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BACKGROUND The omnibus ordinance is an annual practice where multiple minor changes are proposed to the Pleasanton Municipal Code. These changes often reflect updates in California law, changes to the code to reflect current city practices, deleting out-of-date provisions and references, and correcting typographical errors. These non-controversial code updates are combined into a single omnibus ordinance. During this omnibus review, an amendment is also proposed for the Master Fee Schedule to correct a reference to the business license tax as provided in Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 5.12. DISCUSSION Each of the proposed amendments to the municipal code are described below and shown in Attachment 1.1 §6.40.070 Taxi business license tax. Correction to properly reference business license tax, not fee, in Chapter 5.12. §14.04.130 Water service disconnection per state law. State law (SB 998 in 2018) mandates that water suppliers, such as the City, provide minimum time periods before water service can be discontinued due to non-payment. §14.04.130 is proposed to be amended to match this state requirement for a water bill to be unpaid for sixty (60) days before potential disconnection. §§17.08.150 and 17.08.180 Update construction standards to maintain flood protection rating. The state allows local governments to adopt regulations to prevent flood damage, as the City has done in Municipal Code Ch. 17.08 Flood Damage Prevention. An update is proposed to meet evolving federal standards by raising the floor elevation for new and substantially improved construction in the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) to one foot higher than the base flood elevation. This change reduces flood damage to properties in the SFHA. The City participants in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Community Rating System (CRS) program where communities achieve higher CRS class ratings by implementing specific building requirements for properties within the SFHA. This amendment allows the City to maintain its CRS Class 7 rating for a 15% insurance discount for property owners. §17.16.020 Replacement trees. When property owners seek permission to remove a heritage tree (generally trees with a trunk of 55+ inch circumference or 35+ feet tall), they are asked to replant a tree that has the potential to become a heritage tree in the future. The proposed amendment would formalize the requirement for replacement tree planting, and irrigation for establishment. Title 18 Zoning. Many sections are proposed for amendment to clarify existing City practice, fix internal references and correct typographical errors, as follows: The ordinance shows proposed amendments in track changes. If introduced by the council on June 1. at the subsequent meeting where the ordinance is adopted / second reading. the amendments will be shown in final form as required by the code compilation company. Page 2 of 4