Approval of Method of Providing Refunds on the Sewer User s Service Charge for Fiscal Year 2010/2011. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 08/23/2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of Method of Providing Refunds on the Sewer User s Service Charge for Fiscal Year 2010/2011 Contact Person/Dept.: Mate Gaspar/PW Phone Number: 310 253 5602 Item Number: A 1 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes X No Public Hearing: Action Item: Attachments: Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification: (E Mail) Agenda and Meetings City Council (08/18/2010) Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson(08/12/10) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by. M. Noller) (08/18/10) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (08/18/10) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (08/18/10) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve providing the sewer user service charge refund amount as a credit (deduction) in Fiscal Year s 2011/2012 sewer user service charges. Also for parcels where sewer user service charges would have been higher because their water consumption was greater in 2009 than in 2008 then that additional incremental amount not captured in this year s charges be added to next fiscal year 2011 12 charges. BACKGROUND: On June 14 2010 the City Council approved the Engineer s Report and confirmed the existing rates and ordered the annual assessment levy for the Sewer User s Service Charge in an amount equal to last year s rate for Fiscal Year 2010/2011. At that time Golden State Water Company (GSWC) informed the City in writing that they would no longer provide the water consumption data for each parcel. GSWC stated that they consider the water consumption data to be private and that the California State Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has not directed them to release it. Therefore the City Council approved staff s recommendation that the water consumption data from the 2008 calendar year used to...
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