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Home My WebLink About25 - Consider a Sewer Rate Adjustment - Public HearingCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, September 12; 2017, at 7:00 p.m. or soon thereafter as the matter shall be heard, a public hearing will be conducted in the City Council Chambers at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach will consider the following: SEWER WATER RATES The Municipal Operations Department operates and maintains approximately 197 miles of sewer mains, 4.7 miles of force mains, 4,922 manholes and cleanouts, 25,525 sewer laterals, and 21 sewer lift stations. Operations, maintenance and repair activities include: sewer line cleaning, root removal, manhole maintenance and repair, lift station operation and maintenance, sewer line video inspection, as well as sewer lateral maintenance, repair and replacement. Funding for operations, maintenance and replacement activities associated with the City's sewer system are collected from ratepayers through their municipal services bill. The Municipal Operations Department retained the consulting services of HF&H Consultants, LLC ("HF&H") to prepare a sewer rate study. The sewer rate study was completed in July 2017 and analyzed the cost of sewer services. In addition, the study made recommendations regarding the rate and structure in compliance with State law. The study concluded that a rate increase is recommended to ensure adequate funds are available to continue to maintain a safe and healthy sewer infrastructure. Prior to the publication of this notice, the City provided written notice of the proposed rate structure to the record owners of each identified parcel subject to the sewer rates. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN The project is exempt under Section 15060(c)(2), of the State CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN All property owners subject to the City's sewer rates were properly noticed as required by California statutes including, but not limited to, Proposition 218. Under the Proposition 218 requirements, the rates will not be adjusted if a majority of the property owners subject to the sewer rates submit a valid written protest to the City Clerk by the close of the 45 -day notice period. If the total number of protests is less than half of the number of properties served by the City, then the Clerk may advise the City Council of the absence of a majority protest without determining the validity of all protests. All interested parties may appear and present testimony in regard to this change. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City, at, or prior to, the public hearing. The change may be continued to a specific future meeting date, and if such an action occurs, additional public notice of the continuance will not be provided. Prior to the public hearing the agenda, staff report, the sewer rate study and documents may be reviewed at the City Clerk's Office, at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California, 92660 or at the City of Newport Beach website at www.newportbeachca.gov. Individuals not able to attend the meeting may contact the Utilities Division or access the City's website after the meeting to review the action on this item. For questions regarding this public hearing item, please contact the Municipal Operations Department at 949-644-3011 or UtilitiesHelpCc)-newportbeachca.gov. SEW POST � m Cq � / FO ANAP /s/ Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk City of Newport Beach Eos An gele's ME D I A G dines R O U P Sold To: City of Newport Beach - C000072O31 100 Civic Center Dr Newport Beach,CA 92660 Bill To: City of Newport Beach - CU00072O31 100 Civic Center Dr Newport Beach,CA 92660 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, September 12,20 , ,tot 7, at 7:00 p.m. or soon rhereahe as the matter 51,311 be heard, a public hearing win be conducted in the City Council Chambers at 100 Ctm Center Dove, Newport Beach. The City Council of the city of Newport Beach will consider the following: SEWER WATER RATES The Municipal Operations Department operates am marmains approximately 197 miles of sewer maws, 4.7 miles of force mems, 4,922 manholes and Ilea oint. 25.325 server laterals, alb 21 sewer lift stations. Operations, maintenance and repay activities Include. sewer Unit cleaning, root removal, manhole maintenance and repair, lit station operation and maintenance, sew" hne w. Inspection, as well as sewer lateral maintenance, repair and replacement runding fat operations, maintenance and replacement activities aswcrated with the Chy's sewer system are Collected from ratepayers through thea muricipat services bill. The Municipal Operations Department retained the comultirq semces of HIM Consultants, LLC ("NFLN'l to prepare a sewer rate study. The sewer rate study was completed in July 2017 art analyzed the cost of sewer services. In addition, the study made remmmenditlons regarding the rate and structure in compliance with State law. The study concluded that a rate Increase is recommended to ensure adequate funds are available to continue to maintain a safe and healthy sewer InfrastWuie. Pnor to the publication of this notice, the City provided written rotice of the proposed rate structure to the record owners of tab) identified parcel subject to the sewer rales. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN the project is exempt under Saban 15060(0!2}, nt the State MA (California Environmental Ouality Act) Gwdelmes because n will not result ma dyed or reasonably foreseeable indirect phnilca5 Change in the environment. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN All property miners subject to the (try s sewer rates were properly noticed as required by California statutes including, but not Inned to, Proposition 219. Undo the Proposition 218 requirements, the rates will nm be adjusted N a majority of the property owners subject ce the sewer rates submit a valid wi chin protest ro the City (Jerk by the dose of the 43•d3y notice period. lf the total number of protests is less than half of the number of properties served by the City, then the (Jerk may advise the City Cou not of the absence of a majority protest w ahoIn deteitimng tie validity of all protests. All Interested parties may appear and prefers testimony in regard to this Change. If you challenge the project m court, you may be limiled to raising only thou issues you raised at the public hearing of in written Correspondence delivered to the City, it, or prior to, the public hearing. The change may be continued 10 a specific future meeting date, and N such an action occurs, additinrwl publicnotice of the continuance will not be provided. prior to thr public hearing the agenda, staff report, the sewer rate study and documents may be reviewed at the City Clerk's Office, at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, Califomia, 92660 or at the City of Newport Beach website at wwwAt mrtMachca.zi Individuals net able to attend the meeting may contact the Utilities Division or access the City's webule after the meeorg to review the action on this nem. For questions regarding Chas pudic heating Item, Pease contact the Municipal Opeations Department at 949644.7011 or U[dmesrleloGnewoateeazka.oar. N Ise Ledanr I. Brown, MMC, Cny Clerk Cay of Newport Beach 5151806 - Newport Harbor News Press Combined With Daily Pilot Page 2 of 2 Cos An alete's ME D I A G Times R O U P PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) STATE OF ILLINOIS County of Cook I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the action for which the attached notice was published. I am a principal clerk of the Newport Harbor News Press Combined With Daily Pilot, which was adjudged a newspaper of general circulation on June 19, 1952, Cases A24831 for the City of Newport Beach, County of Orange, and State of California. Attached to this Affidavit is a true and complete copy as was printed and published on the following date(s): Aug 26, 2017 I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated at Chicago, II rw on this day of _ re] 435 N. 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