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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 4145
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING WATER SERVICE CHARGES,
FINDING THIS ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO
PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080(b)(8), AND TAKING
CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING THERETO
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto (the “City”) owns and operates a water utility
system to provide water service to City customers; and
WHEREAS, the City has engaged an independent rate consultant to prepare the
City of San Jacinto Water Rate Study, dated June 2026 (the “Rate Study”), which has
been made publicly available on the City’s website and is on file in the City Clerk’s
Office and incorporated herein by this reference, to analyze the costs of providing water
service to City customers; and
WHEREAS, the Rate Study determined the City must increase its water service
charges (“Water Charges”) in order to keep pace with the costs of providing water
service; and
WHEREAS, the Water Charges include: 1) a monthly fixed charge based on the
size of the meter serving the property; 2) a volumetric charge based on metered water
consumption per 100 cubic feet (100 cubic feet = 748 gallons or 1 unit of water); 3) a fire
service monthly fixed charge for customers with dedicated fire service meters; and 4) a
water adjudication fee which is an additional uniform volumetric charge imposed on all
customer classes based on metered consumption per 100 cubic feet of water; and
WHEREAS, the monthly fixed charge recovers costs associated with maintaining
water system infrastructure and ensuring water service is available to customers
regardless of usage, as well as fixed costs that do not vary based on water service such
as customer billing and collection activities; and
WHEREAS, the volumetric charge recovers costs associated with producing,
treating, pumping, and distributing wa ter based on actual consumption; the fire service
monthly fixed charge is in addition to the regular monthly fixed charge and is used to
fund the costs associated with providing fire flow capacity and maintaining facilities
necessary to support fire protection requirements and demands on the water system;
and
WHEREAS, the volumetric charge is imposed on residential customers based on
a two-tier volumetric rate structure which varies based on the volume of w ater
consumed per billing cycle; and
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WHEREAS, for non-residential customers, the volumetric charge is uniform
where the rate per unit of water remains constant regardless of the volume consumed ;
and
WHEREAS, the water adjudication fee recovers costs associated with
groundwater basin management and replenishment activities required under the Hemet -
San Jacinto Groundwater Management Program; and
WHEREAS, the rates for the Water Charges described above are included in
Exhibit “A” attached hereto and were designed so that each customer will be charged
an amount that represents their proportional share of the City’s cost of serving them,
based on their demand and usage characteristics ; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determined to hold a public hearing to consider the
adoption of the increased Water Charges, and notices of the public hearing were mailed
to the record owner of any parcel upon which the Water Charges are proposed for
imposition, and any tenant who is directly liable for the payment of the Water Charges
(i.e., a customer of record who is not a property owner); and
WHEREAS, the notices were mailed not less than 45 days prior to the August 3,
2026 deadline for submitting valid legal objections to the proposed Water Charges; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on August 4, 2026, to
consider the proposed Water Charges, and at the public hearing the City Council
considered the Rate Study, heard all oral testimony and considered all written materials
and written protests concerning the adoption and imposition of, and the proposed
adjustments and increases to the Water Charges; and
WHEREAS, at the close of the public hearing, the City did not receive written
protests against the establishment and imposition of the proposed Water Charges from
a majority of the parcels subject to the proposed Water Charges; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized and has determined to approve the
proposed Water Charges and act accordingly on the matter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined, and ordered by the City
Council of the City of San Jacinto, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated
herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council has evaluated and hereby approves the maximum
rates for the Water Charges, and adopts such rates in accordance with the authority of
Health and Safety Code section 5471 et seq. and all other applicable law. The City may
impose the Water Charges up to the maximum amounts, and on the e ffective dates, set
forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto.
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SECTION 3. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(“CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines, the City Council has determined that the increases
in the Water Charges are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15378 and Section
15273 of the CEQA Guidelines and Public Resources Code section 21080(b)(8)
because: (i) the increased charges are for the purpose of meeting operational and
maintenance expenses of the aforementioned services; and (ii) the charges constitute
the creation of a funding mechanism/other governmental fiscal activity which does not
involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially
significant physical impact on the environment. The documents and materials that
constitute the record of proceedings on which these findings have been based are
located in the Office of the City Clerk, located at 595 S. San Jacinto Ave., San Jacinto,
CA 92583. The custodian for these records is the City Clerk.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of
this Resolution is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it
would have adopted the remainder of this Resolution, including each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion irrespective of the invalidity of any
other article, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion.
SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately, and that all
resolutions, ordinances, or administrative actions by the City Council, or parts thereof
that are inconsistent or in conflict with any provision of this Resolution are hereby
superseded only to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.
SECTION 6. The City Manager, or designee thereof, is authorized to take all
actions necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution .
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
on the 4th day of August, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Sanchez, Ayala, Ledezma, Ruiz
NAYS: Vandever
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
_____________________________
Crystal Ruiz, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
_________________________________
Craig Hayes, City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
CERTIFICATION
I, Julia Espinoza, duly appointed City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 4145 was duly passed, approved, and adopted
at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto on the 4th day of
August, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Sanchez, Ayala, Ledezma, Ruiz
NAYS: Vandever
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 4th day of August, 2026.
_________________________
Julia Espinoza, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto
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EXHIBIT “A”
WATER CHARGES
2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
Monthly Fixed Charge:
All Customers
5/8 Inch 24.89$ 51.84$ 75.17$ 86.45$ 90.77$ 93.49$
3/4 Inch 24.89$ 51.84$ 75.17$ 86.45$ 90.77$ 93.49$
1.0 Inch 34.82$ 86.19$ 124.98$ 143.72$ 150.91$ 155.44$
1.5 Inch 59.68$ 172.06$ 249.50$ 286.92$ 301.27$ 310.31$
2.0 Inch 89.51$ 275.11$ 398.91$ 458.75$ 481.69$ 496.14$
3.0 Inch 183.96$ 515.56$ 747.56$ 859.69$ 902.68$ 929.76$
4.0 Inch 323.13$ 859.05$ 1,245.63$ 1,432.47$ 1,504.09$ 1,549.22$
6.0 Inch 656.17$ 1,717.79$ 2,490.79$ 2,864.41$ 3,007.63$ 3,097.86$
8.0 Inch 1,202.94$ 2,748.28$ 3,985.00$ 4,582.75$ 4,811.89$ 4,956.24$
Fire Service
5/8 Inch 24.89$ 2.98$ 4.33$ 4.98$ 5.22$ 5.38$
3/4 Inch 24.89$ 2.98$ 4.33$ 4.98$ 5.22$ 5.38$
1.0 Inch N/A 4.76$ 6.90$ 7.94$ 8.34$ 8.59$
1.5 Inch N/A 9.21$ 13.35$ 15.35$ 16.12$ 16.60$
2.0 Inch N/A 14.54$ 21.08$ 24.24$ 25.46$ 26.22$
3.0 Inch N/A 26.98$ 39.13$ 44.99$ 47.24$ 48.66$
4.0 Inch 41.18$ 44.76$ 64.90$ 74.64$ 78.37$ 80.72$
6.0 Inch 119.60$ 89.20$ 129.35$ 148.75$ 156.19$ 160.87$
8.0 Inch 254.80$ 142.54$ 206.68$ 237.68$ 249.56$ 257.05$
10.0 Inch 458.23$ 204.76$ 296.90$ 341.44$ 358.51$ 369.26$
12.0 Inch 740.17$ 382.53$ 554.67$ 637.88$ 669.77$ 689.86$
Construction Meter
Construction Meter 183.96$ 515.56$ 747.56$ 859.69$ 902.67$ 929.75$
Volumetric Rates Per 100 Cubic Feet:
Residential
Tier 1 (0-11 Units)3.15$ 3.70$ 5.36$ 6.17$ 6.48$ 6.67$
Tier 2 (11+ Units)3.90$ 4.49$ 6.51$ 7.49$ 7.86$ 8.10$
All Non-Residential Customers
All Flow 3.73$ 4.26$ 6.18$ 7.11$ 7.46$ 7.69$
W ater Adjudication Fee
All Flow 1.77$ 1.10$ 1.60$ 1.83$ 1.93$ 1.98$
Existing
RatesDescription Projected For Fiscal Year Beginning January 1
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