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Council delays decision on sewer metering inspection fee
Summary
Councilmember Hernandez asked the council to waive inspection fees and allow broad access to a proposed system for meters measuring water entering the sewer system; the item was continued to Friday for further review and certification questions.
Councilmember Hernandez asked the Los Angeles City Council to consider a system to meter water entering the city sewer system and to waive the inspection fee for that meter so all potential users could participate on equal terms.
Hernandez said the purpose of the proposed system was to track what goes into the sewer, not what goes into the house, and urged the council to find a way to allow certification without charging a fee. He also noted that in some cases meters and inspections occur during escrow and questioned whether the fee served its intended purpose.
The presiding officer announced there was no objection to continuing the item and said it would be continued to Friday to allow further review, including certification questions and staff input. No formal vote on fee policy or certification standards was taken; the matter was postponed for further consideration.
