Municipal Operations Department Director - Utilities, at 949- 718.3401 are amumachnewoortdeachta.gay. fwvri fmleilam 1, Brown, MMC, (cry Clerk z 4'i City of Newport Beach v � xt 3846194 - Newport Harbor News Press Combined With Daily Pilot Page 2 of 2 .�FAA, W IL I PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) STATE OF ILLINOIS County of Cook 1 am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the action for which the attached notice was published. I am a principal clerk of the Newport Harbor News Press Combined With Daily Pilot, which was adjudged a newspaper of general circulation on June 19, 1952, Cases A24831 for the City of Newport Beach, County of Orange, and State of California. Attached to this Affidavit is a true and complete copy as was printed and published on the following date(s): Jan 16, 2016 I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated at Chicago, Illinois on this day of4j+_) , 20. signature] 435 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 3846194 - Newport Harbor News Press Combined With Daily Pilot Page 1 of 2 IN UO2,11AIRIN On Llwfi'ba- f 2015, on behalf of the Municipal Operations Department for the City of Newport Beach, via USPS I mailed: <&' A4'r' Print Name, Title InfoSend, Inc.