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File #: 19-4883    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearings Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/17/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/7/2019 Final action: 5/7/2019
Title: Subject: Conduct a public hearing and consider public comments on and written protests of the proposed 2019 Clean Water and Storm Protection Fee; tabulate protests and consider adopting a Resolution stating whether a majority protest exists and, if not, direct a property owner ballot proceeding for the proposed 2019 Clean Water and Storm Protection Fee, a property related fee conforming to Article XIII D, Section 6 of the California Constitution.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. A - Notice of the Fee Proposal, 3. B - Valid Protest Letters received as of 4-25-19, 4. C - Public Comments Received as of 4-25-19, 5. D - Draft Resolution of No Majority Protest, 6. E - Draft Ordinance, 7. F - Drafts of the ballot packet documents, 8. G - Chamber Support Letter

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Subject:  Conduct a public hearing and consider public comments on and written protests of the proposed 2019 Clean Water and Storm Protection Fee; tabulate protests and consider adopting a Resolution stating whether a majority protest exists and, if not, direct a property owner ballot proceeding for the proposed 2019 Clean Water and Storm Protection Fee, a property related fee conforming to Article XIII D, Section 6 of the California Constitution.

 

Recommended Action

1.                     Conduct a public hearing and receive input and consider all protests of property owners related to the proposed 2019 Clean Water and Storm Protection Fee; and

2.                     Tabulate protests to determine if a majority protest exists; and

3.                     If a majority protest is found not to exist, adopt Resolution No. 19-041 stating that a majority protest does not exist and directing the City to conduct a ballot proceeding for the proposed 2019 Clean Water and Storm Protection Fee, a property-related fee conforming to Article XIII D, Section 6 of the California Constitution; and

4.                     Conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 19-2183 :  “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Adding Chapter 3.38 of the Municipal Code to Establish the Clean Water and Storm Protection Fee,” an ordinance that is subject to property owner approval through a ballot proceeding; and

5.                     Direct staff to place on a future Council agenda an amendment of the Joint Use Agreement with Cupertino Unified School District to establish cost sharing of the new Clean Water fees for applicable schools at which the City maintains joint use sport fields if the ballot measure is affirmed on July 16th.