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San Fernando council adopts water, sewer rate schedule after Prop. 218 hearing; protests fall short
Summary
After a weeks‑long Prop. 218 process and a public hearing with nearly 480 written protests, the San Fernando City Council approved a five‑year water and sewer rate schedule that will take effect January 2026. Council recorded a 3‑1 vote with one member absent.
The San Fernando City Council voted 3‑1 on Oct. 6 to adopt a resolution setting new water and sewer rates following a Proposition 218 majority protest hearing; the city clerk reported 479 written protests, fewer than the 2,630 needed to block the increase. The rates are projected to fund roughly $1 million a year in capital investments and to rebuild reserves for aging infrastructure.
The council opened the hearing after consultants and staff described a cost‑of‑service analysis used to allocate operating and capital costs to customers. Consultant Anthony Olofsky said the study recommended annual adjustments of up to 5% per year over a five‑year cycle to pay for pipeline replacements, treatment plant work and reserve increases to guard against inflation and emergency repairs. “We are projecting about $1,000,000 per year in investments in the water and sewer utilities,” Olofsky said during the presentation.
Olofsky said the study also…
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