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THE CITY OF p mu I °I CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT 1 pL£ ASANTONo July 20, 2010 Operations Service Department TITLE: RADIFY DUBLIN SAN RAMON SERVICES DISTRICT REGIONAL SEWER CONNECTION FEE ADJUSTMENT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2010/11 AND THEREAFTER SUMMARY The City contracts with the Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) for wastewater treatment and disposal services. Existing contracts with DSRSD obligate the City to implement changes in the regional sewer connection fees within 60 days of when they are approved by DSRSD. On June 15 the DSRSD Board approved an increase in the regional sewer connection fees effective August 1, 2010. Council action will ratify and adopt the changes in the regional connection fees for all new development requiring sewage treatment and disposal services or for existing sewer customers requiring additional services as a result of a change in use for their property. The current regional connection fee was established July 1, 2008 and then increased by the ENR escalator on July 1, 2009 and decreased by the ENR escalator on July 1, 2010 to its current level of $13,376 per single family equivalent demand. The DSRSD Board on June 15, 2010 increased the fee by $461 to $13,840 effective August 1, 2010. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule for the adjustments to the regional sewer connection fees for DSRSD to be effective August 1, 2010. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The expansion of the DSRSD regional sewage treatment facilities and the LAVWMA disposal facilities are funded from regional connection fees paid by new development or existing development requiring additional sewer flow or treatment capacity. These fees are increasing to reflect the increase in the cost of expanding these facilities for future development. These fees are "pass- through" fees paid at the time new development connects to the regional sewer system. There is no direct impact to the City's General Fund. The City does pay sewer connection fees when sewage capacity is needed for new City capital improvement projects and facilities.