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Board opens public hearing on sewer service charges; staff details $950 residential rate and revenue projection
Summary
At a public hearing the district presented its sewer service charge report, noting a $950 residential charge (a 5% increase) and projected sewer revenue of about $3.06 million; a resolution was moved but a recorded vote for that motion is not in the transcript.
The Granada Community and Services District held a public hearing July 16 on the sewer service charge report and delinquent garbage account listings, and staff explained the methodology behind the charges and the revenue implications.
Staff explained that each residential property is charged a flat sewer service rate of $950 this year — a 5% increase from the prior year — with duplexes charged double and houses with an accessory dwelling unit billed at 1.25 times the single rate. Staff said the district anticipates total sewer service revenue of about $3,058,254 for the fiscal year and that commercial rates vary by business type, with restaurants paying the highest rate because of wastewater treatment needs.
The board received questions about the role of the delinquent garbage account list and the process for placing unpaid charges onto the county property tax roll; staff said the district forwards the delinquent garbage list to the county for collection on the tax roll and that Recology is the billing provider for those charges.
A motion to adopt the staff resolution was made during the hearing, but a recorded roll‑call vote on that specific motion does not appear in the transcript. The meeting later recorded approval of the consent agenda by voice vote (5–0), but the transcript does not show the separate adoption vote for the sewer‑charge resolution.
What comes next: Staff will proceed with the administrative steps required to place approved charges on the county rolls if the board adopts the final resolution at a subsequent documented vote; the transcript instructs staff to provide the required lists as mandated by law.
