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Stormwater rate study: consultants recommend 15% fee increase in FY26 and shift nonresidential billing to measured impervious area with a credit program
Summary
City consultants and Public Works presented a stormwater fund forecast on April 10 and recommended a 15% fee increase for FY26 and a switch to measured impervious‑area billing for nonresidential accounts paired with a credit program to incent on‑site stormwater controls.
City consultants and Public Works staff presented an updated stormwater financial plan and rate study to the Environmental Matters Committee on April 10, recommending a 15% increase in the stormwater fee for fiscal year 2026 and a management‑led transition of nonresidential accounts to measured impervious‑area billing paired with a credit program.
Stantec consultant Dave Heider summarized a 10‑year revenue sufficiency analysis that used the FY26 budget baseline and the city’s capital improvement plan. The study showed total watershed restoration fund expenditures of approximately $2.9 million in FY26 (about $2.6 million in operating and maintenance plus capital and debt service). With current fees the fund would run sustained deficits and would deplete policy cash balances over the projection period.
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