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City of Poway
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
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DATE: February 5, 2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: A. Kay Vinson, Interim City Clerk Ok
(858) 668.4535 or kvinsonCcDpoway.org
SUBJECT: Approval of Minutes
Summary:
The City Council Meeting Minutes submitted hereto for approval are:
• January 8, 2019 Special City Council Meeting Minutes
APPROVED
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APPROVED AS AMENDED
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(SEE MINUTES)
DENIED
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REMOVED
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CONTINUED
RESOLUTION NO.
The Poway City Council sits as the Poway Planning Commission, the Poway Housing Authority,
the Public Financing Authority, and the Successor Agency to the Poway Redevelopment Agency.
Recommended Action:
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Minutes as submitted.
Public Notification:
None.
Attachments:
A. January 8, 2019 Special City Council Meeting Minutes
Reviewed/Approved By:
Wendy Kaserman
Assistant City Manager
Reviewed By:
Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
Approved By:
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Tina M. White
City Manager
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NOTE: These draft meeting minutes are not official until approved by the City Council at the next scheduled meeting.
CITY OF POWAY
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
January 8, 2019
City Council Chambers
13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway, California
(Per Government Code 54953)
(Meeting Called to Order as City Council/City of Poway Planning Commission/Poway Housing Authority/Public Financing
Authority and Successor Agency to the Poway Redevelopment Agency)
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Vaus called the Special Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL Mullin, Leonard, Frank, Grosch, Vaus
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
City Manager Tina White; Finance Director Donna Goldsmith; Assistant Director of Public Works
Rudy Guzman; Interim City Clerk A. Kay Vinson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deputy Mayor Grosch led the pledge of allegiance.
WATER AND SEWER RATE ADJUSTMENTS WORKSHOP
Recommendations for Water and Sewer Rate Adjustments
Finance Director Donna Goldsmith gave a slideshow presentation, outlining the City's
proposed water and sewer rates that would take effect March 2019.
The Proposition 218 notice will be mailed on January 16, 2019, publishing the March 5,
2019 public hearing regarding water and sewer rates. Written protests will be collected
during the 45 -day protest period, which runs from January 16 through March 5, 2019.
Ms. Goldsmith stated that to recover pass-through costs, continue proper maintenance
of the City's water and sewer systems, meet regulatory requirements, and fund
necessary capital projects, staff recommends a rate increase of 4.5% for Water
Commodity and 7.5% for Water Meter Charge; and a rate increase of 3.25% for the
Sewer Commodity and 3.25% for Sewer Service Charge.
The following speakers addressed the Council:
Speaker in Support: Torrey Powers spoke in support for a vote on the ballot measure.
Speakers in Opposition: Mike Fry (letter), Joe St. Lucas (letter), Chris Cruse (letter), Chris
Olps, Elaine Gillum (letter), Joan Balazs (letter), Donald Nunn
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Neutral Speaker., Roberta McCoy
Submitted a Speaker Slip in Opposition but did not speak: Marianna Bacilla, Jim Buckley and
MaryAnn Buckley (letter), Larry Cruse, and Peter Neild (letter).
In addition, three letters in opposition to the rate increases were received.
In response to Council inquiry, City Manager Tina White stated that Landscape Maintenance
District (LMD) is an assessment through an engineer's report and a ballot procedure that
must be followed to generate any changes. Water rates are fees, not assessments. In 2006,
water rates became subject to Proposition 218, which requires a majority protest procedure.
Ms. White went on to explain that Otay Water District conducts a survey of water and sewer
rates, and the median household water use is used to calculate Poway's rates compared to
other agencies. In 2019, Poway is in the lower third for water and sewer rates.
Council discussed the various costs related to water and sewer use. They expressed a desire
to conduct a water and sewer rate study in the coming year despite the sewer and water
rates costs being lower compared to other cities.
Motioned by Mayor Vaus, seconded by Councilmember Mullin to continue with
process to: 1) Increase the Water Commodity (use) rate by 4.5% and increase the fixed
Water Meter Charge (service) by 7.5% (effective March 2019); 2) Increase the Sewer
Commodity rate by 3.25% and increase the fixed Sewer Service Charge by 3.25%
(effective March 2019). Motion carried unanimously.
CLOSED SESSION
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 8:09 p.m.
2. CLOSED SESSION: - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957(b)(1)
Title: City Manager
City Council returned from closed session at 9:28 p.m. with all Councilmembers present. There
was no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:28 p.m.
A. Kay Vinson
Interim City Clerk
City of Poway, California
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