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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Five-Year Agreement with SCI Consulting Group for Storm Water Fees Levy Administrative Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $174,350. (Public Works 26441610)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) levies the 1992 Urban Runoff and the 2019 Water Quality & Flood Protection Fees annually to fund operations of the City's municipal storm sewer system programs. The City requires the services of a specialized firm to implement the fee levy administrative services for both of these fees. The most recent agreement for these services has expired. Staff issued a Request for Proposals on February 14, 2025, and following due process, staff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into a 5-year agreement (Exhibit 1) with SCI Consulting Group for storm water fees levy administrative services.
BACKGROUND
The City has had the Urban Runoff Fee since the early 1990s, prompted by the onset of federal stormwater regulations directed at municipal separate storm sewer system operations. In 2019, the City's successful ballot initiative, compliant with the State's Proposition 218 process, established the City's 2019 Water Quality & Flood Protection Fee (2019 Fee), with the initial levying of the 2019 Fee for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21, to increase the original Urban Runoff Fee revenue source.
The City collects both the 1992 Urban Runoff Fee and the 2019 Fee (Fees) through the tax roll with the exception of certain parcels that are directly invoiced. These fees are determined based on assessor parcel maps and other information needed to apply the approved rate formulas. The levy rolls for both fees must be submitted to the County Auditor in a required format and timeline. Fee levy administrative services include preparing these fee levy rolls, confirming the final levies with the County Auditor, prepari...
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