REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: CHERYL BURNS, MPA, Senior Management Analyst
Department of Public Utilities - Administration
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to transmission grid main reimbursements:
1. RESOLUTION - Making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that the proposed changes to portions of the Fresno Municipal Code and Master Fee Schedule concerning transmission grid mains and associated reimbursements are not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
2. BILL - (For introduction) - Repealing Section 6-516 of the Fresno Municipal Code and amending Section 6-501(ee) relating to transmission grid mains and associated reimbursements.
3. ***RESOLUTION - 577th amendment to the Master Fee Resolution No. 80-420 to repeal transmission grid credit/reimbursement amounts under the Public Utilities section. (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council adopt an Ordinance repealing section 6-516 of the Fresno Municipal Code and amending Section 6-501(ee) relating to Transmission Grid Main (TGM) reimbursements and the definition of transmission grid main. Staff also recommends that City Council adopt a resolution amending the Master Fee Resolution to repeal the transmission grid related reimbursement fees in the Public Utilities Section.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2017-19, which revised the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) to provide for a citywide Water Capacity Fee (WCF). The City Council also adopted Resolution No. 2017-99 updating and setting the amount of the City's water capacity fee.
It has recently come to the City's attention that there is an inconsistency between TGM reimbursements and WCF reimbursements provided in the FMC. The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) requests City Council approval of an Ordinance to amend portions of the FMC that address the process ...
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