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THE CITY OF -- ~~ ° -~- ~"' CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT j~L~£~Sl~NTONo U ~dtrr~te• 15, 2008 City Manager TITLE: TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO LOCAL SEWER RATES AS APPLIED TO SCHOOLS SUMMARY On June 3, 2008, the City Council adopted the Master Fee Schedule that updated the DSRSD and City of Livermore regional sewer rates, to be effective July 1, 2008. The Council also adopted an urgency ordinance that made technical changes to Chapter 15 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code consistent with the amendment to the Master Fee Schedule. The local sewer rates, however, did not change either in the Master Fee Schedule nor the ordinance. In the past, the sewer rates for schools had been charged based on average daily attendance (ADA). Based on the recent study by DSRSD of its regional sewer rates, the regional portion of school sewer rates were changed from a rate based on ADA to a rate based on consumption (CCF). Per the Sewer Contract between DSRSD and the City, the City was required to implement this change in billing methodology. For schools and other public education institutions, the City's local sewer rate shown in the Master Fee Schedule and the ordinance that Council approved on June 3 was based on ADA; however, in order to be consistent with the billing methodology for the regional rate, that rate also needed to be changed to CCF. The City hired HDR to convert the local sewer rate from ADA to CCF. Staff received the information on June 16 and reviewed it with the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) on June 24, 2008. Because this change is just a change in the billing rate methodology, the net impact to the PUSD is minimal to none. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council amend Pleasanton's Master Fee Schedule (Section X of Exhibit A) and amend Table 15.20.180 in the Municipal Code to reflect the changes in local sewer rates for schools due to the change in billing methodology, with those changes effective July 1, 2008. FINANCIAL STATEMENT There is no impact to the City General Fund. The local sewer fees are for the sewer collection system owned and operated by the City. Sewer services provided to the PUSD (and all sewer customers) are on a full cost recovery basis.