City Council

8C. OBJECTION HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF WRITTEN RESPONSES TO WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED WATER FEES, PURSUANT TO PROPOSITION 218 AND GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 53750 THROUGH 53759.2, TO IMPLEMENT EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES Public Hearing to consider all timely written objections and the City shall respond in writing to any timely written objections. The City’s responses shall explain the substantive basis for retaining or altering the proposed water rates in response to written objections, including any reason to reject requested changes. The City Council will consider all timely written objections, along with the City’s response, and determine whether clarifications or further review or deduction or abandonment of the proposed water rate increases is warranted. Staff Recommendation 1. Conduct the objection hearing. 2. After conducting the hearing, adopt Resolution No. 26-20, which will: a. Determine that there were no timely written legal objections to proposed water rates and charges received. b. Direct staff to respond in writing to the communications received. c. Determine that clarifications, further review or reduction or abandonment of the proposed water rates, fees and charges is not warranted in accordance with Government Code sections 53759.1 and 53759.2. d. Make no changes to the Water Rate Study Report nor the proposed adjustment to water rates and charges.