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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4114 - Maintaining BAU for FY2026-2027Resolution No. 4114 24438.00000\31671131.1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 4114 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss CITY OF SAN JACINTO ) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A TWO- FISCAL-YEAR ANNUAL RATE FOR COUNTY SERVICE AREA 152-SAN JACINTO TO PARTIALLY FUND THE CITY’S NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE EMISSIONS REDUCTION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT WHEREAS, the County of Riverside, by its Resolution No. 94 -411, adopted December 6, 1994, annexed the City of San Jacinto (City) to its County Service Area (CSA) 152 at the City’s request in order to partially fund the costs of maintaining and operating the City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) and to comply with the requirements set forth in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit And Waste Discharge Requirements for the Riverside County Flood Control And Water Conservation District, the County Of Riverside, and the Incorporated Cities of Riverside County within the Santa Ana Region (NPDES No. CAS 618033); and WHEREAS, under the NPDES Permit, the City is required to monitor, inspect, and clean the City’s storm drainage system so as to prevent unauthorized and potentially hazardous discharge into the San Jacinto River as a tributary to the Santa Ana River and to carry out programs and activities to maintain compliance with the NPDES Permit; and WHEREAS, the City, by Resolution No.95-16, adopted on March 21, 1995, established the annual assessment of $4.26 per Benefit Assessment Unit for funding CSA-152; and WHEREAS, City costs to inspect, clean, and maintain all of its MS4 systems continually increase; and WHEREAS, since the initiation of the original NPDES Permit issued by the Santa Ana Regional Board on July 13, 1990, each subsequent NPDES Permit renewal, which has occurred generally on five-year terms, has increased the regulatory obligations imposed upon the City in the implementation of the Permit, and the next NPDES Permit is anticipated to increase the regulatory compliance requirements imposed on the City during the next permit term; and WHEREAS, the City, by Resolution No.3564, adopted on April 7, 2015, raised the annual assessment from $4.26 to $10.00 per Benefit Assessment Unit for funding CSA-152; and WHEREAS, the current assessment is projected to provide approximately $227,702.30 in Fiscal Year 2026-27 from the approximately 13,761 parcels upon which the assessment is levied; and Docusign Envelope ID: CEA4EA4D-849D-8615-810E-80B0F775979D Resolution No. 4114 2 WHEREAS, the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the United States Environmental Protection Agency both have enforcement authority, including the ability to issue fines of $10,000 per day by the Regional Board and up to $25,000 per day by the EPA. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined, and ordered by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, California as follows: SECTION 1. That the City desires to continue a proactive implementation of the requirements imposed upon the City by the NPDES Permit and subsequent renewals . SECTION 2. That the City desires to minimize the impact of the NPDES program upon the General Fund, and that participation in CSA-152 provides partial funding for the City’s obligations under the NPDES program. SECTION 3. That the City Council requests the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to maintain the CSA-152 assessments within the City at an annual rate of $10.00 per Benefit Assessment Unit for Fiscal Year 202 6-27 and Fiscal Year 2027-28, with an effective date of July 1, 2026. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 5th day of May, 2026, by the following vote: AYES: Ayala, Sanchez, Vandever, Ruiz NAYS: None ABSENT: Ledezma ABSTAIN: None CITY OF SAN JACINTO: ________________________________ Crystal Ruiz, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________ Jill Theriot, Deputy City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: BEST BEST & KRIEGER, LLP ______________________________ Craig Hayes, City Attorney Docusign Envelope ID: CEA4EA4D-849D-8615-810E-80B0F775979D Resolution No. 4114 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss CITY OF SAN JACINTO) CERTIFICATION I, Jill Theriot, Deputy City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 4114 was passed, approved, and adopted at a Regular Meeting of the San Jacinto City Council held on the 5th day of May 2026, by the following vote: AYES: Ayala, Sanchez, Vandever, Ruiz NAYS: None ABSENT: Ledezma ABSTAIN: None WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 5th day of May, 2026. _________________________ Jill Theriot, Deputy City Clerk City of San Jacinto Docusign Envelope ID: CEA4EA4D-849D-8615-810E-80B0F775979D