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Staff outlines utility-fund projections; recycling changes drive sanitation adjustments
Summary
Staff reported projected increases in water fund revenue (growth-driven), a recycling program that will raise sanitation costs, and a 6% pass-through sewer fee increase from the regional sewer provider.
City staff summarized projected changes to utility funds ahead of budget adoption.
For the Water Fund, staff projected roughly an 8.3% increase in water-utility revenues attributed to growth, not a rate change. Sanitation costs are expected to rise due to a new recycling program; staff modeled scenarios for households that keep one black can versus those that convert to one black plus one recycling can. The current sanitation base rate cited in the packet is $15.47 for a single can; staff said estimates will firm up closer to July–August and the budget can be adjusted if necessary.
Staff said the city will pass through a 6% increase from Central Valley Sewer (central sewer provider) in the sewer fee, with the monthly rate moving from $22.26 to $23.59. Storm-drain charges were modeled with a routine 3% increase.
Staff advised the council that the net monthly minimum bill (if all changes were realized) would increase from about $1.22 to $1.32 (dollars and cents in transcript: $1.220 to $1.3270 per month across combined services, per staff’s calculation). Councilors asked questions about assumptions and asked staff to return with refined estimates later in the summer.
